ONE MILE BEACH, PORT STEPHENS
Saturday, 22 June 2019
by Surfing NSW
The 2019 Australian Skin Cancer Clinics NSW Longboard Titles saw a giant day of action with 14 new NSW Longboard champions being crowned after a series of exciting finals in challenging three-to-four foot conditions.
William Crowe's (Collaroy) stellar form continued in the Open Men’s final, taking the top spot on the dais, thanks to a combination of impressive turns and snaps. Crowe finished the final with a giant 16.67 two-wave heat total that allowed him to gain the upper hand against Ruben Roxburgh (Evans Head), Harry Maskell (Wamberal) and Braden O’Rouke (Freshwater) who claimed second, third and fourth respectively.
Samantha Walker’s (Queenscliff) return to competitive longboarding paid dividends as she claimed the top honours in the Open Women’s division. The northern beaches natural-footer claimed dual wins across both her respective finals to earn the overall title ahead of Kristal Gersbach who finished in second position.
Tom Payne’s (Empire Bay) ability to perform a handful of exciting traditional turns worked in his favour as he proceeded to take out the top spot in the Open Men’s Logger division. Payne executed a multitude of decent turns and nose rides in the final to finish with a respectable 10.27 two-wave heat total.
Perennial Australian and NSW Title standout Jason Livingston (Curl Curl) claimed the hat trick of victories today taking out the Over-50, Over-45 and Over-40 Men’s titles. Livingston surfed like a man twenty years his junior as he nailed every section that came his way and gained the edge over his fancied opponents.
All other results can be seen below.
The 2019 SUP State Titles will kick off tomorrow.
The 2019 SUP State Titles and the 2019 Australian Skin Cancer Clinics NSW Longboard Titles will call Port Stephens home from the 20th- 25th June 2019.
The two state title events will form the Port Stephens Surf Festival and decide the NSW Teams for the upcoming Australian SUP Titles in Currumbin and the Australian Longboard Titles at Tweed Heads.
Over 200 competitors are expected to compete in the six-day event.
The Port Stephens Surf Festival is proudly supported by Australian Skin Cancer Clinics, Port Stephens Council, Ingenia Holidays One Mile Beach, Carve, H2Coco, Mothernest, Wanderers Retreat, Murrays Brewery, Ohana Ocean Athletics and Surfing NSW.
Results:
2019 Australian Skin Cancer Clinics NSW Longboard Titles
Under-18 Boys
1 – Harrison Stewart (Freshwater)
2 – Sam Ticknor (Evans Head)
3 – Keanu Earle (Bateau Bay)
4 – Jayben Poy (Dee Why)
Under-18 Boys Finalists
Under-18 Girls
1 – Jasmine McCorquodale (Bateau Bay)
2 – Rani Stevenson (Banora Point)
3 – Blaze Roberts (Avalon)
4 – Ava Robertson (Cooks Hill)
Under 18 Girls Finalists (Blaze Roberts absent)
Open Men
1 – William Crowe (Collaroy)
2 – Ruben Roxburgh (Evans Head)
3 – Harry Maskell (Wamberal)
4 – Braden O’Rourke (Freshwater)
Open Women
1 – Samantha Walker (Queenscliff)
2 – Kristal Gersbach
3 – Wendy Stevenson (Banora Point)
4 – Erin Judd (Macmasters Beach)
Open Men Log
1 – Tom Payne (Empire Ave)
2 – Ruben Roxburgh (Evans Head)
3 – Jayden Ray (Bateau Bay)
4 – Darcy Crump (Avalon)
Open Women Log
1 – Samantha Walker (Manly)
2 – Erin Judd (Macmasters Beach)
Samantha Walker - photos by Ethan Smith/Surfing NSW
Junior Logger
1 – Harrison Stewart (Freshwater)
2 – Sam Ticknor (Evans Head)
3 – Jayben Poy (Dee Why)
4 – Jimmy Tualima (Manly)
5 – Cyrus Tualima (Manly)
Over-40 Men
1 – Jason Livingston (Curl Curl)
2 – David Bobovic (Tweed Heads)
3 – Mike Pimm (Casuarina)
4 – Neil Frederiksen (North Curl Curl)
Over-40 Women
1 – Wendy Stevenson (Banora Point)
2 – Suellen Goyne (Corlette)
3 – Mandy Penhall (Mitchells Island)
4 – Sam Wilson (Evans Head)
Over-40 Logger
1 – Shane Ross (Newcastle)
2 – David Babovic (Tweed Heads)
3 – Scott Dorrough (Tweed Heads)
4 – Tony Abood (Kingscliff)
5 – Tim Rielly (Dee Why)
Over-45 Men
1 – Jason Livingston (Curl Curl)
2 – David Babovic (Tweed Heads)
3 – Troy Thomas
4 – Mick Gett (Kingscliff)
5 – Sid Trasler (Evans Head)
Over-50 Men
1 – Jason Livingston (Curl Curl)
2 – John Fraser (Dee Why)
3 – Simon Cox (Curl Curl)
4 – George Haskas (Maroubra)
Over-55 Men
1 – Tony Rae (Hastings Point)
2 – Mike Pimm (Casuarina)
3 – Scott Dorrough (Tweed Heads)
4 – Tom Bennetts (Tweed Heads)
Over-60 Men
1 – Mike Pimm (Casuarina)
2 – Peter Becker (Palmvale)
3 – Tony Abood (Kingscliff)
4 – Storm Carter (Kingscliff)
Over-65 Men
1 – John Murray (Valery)
2 – Peter Becker (Palmvale)
3 – Danny Bond (Blue Bay)
4 – Alan Atkins (Byron Bay)
John Murray
Ken Williams Tag Team Cup
Champions: Curl Curl Longboard Club
Photos by Ethan Smith / Surfing NSW
LOGGERS REWIND THE CLOCK AT THE 2019 PORT STEPHENS SURF FESTIVAL
ONE MILE BEACH, PORT STEPHENS
Friday, 21 June 2019
by Surfing NSW
The Loggers divisions hit the water for the second day of the Port Stephens Surf Festival as the Australian Skin Cancer Clinics NSW Longboard Titles edged closer to tomorrow’s finals.
