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WWW.WAXHEADS
.COM EVENT UPDATE 29 8 10
Chris
Homer
VETERAN
COWRIE’S CHARGER CHRIS HOMER CLAIMS THE CROWN
2010 Rip Curl King Of The Rock in memory of Mark Clifford & Marc Prpic
They
came from as near as 100m up the road and as far as The Canary Islands
but at the end of the day it was veteran Cowries charger, Chris Homer
who beat 2009 champ Matt Smith, in a final that went down to the
wire, to claim the crown in the "2010 Rip Curl King Of The Rock",
the contest held in memory of Mark Clifford and Marc Prpic.
Homer was on fire from the opening wave of his round one heat but
the question on everyone's lips was whether the 43 year old Warilla surfer
and shaper, riding one of his own creations, would have the staying power
to last the full five rounds in the very strong field made up of local
"Rock" specialists,
Nicl Squires
The
current Illawarra Open Champion Nick Squiers as well as a brace
of youthful, imports of the calibre of Werri's Matt Gale and Culburra's
talented Watson brothers.
The 4-6 foot southerly swell,coupled with shifting winds and a full range
of tide provided some excellent but tricky conditions throughout the day.
The famed, high-scoring "Rock" barrells , were present,but elusive
and unforgiving.As the tide dropped many surfers paid the ultimate price
of a trip to the reef for taking off a little too deep looking for that
extra couple of points from the judges.
Matt
Gale, with his impressive aerial attack, just pipped the power and
speed of Jordy Watson to take out the juniors while Culburra's
Louis Gillick surfed beyond his years to finish the highest placed
Cadet.
In the Masters it was Jason Kelly who got the Rock and nailed the
essence of the event in his acceptance speech by praising the respect
and fairness shown by all competitors in and out of the water on the day.
Matt Gale
The
presentation crowd was both moved and delighted when Meg Clifford,
Mark's mum, presented Chris Homer with his $1000 Rip Curl watch.
THANK
YOUS
The organising committee would firstly like to thank all of the competitors.
Without you taking up the challenge there would be no King Of The Rock.
Your surfing was awesome and was only surpassed by your sportsmanship
.
Secondly, we would like to thank our major contest sponsor, RIP CURL for
coming on board this year with some right royal prizes. We would particularly
like to thank their Team and Promotions Manager Ryan Fletcher, South Coast
Rep. Mick Peters and Product & Shipping Co-Ordinator Tim Stevenson
for their efforts in both catering to our every need and getting everything
to us on time ( and I'm talking about a 24hr turn around!) "Go The
Curl!" We're looking forward to having you back next year.
Ty Watson
To
our major club sponsors; Beach Street Surfscene, ahm,G.J.Gardner Homes,
Macey's Electrical, Wal's Pharmacy, CHC, COMPUSURF and COPE electrical
THANK YOU!
It's your continued support of the club that keeps us going. Thanks to
our local event sponsors:Longboard Pale Ale, SWAY, Relish, The Green Poppy,
Pines Surf Academy, Bing Lee and Mick McCormack Plumbing for your valuable
support.
A special thank you to club members Brian Laycock, Jeff Thomas, Wayne
Williamson, Wayne Schneider ,Norm Rodgers, Glen McEwan and Mick Matthesius
for their time and efforts that ensured smooth running on the day( ring
me up and abuse me if I left anyone out!).
Thank you to Rusty Moran our man on the charts and lastly a very
special thank you to Terry Day for the fantastic job done keeping us on
an even keel as head judge.
The countdown is on, KOTR 2011 is ONLY 12 months away!
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