Pena Athlete Jamil Farah – NordesteTrip and competitions // Strapless Kitesurfing

Strapless Kitesurfing in the Nordeste : Jamil Farah and friends in search of the best riding conditions  in the Nordeste, Brazil. They took advantage to dominate the competitions in which they participated.

Jamil Farah

In September the Pena athlete Farah Jamil, traveled one month in the Nordeste to run the competition calendar with his friends Alberto  Junior and Anderson Santos, both of Paraíba. They competed in two events, the first one was Praêra Kite Music in João Pessoa.

Anderson, Alberto, Andre Evangelista, Hugo Farias and Jamil Farah . Photo Livia Melo

The event was held on the beach of Intermares with good wind conditions, but few waves, Jamil got the 3rd place, Alberto the 2nd and Anderson Santos the young talent of Paraiba took the first place.

Alberto Junior, Anderson Santos, Jamil Farah

 
Finished the first competition, the athletes headed to paradise Maracaípe Bay, Pernambuco for the second event organized by Eduardo “Rato” Fernandes, a big name in surfing and kitesurfing professional circles.
In Maraca the wind did not help much, stucked around 12 knots, and waves up to 1.5 meters, hindered the performance of athletes who had to take their big kites.
In the quarterfinals, the staff direction decided to cancel the race due to lack of wind conditions, leaving eight riders tied for fifth place, among them : Jamil Farah – CE, Alberto Junior – PB, Aderson Santos – PB, Bruno Pitanga – BA, Claudio Marroquim – PE.

Podium Maraca - Bruno Pitanga, Anderson Santos, Alberto Junior, Jamil Farah, Yule, Claudio Marroquim

“These days traveling with Albert and Anderson were very entertaining, both caught waves as a kite boarders. I was very happy to climbed on the podium in both events and to represent my state and sponsors in a very positive light. I can only thank God, Pena and everyone who support me and believe in my work, Kebab House, ASD surfboards, Kitesurfnordeste.com Functional Movement and Fortaleza. Let’s go next, “said Jamil, who is now in Fortaleza preparing the upcoming events until the end of the year.

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