The Green Room

O’Neill Cold Water Classic Results

Round of 64: (1st and 2nd advance)
Heat 1: Che Stang (USA) 15.94, Danny Estes (USA) 11.07, Travis Beckmann (USA) 9.90, Dane Johnson (USA) 9.30
Heat 2: Blake Howard (USA) 16.10, Granger Larsen (HAW) 14.10, Tyler Newton (HAW) 10.90, Darrell Goodrum (USA) 7.47
Heat 3: Kolohe Andino (USA) 11.83, Bobby Morris (USA) 9.90, Kieran Horn (USA) 9.00, Chris Abad (USA) 8.73
Heat 4: Chris Waring (USA) 12.33, Micah Byrne (USA) 11.57, Matt Meola (HAW) 11.57, Quintin Jones (ZAF)
Heat 5: Bud Freitas (USA) 15.77, Mason Ho (HAW) 13.83, Richie Collins (USA) 12.43, Roger Eales (USA) 7.97
Heat 6: Eric McHenry (USA) 13.40, Kevin Sullivan (HAW) 13.33, Adam Virs (USA) 11.60, Kevin Kapsky (HAW) 3.33
Heat 7: Chad Compton (USA) 13.54, Casey Brown (HAW) 12.84, Toby Martin (AUS) 10.73, Evan Geiselman (USA) 9.26
Heat 8: Teddy Navarro (USA) 14.37, David Gonsalves (USA) 11.93, Chris Ward (USA) 11.43, John John Florence (HAW) 10.30

Video highlights from Day 2 of the Cold Water Classic, Oct. 22, 2008. (Video by Bill Lovejoy)

Video interview with Bud Freitas from the Cold Water Classic, Oct. 21, 2008. (Video by Christina Gullickson for the Santa Cruz Sentinel)

Video for the Santa Cruz Sentinel by Christina Gullickson

Slide show from Steamer Lane, Oct. 21, 2008. Photos by Dan Coyro/Sentinel

O’Neill Cold Water Classic Round 1 Results:

Round of 160 (1^st and 2^nd advance)

Heat 1: Tyler Newton (HAW) 12.67, Danny Estes (USA) 11.87, Quinn McCrystal (USA) 10.74, Keith Terriberry (USA) 0.73

Heat 2: Matt Pagan (USA) 11.40, Jonny Craft (USA) 11.13, Gianfranco Gasparro (ITA) 2.73, Cody Sammons (USA) 1.77

Heat 3: Matt Meola (HAW) 10.70, Sean Bacon (USA) 8.50, Andy Hobson (USA) 6.50, Andres Flores (DOM) 3.60

Heat 4: Luke Davis (USA) 8.83, Andrew Bennett (USA) 8.17, Marshall Alberga (USA) 7.93, Nick Lamb (USA) 5.33

Heat 5: Ashton Madeley (USA) 11.10, Nick Rupp (USA) 9.30, Adam Lambert (USA) 7.47, Joey Hudson (USA) 7.17

Heat 6: Roger Eales (USA) 13.67, Kelsey Strickland (USA) 8.24, Matt Turner (USA) 5.10, Rick Gannon (USA) 0.83

Heat 7: Fisher Heverly (USA) 10.17, Matt Johnson (USA) Frank Chenault (USA) 5.37, Pete Rocky (USA) 4.50

Heat 8: Oliver Kurtz (USA) 10.33, Danny Hart (USA) 8.50, Dustin Willman (USA) 7.73, Eric Worley (USA) 2.10

Heat 9: Josh Loya (USA) 12.84, Oman Etcheverry (USA) 12.83, Dege O’Connell (HAW) 10.10, Willie Safreed (USA) 8.37

Heat 10: Peter Mussio (USA) 13.34, Javier Swayne (PER) 12.54, Hunter Heverly (USA) 5.43, Adam Knox (USA) 3.84

Heat 11: Madison Williams (AUS) 11.33, Ryah Arthur (USA) 5.43, Shaw Kobayashi (USA) 5.43, Paul Pugliesi (USA) 3.06

Heat 12: Randy Bonds (USA) 14.17, Russell Smith (USA) 10.93, Dane Zaun (USA) 10.13, Brightton Brandenburger (USA) 7.00

Heat 13: Jimmy Herrick (USA) 13.93, Chris Foster (HAW) 11.16, Justin Swartz (USA) 10.97, Victor Done (USA) 8.36

Heat 14: T.J. Mikus (USA) 8.40, Brandon Barnes (USA) 7.20, Tarik Khashoggi (USA) 7.03, Nick Skawinski (USA) 5.04

Heat 15: Josh Mulcoy (USA) 15.17, Matt Myers (USA) 11.47, Ryan Burch (USA) 9.73, Jonathan Warren (USA) 5.46

Heat 16:

Slide show from Steamer Lane, Oct. 14, 2008.
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Great photos Tuesday from Sentinel photographer Shmuel Thaler.

Santa Cruz photographer Ryan Craig has been selected as a finalist for the Follow the Light Foundation Award. Craig was one of five photographers whose portfolio was chosen by the foundation from an international field.

The foundation was established in memory of longtime Surfing Magazine photo editor Larry “Flame” Moore to recognize and support the industry’s best up-and-coming surf photographers. The winner of the third annual award will receive a $5,000 grant dedicated to the art of surf photography.

“[Ryan] has a great usage of light. In particular, one of his photos from the Hook in Santa Cruz,” Surfing Magazine photo editor Peter Taras, one of this year’s judges, said in a statement. “He also probably has the strongest composition out of everyone.”

The winner will be announced Thursday during an awards banquet at the Surfing Heritage Foundation in San Clemente.

According to Eastside surfer Jim Lucas, a paddle-out and “wake” is planned for the 3-foot tiki statue near the Esplanade at Capitola Beach. On Thursday, the Capitola City Council voted to have the statue removed because it was installed without the city’s permission. The paddle-out, organized by a group of surfers known as “the usual suspects” who originally erected the statue, is scheduled for today at 8 a.m. Supporters of the statue will gather at 7:30 a.m.

“People are coming out of the woodwork,” Lucas said. “People are outraged that they are going to be taking it down, young kids through senior citizens.” Anyone wishing to show support for the statue is welcome to attend.