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SERGINHO LAUS BREAKS NEW WORLD RECORD IN THE POROROCA WAVE Professional surfer, Serginho Laus broke the world record for surfing the Pororoca in the Araguari River, State of Amapá for the second time on June 8, 2009. In 2005, the Pará-born surfer had obtained the mark of 10.1 km surfing the same wave non-stop. Now, only four years later, the specialist in tidal waves reached the distance of 11.8 km in 36 minutes of an uninterrupted wave that varied from one-half to one-meter high. Considered the Hawaii of the tidal bores, the feat marked the end of a winter season with the greatest Pororoca waves of the last 15 years on the Araguari River.The “Surfing the Forest” team will send the expecdition materials to the Guiness Books of World Records London, England Headquarters for ratification of the new record. “I’m extremely happy with this new record. I dedicate it to my wife and my daughter who believed in this long season! I was very confident for this year I stayed from February until now in the Araguari River, surfing every full and new moon. I knew how every wave was going to behave and what I had to do”, celebrated an excited Laus. “With the help of the Surfing the Forest team - Zeca, Márcio, Côti, Daniel and Sargent René – I gained more inspiration and self-confidence to carry out this feat.” Laus had just finished the production of a film on the Pororoca for film-maker Tizuka Yamazaki, who captured images of the region for the Ministry of Tourism and was finishing her new feature film called “Caruana Amazon”. “The good vibes of the team and Tizuka herself were contagious and when they finished the work, I stayed for another two days to try to break the record of the last Pororoca of the first semester. And I was lucky! Thanks to everyone...” recalled the Pororoca expert. The mission received support of the Military Police of the State of Amapá (PMAP) through the Environmental Battalion and its first sargeant René Rego. “Colonel Sergio passed me this mission in the Pororoca and it’s a pleasure to be part of this achievement, as I also made part of the first record-breaking deed in 2005. I am happy to know that Serginho fittingly represents our State and our country worldwide”, describes Sargent René. “The Military Police of the State of Amapá already had a partnership in Laus expeditions, which envision the preservation of the environment and acts as a catalyst of information on the region of the lower Araguari. This support is based in mutual trust and what his professional work has managed to attain in relation to the Pororoca. PMAP congratulates our world record holder”, said Colonel Sergio Leitão, PMAP sub-commander TECNOLOGY USED IN THE POROROCA RECORD Laus’ Pororoca Guinness Book 2009 expeditionwas sponsored by OUTDO, OGIO, and GOOFY, with additional support from the Amapá Military Police (PMAP) and its Environmental Battalion, Santa GPS – Garmin, Gustavo Borges Academy, Pro-lite, Ediouro Publications and the Pororoca Institute. Service Record broken by Laus, after 9 years of British dominion: Previous record: Present Record: About the International Surfing Association (ISA) |
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