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Day 3 - Update


Sam Page (Manly) – Everyone is stoked to see Sam Page successfully return to Professional surfing after 12 months of recovery from serious head injuries sustained on the Gold Coast early in 2007!   Photo: Steve Robertson.
The Arrive alive Central Coast Pro got down to the business end of competition today, with round three bringing some high scores and amazing surfing at Soldiers Beach.

Looking at gaining a birth in the fourth round, the remaining surfers were pushing themselves in a battle for vital ratings points and a total prize purse of US$80,000.

For the second day running, number one seed and current World Championship Tour (WCT) surfer Mick Campbell (Port Macquarie) was the standout, using a relaxed approach to advance to the next round.

"I'm just trying to surf every wave without trying to think too much at this stage.

"It's not really about tactics; it's more about me concentrating on every wave I surf.

"The waves are really good here today, it's definitely a lot better than most WQS contests," he said.

The performance of the day was no doubt the surfing of World Qualifying Series (WQS) rookie Blake Wilson (Sunshine Coast, QLD) defeating his more fancied opponents and gaining a spot in the fourth round.

Wilson displaying poise and skills beyond his years beat WCT surfer Roy Powers (Hawaii) and Pro Junior Series sensation Stuart Kennedy (Lennox Head) in the second heat of the morning.

"I'm really happy right now with my routine, I feel I have built up a nice rhythm which hopefully will continue for back-end of the contest.

Glen Hall kept the local Central Coast surfers hopes alive by posting a convincing round three heat win today at Soldiers Beach. In tomorrows round four (final 24 surfers) Hall will face in form Sunshine Coast surfer Zane Harrison. All other Central Coast surfers eliminated today including Beau Atchison, Matt Wilkinson and Drew Courtney! Photo: Steve Robertson.
"I'm not looking at the heat draw I'm just trying to surf against myself at the moment," he said.

Whilst a number of high seeded surfers tumbled out of the competition - Kirk Flintoff (Cronulla), Matt Wilkinson (Copacabana), Shaun Cansdell (Mullaway), Drew Courtney (Umina) and Darren O'Rafferty (Bonny Hills) - Khy Vaughan, who returned back to competitive surfing after a 3 year hiatus, was on fire.

"This is my first WQS contest in around three years, I just needed to step away from all competition.

"The surf was definitely better today. I'm just looking at build up my competitive surfing and confidence and am looking for a good year," he said.

Bobby Hansen, the only New Zealander left in the competition, used patience to advance through to the round of 24.

Hansen who has came from behind in his past two heats; found that waiting for the better waves continued to pay off.

"The better waves are definitely the ones that are worth waiting for. There's no point going mad for the smaller waves that aren't going to score," he said.

Arrive Alive Women's rounds one and two will be running right through the afternoon and organizers are confident of good waves tomorrow.

The Live Webcast of the event can be found at www.arrivealivepro.com

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