Highlights Sunday 19th

Highlights Sunday 19th

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SURFERS FROM 4 CONTINENTS AND LOADS OF ROCK&ROLL

 

¡Gracias a todos los que vinisteis al Cosmic! Amantes del single fin y de lo retro, Familias del surf, profesionales, shapers, pioneros y leyendas vivas del panorama surfero internacional, body-surfers, sirenitas, músicos, artistas, fotógrafos, activistas ambientales, personajes estrambóticos, travestis, zombies, avatares, mariachis y sobre todo grandes aficionados al surf en estado puro, de todos los rincones del planeta. A todos, gracias por el mejor arranque del verano y esos grandes momentos pre-solsticio.

El nuevo formato y la integración del Shred Your Shape by Vissla” creemos que ha sido un éxito y estamos muy contentos.

Ha sido un auténtico lujo haber logrado tener surfistas referentes  y grandes pesos pesados de la industria del surf, procedentes de Australia, Estados Unidos (Costa este y oeste), Sudáfrica, Brasil, Inglaterra, Alemania, Irlanda, Italia, Francia, Portugal y por supuesto todas las comunidades autónomas costeras incluidas varias islas de Canarias.

Así que a pesar de la lluvia que acompañó durante la primera mitad del festival, en general estamos muy contentos y queremos daros las gracias una vez mas por acompañarnos.

 

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Fotos: Yngwie Vanhoucke

Cosmic photos – Saturday 18-Jun

Cosmic photos – Saturday 18-Jun

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WAVES AND ROCK&ROLL IN PLAYA DE LIENCRES

 

Tras la toma de contacto santanderina, el festival comenzó el sábado bajo intensa lluvia y con vientos frios del oeste. Pero la belleza del Parque Natural de Liencres en el municipio de Piélagos y el ambiente que se siempre se crea en su playa durante el evento, consiguió contagiar el espíritu festivo a todos los asistentes, y aunque algo más tarde de lo previsto, se celebraron las sesiones de surf con tablas antiguas de una sola quilla y más de 40 años de antigüedad (single fins), y con otras de dos quillas (twinfins) y originarias de los años 70 y 80.

 

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Los surfistas profesionales de diferentes épocas tuvieron sus momentos de gloria mientras se jugaban como trofeo un viaje a bordo del magnífico yate King Millenium por las islas Mentawai, para ir en busca de las olas perfectas del suroeste de Sumatra, Indonesia, el ganador fue el tinerfeño Alex Bauduin. Y en la categoría amateur compitieron por una estancia de 10 días cortesía del Mango Surf House en las islas Maldivas, también en el Océano Indico, cuyo premio recayó en el donostiarra y ex campeón de España Asier Ibañez. Así mismo, los mejores grommets (niños surfistas), Jules Langlois de Francia, y León Agurruza de Fuerteventura, se llevaron una tabla de surf Styling  hecha a medida y un traje de surf Vissla como trofeos por ganar sus respectivas mangas.

 

El evento que más expectación levantó este 2016 ha sido el Shred Your Shape by Vissla, en el que shapers profesionales venidos de todo el planeta compitieron incentivados con 1100€ en metálico.

 

Clasificación:

 

Pros

1º Yeray Garcia (Lanzarote) La Santa Surfboards

2º Mark Phipps (Australia) Euroglass

3º Kevin Olsen (Sudáfrica) KO Surfboards

4º Marcus Lascelles (Inglaterra) Marcus Shapes

5º Donald Brink (California) Donald Brink Surfboards

6º Roberto Sánchez (Cantabria) Ahau Surfboards

7º Matia Zulberti (Italia) MW Surfboards

8º Damien Marly (Francia) Chipiron Surfboards

 

Amateurs

1º Jules Noirbusson (Francia)

2º Borja Beraza (Cantabria)

3º Roberto Letemendia (País Vasco)

4º Leon Agurruza (Fuerteventura)

 

La cántabra Anne Calderón y la californiana Hanna Babari ganaron en las categoría de féminas pro y amateur respectivamente.

 

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La esperadísima fiesta nocturna se celebró con un reparto musical de auténtico lujo en el restaurante-bar de la playa de Canallave Al Otro Lado. Después de una multitudinaria y sabrosísima cena, abriendo la fiesta y recién llegado de Lisboa para la ocasión comenzó un impresionante concierto Frankie Chavez, un rockero y surfista actualmente de gira por Europa, que acompañado tan solo de un batería y un amplio repertorio de guitarras hizo las delicias del respetable, hasta la toma de relevo de la banda de rock psicodélico cántabra Los Estanques, que brillaron como nunca y demostraron su talento. La fiesta de repente se convirtió en fiestón cuando The Limboos, otro de los grandes grupos nacionales del momento, subieron al escenario y lo inundaron con su rock “tropical” de los 50 provocando congas y bailes exóticos por doquier. Del cierre de fiesta se encargó magistralmente el DJ y surfista zarautarra Mario Azurza, El Ciruelo, un gran personaje que puso el punto y final antes del que saliese el sol.

 

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Dream Steeple premiere y mucho más from Cosmic Children on Vimeo.

Friday Highlights

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Cosmic Children Festival 2016 began at the Lighthouse in Santander

Photo exhibition:

“Skying” de Kenny Hurtado (California)

“Waves” de Jeremiah Klein (California).

Art Exhibition:

Silvia Bertolla (Italy)

Film Premiere of DREAM STEEPLE

Sustainable Industry Workshops 

  • VISSLA wetsuits and boardshorts made of recycled plastics.
  • Roberto Sánchez – Ahau Surfboards presenting sustainable ways of construction.
  •  Michael Kenney – eco hand planes made of recycled plastics.
  •  Macho Fins  – Handcrafted fins.
  • Jay Nelson – truck refurbishing
  • Donald Brink – Asymetric concepts

Music

  • DJ. Jimi Can

 

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Surfboards & fins tests

Surfboards & fins tests

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Macho Fins

 

Testing Stations

Cosmic this year, we will have some surfboards, fins and hand planes to test in Liencres beach.

