Ultimate Boarder: Stage II
Seaside Reef played host to the country’s best surfers, skaters and snowboarders for the 2nd leg of the Ultimate Boarder competition. Split into three separate events, Ultimate Boarder seeks to crown a surf/skate/snow crossover winner, a true board-sport champion.
Rhythm’s own Pat Millin headed down the coast from his abode in Encinitas to show the rest of the pack how to surf a break that helped shape his surfing since he could walk. The waves were imperfect, windswept mountains of froth, but everyone came out to prove something.
Pat battled back from a rough first heat to claim a spot in the Finals and after a display of local knowledge in the messy 3-5 foot surf, landed himself 4th overall in the Individual Pro-Am Division. The Rhythm fans on the beach and in the offices were exploding with cheers as Pat systematically destroyed lefts off the reef, proving once again that contest savvy can’t hold a candle to local knowledge.
This extreme sports triathlon wraps up this Saturday April 9th with the Skate Jam in the Seaside Reef parking lot.
Get Em, Pat!
-Ian
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| ( The contest site . Seaside Reef . Cardiff, Ca ) |
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| ( Pat Millin, surf check ) |
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| ( Pre-heat planning with Pat and Kyle Knox ) |
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| ( Gettin' fueled up with Vitamin Water ) |
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| ( Traction was key ) |
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| ( Pat's cheering section was stoked on the 2nd heat ) |
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| ( First of three solid turns on this left ) |
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| ( Would you do this in a heat? You're not Pat ) |
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| ( Amped to be 3rd overall and into the Final ) |
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| ( 5'8" of speed and attach by J7 shapes ) |
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| ( Surf For Fun was written inside of Pat's arm ) |
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| ( Quick moment of pre-Final focus ) |
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| ( The wind got stronger, as did Pat's surfing ) |
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| ( Winner's Circle . . . or line ) |
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| ( On to the skate portion. Nice Work Pat! ) |
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