Zaun wins surf series, Air Pacific Fiji trip
[scrollGallery id = 372] Photos by Mike Balzer The worse the surf got, the more intense the competition became during the Spyder Surf/South Bay Boardriders contest Saturday at the Manhattan Beach pier. Ratcheting up the intensity was an Air Pacific trip for two to Fiji for the competitor who finished with the most points in the six-contest series. Derek Brewer started the day with a commanding, 200 point lead, after having surfed over his head in the previous three contests, racking up a first, a second and a third. Another appearance in the finals would almost certainly have given him the series championship. But Brewer failed to advance out of his first round heat. That opened the door for recently retired pro Sean Burrell, and former Mira Costa stand-out Kelly Zaun, who were in second and third place, respectively, in the series. Burrell advanced to Saturday’s finals with second place finishes in his first two heats. Zaun won his first two heats to advance to the finals. The morning low tide, outside sandbars and waist high waves gave the competitors plenty to work with in the early heats. But by the time the open men’s finals began in the mid afternoon, the tide was high and…
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