International Surf Festival Surf Contest 2014
Shortboard winner Tommy “Oatmeal” Lusk. photo by Haven On Saturday, August 2nd the International Surf Festival Surf contest took place in two to three feet waves just south of the Manhattan Beach Pier. With the first heat paddling at 7:30am, morning sickness greeted the contestants. By mid morning, the tide filled in and the onshore breeze chilled out providing favorable peaks. Cody Stamis. photo Shortboard 16 and up division winner,Tommy Lusk has many nicknames like “Oatmeal,” and “Tom Deep.” After shedding over 80 pounds over the last year, don’t call him a “fatty.” Lusk connected with the corner pocket rights with solid multiple whacks all the to the beach. Second place finisher, (and last year’s winner) Cody Stamos was only .5 behind Lusk. Stamos did the most critical hits of the contest. In the final, he was only one turn away from beating Lusk. Rumor has it, Lusk was on “victory,” lap through the many restaurants and bars in his home neighborhood of the Riviera Village after the contest still wearing the medal. photo Long or short, Candace Stalder did one of the most radical lip hits on her Dan Cobley blue longboard during the women’s final popping off the top and sticking…
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