Thousands of people visiting Croyde over the May Bank Holiday Weekend were treated to top surfing action from some of the UK's best surfers.

The Saltrock Open stole the show on what is now the busiest weekend of the year in Croyde. The waves were better than expected reaching 3 -4 ft on Sunday, and everyone who came to watch saw numerous great performances from the UK's top surfers.

Although several local surfers put up a good fight in the surf contest, it was Cornwall based surfer Johnny Fryer who went on to win the Saltrock Open 2011 title, ahead of Russell Winter, Alan Stokes and Jayce Robinson.

he Men’s Open was strongly contested as predicted and was rounded off by a great final. The lead went back and forth throughout the final with Alan Stokes leading most of the way, then Russell Winter came back strongly only to be overtaken by new champion Johnny Fryer on the last wave of the heat

The Women’s Open was won by Australian surfer Amy Stewart, and Woolacoombe's Stuart Campbell put in a great performance to win the Pro Junior event.

The King of Watersports awards for the highest scoring waves went to Russell Winter with an 8.67 and to Lucy Campbell with an 8.5, both received on the final day of the contest.

There was a great vibe at the contest with a good strong turnout and loads of spectators despite the grey skies and the rain!  Christian Surfers did a great job keeping everyone well fed and watered with fabulous burgers, steaming teas and coffees and an endless supply of Relentless and Marley’s Mellow Mood!

Results

Mens Open
1st Johnny Fryer
2nd Russ Winter
3rd Alan Stokes
4th Jayce Robinson

Women’s Open
1st Amy Stewart
2nd Gwen Spurlock
3rd Lucy Campbell
4th Celine Gehret

Pro Junior
1st Stuart Campbell
2nd Alex Baker
3rd Luke Dillon
4th Luis Eyre

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