Locals conclude surfing contest

Chris Yemma

Local surfers Ford Archbold and Allan Kincade ran into stiff

competition at the Surfing America USA championships Wednesday near

the Huntington Beach Pier.

The competition, however, wasn’t solely opposing surfers.

Mother Nature failed to provide Costa Mesa’s Kincade, 16, the

right waves at the right time during his third round in the boys

under-18 division, and he was bumped to a consolation round later in

the day.

He placed fourth in his consolation heat to conclude his

competition in the event.

Kincade, who will be a senior at Huntington Beach High in the

fall, scored 3.50 points in his morning heat to finish fourth, and

tallied 7.25 points in his afternoon heat.

“Some people like it how it was, but I like clean, smooth bases,”

he said. “I just didn’t get the good ones.”

Ford Archbold, 14, of Newport Beach, finished third in his heat in

the opening round of the boys under-14 division to conclude his

competition in the event.

“I was hoping to do better, but I don’t care that much,” said

Archbold, a freshman at Newport Harbor in the fall.