Cheering Cynthia on at her First Surf Contest!

Cynthia is my good surf buddy and we often surf together at local breaks, Santa Cruz and last year we took a trip down to San Diego with friends. She is super stoked and is always looking to improve as a surfer. To push herself, she entered into the Surfrider Pro/Am contest held at Linda Mar on July 15th. She wanted me to enter, but I don't do surf contests. I will get into why I don't do surf contests in a different post.

Jacob and I went down to the beach to support Cynthia and gave her a BirdSwell sticker for support. She rode her 7'0 board that has a custom BirdSwell design I created for her.

She took 3rd place in the 1st heat and 2nd heat and placed 4th over all. Great job on your first surf contest, Cynthia!

Cynthia with her BirdSwell board

Representing BirdSwell!

First Heat in Yellow

She caught the first ride of the first heat! An amazing long left - her favorite!




2nd heat in Blue

Linda Mar - probably the worst place for a surf contest. 1. Crowded 2. Windy 3. Close Outs

Ride Waves and Spread the Swell,

J-Bird