Punta Roca: The Newest Addition to the WSL World Tour

El Salvador is the latest country to join the WSL Championship Tour with fabled Punta Roca a welcome addition to this year’s roster. For those unfamiliar, Punta Roca is a world class, cobblestone-lined point break that has surfers flocking from all corners of the globe to sink their teeth into its long, running rights. The bath-water-warm waves serve up everything from tubes to long walls and punchy air sections; providing tour surfers with everything they could desire in a competition venue. Ace lensman Scotty Hammonds was in town to capture all of the freesurfing that happened before, after and in and around the contest as the world’s best surfers rolled into tropical Central America and lit up Punta Roca like never before.

In our edit above point break specialist Jordy Smith kicks things off in the heat with some trademark flare before Kanoa Igarashi and Ethan Ewing join the party. Wildcard Josh Burke, rookie sensation Callum Robson and resurgent South African Matty McGillivray find the conditions to their liking, before Carissa Moore plays a starring role and Gabriela Bryan comes out swinging.

Surprise packet Jackson Baker enters the fray, then Jack Robinson makes a surprise entrance at the 2:20 mark which nobody saw coming. Brisa Hennessy flies the flag for the home team, and Caroline Marks makes a very welcome return to the Championship Tour fold as the waves continue to pump. Speaking of returns, Yago Dora is back to remind us all of his much-missed style and grace. Griffin Colapinto stands up and throws down, showing the form that eventually led him to the top of the podium, Italo Ferreira reminds us he has world title to his name in waves similar to his Brazilian hometown,

Punta Roca was a fun new location, and this is the best of the action. Grab your popcorn and settle in for five minutes of El Salvadorian shredding… enjoy.

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