BEHIND THE SCENES: The 2014 ISA World Bodyboard Championship
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| The Spanish and English-speaking commentary teams for the 2014 ISA WBC. |
During the 2014 ISA World Bodyboard Championship (December 6th-14th in Iquique, Chile), I had the honor of working as part of the ISA Media team. It was a great competition, and an incredible experience. Here are some of my personal photos from the event.
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| Antojo's was the restaurant sponsor. Competitors and event staff ate here every day. I loved the food here! |
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| Webcast Commentators Manny Vargas and Phil Mueller took on Team France in a game of ping pong at one of the local surf shops. |
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| ISA Media team preparing for the Opening Ceremony. |
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| Team Chile during The Parade of Nations. |
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| South African representatives Iain Campbell and Pam Bowren during the Sands of the World ceremony. |
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| After the opening ceremony, I caught up with Iain Campbell. I had a lot of fun cruising Chile with him in 2014! |
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| Manny Vargas and I jumped in for a group photo with Team Costa Rica...Pura Vida! |
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| Getting ready to go for the day in the Spanish-speaking commentary booth. |
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| The transmission room. |
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| Stoked to finally be back in the broadcast booth with Manny Vargas. It's been too long, brotha! |
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| In the Spanish-speaking webcast booth during live coverage. |
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| ISA Morning Show..Begoña Martinez and Manny Vargas with Team Brasil. |
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| Team France. "Bonjour! Comment vas-tu aujourd'hui?" |
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| Team Puerto Rico cheering on Javier Cruzado while he is in the water competing. |
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| Cruising Downtown Iquique with Danny Bycroft and Manny Vargas. |
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| Every morning, the judges and media team would take a bus from the hotel to the contest site. The driver would turn up the music, and everyone would get pumped up for the day ahead of us! |
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| Team Portugal during the ISA Aloha Cup. |
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| Competitors running to the water at the start of the Aloha Cup tag team relay. |
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| I caught up with Sócrates Santana after the awards ceremony. Stoked for this kid. I have been watching him progress since he was 9 years old, and enjoy seeing him achieve success! |
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| Hangin with the Saffas after the closing ceremony...Tristan Roberts and Iain Campbell. |
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| Chile celebrating their team title...everybody wanted photos with the Chilenos, including the Mayor of Iquique! |
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| Stoked I got to meet the Mayor of Iquique. He even took time to have a brief conversation with me! |
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| Interviewing South African Storm Prestwich after one of his heat wins at the WBC. |
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| Frame grab from the live webcast...interviewing Sócrates Santana after one of his heat wins...in Portuguese! |
For more information about the ISA World Bodyboard Championship, official photo galleries, and vídeo highlights please be sure to visit:
www.isawbc.com
www.isasurf.org
International Surfing Association on Facebook
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