BODEGA BAY, Calif. -- Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Merel, from Station Bodega Bay, poses with his surf board and trophies in front of the station's response boats, Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. Merel has won the military division of the Pt. Mugu surf competition three years in a row and finished fifth in the men's open division this year. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Levi Read.