As in previous editions, you will be able to try out some new creatures provided by Pukas, Ahau, MW Surfboards and Donald Brink himself put some boards available to participants to test the fluidity of retro, experimental and asymmetric. This year we will also have some hand-planes shapers such as Michael Kenney and fin makers such as the local Macho brothers from Macho Fins, a local manufacturer spreading their stoke tru the globe delighting riders as Leah Dawson.

This weekend you will be able to ask all these great shapers for they give advice on shapes that best suit your surfing.

Find out a few examples of handmade beauties and their construction process:

 

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Dream Steeple Santander lighthouse the 17th

Dream Steeple Santander lighthouse the 17th

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Dream Steeple

 

 

Premiered last June 9 in California, and presented by Vissla for the first for Europe inside the lighthouse of Santander during the Cosmic Children Festival 2016, the film directed by Eddie Obrand and executive produced by the legendary Paul Naude and Vince De la Pena, shows a combination of classic and progressive surf featuring a star cast consisting of Bryce Young, Eric Geiselman, Brendon Gibbens, Cam Richards, Derrick Disney, Andrew Jacobson, Corey Colapinto, and artists like Jay Nelson, Travis Reynolds, Jeff McAllum. Embarking on a journey through California, Mexico, Indonesia, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Australia, watching this movie is a must.

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Cosmic Sounds for 2016

Cosmic Sounds for 2016

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Excited and frightened with the Cosmic sounds and melodies we have already set for the 2016 edition. Honored to have the following bands and share our stoke with you folks.

THE LIMBOOS

FRANKIE CHAVEZ

LOS ESTANQUES

los estanques

BAYWAVES 

SUPERTUBOS 

D.J. JIMI CAN

Jimi Can

D.J. MARIO AZURZA

Mario Azurza - El Ciruelo

Get ready to get wild!

 

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SURF YOUR BEST AND WIN 11 DAYS AT MANGO SURF HOUSE – MALDIVES

 

The 11th Cosmic Children Festival will take you to the Earthly heaven along with Mango Surf House to the Maldives north atoll, where worldwide re-known long and peeling waves are waiting for you to come.

 

Yeah you read well. Now to win this prize you have to flow with your retro board like a hawaian king, and you’ll be able to enjoy the real surfing paradise.

 

The new competition format has an Amateur surfing division on which the best amateur surfer of each category (Single Fin, Twin Fin, Girl, Grommet and Veteran)  will get into a final participate, where 5 differently aged and sex surfers will try their best surfing in order to achieve the irresistible price that our partner Mango Surf House is offering this year:

1 Surf Camp with a 10 days stay at their Villa (Check below all its included with this price).

 

No doubt this is the best price that can be offered to any surfer eager to surf all day long.

 

We want to give special thanks to Nacho Osuna (Mango Surf House) for such a collaboration with the Cosmic Children Festival 2016.

Long live to MSH and good waves for the winner!

 

 

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WHAT’S INCLUDED?

 

SEASON 2016

 

The stay should be from 1st March til 31st October 2016, upon availability for requested date and number of customers.

 

 

IT INCLUDES (An All-included Package worth 100 US $ person/day)

 

*Airport picking-up.

 

*Double or square accommodation,with bathroom and AC.

 

*Full board (3 food per day, early morning snack),coffee, tea and water everyday.

 

*European Surf Guide (ISA Coaching & Instructing Certificate)

 

*2-3 surf sessions with transport to the Malé North waves.

 

*Local Taxes.

 

DOES NOT INCLUDED

*Airflights from Europe to Maldives.

*Airport transport – Surf Camp – Airport (round trip)

 

1 surfer ……………….. 200 US$

2 surfers ……………… 100 US$

3 surfers ………………… 75 US$

4 surfers ………………… 65 US$

 

AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

 

* 20US$ no-limit WIFI connection.

 

* Video and Photo shooting.

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Amateur Shapers Welcome to the Cosmic Children 2016


All amateur shapers or surfers that made their very first board, will be welcome on board to participate on the Shred Your Shapes event presented by VISSLA.

We are excited to announce this contest, and very proud to see how #CreatorsandInnovators such as the 12 yrs old grom Leon Agurruza from the Canary Islands, is shaping his first single-fin to come and participate. Good Luck everyone!

Música: Percal – Los Estanques*

*If you like the soundtrack of this video, you might see the band live at the 2016 edition. They really rock!

 

Show us your best surf and win a trip on King Millenium

Show us your best surf and win a trip on King Millenium

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Fancy a Surf Charter aboard King Millenium to Telo, Nias & Mentawa ns Sumatra, Indonesia. If you are the lucky one to win the Pro final of the Cosmic Children 2016, you will be head up to some of the finest waves on Earth.

Best surfers from every different category will enter a great final in which will be decided who is the best rider and the greatest performance. Pro surfers of all ages and genders will go Single Fin or Twin Fin to get the prize.
Special thanks to David Valladares and Poti for becoming part of our little Cosmic dream, and their awesome collaboration on the 11th Edition of the festival with such an incredible prize.
Wanna know what this chart includes and not includes? Click here

Long life and prosper to the KM and good luck with the waves to the lucky winner.

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Photos: Great surfers such as Pablo Guti, J.M. Cabrera, Gony, David or Poti are on this pics. We bet they are all willing to surf their best to repeat their odissey at the King Millenium.