o'neill cold water classic

Day five of the O'Neill Cold Water Classic played host to the most innovative surfing witnessed in New Zealand as the world's elite surfers attacked the Gisborne waves today.

Top seeds dominated proceedings on day two of The O'Neill Cold Water Classic Series 2011 with Australian Nic Mushcroft, American Nat Young and Spanish surfer Gony Zubizarreta dominating proceedings as the event moved into the early stages of the Round of 96.

Josh Kerr (Tweed Heads, AUS), 26, won the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 6-Star O'Neill Cold Water Classic Canada over Eric Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL), 22, in peaky two-to-four foot (1 metre) surf at North Chesterman Beach in Tofino, British Columbia.

Massive swells and wild storm