Ramón Navarro nos cuenta por que, volvemos a bandera roja y seguimos esperando por las mejores condiciones y las olas mas grandes para este mega evento.

The commercials at the end were interesting...shows Spanish-language affinity for action sports lifestyle.

Quiksilver has an interesting little film challenge going on...

QUIKSILVER IS SENDING THREE TEAMS OF SURFERS FROM THE US, LATIN AMERICA, AND CANADA TO ONE OF CANADA'S MOST REMOTE SPOTS. EACH TEAM CONSISTS OF TWO SURFERS AND THE FILMER OF THEIR CHOICE.

THE FILMERS JOB IS TO CAPTURE THEIR TEAM'S EXPERIENCE, SURFING THIS UNIQUE SPOT AND THEIR ADVENTURES ON THE ISLAND. YOU DECIDE WHICH VIDEO IS THE BEST. ONLY ONE TEAM WILL WIN THE CYPHER FILM CHALLENGE.

You can see all 3 films here...

The Monster Drop Award, for the most hellacious-but-successful takeoff of the contest, went to Chile's Ramon Navarro, who also finished fifth overall. This is his first time as an invitee into the event. Navarro's winning wave was one of the last of the competition; a huge, seemingly endless drop on his backhand, followed by a detonation of whitewater that he emerged from and then stuck with all the way to the beach. He earned a perfect 100 points.

Navarro first came in 2004 to surf Waimea with an invitation from good friend and fellow contestant today, Kohl Christensen. He baked empanadas and sold them to pay his rent and learn the ropes. Today was pay day. Navarro won $10,000 for the Monster Drop Award, and $2,000 for fifth place. It was a great result for someone who almost didn't surf today after his pregnant wife was accidentally injured on the beach.