Ericeira WQS canceled:
lack of dates & economy faulted 0
Ericeira 6 Star WQS
Ericeira WQS canceled, scheduling & economy blamed
Lisbon — Considered as one of the prime surf events in Europe and according to EUROSIMA survey one of the most notorious events for the Europeans, the WQS 6 Star stage usually held at Ericeira, Portugal, will not happen in 2009.
The main reasons for canceling this event are the very difficult economic situation together with the difficulty in finding a suitable date to run the event. Originally scheduled to the mid September, between Trestles and Hossegor stages, the event was forced to move as a result of the changing date of Trestles stage, which went forward in the schedule and over Ericeira.
After several months of conversation with both ASP Officials and main sponsors of the event, the agreement was not possible and the event came to be canceled. This Prime event will return in 2010 as one of the best Europeans Surf Contest. Alfarroba would like to thank the huge support from Billabong, Buondi and Mafra City Hall, for the effort put in trying to run the event in 2009.