One of the biggest stages of Brazilian surfing, Joaquina beach, in Florianópolis, will open the 2023 Professional Circuit of the Santa Catarina Surf Federation (Fecasurf) between June 2nd and 4th, the first of five stages of the richest state circuit in the world. country.
This year, Fecasurf valued the competition even more, increasing the prize for each stage, from R$ 30,000 to R$ 50,000, to be divided between the best placed in the male and female categories.
“Last year, we rescued the professional Santa Catarina circuit with 5 stages and also included the female category, being the first state circuit to do this”, says Renato Melo, president of Fecasurf. “In addition to offering the biggest prize, the champion and champion from Santa Catarina also won a Yamaha motorcycle for the 2022 titles. stages from north to south of the state and we increased the award, strengthening the Santa Catarina circuit as the richest state in Brazil once again”.
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In addition to the opening of the State Professional Circuit at Floripa Pro in Praia da Joaquina, the Catarina Surf Federation will hold four more stages to define the champion and champion of the 2023 season. Prainha, in São Francisco do Sul, in the north of the state. The others will be in Garopaba and Laguna, in the south of the state, with the grand final scheduled for Florianópolis.
2022 champions – Last year, the Professional Catarinense Circuit started in Praia do Santinho, in the north of the island. Afterwards, it passed through Praia Brava de Itajaí, Prainha de São Francisco do Sul, Praia da Vila in Imbituba and the title decision took place at Praia do Matadeiro, south of the Island of Santa Catarina. The stages of São Francisco do Sul and Imbituba were also valid for the circuit of the Brazilian Cup of the Brazilian Surfing Confederation.
The surfer from Guarda do Embaú, Tainá Hinckel, won the second championship in 2021 and 2022, in the first two women’s titles in the history of the Professional Catarinense Circuit. And José Francisco, Fininho, from Paraíba, who has lived in Florianópolis for many years, wrote his name in the extensive gallery of champions from Santa Catarina inaugurated in 1980, well before the Brazilian Professional Circuit was started 7 years later.
The Santa Catarina Surf Federation is an example for all of Brazil, as the most organized and the one that most promotes high-level competitions in all categories, from the basics, through the professional, to the masters that brings together the surfers who made the sport history. Santa Catarina is also the state that has hosted the most World Tour events in Brazil, since the unforgettable Hang Loose Pro Contest and Op Pro, which overcrowded Praia da Joaquina in the 1980s.
Environmental preservation – One of the differentials of Fecasurf’s new management, since when Renato Melo was elected to the presidency, in addition to rescuing a strong professional circuit as it was in the past, is the concern with environmental preservation in its events. The entity even has an Environment Director, biologist Reinaldo Langer Jaeger. He is responsible for the socio-environmental programs and activations in the places that receive the stages of the Fecasurf state circuits.
“With the aim of showing society the efforts of associations and promoters that aim to hold events within a sustainability standard, Fecasurf created the Sustainable Event Seal, attesting to the good socio-environmental practices of the event, offering qualification, auditing and benefits of marketing for the associations/promoters that join the program”, highlights Reinaldo Langer Jaeger.
In addition to the environmental control of the event and the launch and promotion of the Sustainable Event Seal, Floripa Pro Joaquina Stage will have the support of some institutions, to carry out actions of awareness, awareness and socio-environmental education for the public that attends the beach. Partnerships were signed with Instituto Anjos do Mar (IAMB), Ambiens Sustentabilidade and Sea Shepherd Brasil, which will promote social and environmental education activities and beach cleaning, during the three days of the event and even after the end of the competition, so that Joaquina be cleaner than before.
The Floripa Pro 2023 Joaquina Stage is organized by the Santa Catarina Surf Federation (FECASURF) and the Joaquina Surf Association (ASJ), sponsored by the Florianópolis City Hall, through the Department of Culture, Sport and Leisure, with the support of Cris Hotel, restaurants À Tôa na Jôa, Pedra Careca, Recanto do Maurílio, Mercado and Panificadora Corrêa and socio-environmental partnership with Sea Shepperd, Anjos do Mar and Ambiens. The three days of the competition will be broadcast live on Fecasurf.com.br.
Top-10 of the Santa Catarina Fecasurf ranking – 5 stages:
Champion: José Francisco (Florianópolis) – 5,260 points
2 Matheus Navarro (Itajaí) – 4,660
3 Lucas Silveira (Florianópolis) – 4,256
4 Walley Guimarães (Imbituba) – 3,980
5 Hedieferson Junior (Itapoá) – 3,820
6 Kaique Oliveira (Navigators) – 3,500
7 Lucas Vicente (Florianópolis) – 3,400
8 Luiz Mendes (Florianópolis) – 3,370
9 Luan Wood (Florianópolis) – 3,350
10 Marcio Farney (Florianópolis) – 3,180
Top-10 of the Santa Catarina Fecasurf ranking – 5 stages:
Two-time champion: Tainá Hinckel (Palhoça) – 4,000 points
2 Laura Raupp (Florianópolis) – 2,590
3 Juliana Quint (Florianópolis) – 2,415
4 Potira Castaman (Florianópolis) – 2,330
5 Yasmin Dias (Steps of Torres) – 1,870
6 Susã Leal (São Fco. do Sul) – 1,735
7 Kiany Hyakutake (Florianopolis) – 1,700
8 Maya Carpinelli (Garopaba) – 1,560
9 Larissa Adriano (Navegantes) – 955
10 Natalie Plachi (Garopaba) – 760
Professional Fecasurf champions from Santa Catarina: since 1980
2022: José Francisco (PB) and Tainá Hinckel (SC) twice champion
2021: Mateus Herdy (SC) and Taina Hinckel (SC)
2020: Ian Gouveia (PE) in 1 virtual stage over the internet
2019: Luan Wood (SC)
2018: Uriel Sposaro (SC)
2017: Caetano Vargas (SC) twice champion
2016: Caetano Vargas (SC)
2015: André Moi (SC)
2014: Marco Giorgi (URU)
2013: Tomas Hermes (SC) twice champion
2012: Yuri Gonçalves (SC)
2011: Tiago Bianchini (SC)
2010: Tomas Hermes (SC)
2009: Tânio Barreto (AL)
2008: Marco Polo (SC) twice champion
2007: Marco Polo (SC)
2006: Diego Rosa (SC) twice champion
2005: Jean da Silva (SC)
2004: Diego Rosa (SC)
2003: Raphael Becker (SC)
2002: Neco Padaratz (SC)
2001: Fabio Carvalho (SC) twice champion
2000: James Santos (SC) twice champion
1999: Guga Arruda (SC) twice champion
1998: Teco Padaratz (SC)
1997: Luli Pereira (SC)
1996: James Santos (SC)
1995: Guga Arruda (SC)
1994: Junior Maciel (SC)
1993: Fabio Carvalho (SC)
1992: Carlos Santos (SC)
1991: there was no circuit
1990: Saulo Lyra (SC)
1989: Ivan Junkes (SC) twice champion
1988: Icaro Cavalheiro (SC)
1987: Ivan Junkes (SC)
1986: Luiz Neguinho (SC)
1985: Waldemar “Bilo” Wetter (SC)
1984: David Husadel (SC) three-time champion
1983: David Husadel (SC) twice champion
1982: Picuruta Salazar (SP)
1981: David Husadel (SC)
1980: Roberto Lima (SC)
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