Boost Surf Sho Final - Owen Wright Out Flies World Champ @ Bondi Beach

Culburras Owen Wright won the 2010 Boost Mobile SurfSho @ Bondi Beach on Sunday 14 March 2010 knocking out some of the biggest names in surfing, including Taj Burrow, Mick Fanning and Kelly Slater, during the three-day aerial specialist event. Owen took home $25,000 for his trouble and put his south coast hometown Culburra well and truly on the world surfing map, even though he resides in Lennox Head these days.
Receiving his trophy Wright said: Im ecstatic! Wheres the thesaurus to describe how I feel? It was a great final, great atmosphere, and a great crowd. Im buzzing! Its been a big three days. Im stoked to be at Bondi and walking away with the Boost Mobile SurfSho trophy and this cheque!
During the final, Owen threw down some gravity-defying moves to out point fellow fly boys including reigning world champion Mick Fanning and world number two Jordy Smith (ZAF), to take home the major prize. This is the second time the aerial specialist has won the ASP specialty event, beating Kelly Slater in the final in 2008.
Owen boosted high over Bondis sloppy 3ft waves, performing a massive full rotating aerial to score a near perfect 9.8 (out of a possible 10). He then backed it up with a similar manoeuvre scoring 8.3. His closest competitor in the final was Cooper Chapman, scoring a 7.17 for a front-side air reverse.
Well done to a once 'small town boy' now a New Surfer Rising! Music by Wolfmother - New Moon Rising

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Surfing
• Boost Surf Sho
• Owen Wright
• Mick Fanning
• Kelly Slater
• Taj Burrow
• Bondi Beach
• Aerial Surfing

[MrBondibeach]

Yeah staight after the Quikipro, which should get crackin 2morah live on One HD YEEEEEEEEEEW CHOOB! Have good one bro, cu down Bondi next weekend!

[Modernising]

Best Day Ever... Thank God it's on again Next Weekend...