Interview Matias Muniz , Bodyboarder pro from Chilie

par Island Slalom Tour 3 Mai 2013, 12:33 INTERVIEW Bodyboard

Direction le Chile à la découverte d'un Bodyboarder pro qui fait quelques étapes du Tour IBA! J'ai le plaisir de vous faire découvrir ce fondu de bodyboard!

Could you describe you in few line?

A man who loves the ocean

Matias Muñiz x Rose Pinilla

Pic Rose Pinilla

When did you started bodyboarding and why?

I started bodyboarding at 12 years old, because it was a cool thing to do.

What do you prefer in bodyboarding! prone or Drop knee and Why?

I like`em both 50/50. But i have to say that oldschool dropkneers were a lot better tan the ones we see today.

Matias Muñiz x Rodrigo Muñoz

Where do you live ! is it a good place?

Now i`m living in Iquique, Chile. It is the craziest place ever with barreling waves every single day.

Matias Muniz 2

What is your best result in contest?

Have won a lot of big contest here in Chile, but my best experience was shredding a few heats on the 2001 Pipeline Masters main event. Nowadays im more into free surfing.

Matias Muñiz x Nono Marambio

Pic Nono Marambio

What is the craziest meal that you eat during a surf trip?

Once, a few friends and i got stuck in a remote beach in middle of nothing in southern Chile due to a heavy storm, the only food we had left after three days of camping was spaguetti with tuna, then the cook spread them all on the sand wen he was draining them. That was supose to be the only meal we take for a couple of days untill we could get out of there, so the only choise was to ate`em. There were a bit cruchy but it was better than to eating each other.

Do you often ride skateboards?

I use to when i was a kid, but not anymore.

Matias Muñiz x Juan Vergara

Pic Juan Vergara

Island Slalom Tour is a series of skateboarding contests on tiny french islands where nobody has ever skated! We are as Captain cook at Hawaii in 1600! Except we have now motor boats and concrete roads... What do you think about this?

Sounds awesome! New venues are allways good to see on competitions.

Matias Muñiz2 x Rose Pinilla

What is your biggest Wipe Out?

Close out at 25 feet Todos Santos, Mexico

Matias Muniz by AngelesRoca

Pic :Nono Marambio

One morning, you wake up ,You arrive in your kitchen and suddenly,you see a genius in wetsuit! He say:” Hey Matias, I can offer you 2 magic gifts if you give me a bottle of milk! What do you say?

Dont have milk but i can take you to the beach if you lend me your wetsuit.

Matias Muniz