Canadian surfer wins O’Neill Cold Water Classic

This post was written by Reedster on October 31, 2009
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Canadian surfer Pete Devries has won the O'Neill Cold Water Classic in Tofino, BC. Photo courtesy of O'Neill.

Canadian surfer Pete Devries has won the O'Neill Cold Water Classic in Tofino, BC. Photo courtesy of O'Neill.

Canadian surfer Pete Devries has won the O’Neill Cold Water Classic (CWC) in Tofino, British Columbia.

The 26-year-old Tofino-area surfer beat Australian Jay Thompson in final heat on Saturday. Devries scored 16.43 points with his best two waves, easily surpassing Thompson, who notched 9.47 points.

Devries earned $20,000 U.S. for taking first place in the Cold Water Classic, the first pro surf contest held in Canada that was endorsed by the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), the governing body of pro surfing.

Devries was local wildcard entrant for the 6-Star World Qualifying Series (WQS) event. He had never before advanced to the top 16 of an event endorsed by the ASP.

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Unbelievable! Local boy takes it… way to go Pete!! Totally inspirational. Thanks for keeping us posted.

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Written By matt on October 31st, 2009 @ 8:16 pm

Terrific result! Right on Pete!! Hope you have a great celebration.

#2 
Written By Joe on November 1st, 2009 @ 7:09 pm

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