SECRETSPOT/BOMB COMP SERIES 2006 - October 21/22

The Winter leg of 'The Bomb Comp Series' is coming soon. The Northern surf comp series from the Summer kicks off with the first of three legs to take place in Aberdeen at the end of the month. After the success of the Scarborough comp during May, there is a great vibe going into this Winter series with plenty of interest so far and the tour having grown by two stops.

The Summer series saw some excellent surfing performances with plenty of people wanting to be crowned the don of the town. There will be five catagories, Open, Junior (under-16), Novice, Longboard and Ladies so there's something there for everyone. As usual there will be plenty of free giveaways, suits, boards, trainers etc... RipCurl will be demo-ing the latest BOMB wetsuits along side demo-boards from various brands so come along and take the opportunity to test some kit. There might even be a few BBQ burgers and hotdogs up for grabs weather permitting.

UPDATE : THURSDAY 19TH OCT

THE CONTEST IS ON PEOPLE!!!... SEE YOU AT 8AM FOR REGISTRATION.

Report

Saturday 21st October was the date for the Secret Spot / Rip Curl Bomb Comp Series in Scarborough. After a lot of tension in the week building up to the event, due to the changeable chart, we couldn't have wished for better surf conditions on the day.
With solid 3ft sets rolling in, the stage was set for a great days surfing. Registration was at 8am and the turnout was fantastic with plenty of competitors in all categories including Juniors, Novice, Longboard, Masters and the Open.
The comp finally got underway at 9.00am with heats from two different categories running alongside each other due to the number of competitors!
The 20 minute heats ran consecutively all day with the surf remaining consistently solid and clean. The standard of surfing was very high too, which made the judges jobs that bit harder. Most places in the heats were decided by just 0.5-1 point which made it a nail biting race to the final.
The semi-finals were contested in the best conditions of the day, with perfect shoulder to head high rights pumping through, giving all the competitors a chance to open their bag of tricks!! The wave of the day went to James Turner with a screaming right hander that guaranteed his place in the final.
The finals of all categories were held in slightly bumpy conditions as the waves started to backwash against the wall at North Bay. But this just made the contest more fun and close, with Icky and James neck a neck in the open and Joss and Sandy battling wave for wave in the juniors.
Funniest wave of the day was probably Scotty almost getting a wall ride as he rode a wave right into the backwash! The whole of the final was watched by a packed out North Bay with no gaps in the railings due to people spectating!
After the close fought finals, prizes were given out at the Rip Curl tent as the near high tide waves came crashing over the wall - soaking a few of the contestants too!! The results are:

The event came to a close with a good night out for everyone that was involved, with drinks at Bar2b then onto Vivaz! for some amping rock tunes courtesy of Vallen Brosa. Needless to say, the line-up was quite empty on Sunday morning with most people nursing sore heads!

Secret Spot would like to thank everyone who took part in the Bomb comp and everyone who helped make the day a success, especially: Rip Curl, Dangerous Brands, Vivaz, Vallen Brosa, Scarborough Malibu Club, Jay and all the Judges.

Bring on next year!!

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