McCabe king of ‘Queen of the Coast’

Women's champion Demi Boelsterli scored a 8.83 on this wave, her first in the women's final.

Mike McCabe unseated Kilian Garland at this year’s Rincon Classic, which was held over the weekend under sunny skies with consistent shoulder-to-head-high waves.

McCabe edged Garland in the pro-division final with a two-wave score of 14.83 compared to Garland’s 14.63. The result denied Garland his fifth-straight Classic win and seventh overall.

Another veteran of the Classic, Demi Boesterli, kept her string of women’s division victories going with her seventh straight women’s title. Her two-wave total of 15.50 in the final topped Lakey Peterson’s 11.50. Peterson did capture the Wahine division for female surfers 17-and-under.

Charlie Dentzel, Vinny Leonelli and Sean Woods captured junior boys titles.

On the other side of the spectrum, Mike Lamb and Max Cail brought home Masters titles.

This year’s event was the 28th edition of the Rincon Classic. It was the 11th year for contest organizer Chris Keet, who dedicated this year’s event to original founder Jeff White, who passed away in December.

2011 RINCON CLASSIC RESULTS

Gremlins (11 & under)
1. Sean Woods           11.33
2. Henry Hepp                     9.20
3. Jeffrey Knell                  6.16
4. Sawyer Rhodes                  4.40
5. Evan Blix                      3.50
6. Aden Capps                     1.97

Boys (12-14)
1. Vinny Leonelli               16.50
2. Spencer Smith                15.17
3. Mickey Clarke                11.90
4. Jason Knell                    8.67
5. Will Hogue                     6.97
6. Kyle Davis                     6.66

Juniors (15-17)
1. Charlie Dentzel              14.37
2. Charlie Fawcett              14.23
3. Sam Regan                    11.64
4. Matty Parker         11.60
5. Harrison Adler                 8.80
6. Beau Clarke                    6.17

Wahine (17 & under)
1. Lakey Peterson               16.33
2. Steffi Kerson                  8.36
3. Jessee Ransone                 6.07
4. Isabella Radis                 5.27
5. Kaitlyn Gruetzmacher   4.37
6. Zoe Luna                       4.37

Womens Shortboard
1. Demi Boelsterli              15.50
2. Lakey Peterson               11.10
3. Lisa Wynn Luna                 6.23
4. Aubrey Faulk Luyendyk          4.90
5. Kaitlyn Gruetzmacher   3.66
6. Carolyn Day            0.00

Longboard (All Ages)
1. Robert Curtis                10.40
2. Oliver Parker                10.33
3. Daniel Graham                  8.43
4. J.P Garcia                     7.64
5. Jon Shields                    5.60
6. Cole Robbins           0.00

Masters
1. Max Cail                     16.00
2. Donald Day                   14.43
3. Justin Pawl                  10.33
4. Brett William Jordan   8.80
5. Jason Smith                    8.17
6. Chuck Graham           6.77

Grand Masters
1. Mike Lamm                    12.83
2. Alexis Cottavoz              12.66
3. Steve Dwyer          12.16
4. Chuck Graham           9.93
5. Steve Hanson           7.40
6. Tad Dahlke                     6.10

Legends
1. Bill Urbany                    7.83
2. Don Campbell           7.34
3. Andy Neumann           7.33
4. Dave Johnson           6.33
5. Matt Moore                     4.47
6. L Paul Mann            4.23

Mens
1. Andrew Bennett               16.60
2. Adam Lambert         12.53
3. Dennis Rizzo         12.46
4. Colin Schildhauer            11.76
5. Colin Dwyer            9.47
6. Sean Lesh                      7.57

Pro Final
1. Mike McCabe          14.83           $1,200.00
2. Kilian Garland               14.63           $900.00
3. Andrew Bennett                 9.10          $700.00
4. Tarik Khashoggi                6.33          $500.00