<strong>Athletes are taking part in jet ski assisted surfing sessions in the morning </strong>

CASCAIS (February 23, 2015) – The 4th annual <strong>Allianz Perfect Chapter powered by Billabong </strong>is resuming tomorrow afternoon in <strong>Carcavelos Beach </strong>(Cascais, Portugal). The event’s final rounds are taking place in <strong>epic conditions</strong>, as a huge swell (4,5 meters) and solid North winds are expected to build up throughout the day.

First official call is scheduled for <strong>2 pm </strong>but there will be plenty of action before that. Surfers are taking part in jet ski assisted surfing sessions in the morning, performing <strong>tow-in </strong>and <strong>step-off </strong>demonstrations depending on the conditions. This means we’ll most likely be seeing some of Perfect Chapter contenders jumping off the jet skis straight into Carcavelos’ powerful barrels, entertaining the audience with high adrenalin moments.

Athletes are also performing a tube riding <strong>Expression Session </strong>in conditions posing a great challenge to anyone willing to face them. The Expression Session is being <strong>webcasted live </strong>at perfect-chapter.com around <strong>13.30 pm </strong>(local time).

<strong>The competition will restart early in the afternoon, with heat time going from 30 to 45 minutes. </strong>Tiago Pires, Rodrigo Herédia, Miguel Blanco, Bruno Santos, Ruben Gonzalez, Nicola von Rupp, Marlon Lipke and Filipe Jervis Pereira are battling themselves for the <strong>7500€ </strong>first place check, relying on <strong>perfect waves </strong>to put on an unforgettable show.

A global <strong>15,000€ </strong>prize money will be at stake, a part from special awards for <strong>best tube </strong>(Allianz, 2000€), <strong>best score </strong>(Kia, 1000€), <strong>worst wipeout </strong>(Nixon, 500€) and <strong>most passionate claim </strong>(VonZipper, 300€).

So far, <strong>Nic von Rupp </strong>has his hands on both <strong>best tube </strong>and <strong>best score </strong>awards thanks to an amazing performance in his quarter-finals heat, where he manage to score a 9 and an 8 point ride.

The event will be webcasted live at perfect-chapter.com.

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.

<strong>HEAT DRAW </strong>

H1: Tiago Pires, Rodrigo Herédia, Miguel Blanco, Bruno Santos

H2: Ruben Gonzalez, Nicola von Rupp, Marlon Lipke, Filipe Jervis Pereira