Fuel To Burn

If there was one thing every surfer needed at the 42nd Mid-Winter Classic surf competition over the weekend it was fuel to burn. The weather wasn't too brisk but it was cold enough to feel the chill. Intermittent Snow showers blanketed spectators as the contest progressed. Home town heros Ray Jarvis and Joe Booth took Narragansett surfers by storm. Ray with a 1st in Master Shortboard and a 2nd in the Men's Shortboard Open and Joseph, despite lack of time for recovery between heats, managed to take a 1st place finish in the Men's Shortboard and fought through two consecutive heats back to back to manage a 4th place finish in the Men's Open Shortboard. Lesson Learned. Don't surf a heavy session the day before a contest. You will be drained. It was worth it! I have only one picture to prove it. Best left hand point break in Southern New England without a doubt in my mind. Hopefully it'll break again soon!!! Washed my board over the rocks and I'm still smiling when I picture the heaving vertical late drops that were required to make the sets on the outside.