Santa Cruz local Nat Young won the 2008 O’Neill Cold Water Classic Sunday at Steamer Lane.

In very good four-to-six-foot conditions at his home break, Young edged Seal Beach’s Chris Waring and Hawaiians Granger Larsen and Sean Moody in a nail biter where Larsen caught the last wave with just seconds left in the final, but didn’t get the score he needed to overtake Young.

Huntington Beach’s Micah Byrne reached the semis and took home an extra $10,000 for winning the Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series. The Cold Water Classic was the final event in the series.

Florida’s Asher Nolan was second in the series and San Clemente’s Nate Yeomans, who didn’t even compete at Steamer Lane was third, due to strong performances at the Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro and the Oakley Newport Beach Pro.

Also, Brazilian transplant Bruno Rodrigues of Huntington Beach finished third in the Oakley Pro Junior ASP North American Championships.

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