The British Longboard Tour hit Saunton, North Devon on the 9th and 10th of May 2009.
I had been looking forward to this contest as it gave me the chance to compete against the top the Longboarders in Britain, at my homebreak.
We were met with typical contest conditions. 2ft onshore with a dropping tide for the 1st round heats. I successfuly made it through this round and by the time the 1/4 finals were on, the surf picked up with the push, to good 3ft. This heat went well for me and so it was on to the semi's. The surf was now cooking with 4-5 foot sets pulsing through, but the contest had to be postponed to the sunday due to the setting sun blinding the judges.
I awoke the next morning to blue sky and a gentle offshore breeze. Straight to the beach, to see the swell from yesterday had dropped off. However a fun glassy 2 foot remained. The semi was a toughly fought affair, with everyone getting good waves. I finished 3rd in it, which halted my proceedings in the comp, but gave me a 5th place finish overall.
The final was 1. Ben Skinner 2. Ben Howarth 3. Elliot Dudley 4.Ben Howey
I received the Shane Hickman Memorial Trophy, for being the highest Hotdogger in the contest.
A good weekend!
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