After almost twenty years of success within the European Professionnal Surfing Association, the little village of Tapia - Spain, will once again host in 2007 a crucial event. But in a different context.

Looking forward to remain in the international schedule, organisers had to deal with the multiplication of events on the world tour, and decided to let go their classic 1 Star WQS and change direction towards another discipline, longboarding.

Longboarding has been forgotten a bit during the last few years, while the WCT Dream Tour and the WQS were growing fast. Thanks to the determination of some organisers, longboarding is coming back on the scene and Tapia is proud to become one of them. Moreover, as a new 6 Star WQS event will take place in South Africa at the same period, it was obvious for the organisers to evolve and adapt to the calendar’s needs.

Looking at the location overall, this is approximately the frame; cold water (13/15°C), a beautiful little fishermen’s village where local specialities offer a taste of the variety Spain keeps secret, in its far country. From April 5th to 8th, the Spanish village will thus welcome the best European longboarders and the courageous internationals who will fight in testing conditions and try to seize the first ever Tapia longboard crown.

The 1 Star WLT event will gather both men and women during four days of intense surfing, where nine footers’ will take control of the little bay, to offer classic legendary style. At the historical venue where Peter Gulley surfed for the first time in the seventies, Tapia seems to be the exact location for a return to the roots of surfing.

Concerning the competition, the Men’s Tapia Longboard Pro will crown the 2007 European Champion and former continental champions as Jonathan Larcher or Romain Maurin might answer the call. The experienced men will however face the young gifted newcomers as Antoine Delperro or Thibault Dussarat amongst others.

The Women’s Tapia Longboard Pro will be the first stop of two for our best female surfers, including Claire Karabatsos, semifinalist at the Roxy Women’s World Longboard Championships in 2006. The girls will have the opportunity to get on with their 2007 european campaign and secure precious points with all eyes focused on the top 4 that will get the chance to surf in the 2007 Roxy Women’s World Longboard Championships, next July in Biarritz.

Gathering the best longboarders at the exotic village of Tapia, where massive crowds will attend the event and enjoy the long smooth waves of the little bay surrounded by cliffs, organisers offer once again a great opportunity for surfing in Europe, keeping the legend alive.