For the third year in a row Tauranga Bay funneled in a massive swell which made conditions very big, rough and inconsistent. Above and below Jimi Crooks working his heats, powering his way to his final place of second overall in the Juniors. Above Jono, out in the first heat in the open, he was in second place to\ill about 2 mins before the end of the heat where he was knocked to third, and bumped out of the comp.
Results for the Otago Crew:
Womens Open. Hayley Coakes (inde) 2nd 7.23 pts Seventhwave Cadets . Tom Bracegirdle (SCBR) 2nd 6.53 pts Adams Construction Juniors . Geordi Dearns (SCBR)1st 9.33pts Jimmy Crooks (BRB)2nd 8.00 pts Tom Bracegirdle (SCBR)3rd 7.33 pts Natural Construction Longboard Leroy Rust (SCBR) 2nd 10.87 pts Great start to the SISA year for all the Otago crew.
In Patchy West coast conditions the competitors surfed in 2-4ft inside Tauranga bay, With; Haley Coakes (Indi) thru in Womens, Jimmy crooks (BRB) and Tom Bracegirdle(SCBR) thru in Open, Jimmy, Tom ,Leroy rust (SCBR),jordie dearns (SCBR),jay kilgore (SCBR) through juniors, Tom thru in cadets. txt results courtesy of jono
Big Rock Boardriders are proud supporters and members of SBPS
1.MISSION STATEMENT
Surfbreak Protection (the Society) is dedicated to the protection and enhancement of New Zealand's surf-breaks for the benefit of New Zealand's surfing community and all New Zealanders.
2.OBJECTIVES
The Society will promote the conservation and protection of the unique natural characteristics of surfbreaks throughout New Zealand /Aotearoa.
The Society will promote the maintenance of water quality at surfbreaks sufficient for human health and the healthy functioning of local marine life and ecosystems.
JOIN OR DONATE TO THE SURFBREAK PROTECTION SOCIETY BETWEEN NOW AND SEPTEMBER AND JACK JOHNSON WILL MATCH YOU DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR
We are now taking orders for the first batch of hoodies and tshirts
Price is $49 for a hoodie with back printed only, and $55 with a small front logo too. Colour available are Black and White in the Hoodies, and Black and Brown in the tshirts.
Please when placing your order, state the Style (ie: Hoodie 3) and the Size, all sizes are in mens sizes, womens are available too please stae this with order.
Please email orders and questions regarding sizing to bigrockboardriders@gmail.com
Apologies: Rob, Chris,Pete, Kim, Bev, Briahne, Caitlin
1.Tony Clyne from SCBRA attended the meeting to assure Big Rock members there was no animosity between the clubs and that SCBRA were keen for the clubs to work together to advance surfing in Otagoand maintain open comunication between the clubs , Tony said he also would inquire regarding inter club comp/ finalize Otago Champs should Big Rock members wish to compete.
2.Constitution: Approved, pending date amendments. Moved Jono, Seconded, Jimi
3.Committee:
President: Andy Sullivan
Secretary: Jono Pascoe
Treasurer: Jayin
Club Captain: Jimi Crooks
Fun Captain: Nathan Lungley
4.Comps: 2-3 club ladder events
Family events: 2 learn to surf days, 2 fun days
5.Logo’s for hoody/ t-shirt/ bumper sticker, now posted on the blog colors options (green/white) (red/ blue) (abalone) (gold)
6.Night surf – Dec/Jan full moon
7.SISA affiliation to be paid $125;
Join up to surfbreak protection society $15
8.Quiz night, DVD night
9.Fundays - your ideas make it work for you : – Household item, other ideas are welcomed and can be emailed to bigrockboardriders@gmail.com
10.Learner days – Taieri Herald to advertise/ Brighton Surf Lifesavers for boards
Our inaugural Big Rock Boardriders AGM will be on Saturday 4th of October at 7pm in the South Seas Gallery, at 1088 Brighton Rd. If you are a Past or current member or just contemplating joining please feel free to attend. BRB intends to be a fun affordable club that caters to 'free' and 'competitive' surfers of any skill level , riding any surf craft from body boarders to SUP'ers!
The following will be formally voted in: Secretary Treasurer President Womens rep Environmental officer SISA Representative
If you are unable to attend and there is anything you would like added to the agenda, or any queries please leave it as a comment to this post or email us bigrockboardriders@gmail.com
Great turnout of Big Rock members for the Brighton Community Cleanup day. Thanks to everyone who gave up their saturday morning for a good cause. Above, the group that turned up at 9am. Over the morning at least twice as many filtered in and set off with bags to clean up. A bunch went down the coast in a Ute to scour the lay-bys and carparks, while another stayed on the domain and Brighton beach and gave it a thorough comb over. It was unbelievable how much rubbish there was in the bushes surrounding the domain, mostly family picnic rubbish and wrappers from confectionary bought at the shop. Andy and Jimmy painted over the graffiti in the mens toilets. The text went out to all the local primary school kids that there was free sausages and drinks if you helped with the cleanup, and the place was soon buzzing with young kids doing their bit for the community (and the free sausage). Below: Andy and Jimmy painting over the graffiti in the domain public toilets. Above: Scott and Keith, the two saddle hill community board organisers with just a portion of the rubbish collected. Some crazy stuff was found including an old full tin bath, toaster, crocpot, tyres, so many choc bar and icecream wrappers.. cans and glass bottles. Below: left, trailer piling up with some of the Kids, and right: the after cleanup BBQthe after BBQ. And then there was the after cleanup, after feed,, .. surf.. Top: Jimmy, with injured knee kicks it on the body board. below: Chris making the drop. Animation, Andy, above Jay
