Saturday 12th March 2022 Currumbin, Gold Coast, Queensland.
The Burleigh Boardriders have taken out the TSBW LJ Hooker Softboard Teams Charity competition in challenging 4 – 6ft thumping beach breaks at Currumbin Beach.
The inaugural Club competition featuring eight (8) Gold Coast board riding clubs was the World’s first Teams event surfed on soft boards.
A new competitive team’s format was unleashed “Rapid-fire system” using only one wave per competitor scored from club vs club matches held over two rounds and non-elimination accumulative points result.
Steered by their new Club President and head coach Kyle” Dvex” Robinson the Burleigh Team dominated both rounds to stay on top of the leader board and register a convincing win overall.
Burleigh nominated Maddy Job, recent winner of the Burleigh Boardriders Single Fin as their power surfer (double points) who posted excellent scores (8-point rides) in both rounds to put Burleigh in a commandeering position.
Burleigh collected a $2,500.00 sponsorship package from The Surfboard Warehouse for the first prize as part of a $6,500.00 prize pool.
The victorious Burleigh Team was as follows.
Open men: Maddy Job
Master: James Lewis
Open women: Isla Huppatz
Junior boy: Finn Rosenfeldt
Junior girl: Meika Locke
Cadet: Mason Lewis
Reserves; Luke Rana Smith, Kyle Robinson, and Mia Huppatz.
Overall results
1. Burleigh 69.71
2. Palm Beach 56.97
3. MNM 49.08
4. Alley 47.60
5. Snapper 47.01
6. North End 33.77
7. Alley Wildcats 31.37
8. Kirra 23.99
Each club donated its entry fee to the charity of choice, the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Conservation Projects’. The Surfboard Warehouse Global Surfing Ambassador Rabbit Bartholomew and contest commentator extraordinaire was on hand to present the $1,600.00 cheque donation. Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary provided Family Park passes to6 special categories.
The youngest competitor eight (8) years old Sage Fleming from the Kirra Surfriders Club was awarded best cadet for her spirited performance.
Other outstanding categories are as follows:
Open men Archer Curtis MNM
Open women Ichigo Mishirmura Palm Beach
Junior boy Luke Smith Burleigh
Junior girl Lana Matthias Alley
Masters. James Lewis
World-Class Surfing Legends were in attendance including Pauline Menczer, Beau Young, Brad Gerlach, and Rusty Miller.
Big thanks to our sponsors, Sean Kennedy of The Surfboard Warehouse and the TSBW Team.
LJ Hooker Commercial Southern Gold Coast, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Conservation Projects, Triple X rashies, and Wearefeelgood sunscreen.
Special thanks to the Alleys Brad Smith, Noel McGuinness, Jason Glore, Jeff Butler, and all the Alley Boardriders for helping make the day a huge success.
Photos thanks to Jarrason Bitton/TSBW are free for publication.
Photo 1. Burleigh Boardriders winning Club!
Photo 2. Judges & Commentary panel AM, Rabbit Bartholomew & Brad Smith.
Photo 3. Archer Curtis MNM (Mermaid Nobbys Miami) boardrider top scores with an 8.3 out of 10 points.
For any more information, contact Andrew McKinnon 0412754974
Email andrew@andymac.net.au
Aloha & Mahalo – See you in 2023!
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