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02/10/2007:// British bulldog Russell Winter blew up in perfect waves at Fistral beach to dominate the Animal British Cup, surfing with the cream of British surfers in a man on man format Russ took time off the WQS Tour to surf his home break and prove that he is still the number one power surfer in the UK. With no wind the waves were flawless and all the surfers were frothing to have some of the three to four foot surf.
Contest organizers and Animal made the call late on Friday afternoon to move the event from Tolcarne to Fistral once the fresh swell started to arrive, giving near perfect conditions at the UK’s premier surf contest venue.
Early standouts were Sam Lamiroy, Tom Butler and Animals riders Alan Stokes and Mitch Corbett. The man on man format was welcomed by the competitors allowing them to concentrate of their surfing rather than hassling for waves in a four man heat. The semi finals were held in possibly the best surf for a contest this year, classic A frame low tide peaks and the level of surfing was unbelievable as Russ raised the bar. He had an in-form Johnny Fryer, but not even a spectacular no hands punt air from Fryer could stop the Bulldog. He consistently tore apart set waves lifting buckets of spray in to the heavens drawing nines and tens for the judges. The other semi saw two of the hottest young talents battle it out for the right to face Russ in the final, Oli Adams laid some big turns down but couldn’t match the intensity of Matt Capel who just edged him out.
The final was almost text book for Russ who opened with an 8.12 and backed it up with a 9.33 to combo the young gun Capel. The only way back was to attempt a series of massive air manoeuvres that had the crowd on the beach gasping. A relaxed and smiling Russell thanked the sponsors and organisers on the podium saying that he had enjoyed the event enormously.
The event ran along side Longboard, Women’s and Junior categories. Jayce Robinson was a stand out in the Junior division winning all of his heats including the final with ease.
The Longboard on the other hand was a closely contested battle with some excellent rides and scores. Newquay’s Ben Skinner came out the victor in the tough final. In the Womens event, Irelands Easkey Britton And Animal team rider came out on top.
A fun event for the local schools was also part of this years Animals 20th year celebrations.
Results
Open
1. Russell Winter 2. Matt Capel 3. Johnny Fryer, Oli Adams
Longboard
1. Ben Skinner 2. Elliott Dudley 3. James Parry 4. Sam Bleakly
[TJ Barron en-route to victory in Macy's E-Series Event #1 at Maili Point]
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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
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