| Ben Proffitt is the 2011 British Wavesailing champion |
| Monday, 07 November 2011 16:11 |
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Jamie Hancock won the 2011 Cornwall Wave Classic, in epic conditions. With a record breaking 81 windsurfers, the event say many new faces. Ben Proffitt is the new 2011 BWA champion. The standard was at an all time high in the Women's fleet, as the twelve ladies gave it everything they had got in the tough conditions. Lucy Robson was on fine form all day ripping the waves to pieces to secure her first place finish in the final. Pura Vida and Simmer Rider, Sarah Bibby pulled out all the stops to claim second place, and Jo Wright impressed the judges to finish in third. The huge Amateur fleet was genuinely stacked with talent, and a few of the tour favourites went out early to some hot contenders. The student contingency were ripping and despite the contest waiting for sunday after the second round lost light and tide, the judges pulled out their highest scores and best impressions to call the top 3 spots. All the riders are proud to be on Simmer using Simmer, Fanatic and Quattro boards between them. In the end it was Pura Vida Teamrider Lewis Merrony that impressed the most with his powerful riding style and a show winning Gu-Screw off the lip. Amateur Champ and SX Teamrider Aleksy Gayda earned second place, closely followed by the indistinguishable South Wales Twins Rob & Duncan Sheldon. Alfie Hart, Ryan Humphries, George Bolwell and many others all gave notable performance in their heats. Huge aerials, goiters and super-aggressive slashes saw Andy "Bubble" Chambers, Franklin & Marshall rider Chris Murray and Adam Lewis advance through their heats with great performance, but in the end it was Jamie Hancock that took the well earned victory in the single, with Simmer Rider Ben Proffitt in second and Starboard's Timo Mullen in third. Pro: Champion: Ben Proffitt (Simmer) Champion: Aleksy 'Lecky' Gayda Champion: Sarah Bibby (Simmer) Champion: Mark Lloyd Youth:
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