AT THE MARESIAS BEACH DURING THE SP SURF PRIME CHAMPIONSHIP, AN UNEXPECTED FACILITY SURPRISED THE PUBLIC AND THE PARTICIPANTS: THE SURF IN THE DARK BOTH, SPONSORED BY GUARANA ANTARTICA WITH THE WORLD SURF CHAMPION GABRIEL MEDINA.
A MECHANICALLY POWERED SURFBOARD WOULD SIMULATE THE WAVE’S MOVEMENT IN THE COMPLETE DARK ROOM. GABRIEL MEDINA WAS THE FIRST TO GO. HE HAD HIS TIME ON TOP OF THE BOARD RECORDED
AND THEN THE PUBLIC COULD TRY TO BEAT HIS TIME ON TOP OF THE SURFBOARD. EVERYTHING WAS FILMED WITH INFRARED CAMERAS AND SHOWN THROUGH SCREENS OUTSIDE THE BOOTH.
THOSE WHO TOOK THE CHALLENGE RECEIVED AN EXCLUSIVE GIFT FROM GUARANA SIGNED BY MEDINA AND
THOSE WHO ACTUALLY BEAT HIS TIME RECEIVED A BONUS SPECIAL GIFT, ALSO SIGNED BY GABRIEL MEDINA.