From micros fun to battle of the bros at Scarborough Boardriders
The club had a big start to the year, with the Usher Cup from January 18 to 21 on the Gold Coast. The event attracted 10 international and 21 Australian clubs and it was massive with TV coverage, large crowds – and $100,000 prize money up for...
The club had a big start to the year, with the Usher Cup from January 18 to 21 on the Gold Coast. The event attracted 10 international and 21 Australian clubs and it was massive with TV coverage, large crowds – and $100,000 prize money up for grabs.
Our team performed well in the individual legs and overall finished 19th. Well done to local host club Snapper Rocks for winning the event.
On January 30, our Annual General Meeting was held at Beaches Hotel. A few young new faces stepped up: Fin McLaren as Vice-President and Macey Jolley as Girls Coordinator.
On February 4 we held Pointscore #1 for 2024. What a way to kick-off the year at Stanny! Plenty of fresh faces and welcome back to a few surfers who haven’t competed for a while. Under-35s opens was a battle of the bros with some frantic last-minute see-sawing of the lead, with Shano ultimately taking the win off a resurgent Dave Hyslop back after a long sabbatical, and fellow former A Grader (& El Capitano) Christian DC less than half a point behind in third. This will be a division to watch!
The Open A Grade saw club champ Mannix flying like a bird into the north-east breeze but having a few problems with his landing gear, enabling Harry Agnew to sail past with a clinical display of well-crafted moves. And congrats to Tom Simpson putting his signature backhand slash to great effect to take 3rd.
In the Open Women, two heats with 10 surfers, with a number of others absent, shows just how strong our women’s division has become. It was welcome back to Emily Laurence after a break, feeding off the energy to take 2nd ahead of a well travelled Macey Jolley, but neither was a match for Jasmine Porter, committing to carves with a fluid style dancing across the tricky faces. A shout-out to the Junior Girls – many surfed in this division for the first time but took to the challenging conditions with great enthusiasm. Practice makes perfect!
On Sunday, February 18, conditions were perfect to run our micros division. Our Mixed 10 & Under and Micro Groms had a fun day at Scarborough Beach. Congrats to all the kids, especially Ella Campbell for taking the win ahead of Felix Tracy with Fletcher Bell in third in the 10’s.
We are pleased to announce two new sponsors: Scarborough Wombarra Bowling & Recreation Club as our major sponsor and Headlands Hotel.
Future dates for your diaries:
- 9-10th March – Australian Boardriders Battle National Finals at Burleigh Heads, QLD
- 16th March – Treachery Camp Pointscore
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