Relentless Aerial Assault at the Rip Curl Boardmasters
After a week at the Rip Curl Boardmasters in Newquay Team Relentless are in drastic need of some sleep! Europe's biggest surf, skate and music festival did not dissapoint, despite the challenge of days with torrential rain and a mudfest at Unleashed.
The Brazillians came, saw and conquered at the WQS surf contest with ripper Wiggolly Dantes claiming the lion's share of the $100,000 prize money while it was Australian Rip Curl surfer Matt Wilkinson who scooped up 1st place for the UK's first Relentless Aerial Assault!
The Aerial Assault was the UK's first Tow-At competition to be held at Boardmasters and after this year it will undoubtedly become a regular feature of the event. Competitors were asked to spin our 'Wheel of Fortune' to decide what manoeuvres should be pulled off in the 2 man heats. Whoever pulled off the sickest 360 Aerial, or Biggest Air (for example) went through to the next heat.
The Brits were the first entries at Fistral on Friday morning with Sam Lamiroy pulling off some promising displays during practice, it all seemed to be going quite well until the Aussie's rolled up. UK Pro Surf Tour contestant and honorary Brit Micah Lester pulled off the Biggest Air of the day to claim second in a tense final but was still stoked to be stood next to Matt who is currently one of the hottest surfers on this year's WQS Tour.
