A perfect weather day of sunshine and light winds for pointscore #4 with fun waves on offer for all our divisions at Sharkey’s Beach. Waves were a bit on the smaller side, but the April pointscore went off with action a plenty, both in the ocean and on the beach. We double banked for an hour to get it all done with 130 surfers registered, which set a new club record.
The A-Grade final was a thriller with the Robson brothers making it together for the first time, while Mannix defeated his old man in the final for the first time ever – an historic event! Mannix took it out with speed, agility and air, while Jarvie was just a point behind, going to town on the small Sharkey rights. Fin, Jai and Angus were all left on eight points looking for more.
In the open women’s, Shyla comboed the field with a series of vertical backhand snaps. She caught just two waves, a 9.07 and 7.43. Crazy. Speaking of crazy, Mitch Burroughs in B Grade launched into a backhand air-rev first wave of the heat, stomping it for a 9.23. Brought the house down with calls of “straight to A-Grade” from cheering fans on the beach. Liam, Jobi and Sebastian, all on eight points, were vying for second.
The following weekend was the rescheduled Australian Boardriders Battle National Final – Burleigh Heads, Qld, 12-13 April 2025. The top 42 clubs from across the country battled it out and Scarborough and Sandon Point Boardriders qualified after finishing first and second in our regional qualifier last year.
A nice two-to-three foot swell made the event very contestable and it was a great spectacle to see some of Australia’s top surfers, including Owen Wright, Mikey Wright, Layne Beachley and Josh Kerr, just to name a few. Unfortunately, Scarborough and Sandon Point did not make it through to the finals but both clubs put on a show with some impressive scores.
The following weekend, Good Friday was blessed with a huge swell for the annual Steel City Surf Classic. The event is held in memory of Ty Delaney and involves all surfers and boardriding clubs across our area. Due to the huge waves, the event was reconfigured to “Ty’s Big Wave Battle” held at Sandon Point. The surf looked more like something in Hawaii as 65 surfers took on the giant 10-foot-plus waves. A vibrant crowd gathered on Sandon Point hill for the final, which was ultimately taken out by Taj Air.
Next Pointscore: Sunday, May 18
