Seaside Vacations

The Volcom Cooterfish surf contest was on the Outer Banks last Sunday, and it just so happens that last Sunday ended up being one of the top OBX surf days of the year.  Sure Hurricane Bill and Tropical Storm Danny passed the Outer Banks in late August to throw some giant surf at the barrier islands, but it’s usually the unexpected surf sessions that turn out just right.

Luckily for the Cooterfish contestants, last Sunday was one of those low profile days where all of the conditions line up just right…the only thing missing was sunny skies, but who needs sun with head high barrels rolling in?  The skies were overcast with occasional showers passing through, but the water was in the low 70’s, the beaches were empty, and there were plenty of 6 – 8 foot, clean sets rolling in for all the surfers lining the OBX breaks.

Cooterfish Highlights:

Ladies Division:
Maria Kuzmovich of Daytona Beach, Fl took the title, but Chelsea Grisham was a close second.

Groms Division:
Since the Eastern Surf Association Championships ended a day before in poor conditions at the Hatteras lighthouse, most of the finalists from the Easterns made up the Cooterfish. Taking wins in both the Easterns Boys division as well as the Cooterfish was Cam Richards. Following close behind Cam was Florida’s Daniel Glenn. Taking third and almost taking home the Electric Move of the Day was Pat Schmidt.

Juniors Division:
It’s been a great couple weeks for Nick Rupp — over the last two weeks Rupp won two Volcom events and backed up his 2008 Easterns victory with a repeat this year in the Juniors. Taking second place behind Rupp was Chris Tucker while Evan Barton secured his spot in the VQS champs by taking the third spot.

Pro-Am:
Noah Snyder nailed down a solid tube to tailslide combo while Spencer Reagan was flying high off of just about every section he found. It took Michael Powell’s combination of two waves, an 8.5 on his first and then in the last three minutes of the final a double pit for 10s across the board from the judges. The beach erupted and Michael got a proper beer bath from the rest of the finalist and whoever else was nearby with a cold one in hand. Noah ended up with a runner up finish as well as winning Electric’s Volt Thrower Award. Sitting oh so close behind Noah was California’s own Spencer Reagan.

Thanks to Surfline for a great summary of the action.