<strong>Tiago Pires among the winners </strong>

CASCAIS (March 17th, 2015) – <strong>SURFTERRA Community</strong>, the first online platform meant to connect surf photographers/moviemakers and waveriders around the world, hosted a video and photo contest featuring <strong>Allianz Perfect Chapter  </strong>Candidate and Wildcard List.

Both men behind the lenses and surfers were up for special awards in a contest taking place over the <strong>event’s waiting period </strong>(January 15th – March 15th), leading up to the <strong>winners </strong>according to the <strong>highest amount of Likes </strong>(the most liked video and photo at www.surfterra.com).

Thus, the winners in the Video category are <strong>Rodrigo Dray </strong>(videomaker) and <strong>Tiago Pires </strong>(surfer) with a video shot at <strong>Carcavelos Beach </strong>on the competition’s day. <a href="http://www.surfterra.com/videos/413?q[tag_tagged_surfer_id_eq]=404#.VQmi_46K0lB">Click here to watch the video</a>.

In the Photo category, the winners are <strong>Leandro Sieves </strong>(photographer) and <strong>Fernando Jo Bento </strong>(surfer) with a picture shot at <strong>Santo Amaro</strong>, a right-hand point break just outside of Lisbon. <a href="http://www.surfterra.com/photos/14670?q[tag_tagged_surfer_id_eq]=175#.VQmi_46K0lC">Click here to see the photo</a>.

Both Dray and Sieves won a <strong>Dakine backpack </strong>and a <strong>Billabong Product Pack </strong>featuring a <strong>wetsuit</strong>, a <strong>coat</strong>, a <strong>long sleeve </strong>and a <strong>beanie</strong>, while Pires and Bento were granted a Xhapeland shaped <strong>surfboard</strong>, a <strong>deck </strong>and a <strong>leash</strong>.

<strong>Surfterra </strong>is a unique online platform connecting photographers, moviemakers and surfers globally by allowing members to <strong>share</strong>, <strong>tag </strong>and <strong>find </strong>videos and pictures taken anywhere. Signed up members can also keep a <strong>detailed online record </strong>of their own surf sessions around the world.

Allianz Perfect Chapter powered by Billabong’s final rounds took place February 24th, with Brazilian <strong>Bruno Santos </strong>taking the win. <strong>Nic von Rupp</strong>, <strong>Tiago Pires </strong>and <strong>Ruben Gonzalez </strong>finished 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively.

Perfect Chapter is a special event that requires big, hollow waves, featuring a several weeks waiting period over which surfing forecast is closely monitored to make sure the

competition takes place on the best day of winter. Also, surfers who attend this event are picked up by the public through free web-based polling, leading down to the best and most popular tube riders.

The Allianz Perfect Chapter powered by Billabong is sponsored by Allianz, the Municipality of Cascais, Billabong, Kia, MOCHE and MEO and it’s associated with the media partners RTP, Fuel TV, Jornal i, Mega Hits, SURFPortugal, SurfTotal, Carve, Surf Session and Hardcore.

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