Tom Payne (Empire Bay) and Darcy Crump (Avalon) both put on dominant performances in the Open Men’s Loggers division, with both surfers performing an array of traditional turns and nose-rides to claim their opening wins. Both posted a handful of decent scores in the heat to cement the top spots and earn their spot straight into the second round.
Samantha Walker (Queenscliff) showed she’d be one to watch as the event kept going, posting a decent 12.00 two-wave total in the Open Women’s Logger heat. Walker found a handful of lengthy waves in the heat to claim the win against Erin Judd (Macmasters Beach).
Novocastrian goofy-footer Shane Ross’ (Newcastle) decision to head to the northern tip of contest area proved to pay dividends as he smashed apart his opening Over-40 Men’s Loggers. Ross performed a barrage of powerful carves to notch up a 12.1 two-wave heat total and take the top spot in the heat.
Shane Ross
Harrison Stewart (Freshwater) got off to an early start in the Junior Loggers division, finding a handful of decent waves in the opening stages of the heat. Stewart finished the heat with a respectable 10.47 two-wave total and the opening heat win.
Photos by Ethan Smith / Surfing NSW
LONGBOARDERS PUT ON A SHOW ON THE OPENING DAY OF THE PORT STEPHENS SURF FESTIVAL
ONE MILE BEACH, PORT STEPHENS
Thursday, 20 June 2019
by Surfing NSW
The opening day of the Australian Skin Cancer Clinics NSW Longboard Titles kicked off the 2019 Port Stephens Surf Festival today, with longboarders attacking clean two-to-three foot conditions at One Mile Beach.
William Crowe (Collaroy), Harry Maskell (Wamberal) and Sam Ticknor (Evans Head) all put on commanding performances in the opening Open Men’s heats, all taking respective victories. All three surfers found a handful of impressive scores over the duration of their heats to take the top spots and earn their position straight into semis – bypassing the requalification rounds – which are slated to be contested on Saturday.
Harry Maskell
Multiple Australian longboard title holder Jason Livingston (Curl Curl) showed why he was a former champion, taking out his heats in both the Over-40 and Over-50 Mens. The powerful natural footer nailed a handful of decent waves in both his exchanges to claim the first round wins and seal himself a position into the upcoming semis.
Perennial NSW and Australian Title standout Danny Bond (Blue Bay) made it clear he wanted to add another trophy to his cabinet, smashing apart his first Over-65 Men’s heat. Bond posted a solid 14.07 two-wave heat total in her heat to claim the impressive victory.
John Murray also took out his opening Over-65 Men’s round one heat and will join Bond in the second round.
The 2019 SUP State Titles and the 2019 Australian Skin Cancer Clinics NSW Longboard Titles will call Port Stephens home from the 20th- 25th June 2019.
The two state title events will form the Port Stephens Surf Festival and decide the NSW Teams for the upcoming Australian SUP Titles in Currumbin and the Australian Longboard Titles at Tweed Heads.
Over 200 competitors are expected to compete in the six-day event.
The Port Stephens Surf Festival is proudly supported by Australian Skin Cancer Clinics, Port Stephens Council, Ingenia Holidays One Mile Beach, Carve, H2Coco, Mothernest, Wanderers Retreat, Murrays Brewery, Ohana Ocean Athletics and Surfing NSW.
Sam Ticknor
Storm Carter
Photos by Ethan Smith / Surfing NSW
