The surf at the Sadler Beach access on April 10th was small but highly contestable... some beautiful waves came through. The biggest excitement of the morning was in the Open Mens final...
In the dying seconds, one of the bigger waves of the morning came through. Chris Igou caught it and surfed it as well as it could be surfed. Until that wave came through, the final was very tight, between Chance Bennett, Nick Isabella, and young Bradley Dunham.
Before that wave, Igou was trailing. You are scored on your top two waves, and Igou only had one good score to that point. He rode other waves, but he often fell while attempting difficult maneuvers. He needed a good wave, and he got it. He sealed the victory with some big, stylish maneuvers. Igou won both the Mens and the Open Mens categories.
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| Chris Igou, halfway through a stylish, heat-winning 360 |
Nick Isabella won the Mens Longboard division showing excellent style, hanging five toes off the nose of the board for an impossibly long time. The spectators seemed to enjoy the longboard heats the most, as the waves were just right for longboarding. At 49 years old Kevin Leary was hanging in there move for move with Nick Isabella. 14-year-old Skyler DeBerry put on quite a show on his longboard too. Each of them won their respective divisions.
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| A little tip time for Nick Isabella on contest day |
The second contest of the year in Fernandina is scheduled for May 8th, at the Scott Road beach access. Check in starts at 7:30. First heat goes on the water at 8am.
A few more shots from the day
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| Boys winner Jesse Chapman, all smiles as he hits the water for the Boys Final |
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| Rob Ruy, from ESA-sponsor Pipeline Surf Shop, cross-stepping in the Mens Longboard final Rob finished second behind Nick Isabella |
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| Young Gage Kropff, warming up for his heat down the beach. Lookin' stylish, Gage! |
Again, the next contest is May 8th at Scott Road. Questions? Email us at info@firstcoastsurfing.com or call Steve at 556-7785.
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