It's a novelty event as surfers go out to prove what they are made out of, in the middle of the night! The beach is flood lit and the contest went on until 12:30 AM.
There were bands playing, BBQ's, fireworks and of course, lots of surfing.
The contest started on Friday with the Open category and as Luis had no seeding from 2009, he went in Round One and making it all the way to the final, seeing big names like Russel Winter, Josh Ash and Sam Lamiroy getting knocked out in the earlier rounds.
The final 4 were Luis, Gordon Fontaine, Ruben Ash and Johnny Frier. It was a close call to start with, as all surfers has a very small difference between them. Gordon seemed to adjust to the dark conditions better than the rest, getting two excellent waves and putting him conformably in the lead.
Luis was in 4th place with only a minute to go but managed to get a solid wave to grant him 3rd place.
After a long day...and night, with a few hours sleep, it was time for the Pro Junior event on Saturday and Sunday.
Again, there were some surfers that you would normally expect to see in the final, specially being in Newquay and so many locals entering the contest but at the end, only one made the final and the rest were all "outsiders ", including Luis.
This has put Luis in a great position in the rankings as he is the only competitor to have made both finals in the Pro Junior claiming a 1st and 3rd place.
Now there is a long break for the summer and Luis will be concentrating on the european events.
Back to the UK in September :)
Thanks to Gul, UK Pro Tour and Saltbox for broadcasting the event live over the internet!
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