The best photos from the final day of the historic ALAS de Puerto Escondido

Free surfing and the final day's competition, which defined Donnanno, Jimenez and Perez as champions


November 11, 2019
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Special coverage presented by Pancho Villas All photos: Wallaz

Sasha Donnanno, Analí Gómez, Gael Jimenez and Martín Pérez won the first stage of ALAS that took place in Puerto Escondido.

It was an event that coincided with a rather rare solid 8-10 foot swell, uncharacteristic for a November swell.

There were some very heavy moments, especially on Saturday. Sunday was much more relaxing, although this same gallery shows that the tubes were still in order.

Below are some of the best moments of the day:

Carmelitas, now also known as Oscar's Right, sent some good bombs and this brave man, still unidentified, knew how to take advantage of them.
In the morning, in this series, he had a very good score to beat Gato Rodríguez, with this right and the nine in the previous photo.
Chilean Vicente Díaz placed fourth in the junior final but showed he can attack Zicatela's power.
Local Tzahui Poo getting into a nice tube at the end of the longboard final series.
Simon Salazar competed and was a commentator on the webcast, and during his break he took the opportunity to run out and go into the water. He got a couple of good ones, like this one, and...
This one. Not bad for a rushed session between comments.
Donnanno slotting in for the win on the left.
And leaving the tube with maneuvers on the right.
This was the 5 that made Donnanno move into first place, a first place that he defended with pure rowing and marking for almost 11 minutes.
Rey Hernandez finding a good, solid right.
And a good, solid left. This surfer is going to make a name for himself: He is a good competitor, a good strategist, and a very complete surfer.
Chile's Nico Diaz found several good ones in the junior grand final but the judges awarded Gael Jimenez's tubes more points.
Argentina's Martin Perez barreling in style to win the longboard event and challenge for another Latin title.
It's not easy to get a hang five in Puerto Escondido, just ask Martin.
Jafet emerged from this tube and received the highest score of the day: Nine points.
Jafet has an incredible sense of smell for finding and locating the pipes in his house.
This was the last maneuver and wave of the event, which gave the judges a lot to think about; they gave it a 5,6 and it needed just over 7.
Gael Jimenez is a young talent who, if he does the right work, can go very far. His approach on the tubes reminds one of Medina.
He is also very loved by his people.
Andrés di Marco, an Argentine who spends a lot of time in Puerto, fits in well with a good one.
Diego Cadena put in a long session of free surfing hours and caught the best ones. This is one...
And this is another one, with Manuel Selman waving on the side.
Travis Southworth maneuvering hard
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