A solid first wave, for which he scored 6.83, put Lidster in a great position in his heat and lower scoring waves consolidated his place at the top. Lidster now progresses to the repercharge semi-final in the 35-40 years’ event being held in Punta Rocas, Peru.
Jersey’s other entry, Johnny Carden, is the first British surfer to reach the last eight. He will face competition from South Africa’s David Malherbe and Tahiti’s Luciani Pascal in the grandmasters (40-45 years) event later today.
