The fight for Fiji: Surf trip to paradise
by Dickie O’Reilly Larry Burke and Dane McConahue carry Kelly Zaun up the beach following his victory in the South Bay Boardriders Contest Series. Photo by Mike Balzer Years from now, The Spyder/South Bay Bay Boardriders open men’s finals will be remembered as one of the most memorable and contentious inSouth Bay history. Advancing to the finals were six of the South Bay’s top surfers. Two of them, Mira Costa grad Dane Zaun, 21, and El Segundo grad Matt Pagan, 20, are competing on the World Qualifying Series tour of the Association of Surfing Professionals. Though neither was still in contention for this year’s Boardriders series title, their finishes in the May 12 contest were certain to impact who did win the open men’s s title. At stake was the biggest prize ever awarded at a South Bay surf contest – a $10,000, all expenses paid trip for two to Fiji, aboard Air Pacific. For the second year in a row, the final contest of the six-contest series was set for the south side of the Manhattan Beach pier. Spyder Surf once again had taken on the presenting sponsor role and brought in raised scaffolding for the judges, wave by wave commentary for the crowd, and significant prizes for the…
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