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News Stokes crown

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Stockes captures the BPSA in Newquay by George Mojo

13/03/2005:// British champion Alan Stokes has added the British professional title to impressive title tally.

The Cornish surfer secured top spot on the BPSA tour after making the final of the Gul Newquay Open.

The Animal/Salomon team rider finished third in the final behind Byron Bay's Josh Lewin and Sennen's John Buchorski.

Runners-up spot saw Buchorski climb from 16th place in the rankings to third.

Newquay's Mark Harris ended the season on a high. His fourth place finish in the final secured second spot overall in the series.

Four times British champion Lee Bartlett was pushed back into fourth place after losing to Harris by half a point earlier in the contest.

A reverse air won Oli Adams the Freerange Best Air Award.

Cornish teacher Kay Holt took the women's BPSA title.

Other awards went Matt Capel, from South Devon, as the most up-and-coming surfer of the year; U18 British girl's champion Beth Mason won the women's Rookie of the Year; the Most Inspirational Surfer of the Year went to 50-year-old Jed Stone; while former Plymouth University Surf Club captain Sam Lamiroy was voted the best BPSA surfer in a readers poll at Wavelength Magazine.

Contest Director Dave Reed told BBC Guernsey the season had been one of the best ever: "One of the many highlights were the waves at Thurso East in Scotland, the waves were world class. In fact every venue had it's own special feel.

"The focus in the New Year will be the 2005 tour and our speciality event at Arugam Bay, in Sri Lanka."

Gul Newquay BPSA Event:
- 1st Josh Lewan (Aus)
- 2nd John Buchorski (Sennen)
- 3rd Alan Stokes (Newquay)
- 4th Mark Harris (newquay)

Women's BPSA Event:
- 1st Kay Holt (Newquay)
- 2nd Robyn Davies (Helston)
- 3rd Sarah Bentley (St Agnes)
- 4th Nicole Morgan (ireland)

Freerange Airshow:
- 1st Oli Adams (Newquay)
- 2nd Toby Atkins (Aus)
- 3rd Matt Daniels (S Africa)

Freerange Most Progressive Manoeuvre: Reubyn Ash (bude)

Final BPSA 2004 Tour standings:
Open:
- 1st Alan Stokes (Newquay)
- 2nd Mark Harris (Newquay)
- 3rd John Buchorski (sennen)

BPSA Women:
- 1st Kay Holt (Newquay)
- 2nd Sarah Bentley (St Agnes)
- 3rd Nicola Bunt (St Agnes)

BPSA Juniors:
- 1st Matt Capel (S Devon)
- 2nd Oli Adams (Newquay)
- 3rd Johnny Fryer (I of Wight)

Surfing headlines
Event 2 underway at Ala Moana Bowls tomorrow	Surfers fly at Moskito tour finals	Donachie retains Newquay grom title

[TJ Barron en-route to victory in Macy's E-Series Event #1 at Maili Point]	[Tassy Swallow]	[Toby Donachie]
The second of three events comprising the Macy's E-Series, presented by ASP Hawaii, will get underway as early as tomorrow at Ala Moana Bowls, surf pending	A Hundred groms from across the country congregated on Fistral Beach in Newquay to pit their wits and talents for the Moskito Surf Tour 2008 presented by Electric, Santa Cruz, Globe and FCS	St Merryn�s Toby Donachie fought one of the hardest contest battles of his career this weekend to ensure that he retained his title as the Quiksilver King of the Groms
Surfing worth millions to North Devon	Donachie top seed at Fistral	Project surfable to launch in England

[Surfers at Saunton Sands]	[Constantine Bay's Toby Donachie]	[Dave Manley]
A new survey obtained by Drift has shown that surfing is worth �52 million annually to North Devon and supports around 1,500 jobs in the area	Constantine Bay's Toby Donachie will be defending his Cornish Quiksilver King of the Groms title in Newquay	Surf Relief, one of the UK�s leading surfing charities, is launching Project Surfable through a network of surf schools across England

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