Post by FistralBay on Jul 21, 2008 18:08:15 GMT
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On 21 September 2006 Fistral Beach hosted the BSA's invitational Gold Rush Big Wave Competition. During the competition, which was scheduled to coincide with a large swell, Fistral saw surf of over 8ft caused by the weakened Hurricane Gordon reaching the UK. The winner of the £1000 prize money was 28 year old Scott Eastwood of the Channel Islands, who scored a perfect 10 in the final.[1]
Also fistral beach hosts the Ripcurl boardmasters festival which is a large world wide competition , the prize money currently being $20,000.
On 21 September 2006 Fistral Beach hosted the BSA's invitational Gold Rush Big Wave Competition. During the competition, which was scheduled to coincide with a large swell, Fistral saw surf of over 8ft caused by the weakened Hurricane Gordon reaching the UK. The winner of the £1000 prize money was 28 year old Scott Eastwood of the Channel Islands, who scored a perfect 10 in the final.[1]
Also fistral beach hosts the Ripcurl boardmasters festival which is a large world wide competition , the prize money currently being $20,000.