Scarborough Boardriders have made history with our first ever club point-score in a wave pool, Urbnsurf Sydney.
We teamed up with Surf Park Productions to make this dream a reality on Tuesday, August 27. We had the entire wave pool exclusively for two hours with each surfer getting around five waves on each side. The surfer then got to choose their best two waves to be judged independently on a World Surf League scale. Our winners were then announced at Wombarra Bowling Club and all clips replayed at the presentation.
Well done, Joshua Pepper, for topping all scores across all divisions to take out the win in A Grade. But it was Shyla Short locking in the highest combined score for any female surfer at the wave pool since it opened and taking out the Open Women.
Also running most weekends in September was the Surf Tag Series on the northern beaches of Sydney. Incredibly proud of our Under 14’s squad coming away with a 3rd place in the Guzman y Gomez Surftag Series at South Curl Curl Beach in small but super fun conditions.
Our team was Ashton Mekisic, Jesse Fitzgibbons, Sam Kornek, Harley Fuller and Saxon King.
Ashton was on absolute fire, dropping scores in the excellent range!
Despite an unfavourable forecast, a great day of waves and weather at Scarborough allowed all divisions to compete in excellent conditions for our September pointscore. In the A-grade final, Nic Squiers made a triumphant return, edging out Josh Pepper, who had been on a three-event winning streak, and Fin McLaren, overtaking him in the last few minutes. In the Open Women's final, Shyla Short took an early lead and maintained it, while Zhalia Short and Talina Wilson battled closely for second and third.
The B-grade final showcased upcoming A-graders, with Mitch Burroughs taking the win over Harry Williams and Noah Goulder. Juniors faced strong offshore winds and cold weather. Ella Campbell (10 & Under), Sam Kornek (12’s), Indi Martin (Junior Girls Parent Assist), and Jesse Fitz (14’s) all emerged victorious.In the senior categories, Flynn Gale won the 18’s, Dave Hyslop the 35’s, Andrew Pfeiffer the 45’s, and Nick McLaren the 55’s.
Reminder - future dates for your diary
- Make-up point-score will be in October subject to forecasts
- Presentation night Saturday, November 23rd at Wombarra Bowling Club
