Obx Day One Recap
Photos and words by Woody Harris
The contest organizers started things off this morning on the Outer Banks with a bang; the pro heats were one of the first rounds run on the scorching, moist Carolina morning. The conditions for the early heats weren’t the best due to the low tide, but definitely contestable. The pros still made the the best of the glassy knee high right to left liners, especially the regular footers who took advantage of the soft, feathery waves.
The standouts from today were all regular footers, who were masterfully floating their way a hundred yards down the beach on minimally sized waves. Jason Wilson proved that he is still one of the best east coast forehand riders around, Brad Domke was turning heads left and right with technical wizardry as usual, Dave Armstrong was shredding on a board that is properly sized for him, about 5 and a half foot tall, and up-and comer Blair Conklin was effortlessly linking insane combos down the faces of the clean, murky lines.
Expect the pros to start competing at around 11 or 12 tomorrow morning, so get there early! The conditions should resemble today, offshore winds, fun liners, and extremely hot, so if you’re planning on coming down to the beach don’t forget your sunblock!
Results from day one below.
Round One
Erick Rosenberry 1
Sam Stinnett 2
Morgan Just 3
Stephen Bradford 4
John Akerman 1
Brandon Sears 2
Keith Fanning 3
Rob Morris 4
Derek Shenton 1
Max Smetts 2
Quinton Good 3
Woody Harris 4
Dave Scott 1
Teddy Vlasis 2
Michael Brickle 3
Joey Antonelli 4
Brad Domke 1
Dave Armstrong 2
Tim Fulton 3
Round Two
Dave Armstrong 1
Max Smetts 2
Paulo Prietto 3
Eric Rosenberry 4
Brad Domke 1
Sam Stinnett 2
Jake Stinnett 3
Derek Shenton 4
Blair Conklin 1
John Akerman 2
Teddy Vlasis 3
Jason Wilson 1
Dave Scott 2
Brandon Sears 3
Day one photos
Wheres the local rippers? i know the talent here is ridiculous and still I only see photos of the same old west coasters…. tsk tsk.
/domke as well. Never fraud his florida roots like that… haha
if you look real close in one of these pics you can see my husband