Magnum Martinez Hits Hawaii

Off The Wall. Photo Pete Hodgson

Like every year, Hawaii is an obligatory stop for Magnum Martinez’s agenda. That’s why Magneto settled down in the Quiksilver House by the middle of January. Memorable surf sessions at Haleiwa, Backdoor, Off the Wall and Sunset was the outcome of this new visit of the Quiksilver International team member.

Mr. Martinez is one of these surfers that stands out in different conditions because of his versatility. This could be seen every time he went to the water to compete or to have a free surf. Back at home in California, Magnum said about his staying at Hawaii:

This year was also a good experience for me, waves were huge as usual and I had some great sessions at Haleiwa, Backdoor, Off the Wall and Sunset. You could always learn something there. And it always remainds me of what a tiny and vulnerable criature the human being is, especially when we are in the sea.

MAGNETO IN ASP NORTH AMERICA

As well as being acknowledged for his Latin American colleagues, Magnum is also appreciated for the WQS tour colleagues. That’s why you could see a brief summary of Magnum’s career on the profiles of the ASP North America official site (www.aspnorthamerica.org). In the link Surfers 2004 Latin champion is shown with 33 surfers chosen specially by the ASP for this section.

TIME FOR COMPETITION

Next weekend, Magnum will be competing on ALAS Latin Tour third stage, the Reef Classic Latin Pro Peru which will take place in Punta Rocas and will gather the best of Latin American surfers. Magnum emphasized the hard training he is doing with the Project Athlete people in California. He also said that he is in excellent physical conditions for the different competitions to come.

After the ALAS third stop, Magnum will participate on a Red Bull Special Event. And after that he will compete in the Brahma Pro Peru Cup, ASP WQS tour event, in Playa Asia, Lima.

After his trip for Inca’s lands, he will travel to Ecuador for a new date of the ALAS Latin tour, where he will go on fighting for his second Latin American Title.

Magnum Martinez is sponsored by: Quiksilver - Reef –Sharp Eye - Spy - Xtrak – Lokbox- Sambazon - Samoa.

Source: Surfpress

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