Currumbin, Gold Coast – The long awaited and much anticipated Worlds first Softboard teams’ charity event has been called on for this Saturday 12th March starting 8am Qld at Currumbin Beach.
Hosted by local Club the Alley Boardriders Est 1981, TSBW LJ Hooker Softboard Teams Charity is a one-day event featuring eight (8) Gold Coast boardriding Clubs surfing for charity.
The charity of choice is the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and their conservation projects.
The inaugural TSBW LJ Hooker Softboards event has had a couple of forced postponements owing to the Covid outbreak in January and unmanageable TC Ewa swell last Saturday.
However, the latest forecast for this Saturday 12th March is highly promising with 4 – 6ft waves in the chest to overhead range. An SSE swell slowly abating with light SW to SSW breezes in the morning turning SE in the afternoon at Currumbin Beach the venue for the one-day club challenge.
Competition kicks off at 8am with a new Club format ” Rapid fire system” using one wave per surfer only, double points for the nominated power surfer. It’s a non-elimination cumulative points system held over two rounds with heats of 40 minutes duration.
Former World Champions Pauline Menczer and Rabbit Bartholomew announced the live club draw on International Women’s Day via TSBW social media sites Instagram and Facebook.
Round one heat is Snapper Vs MNM, Heat 2 Palm Beach vs Kirra, Heat 3 Alley Vs Wildcards, and Heat 4 Burleigh Vs North End. There’s $6,500.00 in prizes up for grabs and the winning team scores a $2,500.00 sponsorship package from The Surfboard Warehouse.
An expression session will be held in between the Club rounds with World Champions Pauline Menczer, Beau Young, and a former world tour number one Brad Gerlach.
Expected time of presentation is 2.30pm at the Alley Clubhouse.
Teams are advised to arrive early to avoid a lack of parking.
The Surfboard Warehouse LJ Hooker Commercial Southern Gold Coast Softboard Charity Teams is supported by Wearefeelgood sunscreen, Triple-X rashies & Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.
TSBW surfing equipment will be available for the public to purchase in the Wallace Nicholl Park.
Photos by Jarrason Bitton free for publication.
- Group Launch its On!
- Brad Gerlach, Pauline Menczer, and Rabbit Bartholomew.
- Club Captain for MNM (Mermaid, Nobby, Miami) Simon Doe.
For more info Contact Andrew McKinnon 0412754974 andrew@andymac.net.au
Instagram – @thesurfboardwarehouse
Facebook – www.facebook.com/tsbw.com.au/ Alley Boardriders Clubhouse is on the corner of Duringan Street & Pacific Parade Currumbin Beach
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