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MILES WINS AT FIRST BOSCOMBE SURF FESTIVAL The long awaited and greatly anticipated inaugural Sorted Surf Festival went ahead as planned last weekend on the 20th & 21st March at the newly completed and regenerated Boscombe Seafront, the two day festival saw well over 5,000 visitors. The junior event was the first to get underway at 8.30am and was won by our very own Miles Lee Hargreaves. Next was the Mens Open, where Miles came third as well. The Bodyboard event saw the first leg of the British Bodyboard Tour take place, the first time this has been hosted on the South Coast and saw excellent conditions on the artificial reef for the Semi Finals and Final while the Mens Open was contested on a peak to the West of the Pier. All categories were completed by 4pm and was immediately followed by an award ceremony that was held in front of the new Overstrand Building where a 300 strong crowd cheered the winners and runners up as they received their prizes. After the main prize giving event a seperate ceremony of prizes was held to comemerate surfing friends that had sadly passed away over the past few years. Surfing Contest Results Mens Open 1st George Fontaine 2nd James Parry 3rd Miles Lee Hargreaves Mens Over 35 1st Cliff Cox 2nd David Webb 3rd Gary Greenwood Juniors (U 18) 1st Miles Lee Hargreaves 2nd James Taylor 3rd Mason Alderman Boadyboard Open 1st Jack Johns 2nd Remmi Geffery 3rd Aiden Salmon - - -