Lafferty Advances at Body Surfing Meet

Chris Lafferty of San Diego scored 101 points, the highest total of the day, and won his heat on Saturday at the World Body Surfing Championships at the Oceanside Pier.

Lafferty advanced to the semifinals of the men’s 25-34 division. Also winning heats and advancing in the division were Tom Cook of Carlsbad (88), five-time grand champion Mike Cunningham of Gardena (88), Kirt Finley of Oceanside and Jack White of San Diego.

Today’s semifinals begin at 6:30 a.m. on both sides of the Oceanside Pier. The finals, in eight men’s and three women’s divisions, begin at 10, followed by the women’s and men’s grand championships for the winners of each division.