The first Winter Surf hit Kite Beach today bringing super waves and wind conditions. Side off shore wind kept it clean. "OP2" was working offering head high clean right handers breaking back into the channel. With that said, the "Method Right Hander" had all the action... well over head offering countless peaks and long right handers. Gordon Gannon (OPG) and John Holzhall (Methodo) went wave 4 wave...twice riding the same big right hander. Both made a bunch of drops...made most of them and missed a few, the good news is no surfers got taken out in the process, but they were told to "...paddle or get out da way!" Both surfers took it well.
Winner:
John and Gordon ended up with the same wave count but Gannon got hot at the end going 5 for 5 to win today's Golden Coco. In this event, percentage matters!
Gannon: "...that was fun surf !"
Seasons Standings:
Gannon jumps out to a early 1-0 lead for the Winter Surf Season and is almost certain to win the
"MASTERs at Encuentro" November 5th and 6th. This event will be scored the same as one storm for the over all DR National Paddle Board Championships. Holzhall will be off island during during the event, weakening the field.
Holzhall "at this point Gordon is clearly head and shoulders over the other competitors. I'll be shocked if OPG leaves the coco on the table. With that said, any one can show up for the MASTERS so we will just have to see what happens. Wish I could be there!"
Hurrican Season 2009
It was close for a while, then John Holzhall pulled away and won the last two named storms to become the Unofficial 2009 Hurricane Season Dominican National Paddle Boarding Champion. Hurricane activity is not expected for the remainder of 2009.
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