Bryan wins Cabo Classic

The annual Cabo Classic skimboarding extravaganza drew its largest

field of competitors yet, but that didn’t stop local skimboarder Bill

Bryan from taking the overall title.

The Victoria Skimboards star turned away pros from all over the

nation to capture first-place.

Bryan led a strong contingent of Victoria Skimboard competitors

that included Bandon Sears (third), Mile Grobman (fifth), Jaime Kaya

Lovett (sixth) and Keith Perry (ninth), all among the Top 10, and

Hunter Poller finished in 13th-place.

The prize purse was $5,000.

Bryan opened the event with crushing force, which let his

competition know he was the one to beat. His switch stance airs and

barrel rides earned him high totals, and combination after

combination, seemed effortless as the liners rolled through the surf.

A ride with a 180 shuv-it to 360 off the lip to barrel ride was

almost characteristic of the event, but even with the allure of

liners and combinations, it was his aerial maneuvers that captured

everyone’s attention.

Grady Archbold threw a 540 big spin but could not keep up with the

biggest “boost” of the contest by Sears.

On what appeared to be a regular wrap, Sears competing with a

pulled hamstring, catapulted himself nearly 11-feet out of the water,

throwing a version of the “Superman” grab to lock down third-place.

Final Pro standings: 1. Bill Bryan (Victoria Skimboards); 2.

George Bryan; 3. Brandon Sears (Victoria Skimboards); 4. Paulo

Prietto; 5. Miles Grobman (Victoria Skimboards); 6. Jaime Kaya Lovett

(Victoria Skimboards); 7. Jesse Westgard; 8. Jake Stinnett; 9. Keith

Peery (Victoria Skimboards); 10. Grady Archbold; 11. Joey Vavala; 12.

Paul Wade; 13. Hunter Poller Victoria Skimboards); 14. Aaron Peluso;

15. Brandon Rothe.