Saltrock Open
Stop No 2 of 9 on 2011 UK PST
Croyde Beach, North Devon
Whitsun weekend - 28th 29th 30th May 2011
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Johnny Fryer wins The Saltrock Open!
The Saltrock Open 2011 went off in style this bank holiday weekend and ended with crowning a new champion – congratulations Johnny Fryer!
The Saltrock Open stole the show on what is now the busiest weekend of the year in Croyde, and an awesome view of the contest ground gave visitors a real buzz as they rounded Downend Point and came into Croyde. The waves were better than expected reaching 3 -4 ft on Sunday although it did drop off on Monday, and everyone who came to watch saw numerous great performances from the UKs top surfers.
The Men’s Open was strongly contested as predicted and was rounded off by a great final. The lead went back and forth throughout the final with Alan Stokes leading most of the way, then Russell Winter came back strongly only to be overtaken by new champion Johnny Fryer on the last wave of the heat.
The Women’s Open was won by Australian surfer Amy Stewart, and local Stuart Campbell put in a great performance to win the Pro Junior event.
The King of Watersports awards for the highest scoring waves went to Russell Winter with an 8.67 and to Lucy Campbell with an 8.5, both received on the final day of the contest.
UKPSA Director Dave Reed was stoked with how the event ran. “Another successful Saltrock contest despite the challenging conditions on the last day. With record entries and great support from Saltrock and Nike 6.0 as well as Marley Mellow Mood and Relentless plus numerous other organisations this well established event will go from strength to strength"
There was a great vibe at the contest with a good strong turnout and loads of spectators despite the grey skies and the rain! Christian Surfers did a great job keeping everyone well fed and watered with fabulous burgers, steaming teas and coffees and an endless supply of Relentless and Marley’s Mellow Mood!
Well done to everybody who entered – it was a great competition and we’re already looking forward to The Saltrock Open 2012!
Results
Mens Open
1st Johnny Fryer
2nd Russ Winter
3rd Alan Stokes
4th Jayce Robinson
Women’s Open
1st Amy Stewart
2nd Gwen Spurlock
3rd Lucy Campbell
4th Celine Gehret
Pro Junior
1st Stuart Campbell
2nd Alex Baker
3rd Luis Eyre
4th Luke Dillon
U16 Boys
1st Will Davey
2nd Harry DeRoth
3rd Max Payne
4th Angus Scotney
U16 Girls
1st Lucy Campbell
2nd Flora Lawton
3rd Emilie Currie
4th Georgia Timson
U12 Final
1st Liam Murray Strout
2nd Cieran Hughes
3rd Gabriel Ley
4th Sonny Timson
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