2nd is the first loser

August 10th, 2010 by matthew

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I have mixed feelings about contests, maybe im not competitive enough or maybe just the the simple fact i hate to lose? well whatever it is i tend to avoid contests like a politician avoids the truth

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But DKS is not just another contest, its where all dropknee riders from all over OZ (and the world) come together and basically hang out, cruise and surf for a week, its something i try to be apart of every year, this year i was able to make the Port Macquare event held over the weekend, with a 3 foot right wedge it was the perfect setup for a hi-performance tail out action

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The first thing i noticed was the level of surfing going on, fark me! every heat i was clutching at straws just scraping through, and with my track record making my first heat was already a win for me, one thing i loved about this event was that from the quarters on it was man on man, so really exciting to watch, alot of guys were blowing me away with there surfing, Jake Sharp was going mental on his backside, Damian King was showing guys how to DK on a bat tail plus pulling a (rocknroll todd de graff dedicated float) which left me speachless! Grant Malony never fell off plus so many other guys showing that DK here in Australia is stronger than ever.

I was lucky enough to progress into the man on man final with Grant Malony, this man is so hard to beat!! god dam!!! He even won the “rock-sizzors-paper” before the heat!!! but in the end of the day huge congrats to Grant!!..ill beat you one day!

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Huge thanks to Clayton, the guy has done wonders for the sport of DK here in oz, unfortunately next year Clayton wont be able to run the DKS event, although i have a strong feeling there will be bigger and better events to come.

Also surfphotos.com.au, throwtail.com and Nathan Tyack for the pics

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Jake Sharp – showing the why reason i call this guy one of the best in the world