Wednesday, October 03, 2007
This info is passed on from the Santa Barbara Surf Club:
September 8 and 9:
Wow! What a weekend! A true milestone for the Santa Barbara Surf Club. No surprises for the end of this email here. This weekend the club sent 38 surfers to the MSA Classic and, in the end, walked away winners. That's right, the overall victor of the 2007 MSA Classic is the Santa Barbara Surf Club. To my knowledge (and anyone who knows otherwise, please correct me), this weekend's first place team finish at the MSA Classic, is the first time the club has finished in the top team slot overall at a coalition of surfing club's event. After taking second at MSA in 2004, 2005, and 2006, I guess the victory was merely a matter of time! Congrats to the whole team and to the club. Of course, winning a contest feels great, but for some reason, winning MSA's contest, after finishing ahead of them at the 2007 Call to the Wall also, feels even sweeter. Perhaps it's due to their last several years of playful insults they have tossed at us (BACKGROUND: For the past three years or so, ever since MSA "got" (i say "stole"), Brett and Cole Robbins from us, they have referred to the SBSC as the "MSA Farm Team", a remark we casually chuckle off, though isn't always nice to see the underdog win? I think so).
Anyway, to the specifics. Saturday saw remarkably fun waves coming thru 1st point Malibu, with a mere 6 surfers enjoying (see link for shots taken by Jon Shafer). 26 of our 38 surfers made it into the second round. These second days heats were held in albeit smaller waves, waist-stomach+ sets, but still fun. In the end, the club sent 18, yes 18 (e-i-g-h-t-t-e-e-n), surfers into the finals. I have no way to know for sure, but i am pretty sure that is a personal best for us. Now for the individual results:
14 and Under Boys:
Shane Milhollin - 2nd place
Tyler Milhollin - 5th place (this is Tyler's second Malibu Final of the Summer)
15-19 Men:
Spencer "(S)Pecker" Hayes - 4th place (this is Spencer's second Malibu Final of the Summer)
15-19 Women:
Chelsea Zaniboni - 4th place (this is Chelsea's second Malibu Final of the Summer)
20-34 Women
Kaley Swift - 2nd place (this is Kaley's second Malibu Final of the Summer)
Lindsey DalPozzo - 6th place (Lindsey surfed incredibly all weekend!)
20-29 Men:
Tyler Mitchell - 6th place (this is Tyler's second Malibu Final of the Summer)
30-39 Men:
Andrew Buck - 1st place
JP Garcia - 4th place
Tommy Dane - 5th place (this is Tommy's second Malibu Final of the Summer)
35+ Women:
Deb Trauntvein - 5th place (this is Deb's second Malibu Final of the Summer)
40-49 Men:
Wayne Rich - 4th place
50-59 Men:
Danny Bralver - 2nd place
Joel Baldwin - 3rd place
60-69 Men:
Michael Haskell - 4th place
Butch Linden - 5th place
70+ Men:
Frayne Higgesan - 5th place (this is Frayne's second Malibu Final of the Summer)
Mystery Heat:
Cody Craig - 4th place
Whew! What a list of finalist. Special congrats to Sarah Slaughter (15-19 Women) and Ashley Harris (15-19 Women) who surfed their first ever contest for the SBSC and surfed very well. Also, thanks to the MSA for their hard work, and everyone who surfed in this contest and helped make club history. You did the club very proud. Next contest we are intending on attending is the Windansea Contest at San Miguel Thanksgiving weekend. Contact me if interested.
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