Matariki Comp

Celebrating Matariki,. the Maori New Year, our second annual mid winter comp on the day before the shortest day of the year, which was also International Surfing Day.
A good turnout gathered at Ocean View at 9am.

Above, morning light .. first up the womens event which saw a straight final of 5 surfed.
Results Women

1st Hayley Coakes
2nd Jean Davis
3rd Nic Reeves
4th Mary Sutherland
5th Caitlin de Bruyn

Next up on the events list was the Ugly Fun Board . This year, not to be outdone, in the second heat Jimi and Nathan teamed up on an old windsurf board and paddled out the back to do a tandem ride, sharing the points to go through to the finals. Below right: lucky they decided to go for this wave so they didn't get cleaned up on the set wave behind! below again, they did manage to stand up together for a second or two, although going left might have been a longer more impressive ride!? Note, Jimi with the Gath, and Nath with the straw hat.

Above and above left: Andy went out with a body board, and proceeded to score negative points for his shameful rides. Then Jimi styles on the winsurf board, pic taken by Ollie Crooks.
Below right: Jimi and Jono doing the pose with their real nice retro 'ugly' boards for the finals... left: Judges look on from the road.

Results Ugly Board Comp:
1st Jimi Crooks
2nd Jono Pascoe
3rd Chris lamb
4th Nathan Lungley

The Open Comp was three heats with Hayley and Jean competing with the men. There was a bit of sweating and comp talk going on which pushed the surfing whch was impressive in the conditions. Great to see Matt really improving and making it to the semis.

Open Results:
1st Hayley Coakes
2nd Jimi Crooks
3rd Nathan Lungley
4th Rob Millburn

Congrats Jimi Crooks 2009 SISA Junior Men Champ

Above Jimi gets another full page in the Taieri Herald this month.
I think some real surf lingo needs to be introduced to Mr Davisons vocab :0)

Jimi Crooks, putting 16 points on the club points board for 2009
Placing Big Rock Boardriders 10th on the Inter Club trophy placings.
Heres to more success for Jimi, the Cluc and the rest of the crew for the 2010 season.

Matariki fun day

Time flies
and we are heading for celebrating a year of Big Rock Boardriders
it's time for our annual New year Funday Or Comp
20 (or 21st if stormy) june Ocean View 9am.
Wrap up warm!

Kaikoura Cold Water Classic 09

Jimi Crooks, Andy Sutherland, Nathan Lungley, Chris Lamb and Jono Pascoe travelled up to kaikoura for the Cold Water Classic over Queens Birthday weekend. This was the final event on the SISA circuit.

Jimi won the Junior U18 event, and by doing so won the Junior mens SISA circuit for 2009!

Jono surfed in the open heats, and longboard heats, pic here of a free surf.

Andy surfed in the open mens' heats

Nathan surfed in the Open mens heats
Chris surfed in the Open mens heats, and made it through to the Quarter finals

At the prizegiving on the Sunday Night.