The Winners and Finalist in a great day of Long Board Surf Competition
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Today we witnessed the best against the best at Crescent Heads in their annual long board competition. Clubs represented included: Burleigh Heads Long Board Club, Noosa Qld., Manly, Old Bar, Skenes Creek Vic., Shellharbour, Coffs Harbour, Mermaid Beach Qld. to name a few. One competitor who was runner-up in the Open Male category had 2 or 3 weeks earlier surfed the infamous ‘Shipstern Bluff’, the notorious surfing slab of Tasmania that plays host to the best big wave surfers in the world.
Final events postponed from yesterday saw a 6.20 am start today. The finals ran continuously at 20 minute intervals. The commentator mentioned that in surf board competition the judging is subjective. That explanation helped me understand why some whom I thought were brilliant were placed 2nd rather than first. Thankfully there was no ‘sheep station’ at stake for the winner.
The pics below are just a sample of finalist and winners this morning.
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Click on pics to enlarge throughout
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Riley Thompson winner of the Junior Male Division
Finalist in the Junior Male Division
Finalist in the Junior Male Division
Kirsty Best winner of the Female Division
Charlie O’Sullivan winner of the over 55 Male Division
Another pic of Charlie O’Sullivan
Lara Murphy winner of the Open Female Division
Finalist in the Open Female Division
Kathie Robinson runner-up in the Open Female Division
Another pic of Kathie Robinson
Kathie Robinson
Kathie Robinson
Barney Feanasse winner of the 50 + Logger category
Finalist in the 50 + Logger category
Bill Morris winner of the 40 + ‘Old Mal’ category
Finalist in the 40 + ‘Old Mal’ category
Jack Norton winner Open Logger category
Finalist in the Open Logger category
Finalist in the Open Logger category
Finalist in the Open Logger category
Harley Ingleby Winner Open Men
Finalist in the Open Men
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Ken Banks, Mollymook Beach Waterfront: Editor for Mollymook News and Destination Mollymook Milton Ulladulla