All Photos: Surfaotearoa
Once again a great couple of days organised and run by the North Wai crew. Warm water, offshore winds, a small swell and an incoming tide. Good enuff to wax off yuh knees and
cross step yuh way up to the bar!
Judges
Micro Christensen
Len Carragher
Above and below: Hugh Ritchie
Len Carragher
Dylan Wood
Taylor Jensen (USA) was unstoppable on his way to winning the fourth leg
of the Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour held at New Brighton Beach, Christchurch
today (Sunday 22nd February). The ex World number two is in New Zealand on holiday and took the opportunity to compete in the fourth event of the tour trouncing his Kiwi competitors.
Taylor Jensen "Batman Air" Yeah
The surf was smaller for the final day of the event with less than 1.0m of
swell that was affected by the moderate northerly cross-shore winds that
blew throughout the day.
Jensen posted huge score after huge score all weekend and the final was no
different as he surfed to a 17.07 heat total. Jensen scored 9.0 on his
first wave to put the pressure on his fellow three competitors. He then
shot out into the lead with an 8.07 and never looked back.
Taylor Jensen: Above
was actually quite stoked to see it being held out here at New Brighton
today” commented Jensen fresh out of the water. “The wind came up a
bit but I was surprised at how fun it was out there, I have heard it can be
worse so I think we were lucky to get the good waves we had”.
Jensen continues his holiday in New Zealand until Tuesday when he will
then travel to Australia where his partner Nava Young lives and compete in
the three ASP Longboard Qualifying Series events in Australia.
While the large crowd on the beach as well as New Zealand’s top
longboarders all enjoyed the display put on by Jensen, they also knew they
were battling for tour points in a bid to catch ratings leader Daniel
Proctor (Gis).
upset win and was the only surfer not ‘combed’ in the final. However
Burling looked uncharacteristically shaky in the final falling several
times in a bid to keep up with the big moves of Jensen.
Burling finished with a score of 13.77 requiring a near perfect 9.8 point
ride to catch Jensen. He jumped from fifteenth to fifth on the Hyundai Pro
Longboard Tour ratings and having only surfed three of the four events to
date, is now well placed to challenge for the tour title.
reaching his fourth straight final of the year. Despite not having won an
event Kibblewhite is well out in front on the ratings. Today he posted
12.27 in the final.
“Yeah I am happy about that” commented Kibblewhite after being asked
of his front runner status. “I just need a very good result in one of
the last events, I know I won’t be able to win the tour by just placing
in the finals, I need a win” he added.
Local surfer Shane Baxter placed fourth in his first ever finals
appearance. Baxter has followed the tour all season while touring around
the North Island and now finds himself well inside the top ten on the
ratings at seventh place.
Japanese surfer Juli Warisaya was a late entrant in the event but went all
the way in the final to win with a total heat score of 10.67.
Warisaya stumbled across the event on day one. She is in New Zealand
filming a surfing documentary which today ended up focusing on her win.
Dylan Barnfield
Warisaya was light footed on the way to her win beating Australian Nava
Young (7.9 points). Young is also in the country on holiday with her
partner Taylor Jensen. Placing third today was Shereen Lobb (Port Wai) and
in fourth was Belinda Galley (Gis).
Sam Guthrie (Mnt) made it back to back wins in the Junior Men’s Division
today with 10.0 points. The win cemented his number one rating as he moves
into the last two events of the year at Whangamata and Port Waikato.
Dunedin surfer Leroy Rust came back late in the heat but requiring a 5.01
to move into the lead, fell short scoring 4.0. Rust finished in second
ahead of Rick Williamson (Ohope) in third and Sam Hawke (Chch) in fourth.
Sam Hawke
Dylan Barnfield
Glenn Shuker (Chch) won a low scoring affair in the Over 40 Men’s
Division. Shuker who is the National Over 40 Champion, posted a total heat
score of 8.17 in the final to outpoint Steve Andrews (Chch) in second with
a score of 7.17. Michael Willman (Chch) placed third with Paul Bennett
(Chch) in fourth. By way of his second placing, Andrews moved up into
third place on the Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour ratings behind Lynden
Kennings (WGM) and Mal Brady (Mnt).
