The Cape Fear Surf Fest was held in dichotomous conditions at the historic Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Small, nearly flat conditions prevailed on Saturday with bright sunny skies. Stormy Sunday was another story - victory at sea with howling 35-40kt winds and a driving horizontal rain. Contestants and coordinators hunkered down in their parkas and whatever else they could find for the worst of the nor'easter pushing through, only to come out the back end of the storm to sunny skies and raging suctioning seas in the 6 foot and larger range. Nevertheless, it appeared that a good time was had by all. Special thanks to Monmouth University and University of Rhode Island for making the trip, and to all of the sponsors and supporters who helped make the contest a success (Full results). See the video footage as well. Stay tuned for next year ....

Day 1 judging conditions. © Peter Fritzler Richard Gilligan. © Keith Ketchum, Line Up Mag A tentative view. © Peter Fritzler Richard Gilligan. © Keith Ketchum, Line Up Mag Rob Cordero. © Keith Ketchum, Line Up Mag Matt Gilligan. © Keith Ketchum, Line Up Mag Tony Silvagni. © Keith Ketchum, Line Up Mag

Will McEachern. © Peter Fritzler Day 2 judging conditions. © Peter Fritzler Michael Powell. © Keith Ketchum, Line Up Mag Broken board blues. © Peter Fritzler Brian Parnagian. © Peter Fritzler Mark Yonkers. © Keith Ketchum, Line Up Mag