Headworx English Nationals Surfing Championships 2007

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• Event:  FINISHED 

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Oli Adams is the 2007 Headworx English Champion!

• Day three was an epic climax to the Headworx English Nationals. With the swell increasing overnight, the men’s open kicked off in six to eight foot conditions, with the other divisions moved to nearby Tolcarne. The surf was challenging, forcing the UK’s best riders to dig deep in their quest for the Headworx English crown. Several of the top contenders were eliminated early on with Alan Stokes, Matt Capel and Johnny Fryer all coming unstuck in the choppy conditions. Sam Lamiroy the British Champion even snapped his board on his second wave, leaving him unable to continue his challenge for a double national title.
  
  In Round Two, Newquay’s Gareth Llewellyn suffered an exhausting battle with the elements when his board broke free over the rocks. After swimming ashore to collect his board he faced a harsh paddle out back with no leash to keep his board attached.
  
  Last year’s winner, Joss Ash was also knocked out in Round Two during a competitive heat against Gareth Llewellyn, Richie Mullins and Andrew Griffin. Although Joss scored an impressive 11.63 overall, it was not enough to take him through to the quarter finals.
  
  Richy, along with Headworx rider Reubin Pearce, Mitch Corbett and Ollie Adams were the stand-outs of the day, constantly impressing the judges with some gutsy surfing as they ripped apart the stormy overhead waves in front of an awed crowd on the beach.
  
  These four chargers contested a thrilling final, with textbook power moves from all the boys but it was Ollie that wowed the judges with his free flowing display of powerful surfing. “He surfed to his full potential, setting up his heat with a long left hander”, explained Head judge Ester Spears. Ollie, 22, said “I’m so stoked! It’s unbelievable to take the national title! I’ve been working really hard on the WQS (World Qualifying Series) circuit recently so this feels really great.” Down the road at Tolcarne Beach, the longboarders, women, bodyboarders, legends, masters, kneeboarders and junior divisions all made the most of the cleaner 4ft surf to put on a series of incredible finals in front of a big crowd. Sennen Cove’s Sam Bleakley, fresh from competing in the World Champs in France, pulled off some smooth hang 5’s, off the lips and nose rides to secure him the title of Headworx English Longboard Champion in an exciting final. “I always have such a great time at the Nationals, because there are so many divisions there is such a great vibe.” Local boy Harry Timson earned big respect, competing in three divisions. He was rewarded with the Headworx English Groms Champion title and third place in the Under 14 Youths - even though he is only 11 years old! “I was so tired, but it’s been great! I’m amazed.” As for the Women it was Zoe Sheath aged only 15 who took both the Womens Open and Under 18 titles. Zoe pulled out big backhand snaps and floaters in the final to claim her prize as Headworx English Womens Champion. She explained “the standard has really improved over the years for the girls, it’s really encouraging to see”. The bodyboard competition, which was also sponsored by Bristol accountants Smith & Williamson this year, thrived in the wedgy Tolcarne surf. Remi Geffroy, originally from South Africa, but now living in England, was the one to impress judges and claim the Headworx English Bodyboard title, he commented, “The conditions were tough at times, but I’m super stoked. Cheers to the sponsors for organising this and making it happen. It’s been cool.’”
  
  The important title for any Newquay surfer is the decision of who wins the Randall Davies Memorial Cup in memory of the former English Champion, which was awarded to Mitch Corbett this year for his impressive display and performance in the testing conditions at Watergate. “I’m, well chuffed, absolutely stoked, what more can I say?”
  
  The Dave Jenson cup for the highest placed Newquay Junior was awarded to Aiden Wright for the third year running. He impressed the judges by his dedication to the sport. Aiden said “It’s amazing, I’m speechless, I can’t wait for next year!”
  
  Head judge Ester Spears summed up the weekend, “it was amazing to see the improvement in performance levels this year, there was a powerful display of surfing from the semi finals onwards. It looks as if British surfing is on its way back. Although the conditions were not always ideal the surfing was top notch, at times it made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.”
  
  Becoming English Champion is the perfect start to any competitive surfer’s summer and this year’s results will be at the front of the panel’s mind as selections are soon to be made for the Headworx-sponsored English National Team to compete at June’s European Championships being held in France.
  
