The WQS comp went well for me, posting the second highest heat score of the day my new 5′9 Luke Hart Quiver surfboard was working really well on the point.

By the time the rest of the UK crew had flown out for the Champion of Champions event me and my travel buddy Ruben Pearce were feeling right at home on the long peeling rights of A Bay.

In the end the comp wrapped up with both me and Ruben making the man on man final, Ive competed in this event three times now so to finally win after spending so much time training on the point lets just say i had a grin form ear to ear. A fitting end to an extended stay in Arugam Bay.

Big congrats to Ruben who finished 2nd and has been a previous winner of this event, you were ripping the point buddy and had me worried on more than one occasion.

Check out these little vids filmed and edited by none other than CARVE ed Sharpy of the trip to Sri Lanka and all the action from the event, Sharpy who spent 7 days in Sri Lanka of which he spent 7 days swimming the rip on the point shooting video and stills, mans a fish i recon, good skills mate.

cheers Stokesy

Serendib Dreaming- Episode 3 from Roger Sharp on Vimeo.

Serendib Dreaming- Episode 2 from Roger Sharp on Vimeo.

Serendib Dreaming- Episode I from Roger Sharp on Vimeo.

Stoked on the heat win and avoiding drowning

ha ha i was scared on the back of this thing dude was driving so fast

Well is was and interesting start to the 6 star WQS here in Florianopolis Brazil for me the event was supposed to start yesterday but a massive cyclone tore through the beach and town and the event was put on hold, a blessing in disguise for me as i went down with food poisoning from some fishy fish and spent the day in bed.

Today the storm had backed of but the sea was still looking pretty angry with solid eight foot sets washing through the lineup.

Surfers were finding it hard to put two scoring waves together before they got washed back to the beach.

The paddle out was so bad that the contest dirrectors allowed jet ski assisted lifts out into the line up.

I chose to ride my 6′1 Luke Hart Quiver pin tail just so i would be able to paddle out there with all the current running.

Back on my feet again but not feeling to strong the prospect of having to paddle around in some pretty serious conditions if your not up to scratch was playing on my mind a little, but my heat went well and i landed a massive floater to win the heat and advance into the next round.

I’m glad i didn’t have to go back out and tomorrow i should have my strength back ready to smash it.

Wish me luck

Stokesy

board shorts and wedges me like

I was going really fast when this picture was taken really fast