Surfing: Quinn takes second place in Cold Water Classic

Gisborne surfer Jay Quinn continued a series of excellent results for New Zealand surfers in Scotland overnight.

Quinn finished second at the O'Neill Cold Water Classic event held at Thurso East, Scotland, the first leg of which was held at his home town of Gisborne in late March.

The result has lifted him 21 places to 75th on the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) world tour ratings.

Quinn was defeated by first-time event winner Australian Brent Dorrington in a low scoring final, 9.00 points to 7.66 points.

"I'm not happy with second place right now, but I'm also not unhappy," said Quinn, who finished ninth at the event in 2010.

Fellow New Zealander Richard Christie came up against Dorrington in the semifinal, the Australian scoring 18.50 out of a possible 20 points to go through.