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Newcastle's own gets first BPSA crown
by George Mojo
02/09/2006:// Sam Lamiroy picked up his first Britsh Professional Surf Association event victory of the season with a blistering display of power surfing in Cornwall.
The O'Neill UK team rider made certain of victory with his first wave of the final at the Hot Tuna Summer of '69 at Porthmeor Beach, in St Ives.
With a fifth and third place under Lamiroy's belt already in 2006, the Geordie took control early on with an 8 point 8 wave score on his opening ride leaving Matt Capel, Llewellyn Whittaker and Michah Lester with too much to do in the three to four feet waves. Lamiroy last won the overall BPSA title three years ago and is pushing hard going into the autumn run-in.
Lester, who was born in Austratia and now lives in Newquay, chased hard but failed to find the elusive high-scoring wave to take runners' up spot in the Open division.
Whittaker, renowned for his powerful back-hand surfing, was third and also picked up the FSO powerful move award with a huge forehand gouge.
Earlier in t the contest, Bron Heussenstamm, the new Hot Tuna Team Rider flew in from the US to compete before heading to Portugal to start the WQS campaign, was in round one and blew away all competition in his first two heats showing his WQS credibility with a series of quick backhand vertical turns.
Unsponsored Eugene Tollemache, from South Devon, was also surfing really well and also won his opening heats as well as holding the Freerange Sports Optics Most Powerful Move until the end of the day. It's less than a year since Tollemache returned from a serious neck injury that kept him out of competition for all of 2005.
Hot Tuna Euro Rider Toby Atkins cruised through his first heat after a 7.8 on his first wave leaving the others in his heat to play catch up. However he was not so fortunate in his second heat where he went out to a wave caught on the hooter.
In the grom's U12 contest, Harry Timson was the clear standout in his division. Lewis Clinton and Toby Donachie were ripping in the U’16’s while Gwen Spurlock showed why she was one of the UK’s future stars in the girls U’16’s event.
In the women’s event, Nicole Morgan and Robyn Davies were looking good and the title would surely be going home with one of the two.
In the Under 12’s final, Luke Dillon just snatched victory over an in-form Harry Timson while Stuart Campbell just had the edge over Alex Baker in the U’16’s.
Previous to the men’s final were the Women’s open and the U’16 girls event! Nicole Morgan claimed the Open while Holly Donnelly claimed the U’16’s.
[Carissa Moore (in yellow) receiving the winner's prize]
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ASP International has announce the inception of their fourth regional branch, ASP Australasia
Twenty-six-year-old Pablo Guitierrez took top honours in the Superbock Pro in Portugal after defeating fellow Portugeuse surfer Eduardo Fernandes in the final
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