Aaron Cormican | Photo Logan Bowles
With a solid 3-5 ft E/NE swell and names like Bryan Hewitson, Asher Nolan, Adam Wickwire, Aaron Cormican and fresh off a plane from Hawaii Gabe Kling, the stage was set for an amazing event! Due to 10K on the line and the talent packed line-up, any one of the early round heats could have easily been mistaken for an insane final. All day Thursday we saw tons of early upsets along with some incredible surfing as competitors battled their way through into the second day¹s money rounds.
Blake Jones | Photo Logan Bowles
Friday morning started off with howling SE winds and monsoonal rain. The waves had almost doubled in size and there was a strong drift ripping right through the pier. The contest was off for the morning with the next call at 12 noon. After studying the local weather channels it looked like we could have a glimmer of hope for the afternoon. Spirits were optimistic and everyone was hoping for the best. When lunchtime rolled around and everyone arrived at the scene there was no doubt that the contest was on! The weather had cleared and the waves started pumping with solid overhead sets coming through on the outside sandbar. All the boys were ripping but Asher, Hewy, and Cormican were starting to make there intentions clear as they dominated heat after heat. By the time the semi’s rolled around the sun was out and the beach and pier were both packed with spectators, photographers and news stations all coming out to witness the big show in solid surf.
Semi #1 saw Hewitson and Cormican taking out Gabe Kling and Brady McKenzie with huge hacks by Hewitson and gravity defying airs by Cormican. Semi #2 saw Blake Jones, Justin Jones, Asher Nolan, and Jeremy Johnson going to war in the solid surf. It was a close heat but Asher and Blake came out victorious and moved on to the final.
Asher Nolan | Photo Logan Bowles
PBR PRO proudly presented by Pabst Blue Ribbon, GHive.com, SurfJaxPier.com & Landshark Cafe. A big thank you to all of our sponsors for helping make this event happen: Aqua East surf shop, Sunrise surf shop, O’neill, Smith Optics, Mellow Mushroom, Kechele Surfboards, Cannibal Surfboards, Vestal Watches, Sector 9, Donovan Heat and Air, Tragic clothing, and Paco’s Mexican Grille.
RESULTS:
1st Aaron Cormican $4,000
2nd Asher Nolan $2,000
3rd Blake Jones $1,250
4th Bryan Hewitson $750
5th Gabe Kling $400
5th Jeremy Johnson $400
7th Brady McKenzie $225
7th Justin Jones $225
9th Adam Wickwire $150
9th Jensen Calloway $150
9th Ryan Briggs $150
9th Kyle Garson $150
11th Jon Leaf $100
11th Eric Taylor $100
11th Nils Schwizer $100
11th Lucas Rogers $100
For full event results, photos, video and more check out www.PBRPRO.com
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