2010 Freewave finale

Awesome out of control conditions for the third and last round of the Wellington Freewave series for 2010.  40 knots plus at Lyall Bay and grunty logo southerly swell saw another reduced amount of entries. But enough for two heats, a repercharge and a final. 

Tweaking in the weekend - photo by Anton

Because the last two previous events were wave events, the last event was earmarked as a freestyle event. A compromise was reached on the beach to run the contest in the waves but with an emphasis on freestyle.Because it was so windy, freestyle moves were limited giving way to wave orientated moves - loops, backside aerials, wave riding and big f..ing jumps. 

Showing off the new board and new sail - pic by Anton

The final was quickly sorted and after a ten minute thrashing in the elements, the round and the freewave series were decided.  Clayton took the round and the crown for a consecutive year with a mix of old school freestyle and sold wave riding and jumps including a landed gu screw. I was runner up for the second round and a second place in the series again for 2010. Tim Haxell freestyle specialist took third place actually managing to hold down some freestyle moves in the extreme conditions.

Anton was photographer of the day - all his shots can be seen here.

Troy Purcell who squeaked into the final and 4th place has written a great account of the day from his perspective.