Gul Night Surf SUP Competition
Posted on June 16, 2009 - Filed Under Stand Up Paddling, Surftech Boards | By Elliot Dudley
Hey guys, thought I’d let you know I won the SUP event at the the Gul Night Surf Comp this weekend.The Gul Night Surf Event was held in Newquay on the weekend and for the first time had an SUP category! I entered on my Takayama 10’3″ Alii.
The event began on Friday evening with the first round of the SUP division and with a mix of international and British competitors the standard was high. With clean 2 foot surf there was a great display of stand up paddle surfing to entertain the large crowd on the beach.
The event continued on Saturday evening with the semi finals and by now the waves had picked up to a solid 4-5 feet making the paddle out particularly challenging. I progressed to the final with two 8-point rides and was joined by Tim Mellors, Greg Closier and Adam Griffiths.
In the final I dominated from start to finish scoring an 8.5 for a ride with a long hang 10 followed by a lay-back off the top. Mellors came in second, followed by the Frenchman Greg Closier and Adam Griffiths.
All in all it was a great few days of surfing and a perfect introduction to SUP for the big crowd that had assembled on Fistral beach to watch, as well a great result for me.
Elliot
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hey Elliot, if you need any shots either nick them off twisted or get back to me, good luck mate, t
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