Michael Burling
Daivd Pimm (Chch) took out the Over 50 Men’s Division scoring 10.23
total heat score. Pimm stole the win from under Grant Cochrane’s nose
scoring a 4.67 on his last wave to jump from second to first. Cochrane
(Chch) ended the heat in second place ahead of Paul Bennett (Chch) in third
and David Storck (Piha) in fourth.
New Brighton's Paul Bennett
six that ventures down to the South Island.
Please see below for results from event four of the Hyundai Pro Longboard
Tour completed at New Brighton Beach today (Sunday 22nd February).
Open Men Semifinals
Heat 1
Thomas Kibblewhite (Auck), 1, Shane Baxter (Chch), 2, Leroy Rust (Dun), 3,Ambrose McNeill (Chch), 4
Heat 3
Taylor Jensen (USA), 1, Michael Burling (Gis), 2, Dylan Barnfield (Ohope),3, Sam Guthrie (Mnt), 4
Open Men Final
Taylor Jensen (USA), 1, Michael Burling (Gis), 2, Thomas Kibblewhite(Auck), 3, Shane Baxter (Chch), 4
Dylan Barnfield
Open Women Semifinals
Heat 1
Nava Young (Aust), 1, Shereen Lobb (Port Wai), 2, Trish O'Rourke (ChCh),3, Ainsley Culcutt (Chch),
Heat 2
Juli Warisaya (JPN), 1, Belinda Galley (Gis), 2, Geraldine Spencer (Chch),3, Heather Hamilton (ChCh), 4
Open Women’s Final
Juli Warisaya (JPN), 1, Nava Young (Aust), 2, Shereen Lobb (Port Wai), 3,Belinda Galley (Gis), 4
Over 40 Men’s Semifinals
Heat 1
Glen Shuker (ChCh), 1, Steve Andrews (ChCh), 2, Dave O'Rourke (ChCh), 3,Grant Cochrane (ChCh),
Heat 2
Paul Bennett (ChCh), 1, Michael Willman (ChCh), 2, David Storck (Auck), 3,Hamish Flood (ChCh), 4
Over 40 Men’s Final
Glen Shuker (ChCh), 1, Steve Andrews (ChCh), 2, Michael Willman (ChCh), 3,Paul Bennett (ChCh), 4
Glenn Shuker
Over 50 Men’s Semifinals
Heat 1
David Storck (Auck), 1, Len Carragher (Chch), 2, Peter Mannix (ChCh), 3
Heat 2
Grant Cochrane (ChCh), 1, Paul Bennett (Chch), 2, Len Carragher (Chch), 3
Over 50 Men’s Final
David Pimm (Chch), 1, Grant Cochrane (ChCh), 2, Paul Bennett (Chch), 3,David Storck (Auck), 4
Under 18 Men’s Semifinals
Heat 1
Sam Guthrie (Mnt), 1, Sam Hawke (ChCh), 2, Luke O’Neill (ChCh), 3
Heat 2
Leroy Rust ((Dun), 1, Rick Williamson (Ohope), 2, Ambrose McNeill (ChCh),3
Under 18 Men’s Final
Sam Guthrie (Mnt), 1, Leroy Rust ((Dun), 2, Rick Williamson (Ohope), 3,Sam Hawke (ChCh), 4
Shane Baxter
Above & Below: Nava Young
Taylor Jensen
Thomas Kibblewhite
Taylor Jensen
Trish O'Rourke
Juli Warisaya
Geraldine Spencer
Taylor Jensen
Above and below
'H' tends to throw his board around like its 3 feet shorter!
Bo Fonatia gets more than his share!
Early Morning :Taylors Mistake
Bo Fonatia
Dawn Taylors
Below: A few
relics from the 1960's.
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