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Big Kiwi Scores In Scotland |
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Written by Ben Kennings
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Thursday, 14 April 2011 |
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Jay Quinn - Image Bernhard Ritzer
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Richard Christie (NZL) 21, stamped his mark on the second leg of the O’Neill Cold Water Classic held at Thurso East, Scotland today surfing to the highest heat score on day.
The ASP sanctioned six star event saw some of the world’s top surfers offer
incredible displays of surfing in clean 6ft (1.5m) barrelling rights at Thurso
East.
Christie rode two excellent waves exiting throaty deep barrels combined with
huge front-side hacks to achieve a massive two-wave total of 17.50 out of 20
and advance through to Round Two of competition.
“I saw the guys getting barrelled in the heats before me and I went out there
thinking the same thing that I wanted to get one of those as well. I felt
relaxed and it just kept pumping and it was great to get a couple of runners.
To get in the tunnel.” (laughs). It is so good to get back to Europe and to Scotland
again,” continued Christie. “With the waves as fun as they are today I hope
that it just keeps up.”
Christie defeated Kilian Garland (USA), Stuart Campbell (GBR) 8.83 and Joackim Petersen Guichard (NOR) 8.67 in his heat and
will now face Teppei Tajima (JPN), Brandon Jackson (ZAF) and Leonardo Neves
(BRA) in the Round of 48.
Christie was joined by Kiwi companions Jay Quinn (Gis) and Billy Stairmand
(Rag) who progressed through their heats in first and second place respectively.
Quinn was the first of the three surfers to move through to the next round
where he will face his European opponents Tim Boal (FRA), Marlon Lipke (DEU)
and Gony Zubizarreta (ESP).
Stairmand will face off against Russell Winter (GBR), Lincoln Taylor (AUS) and Patrick
Bevan (FRA).
Cold winds and freezing waters were compensated with perfect swell lines
wrapping along the slab reef producing an excellent kick-off to stop nº2 of the
O'Neill Coldwater Classic Series 2011, the first event of which was held in New Zealand
during March.
The O’Neill Cold Water Classic Scotland is scheduled from April 13 -19, 2011.
For more information, and all upcoming results, photos, video highlights, press
releases and LIVE webcast log-on to; O’Neill Cold Water Classic or
ASP Europe.
The O’Neill Cold Water Classic Series will head to Canada
and Santa Cruz, California, USA
later this year.
O’NEILL CWC SCOTLAND ROUND ONE RESULTS
Heat 6: Jay Quinn (NZL) 12.16, Norman Landa (EUK) 11.70, Renato Galvao (BRA)
10.20, Perth Standlick (AUS) 9.53
Heat 9: Charles Martin (GLP) 11.00,
Billy Stairmand (NZL) 10.13, Jarrad Howse (AUS) 9.60, Joao Guedes (PRT) 9.50
Heat 16: Richard Christie (NZL)
17.50, Killian Garland (USA) 9.84, Stuart Campbell
(GBR) 8.83, Joackim Petersen Guichard (NOR) 8.67
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