Help get Kalani onto world surfing tour

Following on from Kalani Ball’s massive win at the Vissla Central Coast Pro in March, Kalani went on to finish 13th in the Tweed Coast Pro and then an astonishing 7th in the Newcastle Pro featuring all the top pros in the world. These results meant Kalani finished 2nd overall in the World Qualifying Series for our region, thus qualifying for the World Challenger Series for a second year in the row.

Kalani will now travel to eight events across the globe, competing against 95 other men for a chance to qualify for the World Championship Tour. The first two events are in Australia over May on the Gold Coast and then Sydney. After that Kalani jets off to South Africa, California, Portugal, France, Brazil and finishes up in Hawaii late November. Kalani will base himself on the Gold Coast near the High Performance Centre on NSW’s north coast to focus and train between each event.

To assist Kalani meet the giant costs involved, Scarborough Boardriders Club is proudly hosting a GoFundMe webpage to support Kalani. Our region has never had a surfer qualify for the world surfing tour and Kalani has dedicated his life to this goal. To kick-start the campaign, the club donated the first $1000. Please get on board and we wish Kalani all the best in every event and safe travels.

Visit www.gofundme.com/f/kalani-ball

Scarborough Boardriders news

Well done to our team at the Kirra Teams Challenge in late March at Coolangatta. Nic, Mannix, Josh, Will, Aidan, Fin and Tim all made the trip to the world’s biggest surf teams’ event. Our surfers finished 19th out of more than 30 teams.

Congratulations to Sandon Point Boardriders, who finished 4th overall, an outstanding result.

May is a busy month for us:

Two club pointscores, May 1st and May 29th

Our first female-only development day, Her Wave, on May 15th (positions still available, contact Raylee or Talina)

Illawarra Junior Surfing Titles May 21st.

Werri Beach Autumn Slash May 28th.