Dragon's Optics Owen Wright Wins Boost Mobile Surf Sho!

Carlsbad, CA- Dragon's very own grommet prodigy Owen Wright yesterday claimed the title of Surfing's ultimate hight flyer, taking out the second Boost Mobile Surf Sho in Surfer's Paradise on Queensland's Gold Coast.

Owen who only received his spot after winning the Wildcard on Friday strapped on the jetpack and took to the skies taking down one the greatest-ever line-up of aerialists. The Australian Junior champion stamped his mark, soaring past surfing's top names including reigning world champion fellow team rider Mick Fanning, world no.2 Bede Durbidge and defending event champion Taj Burrow.

18-year-old Wright out punted his fellow finalists, with a near-perfect 9.93 aerial move in the dying minutes of the 25-minute final to fly away with the winner-takes-all $25,000 prize cheque for the biggest pay day of his career.

"It's hard to explain how good I feel," said Wright.

"I did a couple of good airs in the opening stages of the final, but couldn't stick any. With a couple of minutes remaining the perfect ramp popped up and I sealed the deal. "When I landed it I hoped no one landed anything bigger cause all the guys were capable of pulling a big move off. It feels great to win it."

Wright emerged victorious from the water before being carried up the beach in front of thousands of cheering spectators to the winner's podium where he donned the perpetual surf sho champion's jacket.

From all at Dragon, major props and congratulations to Owie. Sick effort my man.

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