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27/06/2007:// Australian Jarrad Sullivan left three of Britain's top surfers in the shade after winning the Fat Face Night Surf final in Cornwall.
Better wave selection at Lusty Glaze Beach, in Newquay, gave Sullivan victory over Russell Winter, Shaun Skilton and Mark Harris at Lusty Glaze Beach.
It was the first defeat for Winter in a BPSA UK tour event although the former World Championship Tour professional did win the Relentless money manoeuvre’ for best floater seen over the duration of the event.
The Night Surf was the second leg of the UK Pro Surf Tour and attracted surfers from all over the south west and the rest of Britain.
Winter, ‘Skippy’ Skilton and Sulliven all started strongly in the competiton as did Mark ‘Egor’ Harris who showed off some excellent surfing in the most challenging conditions seen yet on the tour this year.
Harris swept through his heats to book his place in the last four. Floodlights were used to light up the beach and water for the final. It was Sullivan though who made the most of the tricky surf conditions selecting the better waves coming through with great skill and judgement allowing him to provide bigger and better manoeuvres.
Unfortunately for Winter, he only managed to select waves that opened up for one manoeuvre and this was not enough to topple of the Australian.
Sulliven was delighted with his peformance: “Thanks to all the sponsors for a great event and thanks to Dave Reed, contest director, and the team for a great opportunity in competing within the Uk Pro Tour and I hope to continue competing in other upcoming events within the tour”.
In the women’s division with Newquay-based Holly Donnelly has taken a lead on the tour after winning the final. Despite the small surf, the fifteen year old was ideally equipped to deal with them beating last year's title holder Ireland's Nicole Morgan.
Donnelly also secured second place in the under 16 girls division. In the Longboard division Chris Thompson, of Newquay, defeated challengers from all over the country to take the title.
Newquay based grom Harry Timson showed off some spectacular surfing maintaining his Pro Groms title and holding the lead on the tour for what could be seen the second year running.
Timson has won both events this year and is yet to express fantastic surfing ability throughout the year. “I had a great final although the conditions were challenging. The sets were pretty inconsistent but I made the most of what was there by picking the better set waves, ” he said.
Gwen Spurlock won the under 16’s division, securing her title for another year, showing off some better manoeuvres of the day making the most of the set waves coming through.
North Devon's Stuart Campbell took the under 16’s boys title beating Tom Good, Constantine Bay's Toby Donachie and Lewis Clinton in the finals.
Dave Reed contest director said: “This is the seventh annual Fat Face night series event and it was a great success. The conditions were most challenging, however, all surfers excelled themselves and have furthermore shown how competitive and professional surfing has become in the UK."
The next leg of the tour will be the ‘Hot Tuna Open’, over the August bank holiday.
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