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The waves and the surfing just keep getting better and better this year, with flawless conditions and solid swell combining to produce some epic rides at the Sunday 27th January surf contest at Garbanzos on Elbow Cay. All the competitors were on fire tearing up the shreddable waves, in the end it was Joe Thompson who took first in the Open Mens, Christian Wilhoyte won the Jr. Mens and Dillon Thompson took the Mini-Grom Division. Special thanks to Rudd, Jeff and Chappy for helping with the judging, to Ma Belle for the sandwiches and treats, and to Clay for the great photos!
Mini-Groms: 1st Dillon Thompson, 2nd Ashton Kemp, 3rd Tyler Albury, 4th Noah Albury, 5th Ben Patterson
Jr. Mens: 1st Christian Wilhoyte, 2nd Jake Albury, 3rd Corey Engle, 4th Joe Thompson, 5th Eric Mernard, 6th Charles Gates
Open Mens: 1st Joe Thompson,2nd Jeff Gale,3rd Tim Albury,4th Chris Chapman, 5th Jake Albury, 6th Corey Engle

Congratulations to the father and son duo of Tim and Jake Albury, who recently competed in the last ESA event of the regular season held at Sebastian Inlet, Melbourne, Florida, from 31st January to 3rd February 2008. "The waves were the best I have ever surfed in Florida!" said Tim, "the waves at the inlet were two to five feet over the course of the event, with sunny skies and a great vibe on the beach."
Elbow Cay local boy Jake Albury competed in the event, where he made a great comeback to international competition, after recovering from major knee surgery last year. He won his first heat to kick off a great run, where he made it to the finals in his division, bringing home the sixth place trophy! He served notice in Florida that he is on their level and will be a major threat in the future!
Another Bahamian competitor was Blake Sands, from Guana Cay, who was the top finisher in his division and will be doing major pro events soon. He is surfing at a very high level and it is great to see how humble he is and friendly to everyone. We can all be proud of our very first pro surfer from the Bahamas! I doubt he will be the last!