Quiksilver adds Portuguese Super Grom Vasco Ribeiro to its team of champions.

Vasco Ribeiro, who looks set to be the best Portuguese surfer of his generation, now has the support of Quiksilver, Europe’s leading boardsports company.  Vasco and his new sponsor Quiksilver will make a formidable team.  Vasco from Poça Beach, Estoril has won Under 18 National Titles even though he is just 14 years old, and has also shone at European level.  This success brought him to the attention of Quiksilver Europe who will help to provide a platform from which Vasco can leap into the professional ranks.   
 
Quiksilver is proud to sponsor and support the next generation of young Portuguese surfers. The company will provide Vasco with a network of international support: training camps; coaching and the logistical help with competing at international events.  Vasco, by signing with Quiksilver, will be in the same team as some of the greatest surfers on the planet.  Kelly Slater (9X ASP World Champion), Dane Reynolds and Jeremy Flores (Top 10 ASP World Tour surfers), have all proudly ridden for Quiksilver since their junior days.   
 
Vasco also has the great support of his parents and the guiding light of Jose Gregorio, who is an ambassador to both the sport of surfing and Quiksilver in Portugal.  Together Vasco’s future should be in safe hands!
 
PROFILE:
Birth: 22/11/1994
Local: Poça Beach, Estoril    
Best results:
National Champ under-14
National Champ under-18
National Pro Junior 3rd  
European Vice-Champion Europe 2008
Sponsor: Quiksilver
Surfboards: Semente