The first ever British Big Wave Champion was crowned yesterday at Fistral Beach in Newquay, thanks to the huge waves whipped up by tail-end of Hurricane Gordon.
Twenty-eight-year-old Scott Eastwood Scott took off on an eight-foot wave at the Gold Rush Big Wave Contest and surfed his way to a perfect ten, beating 15 other top surfers.
The Gold Rush Big Wave Contest, the first of its kind in Britain, was organised at short notice after there were forecasts of huge waves expected of up to six feet caused by the hurricane that struck the northern regions of the UK.
The surf contest director, Tony Good, said the huge waves were even higher and better than initially forecasted. He said: “I’ve been involved with running contests for over 20 years and without a doubt, today’s contest was the most exciting ever.”
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