Qualifying for the Grudge Match

I had a great time. The rest of my stay in california for the summer was fun and there was a ton of waves and people around for the US Open. Unfortunately I only got to surf the first half of the So cal "Super Swell" that could have been hyped out but I wouldn't know because I had to come home for an important contest that ended up being worth it. The Grudge Match is a big deal in NJ and I am very happy I earned a spot in it by getting third in the Qualifier. This is a great event put on by Rob Cloupe every year. Cloupe made a great call for waves on the contest day and we ended up with overhead spitting barrels all morning that had to be the best waves ive ever surfed in a contest but deteriorated to chest high wind-chop by the end of the day, but hey, it is New Jersey. Here are some photos.