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Last man standing, just fell |
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Written by Tim Nunn
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Saturday, 17 April 2010 17:32 |
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It's been pretty testing up in Scotland, a windy short period swell, ripped to pieces by a devil wind. First Sam Lamiroy fell this morning in a heat where finding the right wave was essential, unfortunately there were few. In the very next heat Russ Winter went in against Hawaiian power house Sunny Garcia and narrowly lost out to the Hawaiian, thus finishing third and facing the trek back to Cornwall early. Next up local hero Chris Noble entered the water, but with conditions in the very poor department he struggled to find a decent wave, as there simply were none and the standard barer for Scotland was eliminated. So it all fell to Alan Stokes, in a stacked heat he surfed as well as anyone out there and came second making him the only Brit in the round of 48. That's not a bad round to get to in a 6 star. However he was up against heavy hitters in the form of Brazos Bernardo Miranda and Raoni Monterio, in the tricky conditions he slipped out in third place. So the only man to cheer for now is Australian/Irish man Glenn Hall, the man known as Micro is worth cheering on, he has a solid chance of making the 'CT this year so keep your eyes peeled on the webcast tomorrow, at the very least Sam Lamiroy's now legendary commentating will keep you amused.
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