| Port Macquarie crowns best Australian longboarders |
| Saturday, 18 August 2012 10:29 |
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Australia's best longboarders have been crowned in Port Macquarie, during the Australian Surf Festival.All eyes were on the juniors, local Danny Schouten, William Crowe, Myles Fletcher and current Australian junior shortboard champion, Eli Steele got busy in the Junior Boys final. The day wasn’t just about the individual surfers. The Teams Challenge brought all states together in a tag team format. Defending their title with a solid track record, the Queenslanders were victorious yet again and team manager Dave Lamin was happy with the team’s performance over the week-long event. "We had a bit of a strategy in place from the get-go, we were obviously conscious of time and our order of surfers in the water and it worked well for us. Jackson won the opens and Eli did really well in the juniors, so it’s been a good year for the Queenslanders," said Lamin who accepted the VB Slab of the Day for the Queensland team. New South Wales took home a number of titles today: Junior Women, Kirra Perry; Over 35 Women, Debbie Alan; Over 55 men, Rick Chalmers; Over 60 men, Alan Atkins and Danny Bond, took the Over 65 Men’s crown. The Australian Surf Festival supported by Essential Energy, is halfway through its mammoth two-week event. Sunday 19th August will see the beginning of the Stand Up Paddleboard titles and next week Surfmasters, Single Fin and Alaia divisions will get underway. Junior Boys: |










