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Newquay recapture inter clubs title from Croyde
by George Mojo
02/10/2006:// There was only two points in it at the end of play, but Newquay held on to recapture the British Inter-Club surfing title from North Devon rivals Croyde.
Boasting a squad of top surfers, it was the first time in seven years that Newquay had lifted the trophy.
Teams from the Isle of Wight, Cornwall, Wessex and from across Devon, made their way to the coast and hit the surf at Woolacombe Sands, in North Devon, in a friendly, yet highly competitive spirit.
With 10 teams in the heats and 60 surfers in the water, there was a closely fought battle at the top of the board.
Newquay had not entered a team since 1999 and following their participation in the Big Wave Gold Rush Contest, Gareth Llewellyn, Joe Moran and James Mitchell were keen to show their form alongside team members Josh Knowles, Nathanial Hooton and Warren Llewellyn.
They stormed through the heats, dropping barely a point whilst Croyde A, Woolacombe A and Porthleven put up a very strong fight, with some excellent surfing on show.
Stakes were high for the last heat, with just a point in it, as Nigel Williams from Croyde, Gareth Llewellyn from Newquay, Dai Lawton from Porthleven and James Elken from Wessex took to the water.
If Williams took the heat it would mean an overall draw and a surf off, however Gareth pulled the moves out of the bag and rode Newquay to victory.
This left a tie for 3rd place between Woolacombe and Porthleven and the final result was drawn on the number of first places in the previous heats, meaning Woolacombe A team took the podium position.
The contest was sponsored for the second time by St Austell Brewery in association with Hunter Surf Shop.
This marks a second joint foray by these sponsors as they also worked together when the European Inter-Club event was held in Woolacombe in April 2004.
Karen Walton, National Director of the BSA says: "With the Billabong British Juniors last weekend, the Big Wave Gold Rush on Thursday and the St Austell Brewery British Inter-Clubs Surfing Championships on Saturday, I don't think anyone can deny that there's a lot going on in British surfing right now.
"The Interclub event has been brilliant fun with some excellent surfing and we congratulate Newquay on taking the title. The high level of participation plus everyone's enthusiasm for the event just goes to show how much is going on in the British club scene and it's great to see everyone getting together like this."
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