A solid gallery of images from the Rip Curl Pro Search Rutas del Caleuche

A magical event in cold water Indonesia


April 30
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Note submitted by Rip Curl

Yesterday a historic Rip Curl Pro Search Rutas del Caleuche concluded, on Isla Grande de Chiloé, where waves abound in a cold and wild climate. The winner was Nicolás Vargas and the winner was everyone who enjoyed the power of such a magical and unspoiled place.

Below is a sample of the magic that was experienced on the Ruta del Caleuche yesterday.

Read the full tournament report by clicking here.

All photos by Pablo Jiménez.

The entrance to the spot, with algae and slipping, after going down a very complicated cliff. All photos: Pablo Jiménez
Joaquín del Castillo flying towards the third place and the coldest place he has ever traveled to in his life, according to his own admission.
Christopher Herold of El Gringo feeling at home 3000 kilometers south.
Bottom of Nico Vargas heading to victory.
Layback snap of Vargas in front of the photographer.
Herold surfed a good heat in round 1 but failed to make it through
Paulo Moura's surfing was impeccable until he couldn't find the waves in the final, but he arrived as the favorite.
Cristobal Montecinos attacking the lip of Chiloé.
Rapala Undurraga surfed his heats very well and almost finished the tournament in fifth place.
Undurraga attacking the perfect lefts of southern Chile
Arika Alvarez had a tough time in the morning warm-up session, but bounced back in round 1 by doing turns like this one. She said, though, that her experience of taking a big set to the head shaped her for the rest of the day.
Iturria was a great highlight in the tournament and he narrowly missed out on winning. It seemed like he was going to take it but the judges said otherwise.
A happy Vargas won in Chiloé.
Vargas attacking the lip of Chiloé.
JC Lombardi finding a roof in southern Chile.
Nico Vargas' tube.
Moura with power and style, worthy of a former CT
Vargas flying 1.
Vargas flying 2.
Vargas flying 3
Moura attacking the lip once again. The Brazilian left Chiloé happy.
Backside shot by Nicolás Undurraga.
Joaquín del Castillo surfed very well and if he found the right ones he could have won the championship. He finished third.
Moura was in tune with the waves until the final came and he didn't find much.
It was such a magical event.
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