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Surf Relief festival '09 UKPST Stop 3 |
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Written by Tim Nunn
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Thursday, 23 July 2009 08:52 |
 The opening rounds of the UK Pro Surf Tour on Friday 16th of July were held in pretty horrific conditions . The 4-6ft surf was torn apart by strong onshore winds, making stamina and persistence as much of a factor in the heats as technical surfing ability. This meant a real survival of the fittest to get through to the more favourable conditions on day two.
After Friday's challenging conditions, surfers in the UK Pro Surf Tour were pleased to see a marked improvement in the waves, with the 2-3ft swell given decent shape by a light cross/offshore breeze.
Two St Ives surfers put in outstanding performances: Harry De Roth winning the Under 12 Open division, and Tassy Swallow winning the Under 16 Girls but just missing out to Swansea's Beth Mason in the Women's competition.
Croyde's Beau Bromham won the Under 16 Boys division ahead of Leon Mansfield (Newquay), but aerial specialist Reubyn Ash stole the show in the open, winning the Open division and picking up bonus prizes for the King of Watersports highest wave score and the Relentless Money Manoeuvre. Other strong performances in the men's open came from Mark Harris and Tom Butler with reigning champion Reubin Pearce in Fourth.
UK Pro Surf Tour 2009 - Round 3
Open
1 Reubyn Ash (Bude)
2 Mark Harris (Newquay)
3 Tom Butler (Newquay)
4 Reubin Pearch (South Africa)
King of Watersports Highest Wave Score
Reubyn Ash
Relentless Money Manoeuvre
Reubyn Ash
Women
1 Beth Mason (Swansea)
2 Tassy Swallow (St Ives)
3 Gwen Spurlock (Swansea)
4 Jo Dennison (Pembroke)
Under 16 Boys
1 Beau Bromham (Croyde)
2 Leon Mansfield (Newquay)
3 Tom Good (Newquay)
4 Miles Lee-Hargreaves (Bournemouth)
Under 16 Girls
1 Tassy Swallow (St Ives)
2 Lucy Campbell (Woolacombe)
3 Gabi Rowe (Looe)
4 Jemima Knight (Chumleigh)
Under 12 Open
1 Harry De Roth (St Ives)
2 Liam Murray-Strout (Port Isaac)
3 Will Bailey (Woolacombe)
4 Max Payne (Wadebridge)
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Last Updated on Thursday, 23 July 2009 09:00 |
