Non SD County kneelos rule! This event was a success because of your stoke and committment. SD only had 4 kneelos in the contest. Thanks to all who made the trek down twice, and EQ, TomLinn, and Wayne Kopit for showing the 1st week when it was victory at sea.
Nice to meet Randy Reed for the 1st time as well.
Jack kept his unbeaten streak alive winning the 3rd heat. Unfortunately for Jack he had to tend to a prior committment and couldn't surf in the final.
Final results
1: Tom Backer
2: Brad Colwell
3: Mike Garrett
4: Greg Shewman
5: Eric Osland
6: Darcy Murphine
7: Randy Reed
Tom's trophy is so cool I asked him to post a photo of it. So don't think he's showing off or something
Thanks again to RW!
-Brad
Tom B didn't I teach you anything about hussling beers, you don't owe anyone, you apropriate one, or share one, or flat out take one, but never, never owe one. By the way nice job down there at the surfer bowl. I'm watching all of this and wishing I was there. Jon
The wonderful trophy RW created is posted in the photo gallery. I hope we can create a tradition of creating our own unique trophies for the kneeboard contests. Jon Manss created last years Santa Cruz contest trophies, who could/would do it this year? Brad thanks for setting this up, and Jon Manss, I'm still a grasshopper, I know I still owe you but .......
tom
I talked to Bob Welsh last night and he corrected me on the artist who created the surfer bowl trophy, The artists name is John Rankin. The artist who created the resin casted sun is John Dana, whos artwork can be seen in Balboa park in San Diego, A 45 year old mold was used to cast the resin sun. I understand he recreates paintings by Paul Gauguin that are so accurate they have been mistaken for the real thing, A retrospective of Gauguins work is traveling the United States right now, check it out.
tom
You can view and purchase prints and other goodies. She was shooting from the pier, so if you were going left she didn't get you. But she did get some nice shots of Tom, Eric, Halfman, Ed, and Brad I think too. Check 'em out!
