Another glorious morning at Cabarita on the Tweed Coast greeted senior competitors at the 2017 Australian Surf Festival this morning with Over 40’s Men’s quarter finals hitting the water first.
With a little southerly pulse rapping around the point, surfers had plenty of clean canvas to work with, and work they did with style and grace on display.
Ben Dickens (NSW) was one of the form surfers in the Over 40’s Men’s quarters, posting a heat total of 14.75pts (out of a possible 20pts) and backing it up with a 13.10pt heat total in the semi’s while Jason Livingston (NSW) stepped it up a gear with a 14.50pt heat total in the same heat to join Dickens, Nigel Canterbury (NSW) and Ben Johnson (QLD) in tomorrow’s final.
Richard Smith (NSW) was one of the standout performers in the Over 50’s Men’s quarters with the highest heat score of 16.00pts, posting a single wave in the excellent range of 8.75pts (out of a possible 10pts) to join Jason Russell (SA), Hayden Swan (QLD) and Greg Brown (VIC)in tomorrow’s final.
Smith put on a stylish display of smooth surfing with superior wave choice, firing a warning shot to his challengers ahead of tomorrow’s final.
Longboard Finals (tomorrow):
Over 40 Men
Jason Livingston NSW
Ben Dickens NSW
Nigel Canterbury QLD
Ben Johnson NSW
Over 45 Men
Jason Livingston NSW
Neil Thompson WA
Hayden Swan QLD
Damian Coulter QLD
Over 50 Men
Jason Russell SA
Richard Smith NSW
Hayden Swan QLD
Greg Brown VIC
Over 55 Men
Brian Kuit VIC
Frank Gray WA
John Lane VIC
Mike Pimm NSW
Over 60 Men
Bob Monkman WA
Mike Pimm NSW
Grayme Galbraith VIC
Mark Ingleby NSW
Over 65 Men
Daniel Bond NSW
Alan Atkins NSW
Neville Smith SA
Earle Page NSW
With a northerly predicted to blow in overnight, a shorter day of competition tomorrow will see senior longboard divisions crown champions but not before the Over 40’s Logger semi-finals are run first thing in the morning.
For all results and more information, please visit: www.australiansurffestival.com
2017 Australian Surf Festival – Tweed Coast, NSW, July 28-August 14
– Opening Ceremony – July 28
– Australian Surfmasters Titles – July 29-August 2
– Australian Longboard Titles – August 2-10
– Australian Logger Titles – August 3-10
– Big 4 North Star Holiday Resort & Caravan Park Australian Bodyboard Titles – August 10-14
The 2017 Australian Surf Festival is proudly supported by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW. The event is also proudly supported by Destination Tweed, Big 4 North Star Holiday Resort & Caravan Park, bcu, Hydralyte Sports, Toyota, Pacific Longboarder Magazine, NBN, mySURF.tv, Surfing Australia and Surfing NSW.
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