Early standouts were local surfers Alex Dive and Buck Woods who both made the most of this opportunity to take on Australasia’s best Pro junior in their home waters by easily winning their round two heats.
“I surf against the Australian’s in Australia quite often and to have them here in my familiar waters is a good change – I know the wave here at Raglan really well which definitely gives me an advantage “ said Dive after his big scoring heat win which included an excellent 8 point ride as he eliminated the very highly rated young Australian Garrett Parkes (NSW).
“I’m confident I can go a lot further in this event particularly if the waves stay solid “ added 18 year old Dive.
Buck Woods scored the mornings highest heat scoring tally on his top two scoring rides of an 8 and a 6.75 in his impressive win eliminating Australian’s Sam Lendrum and Bart Smith (both NSW).
Woods, also 18 years of age, is keen to get a solid result here to ensure a good seeding for next year’s Pro Junior season.
“Next year is my final season on the Pro Junior circuit and I’m intending to really focus on a top season – If I can build my rating this year and go into next year with a good seeding that will help heaps so a good result here is important – that was a great start for me but there’s plenty of heats to go and I’ll just focus on my next heat” said Woods.
Above: Bucky Woods blazing. Photo:ASP.
With waves remaining consistently good organizers made the most of the opening day and are intending on running through to the completion of round two.
The event can be followed live via http://www.aspaustralasia.com/live/2010/raglan/live.php
The Billabong Pro Junior New Zealand is supported by Billabong, Monster, Sony, Von Zipper, Kustom, Honda Aquatrax and Pacific Blue.
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