Feb
25
Limon Chosen as Finish Line for Large Sailing Race
February 25, 2009 | Tags: Community Calendar, Sports, Tourism | Leave a Comment
| November 19, 2009 | to | November 20, 2009 |
The Transat Jacques Vabre, the world’s third largest sailing race will finish up in Puerto Limon in November. The race is expected to draw a large amount of international attention and tourism to the region with 50 vessels participating in the race and 350 journalists expected to cover it.
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The race leaves France on Nov 7 and 8 and will arrive in Limon 12 days later after a voyage of some 5,000 km. Costa Rica’s Caribbean development agency JAPDEVA along with the Costa Rican Tourism Institute ICT and the municipality of Limon have plans to build a marina there for the race which will remain afterwards.
This years race theme is the Coffee Route, and Costa Rica was chosen not only because of its status as a producer of coffee but because the country has a good record of producing sustainable coffee and of protecting the environment. The race’s sponsor is a coffee producer.
Read more: La Nación: Puerto Limón será la meta de regata mundial
Oct
2
Caribe-Talamanca Mountain Bike Event
October 2, 2008 | Tags: Community Calendar, Sports | Leave a Comment
| October 18, 2008 | ||
| 9:00 am |
The annual PROMOBIKE mountain bike event in Talamanca is coming soon!
Date: October 18, 2008.
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Cost: ¢ 5,000 colones and includes assistance, T-shirt, and a raffle.
Routes start and end at Comisariato Manuel León, Puerto Viejo.
Short Route: 36 kms, level 5-6, Puerto Vieje – Cocles – Margarita – Bribri – Hone Creek – Puerto Viejo
Long Route: 74 kms, level 7, Puerto Vieje – Cocles – Margarita – Bribri – Sixaola River – Bambu – Bratsi – Suretka – Uatsi – Bribri – Hone Creek – Puerto Viejo
For more information:
(506) 8383-8223
(506) 8389-5289
promobikecr@gmail.com
Jul
17
Puerto Viejo Open Surf Tournament Set for Aug 9 at Cocles
July 17, 2008 | Tags: Community Calendar, Sports | 1 Comment
| August 9, 2008 | ||
| 8:00 am | to | 4:00 pm |
The next Puerto Viejo Open Pro surf tournament, also known as the Legalize Open Pro, is set for Aug. 9 at 8 a.m. at the beach break in Playa Cocles.
Mark it on your calendars, as these tournaments are always lots of fun. For entry information, contact Beto at 8885-9688, or email reservations@cashewhilllodge.co.cr.
You can see video from January’s tournament on the Videos page.
Mar
9
Puerto Viejo Open Surf Tournament to be held March 19 at Cocles
March 9, 2008 | Tags: Community Calendar, Sports | Leave a Comment
| March 19, 2008 |
The Puerto Viejo Open Surf Tournament for men, women, boys and girls will be held March 19, starting at 8 a.m., at the Cocles beach break. This will be a special Semana Santa tournament. For more information, call Beto at 885-9688.
And check out the great new Puerto Viejo Surf Video on the Videos page.
Jan
29
Annual Jungleman Race Cancelled
January 29, 2008 | Tags: Sports, Tourism | Leave a Comment
The annual Jungleman off-road marathon and half-marathon which has taken place in Puerto Viejo the last four years has been cancelled. This year’s race was supposed to take place on February 23rd with a route between Playa Negra and Cahuita National Park.
The organizers, Exploraciones Verde y Azul S.A., said that the events leading to the cancellation of the race were totally out of their control. The e-mail spoke of lack of support from sponsors and the government.
Although the organization’s website has not yet been updated to reflect the cancellation, organizers have disabled the registration page. They are also promising a refund of the registration fee to anyone who already registered.
The loss of this event is a loss for the community as well as the race brought attention and a different type of visitor to the area.
With reporting from A.M. Costa Rica: Organizers cancel jungle marathon planned for Puerto Viejo.
Jan
9
Race is fun way to bring Marina issue up in community
January 9, 2008 | Tags: Community Calendar, Environment, Sports | Leave a Comment
| January 26, 2008 |
On Saturday, January 26 COVIRENAS (Committee for Community Vigilance of Natural Resources) of Puerto Viejo-Cocles and the Corona del Mar Surf Club are sponsoring an event intended to spark open discussion about the proposed marina in Puerto Viejo. The plan is a kayak or longboard race beginning from in front of the lifeguard tower in Cocles, traveling across the area of the sea where the proposed marina may be, ditching your boat or board by the famous barge in front Buen Precio Pulperia and sprinting on the beach for the last 50 meters to the events stage on Black Beach–by Pan Dulce road which ends the area the marina is proposed to encompass. The event will start in late morning with music on Cocles Beach and surf contests. The organizers are looking for folks to support the event by donating conservation-minded prizes for the winners of different categories for the race. Everyone from people with serious sea legs to land-lovers are welcome to participate. Boat-less folks are invited to bike the route to show your support. Sign up the morning of the race on Cocles Beach. For more information about the competition write to martequi@yahoo.com or call 876 2830
To get involved with the committee that’s respectfully working to bring the municipal government and Marina investors to town to provide details to the community about the plan for the marina please call don Guido at 756 8165 or write to atecmail@gmail.com or swing by ATEC to get more details.
See more: Greencoast.com: Clean Ocean Big Water Paddle Board Race.
Dec
11
Surfing News
December 11, 2007 | Tags: Sports | Leave a Comment
 On the podium at the Copa Mango, Jaco. Photo Shifi Surf Shots courtesy of Global Surf News. |
PV Surfers Take First and Third
Puerto Viejo natives hit the big time in the Copa Mango in Jaco on the weekend with Puerto Viejo’s Nino Myrie taking first place in the open competition and Puerto Viejo’s Gilbert Brown taking third place. Jason Torres of Jaco took second place. Brown recently won a bronze metal at the Pan American Surfing Games.
The Copa Mango is the debut event of the season for Costa Rica’s Circuito Nacional de Surf (CNS).
Read more: Global Surf News: Germaine Myrie nabs Copa Mango crown in Costa Rica.
 Unfortunately the Puerto Viejo event was not photographed so we bring you this photo of a nude surfing competition in Cornwall, England. Courtesy of Life’s a Beach. |
Naked Surfers Spotted on Playa Negra
Three young guys sporting nothing but a surfboard were spotted in Playa Negra today just in front entrance to Pan Dulce by local residents. That was until the local police came by and got them to put their shorts back on. Not too long after all 3 were spotted on bikes with their boards looking for more private waves further down Playa Negra.
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