La Vaca Gigante By Oakley, through its organiser ObsessionA2 Club, has just confirmed this monday the orange alert which means that there are 5 days left before the beginning of the Cantabrian big wave surfing event.
If the conditions remain the same way, the city of Santander will carry the competition out in the cliffs of Las canteras/El Bocal, next saturday 17th of December.
The international riders have until this tuesday to confirm their attendende to challenge La Vaca Gigante.
Once the orange alert is activated, which confirms favorable weather conditions five days before the beginning of the big wave surfing competition; it seems like this next Saturday 17th of December, the cliffs of Las Canteras/El Bocal (Santander) will be able to offer this extreme challenge: to face waves up to seven meters high.
The group of experts who are monitoring the weather conditions and among them, Dr. Antonio Espejo –researcher in the group of Marine Climate and Climate Change of IH Cantabria–; Mr. José Luis Arteche from Aemet Cantabria; Oscar Gómez Ibars –professional big wave rider–; and Tony Butts –the expert in prediction of waves–; have confirmed the accurate forecast.
The riders invited have until tuesday evening to confirm their attendance, due to the activation of the orange alert by the Organization.
THE GUIDE OF LA VACA GIGANTE
ObsessionA2 Club, after the success of the last edition, has created, a few weeks ago, a guide of the big wave surfing challenge – downloadable on the webpage www.lavacagigante.es – which details the different entrances: for cars, walking or the platforms set up by the Organization.
The roads to get into the place in where La Vaca Gigante By Oakley will take place, will be cut off near the S-20, and everyone should continue on foot or in the platforms set up by the Organization.
People can get into the foot entrance thorugh the marine path, from the Cabo Mayor lighthouse or La Maruca. Another option will be the local bus – number 18, which has a stop 10 minutes away from the event–, or the platform bus service each 20 minutes, from the car park of the Sardinero Sport Fields (“La Tasca”), with a bus stop in the roundabout of Lupa in the S-20 and another one in Ciriego.
The Organization ask the attendees to not try to reach the place by car as the entrance will be closed.
