Eurosurf 2009

Finals Day - Eurosurf 2009, Jersey, Channel Islands

Photos: Colin Crowther (Presentation photos: Cirsty De Gruchy-Wilson)
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Report

Portugal's Manuel Centeno and Catarina Sousa won the bodyboard divisions at Eurosurf 2009, hosted by the Jersey Surfboard Club as part of the their 50th anniversary.

The bodyboarders faced some tough conditions for much of the event, with most of the rounds taking place in 1ft surf, with the exception of the quarter final round, which went off in 4ft strong onshores.

The first of the bodyboard finals was dominated by Sousa, who worked her waves well with tidy spins and some good rolls. 2nd spot went to Deva Solar, ahead of Ireland's Ashleigh Smith in 3rd and Wales Gemma Harris 4th.

The mens final saw a good battle between Centeno and French bodyboarder Martin Mouradian, who both found a little more boost in their manoeuvres then their competitors. Centeno just having the edge. 3rd spot went to Spain's Guillermo Cobo, with Hugo Pinheiro in 4th.
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Results

Ladies Bodyboard
1. Catarina Sousa (Portugal)
2. Deva Solar (Spain)
3. Ashleigh Smith (Ireland)
4. Gemma Harris (Wales)
=5. Roxanne Bonnet (France)
=5. Fatima Zahra (Morocco)
=7. Delia Baker (Channel Islands)
=7. Clemy Hardy (England)
=9. Eva Kreyer (Germany)
=9. Ilona Hoogland (Holland)

Mens Bodyboard
1. Manuel Centeno (Portugal)
2. Martin Mouradian (France)
3. Guillermo Cobo (Spain)
4. Hugo Pinheiro (Portugal)
=5. Mehdi Chokhmi (Morocco)
=5. Jeremy Arnoux (France)
=7. Airam Cabrera (Spain)
=7. Brahim Iddouch (Morocco)
=9. Pablo Serrano (Germany)
=9. Shane Meehan (Ireland)
=9. Seamus Mc Goldrick (Ireland)
=9. Danny Catten (England)
=13. David Speller (Channel Islands)
=13. Scott Harben (Channel Islands)
=13. Danny Bastiaanse (Holland)
=13. Mark Griffiths (Wales)
=17. James Blackwell(England)
=17. Yamir Serrano (Germany)
=19. Tristan van Tijen (Holland)
=19. Simon Bevan (Wales)

Overall Eurosurf Team Result
1. France 10580 points
2. Spain 9395
3. Portugal 8700
4. England 7580
5. Channel Islands 7460
6. Morocco 7000
7. Wales 6505
8. Ireland 6180
9. Holland 6022
10. Germany 5317
11. Sweden 4183
12. Switzerland 3815
13. Belgium 1658

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