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08/06/2005:// Current European Longboard Champion Sam Bleakley has won the British Open title for the first time.
The Sennen surfer, who is recovering from a knee injury sustained while training in Noosa, surfed through the pain to take the title with his trade mark super smooth style.
In a close final held in glassy 3 foot surf at Fistral Beach, in Newquay, Bleakley edged out newly-crowned English Champion Ben Skinner, from Jersey.
Ex British, Welsh and European Champion Chris 'Guts' Griffiths, who not only came 3rd in the Open final but also took the Masters and Senior titles, along with fellow Welshmen Elliot Dudley completed the Open final line-up.
Defending champion Lee Ryan bowed out in the semi's along with Welsh number one Dan Harris.
Plymouth University's Malcolm Findlay narrowly missed out on the Veterans title to Steve Lynton due to his second interference call of the competition.
A record number of surfers entered the Women's division with Juliet Marlow from North Devon taking the title ahead of Dominique Kent.
Regaining his form after losing the English title to James Parry, Adam Griffiths took the Junior Division.
This year saw the restoration of the Home Nations Trophy, which went to England.
British Longboard 2005 Results Open 1 Sam Bleakley England 2 Ben Skinner Jersey 3 Chris Griffiths Wales 4 Elliot Dudley Wales
Women 1 Juliet Marlow England 2 Dominique Munroe England 3 Nina Blake Jersey 4 Emma Fitzhenry England
Junior 1 Adam Griffiths England 2 Joe Davies Jersey 3 Ben Haworth England 4 James Parry England
Masters 1 Chris Griffiths Wales 2 Eric Davies England 3 Tim Mellors England 4 Shaun Marlow England
Veterans 1 Stephen Lynton England 2 Malcolm Findlay Scotland 3 Eric Davies England 4 Vic Danks England
Senior 1 Chris Griffiths Wales 2 Chris Webb England 3 Colin Bright Wales 4 Tim Mellors England
Cornwall's Russell Winter has had a superb start at the Buondi Billabong Pro in Portugal notching up one of the top four heat scores of the competition so far
Cornwall's Ruebyn Ash put in a superb performance to reach his second European Pro Junior final of the season
Skins "King of the Groms" Contest and Spencer Hargraves raise £800
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