  For the first time this year sponsors Headworx provided a full online event, with live video (in association with Focusworx), scores and messaging provided throughout the event on the official website www.englandsurf.com. Ben Byfield, Marketing Manager for Headoworx commented “Its been a superb event this year, the standard of surfing and judging has been the highest yet and its been a pleasure to be able to extend our support English surfing in this way. In particular, its been great to have had such a good response to the website which gave friends, family and fans across the world a chance to be a part of the English Nationals for the first time!” The Championships, now in their 35th year, are run by the English Surfing Federation (ESF) - a non profit making organisation dedicated to the support and development of English surfers.
• Posted on: Monday 7th May at 23:01

Messages

Thanks for all your messages during the competition, we look forward to seeing you all back here next year!

• This is a message posted on Saturday in response to your query:
  
  In response to the enquiry about the Womens Longboard event... this category was included on all the event press releases and the category was published from the outset on the official entry form. Contest details have been available from the BSA's office and website since March. The entry form and event details were also posted on the Headworx website in April. The standard in yesterday's final was excellent in big, challenging surf and whilst the number of entries was not as high as other divisions it is expected that women's longboarding will become a bigger part of the event over the coming years.
• Posted at: 10:21 by Contest Admin

• yes i want to also know what the answer is about the womens longboard what happend you did not let any body no it was on
• Posted at: 21:28 by womens longboarder

• well done everybody!! is there anymore pics of peeps in the water? aiden rips =D love his awesome g/f ;-)
• Posted at: 20:49 by Loza

• If anyone is looking for the rest of the presentation photos, they were missing from the gallery, they are now all working. Click through to the Media section on the menu at the top of the page.
• Posted at: 17:49 by Lewis at Headworx

• good luck stoksie luv em
• Posted at: 17:11 by emma

• For when you put it across with the other results theres a few spelling corrections for the kneeboard results. Karl Ward 2nd in the Open Kneeboard spells his name with a K not a C and Anthony Armshaw was second in the masters not Anthony Armstrong as posted.
• Posted at: 13:17 by Dunc

• MORE RESULTS...
  
  U12 Groms:
  
  1st Harry Timpson, 2nd Patrick Daniel, 3rd Miles Lee-Hargreaves, 4th Jack Hough
  
  U14 Youths:
  
  1st Leon Mansfield, 2nd Tom Good, 3rd Harry Timson, 4th Beau Bromham
  
  U16 Cadets:
  
  1st Ben Sowter, 2nd Luis Eyre, 3rd Lewis Clinton, 4th Alex Baker
  
  Junior Longboard:
  
  1st Ben Howarth, 2nd Tom Cross, 3rd Brendan Muir, 4th Callum Clark
  
  Under 18 Girls:
  
  1st Zoe Sheath. 2nd Karma Worthington, 3rd Hannah Dixon, 4th Jess Harvey
  
  Masters Kneeboard (full results):
  
  1st Richard Hewitt, 2nd Anthony Armstrong, 3rd Tony Bonner, 4th Richard Dunstan
  
  Womens Kneeboard:
  
  1st Natalie Silverthorne, 2nd Liz Upward, 3rd Jodie Winter
• Posted at: 11:41 by Ben at Headworx

• wheres the results fot the junior longboard final?
• Posted at: 11:28 by .

• yo yo yo
• Posted at: 11:16 by bez

• Kneeboard Results:
  
  Open: 1st Richard Smith, 2nd Carl Ward, 3rd Richard Hewitt, 4th Duncan Jones
  
  Women: 1st Natalie Silverthorne, 2nd Liz, 3rd Jodie Winter
  
  Masters: 1st Richard Hewitt More info to follow shortly... sorry guys it was a long weekend!
• Posted at: 11:09 by Ben at Headworx

• Angsty kneeboarders as well!, no Open, Masters or Womens results..... p.s. my mum wasn't up for the Masters - to busy base-jumping of the Eifeel Tower ;-)
• Posted at: 09:02 by Huey

• Where's the Final results for the U12's, U14's & U16's ? Being left out can raise teenage angst !
• Posted at: 07:58 by Roger Mansfield

• What happened in the Under16 Final? Can't see the results anywhere . . .
• Posted at: 23:37 by Bareny

• well done the sennen posse first and second in the longboard..and sophie in the womens..[longboard]..was a good result..
• Posted at: 22:50 by steve [lynton]

• This is Headworx HQ signing off!! A big thanks to everyone for a great weekend.
  
