Pic: above from GowerLive and The Wormshead Hotel, Rhossili offering waves all day today with protection from the Southerly winds just like the headland at South Fistral does.
Talking of Fistral it has been pretty quiet there at the moment with 60 or so of the top local surfers all in Sri Lanka enjoying good swell and contest conditions report from first two days is below. Before that though a quick well done to my hero 'Mr Kelly Slater' for winning in Brazil, next leg is J-Bay with one of our local Gower boys heading out there we should get some good pictures for the blog.
UKPSA Sri Lanka Surf Championships- Arugam Bay, Day One
After a four year absence the UK PRO SURF TOUR returns to Arugam Bay.
The tour was the first to return after the Tsunami, and now is returning after the civil conflict has ended.
For the first day of the event the surfers were treated to 3-4ft excellent surf.
The stand performances came from all the top surfers, with Johnny Fryer scoring the highest points in the second heat of the day.
The locals were not to be outdone with Asanka creating the upset of the round. Defeating an on form Toby Donachie and Danny Wells to progress to the third round of the event.
Asanka said;
“ It’s great to welcome back the UK Pro surf tour to Arugam Bay. I love to watch the UK surfers and hopefully try to learn from them. It’s also great for the local economy and promotes tourism”
Johnny Fryer who had the highest scoring wave of the day (9.33 out of a possible 10)
also commented;
“ I’ve always loved this wave and stoked to be back here this year. The heat was so much fun, felt really relaxed. I feel confident I’ll do well.”
Tomorrow the swell forecast is to get even bigger which will provide an opportunity for another fantastic day of surfing.
Event organisers would like to thank SriLanka Airlines, Sri Lanka Tourism and Crystal Holidays for making the event happen.
For further information check out website www.ukprosurf.com
UKPSA Sri Lanka Surf Championships-Arugam Bay- Day Two
For the second day of the event competitors were greeted with perfect 4-6ft pumping waves at Arugam Bay.
Round 2 started off this morning with some exciting action from all the top surfers. Of the Sri Lankan surfers K Dulip performed the best advancing into round three.
Round three was set for a great start with the swell continuing to increase and a feel good atmosphere at the contest site.
From heat one the standard of surfing was some of the best seen for a British event.
Highlights included stand out performances from Lee Bartlett Newquay in heat one
Lee Bartlett;
“ The best thing about this event is being able to surf Arugam Bay with just three other guys. I hope to keep going and surf as many heats as possible!”
CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
Micah Lester Australia, Sam Lamroy Newcastle and Mark Harris Newquay also progressed with some exceptional surfing. But the surprise of the round was Lewis Clinton defeating Alan Stokes. (who both progressed to the quarter finals)
Lewis commented on his heat;
“The waves were really fun, some super good ones. I was struggling to find a good wave but managed to get a rhythm going and picked off a good wave to get an 8.33”
The biggest upset of the contest came in heat seven with Mitch Corbett and Andrew griffin putting in solid performances to knock out hot favourite Reubyn Ash.
.Sri Lankan Airlines are contributing a free return ticket for the surfer with the highest wave score, currently held by Johnny Fryer.
The solid swell is forecast to continue through into the final day of the event tomorrow.
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