The sun was out, the music was pumping through the PA system and Levett family was doing their thing on the BBQ and what’s more we have one of the best turn outs in years for the March 2009 club contest at Nth Steyne.
For the 1st time in a long time we had quarters in the 18,s boys, Opens and B grade as well as big heat numbers in the grommets which is encouraging for the future of the club.
The waves were 1-2 feet but the left peak offered up enough wave face to rip into and that was the case during the morning session with big scores laid down by a number of surfers who were looking to make their way into their division finals.
Once we hit the final stage , everyone was suffering a bit after having to fight through a series of tough heats and i will start with the 18’s Boys division , with Jesse Francis long drought coming to an end with the natural-footer full deserving his win as he really has improved his contest act of late. Jesse is a surf rat and the long hours he puts in the water is paying off and his polished attack was impressive as he got the better of Max Brokman with Nathan Munro and Tyson Bruun rounding out a quality final.
The girls also deserve praise and it’s great to see the improvement level in the way to attack a heat and it was Tori Levett stylish attack, impressing the judges most. She has really lifted her game and she is enjoying the challenge of taking on the 16’s division. We have a great bunch of girls who all put it on rail and its pretty evident by the fact we have had multiple winners this year .Tori’s two wave combo collected her a total of 11.5 and those two solid waves she found on the right hand peak was enough to get the job done. Also ripping was Sophia Bernard , Lauren Mc Aleer , Rosie Vanderfield and Jodie Randall who finished the final in that order. Well done girls. The 13’s girls were taken out by mini grommet Emily.
The 12’s Boys are blowing minds and they really rip for kids that young. Their is a real pack forming within that age group, you see them in the water every day heckling each other, it’s great to see boys. Powerhouse Louie Dowling is stamping himself as a star of the future and his radical attack saw him charge into another victory. He didn’t have it all his own way with Peter Long claiming 2nd with new grom Jamie Krups 3rd and Billy Randall 4th.
Performance of the day went to Lauren Mc Aleer with the Rip Curl team rider , outstanding in the Open Women’s final where she posted a 8.5 before backing it up with a 8.0 . Great surfing from a star in the making.
Other winners included
Opens men 1st Dustin Atkinson, 2nd Heath Irving , 3rd Max Brokman , 4th Dave Hislop
14’s Boys , 1st Jack Morrison , 2nd Jack Andrews , 3rd Luka Couriel, 4th Ben Penny
B Grade , 1st Victor Levett, 2nd Jan Bruun , 3rd Shaun , 4th Pickles 5th Ty Rophia.
Thanks for a great day crew.
Dimmy