  In particular Headworx would like to thank contest director Pauly Jeffery, head judge Ester Spears, commentator Anton Roberts, Kev Stone at Focusworx, the Extreme Academy at Watergate Bay and all the surfers, judges and spectators for making this such a great event.
  
  Congratulations to all the winners!
  
  Keep checking back on this site - we'll be posting video clips, photos and interviews over the coming few days (but only once we've all had a beer and a few hours sleep)
  
  See you all in the water!!!
• Posted at: 22:36 by Ben at Headworx

• my moneys on ruben ,
• Posted at: 21:27 by ruben

• Yeah come on we at home are sitting here in ernest waiting for the final low-down, so please post the results. Nice one though Headworx, great event
• Posted at: 21:22 by Tom Harriston

• what about the mens open ???? the money shot , the main event , the curtain call , who bloomin won ?
• Posted at: 21:21 by luke

• Are the under 12 and 14 results coming in?
• Posted at: 21:14 by Dave ...

• Nice one Headworx team for feeding live coverage... more contests in Britain should do it.
• Posted at: 21:13 by Peter

• Final results coming in now...
• Posted at: 20:48 by Lewis at Headworx

• Paddy Daniel, 2nd in under 12s. Nice one mate. Good result seein as it is one of ur first major comps!
• Posted at: 20:44 by Alex

• whats the under 12 results
• Posted at: 20:40 by the cursed potato

• OK we have all the results, and they should be up shortly...
• Posted at: 20:36 by Contest Admin

• the results should be posted live ...and its 8.30 and i dont have a clue how some mates have done sort it out....but the feed is a good idea when its not raining..
• Posted at: 20:30 by peeeeeed off

• useless
• Posted at: 20:13 by disgusted

• but well done to Headworx team for managing to live feed an event in the UK . It is how it should be done .... the future
• Posted at: 19:52 by jon again

• terrible updating ,
• Posted at: 19:49 by Jon - north seas oil rig

• who won the women division?
• Posted at: 19:07 by Ben

• what happened to the drop knee event?
• Posted at: 17:59 by booger

• will you marry me karma? please sasy yes! love katie xx
• Posted at: 17:46 by Katie Oakley

• What happened to Jed? saw Andrews name, good one son. still cant send emails!!!
• Posted at: 17:02 by Mom

• who are the bodyboard finalists please ??
• Posted at: 16:56 by angeleena

• FINALISTS AT TOLCARNE Under 18's Aiden Wright (Red) Lyndon Wake (White) Jack Clinton (Blue) J Piper (Yellow) Women A M Kenyeres (Red) Karma Worthington (White) Nicola Bunt (Blue) Z Sheath (Yellow) Veterans Laurence Couch (Red) Gary Collins (White) Tony Weight (Blue) Phil Williams (Yellow) Masters Lee Bartlett (Red Daz Wright (White) Jamie Owen (Blue) Grishka Roberts (Yellow) Seniors Lee Bartlett (Red) Roger Knight (White) Chris Harris (Blue) Jamie Owen (Yellow) Longboard Ben Haworth (Red) Sam Bleakley (White) James Parry (Blue) Chris Thompson (Yellow) PRESENTATION AT 6PM DRINKS AFTERWARDS AT KAHUNA BAR!
• Posted at: 16:49 by Contest Admin

• Can I have another coffee please
• Posted at: 16:15 by Anton

• not too many coffee's for anton please
• Posted at: 16:13 by not his mother

• where are the results??
• Posted at: 16:12 by still waiting

• what place did jack hough get in the under 12
• Posted at: 15:58 by Charlie

• not too many coffee's for anton please
• Posted at: 15:49 by not his mother

• go danny ya little rip snorter!! from shell
• Posted at: 15:45 by shell

• Mens Semis are just about to go into the water, click onto the Live Stream for more info.
• Posted at: 15:23 by Lewis at Headworx

