2009 unsOund pro

The 2009 Unsound Pro finished up on Sunday afternoon in an increasing SE swell provided by an approaching cold front. The surf on the final day of competition slowly grew throughout the day, culminating in waist to shoulder high waves at Lincoln Blvd., in Long Beach, NY. While the surf did not quite match the quality of the past few years, it was big enough to provide the local community with some exciting surfing action. The Mens Pro Final was dominated by last year’s champion Jeremy Johnston. The Floridian’s front-side attack proved to be too much for Jersey standouts Brendan Buckley and Sam Hammer, finishing 2nd and 3rd respectively. Virginia Beach’s Phillip Goold had one great wave but struggled to find another good wave for the backup score he so badly needed. The Unsound Pro jr. title was taken by Virginia Beach standout Mike Dunphy. He surfed a great heat, taking down Zach Humpfries, Brendan Buckley and local standout Balaram Stack. Dunphy took the heat pretty easily and left the other contestants in a tight race for 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Other notable results: Mikey DeTemple won the Longboard Pro, Alexis Engstrom took home the Womens Pro title and John Ratzenberger won the first ever Unsound Grom 12 and under title. For full event coverage tune in to NBC’s “World of Adventure Sports” October 31st 4-5pm EST. And MSG network’s “Transit Chapters”, airing October 18 on MSG.