Note submitted by Quiksilver Argentina. On the cover photo: Lucía Indurain at 200 km/h 50 years ago, heading for victory in an event that took place last Saturday, by Diego di Yorio

Sea of  Plata dressed up in the seventies once again with the creation of its already classic Quiksilver 70's and the addition of the Ala Moana Log Fest last Saturday in the waves of Honu Beach that broke fun on a sunny summer day.

Surfers aged 15 to 73 took turns using replicas of XNUMXs boards that were used in a variety of ways. Open champion Santiago Muñiz showed how if he had lived five decades ago he would have been a pioneer of aerials on those boards, while legends like Lucio Eyras surfed with neater curves, as was the custom back then.

"When you see what Santi does on one of these boards, you realise that the bad guys at that time were not the boards, but us," said ISA President Fernando Aguerre, who was present at the tournament, referring to the manoeuvre at the event.

The authority also added in statements to the press of Quiksilver Argentina: “This day is a way of showing that surfing is not just one, that it can be enjoyed with short and long boards, with one or four fins, and with different styles. Before, it was frowned upon if you surfed with one board or in a different way than the established. But then everything changed. Like in society… Before, the different was hidden, it was not accepted. If you had a disabled child, you did not take him out of your house, for example. Today, luckily, it is no longer like that. There is no right or wrong, there is no way of eating, of making music, of being or living. And neither of surfing… There is greater respect for diversity and this is what we want to promote with a day like this.”

For her part, Argentine ripper Luchy Cosoleto said that dealing with old boards is a challenge: “Because they are thicker, the edges get stuck in the water and you can’t make cuts and tight maneuvers like we are used to. You have to go more to a line surfing, with style, like they did back then. That’s why anyone who they saw surf well today can surf well with any board.”

Meanwhile,  The current Argentine champion, Martín Passeri, explained: “It is logical that, when the sport evolves, it starts to lose a little of that. That is why this day is so valuable, it is like returning to that essence, it is rekindling that little flame, not forgetting why we started and never moving away from that essence.”

The event, where smiles and camaraderie reign, had its winners, however. The grand prize went to the Mantarrayas, a team made up of Lucio Eyras (who won in the Legends category), Andrés Mena (runner-up in Master), Andrés Mondo, Jay Cianciarulo (competitors in the Open), Lucía Indurain (champion in Ladies) and Franco Radziunas (champion in Juniors).

Then the Ala Moana Log Fest was held, with the winner being hiking master Daniel Gil, who placed second in the competition, followed by Maxi Siri, and fourth in the competition, Mateo Errecalde.

Complete results:
Champions by category
Junior: Franco Radziunas
Ladies: Lucia Indurain
Master: Ezequiel Goria
Open 1: Santiago Muñiz
Open 2: Franco Rivas
Legend: Lucius Eyras

Team results:
1-Stingrays: 25 points
2-Sharks: 17 points
3-Barracudas: 14 points
4-Tuna: 12 points

Quiksilver 70s Final Results:
1-Daniel Gil Jr
2-Jay Cianciarulo
3-Maxi Siri
4-Mateo Errecalde