Transformed Clothing Company’s 2nd Annual Pro/Am Surf Competition

Thursday: Grub. Friday: Avoid Thanksgiving sale shoppers. Saturday: Suit up for Transformed Clothing Company’s 2nd Annual Pro/Am Surf Competition.
It was that time of year again and on a sunny day on November 25, 2006 the waters below D Street in Encinitas began to heat up with competition. The Pro/Am division was full of local talent including several returning competitors from last year’s competition eagerly awaiting their chance at this year’s title, trophy, and $500 payday. The unseasonably warm, three-to-four-foot surf met up with a heavy south wind throughout the day providing a rideable but challenging wave with an occasional five-foot swell rolling through.
However, the little groms in the boys division were definitely not letting these variable conditions stop them. Charging hard through their round, these groms ripped on whatever they could to hopefully land them a first place trophy and brand new Hanger 94 skateboard. In the end, Brian Naudin took third, Josh Morse second, and Tommy Weshner happily took home his trophy and prizes with a smile.
Throughout the day the ladies were riding solid with big turns, and competitors like Landy Spencer were stomping some nice floaters. Into the girls final the waves began to get a bit closed out, but last year’s winner Jenna Murad didn’t let that stop her, catching 11 waves in 20 minutes. Cassidy Weshner had a late paddle out and looked to be surfing toward a Tom Curran-type win but just couldn’t land a solid second wave. The scores were tight, but it was Landy Spencer who took home the gold, the Aleeda wetsuit, and the chance to prove to all the groms out there that moms can rip too.
“The Junior Division was very close. It was really anyone’s game. It was all about the wave,” special guest judge Shane McIntyre, pro rider for Quiksilver Edition said. And when the tally sheets were turned in they scored Brandon Naudin in third, Brandon Deyer in second, and Blake Naudin in first awarding him the Custom Hosch Fish board and trophy.
The long awaited final was 20 minutes of fun surf with each surfer looking for his two best waves. According to the judges it was Hagan Kelly who was looking solid in the first 10 minutes with his Luke Egan-like turns and almost pulling off a huge aerial 360. Kahana Kalama was finishing first or second in his heats all day but snapped his board in the final. John Daniels, who finished second last year, just couldn’t find his first place wave this time. Aaron Wonders, grabbed his rail and tucked into a nice barrel for his second wave, securing that second place spot. Starting out slow in the round was Layne Harrison who appeared to really know how to read his waves. Fighting the south winds Harrison began to make riding these tough waves easy with some solid competitive surfing. Completing two to four maneuvers on each right, the Texas native held an advantage over the field. His win, in the last 30 seconds, was nail biting but effortless sealing and he took home the check.
All finalists received gift bags full of goodies from our sponsors Transformed Clothing Co., Cobian Sandals, Walking on Water, Da Kine, SurfShot, Aleeda Wetsuits, Disciple Shades, Wahoo’s, Surf Drops, Shannon Surf, CR, and Hosch Surf Boards and Hangar 94. A special thanks to all those that helped and for the METS at Red Bull for stopping by the comp to give our competitors that extra boost they needed.