Martin ready to take on the best in the world at Sintra Portugal Pro

 

2014 Irish National Bodyboarding champion, Martin ‘TK’ Kelly will travel to Portugal this week to compete in the World Professional BodyboardTour.

Martin flew out at the weekend to represent the north coast surfing fraternityin the eighth stop of the world tour.

The Sintra Portugal Pro will see 140 of the world’s top pro bodyboarders converge on the coast of Praia Grande, just north of Lisbon.

The contest will almost certainly decide the world champion, which is between three riders, one French, one Brazillian and one Australian.

TK will be travelling with his good friend and Irish number two Shane Meehan from Sligo.

“I could not have made this competition if it wasn’t for the continued excellent help from all my sponsors,” he told Times Sport.

“Portrush Yacht Club in particular have once again been fantastic.

“As always sponsorship in Northern Ireland surfing is difficult so I feel it is important to make the effort to represent us independently to ...more

If you have 10 hours of your time and you want you can watch the
3rd day of the Sintra Pro 2014 at Praia Grande, Sintra, Portugal.

 

National Bodyboarding Champion Martin 'TK' Kelly is representing Ireland this week at the Portuguese stop on the APB World Tour for bodyboarding, as the Coleraine Times reports.

Regarded as the most decorated Irish surfer of all time, Kelly is flying the flag for the North Coast's dedicated surfing community among 140 of the world's best at Praia Grande.

And he's joined at the Sintra Pro by ...more