SoCal Sufer Greg Long Wins at Mav's

Greg Long received a perfect 10 in the finals and rode to victory on a beautiful day in Half Moon Bay. The contest had some some pretty good waves in the 20 foot range. There were some lulls here and there but not a bad day at all. During one of the lulls, the six finalists got to talking and decided that no matter who won, they would split the purse evenly among the group. That way the pressure would be off and they could just have fun! What a cool thing to do. Just after that decisoin, a huge 35 foot monster rose up and Long timed it perfectly. He was almost free falling off the lip then he caught a rail and down the face of the wave he went for the best ride of the day. Many of the top riders like Mel and Flea did not even make the finals. After not having the contest last year because of lack of waves, the organizers wanted to make sure the contest went on this year. 40-50,000 folks turned up to watch however since the waves break 1/2 mile out, there wasn't that much to see from the beach. Congrats to Mr. Long! To watch the highlights of the finals, click here.