Well he did again. F54's Bobby Okvist entered a contest, The City Of Newport Beach Surf Contest, and won the thing !! The waves were running around 4 to 5 foot and maybe some bigger sneaker sets. Attached is some pics and a interview with Bobby regarding the contest and other info on him.
1) Tell us about the contest, how were the waves ?
The waves were fun. Walled but the jetty was creating some great lined up lefts with a couple barrels.
2) I saw you with two boards, tell us about them.
I had a 5’11 cordell epoxy and another that was 5’10 poly with a little wider tail. One was just a backup.
3) Talk a little about your heats, which one or ones were your hardest, most fun, ....?
The first round had the best waves. It was really glassy and good lefts all the way down the beach. This event always seems to have some good sized waves pealing off the jetty. I went strait to the final but the repo-charge heat was really hard and I am glad I didn’t have to surf it.
4) When is your next contest ?
Surfing America prime October 3rd church beach
5) Do you do NSSA's, WSA's, any others ?
I am doing surfing America prime series, volcom, and a few NSSA
6) Which contests do you like the best and why ?
Surfing America prime because that’s how u qualify to surf lowers in the USA champs next year.
Bobby winning a $500 Oakley watch