Fat Face Night Surf Grommet Event
UK Pro Surf Tour (UK PST)
Stop No 2 of 7 on 2008 UK PST
29th June, 2008
Lusty Glaze Beach, Newquay Cornwall
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The Fat Face Night Surf Grommet competition took place over the weekend.
The crowd at Lusty Glaze Beach enjoyed top surfing action with the strong field of young surfers making the most of the pumping waves ensuring the future looks bright for the British surfing scene.
Zoe Shealth from the Isle of Wight took 1st place in the Under 16 girls competition and enjoyed a solid performance throughout the heats to take the final. Lucy Campbell from Woolacombe took 2nd place, followed by Poppy Barlow-Griffin from Penzance in 3rd position and Gabi Rowe from Looe came 4th.
One of the highlights of the day was watching the champagne spraying style celebrations by the youngsters, all supplied with fizzy apple juice!
Winner of the under 16 girls Zoe Sheath from the Isle of Wight said: “I really enjoyed this event and am very pleased with my win. Conditions were tricky at times, however it was the same for all of us.”
Everyone involved in the event felt that this was one of the best, if not the best Fat Face Night Surf yet, with everything coming together to produce the ultimate platform for the surfing talent to shine. Will Blair, marketing manager, Fat Face, comments: “Watching the upcoming stars was inspiring and it was great to see so many talented youngsters, it certainly boads well for the future of British surfing.”
David Reed, contest director for the Fat Face Night Surf and tour commented: “We would like to thank Fat Face for once again sponsoring this important contest on the surfing calendar and also Lusty Glaze for allowing us to host this event” adding “This event has not only allowed the surfers the opportunity to show how well they can surf, but also given the surfers a chance to raise their profile and one day possibly make a career out of the sport as a professional athlete”.
