First recorded sighting by Europeans of Siargao Island was by Spanish
navigator Bernardo de la Torreon board of the carrack San Juan de Letrán in
1543, when attempting to return from Sarangani to New Spain. It was charted as
Isla de las Palmas (Palm Island in Spanish).One of the best known surfing waves
on Siargao and the Philippines, with a worldwide reputation for thick, hollow
tubes is "Cloud 9". This right-breaking reef wave is the site of the
annual Siargao Cup, a domestic and international surfing competition sponsored
by the provincial government of Surigao del Norte.
The wave was discovered by travelling
