Hawaiian freesurfer Albee Layer has won the inaugural Red Bull Unleashed, at Surf Snowdonia, in North Wales. The world’s first ever stadium-style surf contest attracted more than 2,000 spectators to Europe’s first artificial surf pool. The competition was held in a best of five, man-on-man format. Jordy Smith saw the show and enjoyed it. “You both have an equal opportunity, and there’s no two ways about it, the best surfer always wins. The crowd’s right above you, as close as you can possibly get to someone on a wave. It’s an arena for those who can feed off the energy of the crowd,” noted Smith.

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Albee Layer steals the inaugural Red Bull Unleashed

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