• Sun's shining at Tolcarne and the waves are holding up around 3-4ft and pretty clean! Longboard semi-finals now in the water... next up will be all the finals starting with U18 Juniors.
• Posted at: 15:09 by Ben at Headworx

• Joss Ash rips
• Posted at: 14:58 by Tom

• Josh Ash Rips
• Posted at: 14:55 by Tom

• any latest or any times for the mens semis
• Posted at: 14:52 by leigh

• any results???
• Posted at: 14:01 by waiting

• is there to be any coverage for the kneeboarding? i also paid the entry fee.
• Posted at: 13:43 by Nick

• who is in this heat? cant catch it on the live feed commentry....
• Posted at: 13:39 by lot

• ok
• Posted at: 13:30 by puffer fish

• For some real surfing action go to radical rodents on youtube
• Posted at: 13:25 by rad rat

• this is good how many sites have a poste a message thing?(its a retorical question by the way)
• Posted at: 13:22 by puffer fish

• not too many coffee's for anton please
• Posted at: 13:22 by not his mother

• Live Stream is back!
• Posted at: 13:21 by Lewis at Headworx

• thanks
• Posted at: 13:20 by puffer fish

• Presentations now at Tolcarne at about 18:00. Check the news section for further updates.
• Posted at: 13:17 by Lewis at Headworx

• what time is thr presentation
• Posted at: 13:15 by puffer fish

• go go lu lu ( whittaker) from Olly and Finley
• Posted at: 13:15 by olly ross

• We are all here looking at a blank screen any chance of some results. the wonders of modern technology!
• Posted at: 13:06 by pete ash

• Live Stream will be back at 13:30! See news above for further updates.
• Posted at: 13:06 by Lewis at Headworx

• Whens the live link back on?
• Posted at: 12:52 by songe bob

• come on le pamplemousse phillipe williams
• Posted at: 12:44 by old boy

• give anton coffe boys
• Posted at: 12:38 by kelly slater

• Good Luck Stoksie! From Alysha!!
• Posted at: 12:38 by Alysha

• not too many coffee's for anton please
• Posted at: 12:37 by not his mother

• In response to the enquiry about the Womens Longboard event... this category was included on all the event press releases and the category was published from the outset on the official entry form. Contest details have been available from the BSA's office and website since March. The entry form and event details were also posted on the Headworx website in April. The standard in yesterday's final was excellent in big, challenging surf and whilst the number of entries was not as high as other divisions it is expected that women's longboarding will become a bigger part of the event over the coming years.
• Posted at: 12:31 by Contest Admin

• hi pete ash
• Posted at: 12:30 by andy irons

• there all kooks
• Posted at: 12:29 by kelly slater

• Good luck Joss well done in your first heat, Your not an uncle yet! Cheers father( Pete.)
• Posted at: 12:26 by Pete Ash

• where are the boardboarding results?????
• Posted at: 12:26 by angeleena

• i jamie olivers resterant good
• Posted at: 12:25 by chav hater

• not too many coffee's for anton please
• Posted at: 11:56 by not his mother

• good luck stoksie luv em
• Posted at: 11:54 by emma

• can you give an update on scores for round 2??
• Posted at: 11:44 by gavin

• It's awesome to be able to watch online... wish i could be there!
• Posted at: 11:03 by Alice

• Presentations will be at Watergate Bay.
• Posted at: 10:53 by Lewis at Headworx

• yes i want to also know what the answer is about the womens longboard what happend you did not let any body no it was on
• Posted at: 10:47 by womens longboarder

• Thanks Headworx for organising such a great event - much better than Ripcurl last year
• Posted at: 10:58 by Neil

• where is the presentation being held ?
• Posted at: 10:36 by Will

• All final results will be announced today at the presentation at 16:00. The live camera will be filming the whole thing so stay tuned.
• Posted at: 10:34 by Lewis at Headworx

• womens longboad whats the story guys
• Posted at: 10:31 by longboarder

• good luck gary and danny from gav and shellster
• Posted at: 10:28 by gavin