La Vaca Gigante By Oakley becomes yellow with the activation of the yellow alert seven days before the beginning of the event. The excellent sea conditions that the weather predictions show, with a forecast of 7 days, have led to the activation of the first alert by ObsessionA2 Club in order to begin the big wave surfing competition.
The event, which will be located in the Cliffs of El Bocal (Monte/Cueto, Santander), could be held the next Saturday, 17th of December.
With weather predictions that denote perfect conditions so far (waves more than 7 meters high and an accurate period among them) and seven days before the beginning, the Organization of the big wave surfing event La Vaca Gigante By Oakley, has decided to activate the yellow alert in order to begin the invitational competition on the next Saturday 17th of December.
YELLOW ALERT AND CALL TO THE RIDERS
Two possible squalls and a powerful Atlantic Ocean are conditions that seem very accurate in order to begin the international big wave surfing event.
Oscar Gómez Ibars – the discoverer of La Vaca– as well as the expert in sea predictions Tony Butts, with the collaboration of AEMET Cantabria, have confirmed the powerful Atlantic conditions wich could take place in the Cantabrian spot.
This is why La Vaca Gigante By Oakley has activated its yellow alert, which means that the big wave surfing event calls the male and female participants together to come to Cantabria in order to challenge this extreme wave.
The audience, as well as the participants, will recieve the alert to get ready to their arrival to Cantabria – if their schedules allows– and to prepare their journeys.
The elite of the big wave surfing, at international, as well as national and local level, have their appointment at the waters of Santander. What is more, La
Vaca Gigante By Oakley has been the first international event to count with the participation of female riders with their own division and the same cash prize as their male opponents.
EL BOCAL WILL EXPERIENCE A NEW EDITION OF LA VACA GIGANTE BY OAKLEY
As the last edition, La Vaca Gigante By Oakley will be held in the Cliffs of El Bocal, few kilometers away from the center of the city of Santander. With two possible locations for this edition 2016-2017(the cliffs of El Bocal or Mouro Island), the weather conditions has allowed to the development of this edition in the Cliffs of El Bocal with the yellow alert which was activated last Saturday, 10th of December; very similar dates as the last edition (6th of December).
Photographer: Juan de la Gándara
BE ATTENTIVE TO THE MOOING OF LA VACA GIGANTE
The warning calls for the participants, as well as the public and media, are activated 7 days before the beginning. This first alert, which was activated on Saturday 10th of December – seven days before the beginning of the competition– activates its yellow color.
If the conditions follow the expected development 48 hours after the activation of the yellow alert, the Organization will activate the orange alert, which will set the 5 days before the beginning of the great spectacle. If the accurate sea conditions disappear, the alert would be cancelled. Once the squall is confirmed, the red alert will be activated which will mean that the event keeps going on 48 hours before the beginning of the competition.
The final alert (green alert) will be the official “GO” and will mean that La Vaca moos and the big wave surfing competition, La Vaca Gigante by Oakley, begins.
Yellow Alert: Warning seven days before the beginning of La Vaca Gigante by Oakley.
Orange Alert: Five days before the Cantabrian big wave surfing competition. Red Alert: Two days.
Green Alert: GO! La Vaca Gigante by Oakley moos. It’s the day.