Testing conditions for Waihi surf boats

Testing conditions made for some tough racing at the third round of the New Surf Boat Series at Waihi yesterday.

The North Beach Beavers (Frano Staub, Louise Kimbers, Nathan Keys, Nared Glue, Dean Isherwood, Dave Pipe) took out the Open Men's win ahead of the New Brighton Killa Bees and the Red Beach Boomers.

While in the Open Women's competition, the Piha Pearls crew of Erin Tolhurst, Mariksa Visser, Charlotte Sue Haskell, Carmel Tolhurst and Mark Bourneville (sweep) took first place with Paekakariki Ranu in second and the Muriwai Maine Coons in third.

The Under 23 division saw the TItahi Bay Timders take out the women's title with Red Beach Pirates taking the men's.

The Mad Dogs took another win for TItahi Bay in the Under 19 men's and the Red Beach Angels taking out the women's title.

In the Men's Masters, Westshore SLSC's crew of Daniel Murfitt, Eric Forster, Jamie Thompson, Rob Robinson and Aidan Charman took the win ahead of Omanu and East End.

The Dan Harris Champion of Champions open event today allowed 30 crews to test themselves against the best. Races were run as a short course through heats and a finals round to see the New Brighton Killa Bees being named the Champion of Champions crew. They were followed by North Beach in second with Sunset Beach in third.

The fourth and final round of the New Zealand Surf Boat Sereis, the Piha Big Wave Classic 'Day of Giants' will take place on February 27.

Full results- round 3

Open Men:
Surf Boat Series. North Beach SLSC Beavers (Frano Staub, Louise Kimbers, Nathan Keys, Nared Glue, Dean Isherwood, Dave Pipe) 1, New Brighton SLSC Killa Bees (James Gaskell, Luke Hoddinott, Ryan Bombay, James Alcock, Mathew Zainey, Adam Nash) 2, Red Beach SLSC Boomers (Jed Wright, Hayden Smith, Charles Graham, Shamus O'Hallloran, Shane O'Halloran) 3.

Open Women:
Surf Boat Series. Piha SLSC Black Pearls (Erin Tolhurst, Mariksa Visser, Charlotte Sue Haskell, Carmel Tolhurst, Mark Bourneville) 1, Paekakariki SL Ranu (Jordan Crosbie, Elyse Robert, Amy Spiekerman, Eleanor Craig, Shane Radovanovich) 2, Muriwai LS Maine Coons (Jessica Parkin, Louise Ayling, Nicole Owen, Lisa McCallum, Ricky Butt) 3.

Masters Men:
Surf Boat Series. Westshore SLSC Red (Daniel Murfitt, Eric Forster, Jamie Thompson, Rob Robinson, Aidan Charman) 1, Omanu SLSC Old Salts (Rob Mitchell, Ian MacRae, Andrew Parker, Michael Sharp, Justin Paul Hesp, Colin Laurie) 2, East End SLSC Tui (Scott Baker, Geoff Hitchcock, Samuel Whiteman, Alistair Simmers, Heath Tarrant) 3.

Under 23 Men:
Surf Boat Series. Red Beach SLSC Pirates (Rhye Jacka, Kyle Lennon, Ryan Davenport, Max Anstis, Shane O'Halloran) 1, Whangamata SLSC Barry's (Sam Stockley, Lyndon Vickers, Brandon Dromgoll, Josh Kerridge, Andrew Jujnovich) 2, Orewa SLSC Chargers (Ryan Carrigan, Jasper Ballantyne, Ethan Hutchinson, Callum Thomason, Mark McCarthny) 3.

U23 Women:
Surf Boat Series. Titahi Bay SLSC Tinders (Georgia McLaren, Tessa McPherson, Tracey Mills, Kathryn Kinvig, Kyle Lang) 1, Paekakariki SL Pearls (Netta Cagney, Ursula Gordon, Andrea De Atouguia, Katie Burgess, Steven Dickson) 2, Orewa SLSC Stars (Danielle Shrubsall, Sasha Ballantyne, Rachel Hellesoe, Alysha Nesbit, Mark McCarthny) 3.

U19 Men:
Surf Boat Series. Titahi Bay SLSC Mad Dogs (Callum Watts-Pointer, J'Adoube Elkington, Sam Findlater, Darryn Stapleton, Kyle Lang) 1, Waihi LS (Marc Everson, Dylan Horne, Mack Smith, Nicholas Wagstaff, David Grant) 2, Sunset Beach LS Young Guns (Carl Morgan, Jack Boulton, Jack Morgan, Ryan Brash, Ted Marsh, Sam Heughes) 3.

U19 Women:
Surf Boat Series. Red Beach SLSC Angels (Georgia Cox, Jessica Cornish, Briana Smith, Tyler McDowall, Shane O'Halloran) 1, Waihi LS (Yvette Kingsford, Grace Clare, Sarah Pahlen, Katrina Pipe, David Grant) 2, Orewa SLSC Baby Blues (Ashleigh Paotama, Vanja Joy Franich, Madeline Fergus, Sarah Hogg, Mark McCarthny) 3.

Dan Harris Champion of Champions:

New Brighton SLSC Killa Bees (James Gaskell, Luke Hoddinott, Ryan Bombay, James Alcock, Mathew Zainey, Adam Nash) 1, North Beach SLSC Beavers (Frano Staub, Louise Kimbers, Nathan Keys, Nared Glue, Dean Isherwood, Dave Pipe) 2, Sunset Beach LS U19 Young Guns (Carl Morgan, Jack Boulton, Jack Morgan, Ryan Brash, Ted Marsh, Sam Heughes) 3.

Click here for the overall series point score.

For more information, please contact:

Lisa Smith, Media & Communications Specialist, SLSNZ
Phone 09 303 9335 or 0276 488 823
Email lisa.smith@surflifesaving.org.nz