Category Archives: Achievements

Patagonia Surf Catalog 2012

So excited to had been featured in the Patagonia 2012 Surf Catalog! The photo was taken by Edwin Morales on a really fun day at Puerto Escondido, Mexico. Aloha! Mercedes :)
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Patagonia surf catalog

Here is the new Patagonia online surf catalog. Check out the amazing shots and videos! I was honored to be featured with a photo by Rodrigo Farias Moreno, taken in the desert in Arica. Click here to look at the catalog: http://media.patagonia.com/fb/SURF_F11/#/16 Hope you like it! :)
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XXL Awards 2011

Last night was the BIG night at Anaheim for the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards. It was a fun night where all the surfers gathered to celebrate the passion that we all share: big wave surfing.
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Nominated for the 2010-2011 XXL Awards in Girls Performance Division

The Billabong XXL Awards are around the corner and I am glad to get the news that I was nominated for third year in a row as one of the finalists in the Girls Overall Performance Division! Check all the info out  clicking here.
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Featured in The New York Times!

LINCOLN CITY, Ore. — Women have surfed some of the biggest and scariest waves known to man. They have challenged the towering peaks at the break called Mavericks in northern California. They have elbowed into the crowded wave lineup on Hawaii’s North Shore. They have pulled into heavily loaded barrels of water at Teahupoo in [...]
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Nelscott Reef Women’s Big Wave Contest

A few days ago the first ever women’s big wave contest was held at Nelscott Reef, Oregon. From the seven invitees, only three showed up: Keala Kennely, Savannah Shaugnessy and me. We were going to compete in between the semis and finals of the men’s contest. The conditions were absolutely epic: light offshore winds, giant [...]
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Got invited to the Nelscott Reef Big Wave Event!!!

For the first time in the history of surfing a Big Wave contest will be held for women at Nelscott Reef Oregon. I feel so honored to be invited as one of the seven women that will compete! PRESS RELEASE “Nelscott Reef promoters are very proud to announce that a women’s exhibition has been added [...]
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XXL 2011

Here we go again! The Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards it’s on for 2011 and they just added the girls section in their website. So far we are only three girls competing, but that can change in a minute when the winter in the Northern Hemi starts soon. Check the entries out and wish me [...]
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Patagonia Honolulu Store

Yesterday Gregg and I went to Honolulu to have a fun city day. We decided stop in the new Patagonia store to check it out. To my surprise I found a photo of me surfing Waimea on the wall! I didn’t know about it so it was really nice to see it! We met the [...]
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Patagonia

Last week when Gregg and I went to California for the XXL Awards, we used the opportunity to meet the people at the Patagonia Headquarters in Ventura. This year I’ll be testing some of their products and bringing them feedback.
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