Brave effort at national final
After winning our regional qualifier for the Australian Boardriders Battle it was off to Newcastle on February 5 and 6 for the national final. Unfortunately, the surf was absolutely huge and cumbersome, and our brave team failed to proceed past the...
After winning our regional qualifier for the Australian Boardriders Battle it was off to Newcastle on February 5 and 6 for the national final. Unfortunately, the surf was absolutely huge and cumbersome, and our brave team failed to proceed past the first round. Sometimes a loss can be hard to take, especially when you know you have the team to do better. But it’s all about getting back up, learning, and striving to do better.
Even more importantly in club surfing, it’s about team spirit. Great job to Nic, Kalani, Fin, Mannix, Zahlia, Christian, Rod, Waz, Will, Shyla, Charlie and everyone who supported the team.
The 2022 season kicked off in style the following Sunday 13th at Coalcliff Beach. After a tough call early morning on where to go, we decided on north of the bridge with great 4ft-plus waves on offer.
Huge congrats to our winners. Special mention to Aidan Chamberlain for his first opens win in a quality field. Aidan has been a member of the club since knee-high in micros and always frothing to surf his heat or in a team’s event. Well done, Aidan.
Big congrats also to Kasey Hargreaves for getting the win in open women. Big heat win also by Lenny Golding in a cracker 18’s final and Rhett Mattock was too good in the 14’s. Jesse Fitzgibbon got the chocolates in the 12’s. We wish Skye Burgess a speedy recovery after a nasty injury on the Coalcliff shore dump. And a big thank you to young Tyler Haines for lending a hand to set up and pack up in his first pointscore for our club.
