Both British Longboarders Win Their Heats Today... Tomorrow Is Great Britain Versus France!!!

Posted on Friday, 07 August 2009

The Boys both won there heats today convincingly! Tomorrow is a big day for Europe with the second heat of the longboard being... Ben Skinner GB   Elliot Dudley GB Antoine Delpero FR Remi Arauzo FR Starting at 9.50am Local time (4.50pm UK Time) Here is the write up for todays Heats... At the completion of Round 4 of the Open Men division, the longboarders took to the lineup. Although the right and left-hand peaks at Playa Hermosa can be daunting for the 9-foot planks, the talent of the surfers in the water was testament to how diverse and sed the current crop of international longboarders has become by mixing in an array of high-speed nose walks and speed floaters on the inside dump. Among those who stood out in their early morning heats was Great Britain´s Eliot Dudley who looked serenely confident in his opening surf today. At 24 years old, Dudley hails from Wales and although he'll be the first to tell you that his home break may not be world class, he's still managed to hone his craft and hold his best against the rest of the world. “We don't get a lot of surf where I'm from in the UK, but when we get some waves, it gets pretty good. Sort of like the East Coast of the US,” said Dudley, “but I also get to travel a lot so that's good. I've actually been to Costa Rica six times.” Also representing the longboarding contingency for Great Britain today was surfer Ben Skinner, who may have one of the most interesting stories in the comp. His father, owner of Skinner Ale, a popular British beer, helped fund the British team to make it to the Games. In his heat today, Skinner advanced with some of the fastest cross-stepping in the business, coupled with some high speed, high-risk floaters across the inside dump section. Skinner will take on good pal and fellow Great Britain´s longboarder Eliot Dudley in the next round of competition. Check it out again tomorrow on the live cam... www.billabongpro.com/isa09/index.php Lets cheer these boys on all the way to the final!!!!