On day 5 of the 2014 Cabo Classico, the heat draws were more stacked than Arnold Schwarzenegger in the seventies. Teddy Vlasis made it through his morning house only to lose out in the quarters. The night before, the directors ran six heats in windy conditions that brought down Johnny Salta, Paddy Mack, and Morgan Just. With Teddy Vlasis bowing out in the quarters, Victorias hopes of bringing home a placement rested on Max Bourne’s shoulders.

Max went all the way through the contest, placing first in every preliminary heat before the finals. Max went up against two locals in a tight final heat, but with a handful of solid backside wraps and a driving grab rail barrel, the heat was all but sealed.

Max Bourne will be bringing home the Amateur men’s title, on his birthday trip to Cabo none the less.

We celebrated by bringing Max a gigantic glob of Wasabi which he quickly gobbled up, quickly regretting it.

The 2014 Cabo Classico has been one to remember, and it wouldn’t be possible without the locals for letting us come to these epic beaches, and who graciously share their waves with us.

Diego Barba from X3M Boardshop in Mainland Mexico and the crew from Equilibrium held it down,

organizing and running the contest, and making the calls every morning and evening, putting the riders in the best conditions possible. I can’t wait to come back down here next year, and wouldn’t be surprised if I return before then. Till next year….