{"id":65182,"date":"2026-05-13T00:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T23:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/?p=65182\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T10:24:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T09:24:51","slug":"young-guns-bodyboarders-compete-in-ericeira","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/en\/young-guns-bodyboarders-compete-in-ericeira\/","title":{"rendered":"Young guns Bodyboarders compete in Ericeira"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photography:<\/strong> ARR<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Young bodyboarders from all over Portugal can prove themselves at the 1st stage of the National Bodyboard Esperan\u00e7as Circuit by NATIVE A\u00c7A\u00cd this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Praia da Empa will hopefully deliver the right conditions on May 16<sup>th<\/sup> and 17<sup>th<\/sup> to provide a high-level competition. This is one of the most emblematic areas of the Ericeira World Surfing Reserve and an iconic setting for national bodyboarding.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>national titles at stake<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On the Pedra Branca, Backdoor, and Reef spots the younger generation will compete in the categories Under-12, Under-14, Under-14 Women, Under-16, Under-18, and Under-18 Women. The participants will be awarded national titles at the end.<\/p>\n<p>Organised by Ericeira Surf Clube and the Portuguese Surfing Federation, ESC president Miguel Barata de Almeida says it \u201crepresents the ESC\u2019s continued commitment to young local talent and to the future of the sport, while also continuing the work developed within the Ericeira Bodyboarding Circuit and the support we have been receiving from the various involved entities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/esperancas-circuit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-65185 size-full colorbox-65182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/esperancas-circuit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"841\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/esperancas-circuit.jpg 841w, https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/esperancas-circuit-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/esperancas-circuit-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/esperancas-circuit-600x424.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ericeiramag.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/esperancas-circuit-820x580.jpg 820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the 1st stage of the National Bodyboard Esperan\u00e7as Circuit!<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":12999,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-waves"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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