2010 OBX Skim Jam UST Stop #5
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2010 OBX Skim Jam UST Stop #5
Some of the best skimboarding in an east coast contest yet can be found in this here video. Check it out and see what we mean! FULL WRITEUP FROM SKIMONLINE.com Bill "Beaker Bryan takes home the win after a long weekend at the Outer Banks Skim Jam, and what a weekend it was. The consensus after day 1 was that if a new south swell did arrive as some forecasts predicted, then the pro finals could be borderline epic for an east coast event, and those forecasts were correct. Quarter Finals were run at a lower tide than the previous day, making for difficult conditions for many of the initial heats, which led to some early upsets. Local favorites Michael Brickle and Perry Wells, who looked like shoe-ins on the days prior, struggled with the poor waves and were nudged out in their Quater Final heats, leaving Woody Harris as the only North Carolinian left in the contest. Brad Domke, who's hand had been injured during his heat on Saturday, powered through the pain and into the Semi Finals, while fellow Floridian John Akerman flexed his technical abilities and smooth style to propel himself into the Semis where he would take an unfortunate 4th in an intense battle against Bryan, Domke and Harris, respectively. This battle was the second heat of the Semis and the first to see the bigger waves brought on by the incoming swell/tide combo which provided more variety for the competitors and better entertainment for the crowd. While heat 1 didn't have quite the size that heat 2 enjoyed ...
YouTube | August 4, 2010
