Plourd wins second in a row
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| Local guy Mike Dowdell catches a good wave |
By Will Collette
Photos by Cheryl Dowdell
Over 100 spectators came out
last Sunday for Charlestown’s second North East Skim Tour event at Charlestown
Town Beach. Sponsored by Charlestown’s Parks and Recreation Department, it was
a nice day at the beach with no trouble and no injuries.
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| Some serious dudes ready to go |
The persistent stormy weather
that has been sitting over Charlestown and the rest of the New England
coastline stirred up lots of wave action. Even with the cloud cover, that
created better conditions for the competitors than last year.
As you might expect, the number
of participants were up from last year’s premiere of the event. Thirty-five
people signed up to participate, up 12 from 2012.
Though the Charlestown
contestants were game, no one from Charlestown made the final three which came
down to Connor McManus from Matunuck, RI, Noah Barmar from Cape Cod and last
year's winner, Drew Plourd from Boston, Ma.
In the end, Plourd won it for
the second year in a row.
Everyone said it was fun and
awesome day. Colter Miller, the organizer of North East Skim Tours, was happy
about the day, appreciative of everyone who helped make it happen and hopes
that there is a Three-peat for next year.
