Hi All
Hope you have been scoring some good waves be it locally or for those of you that are lucky enough scoring pumping waves overseas.
FINAL COMP OF 2025 – 30th AUGUST
The club has been working with Randwick Council and have secured a BONUS COMP next weekend 30th August. Liveheats is open NOW!! The Juniors Cup.
This makes up for the vent we missed a few months back. All divisions including micros will run on the day. Sign on closes Thursday 28th August 5pm, so register for the event asap so you don’t miss out. This is your last chance to grab some extra points for your rankings.
COMP FORMAT
We will be running a slightly different format at this event. It will be a round robin style event where surfers compete against each other over 2 rounds. No one gets knocked out in round 1 and we will re-seed round 2 based on your round 1 result . Once all heats have been surfed the surfers with the 4 highest heat totals over the 2 rounds advance to a 4-person final. This will be run for all divisions except Micros and Legends 60+.
DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONS
The yearly divisional champion for each division is the surfer with the highest overall points at the end of the competitive season based on points achieved in competitions as follows
Number of competitions surfed by a surfer in a season 5 4
Points are taken from a surfer’s best results from this many competitions 4 3
So, if we run our event on the 30 Aug your 4 best contest results will count towards your final standing. If the 30 Aug comp is cancelled 3 of your best results will count towards determining the divisional champs.
COMING SOON – 2025 BAXTER SHIELD
The Baxter shield will be held on the 13th of September. This is not your regular club event. This is a day where we celebrate a local legend from the clubs’ early years and a day where we have a lot of fun. No knockout heats, no points counting towards the season championship. We dress up, we ride Softlite soft tops, and we have a good party. Theme will come out on socials in the coming days, but it will be another classic. The after party will be held at Beach Burrito straight after the event. More to come on socials in coming weeks.
**Please note the event is for surfers 16 and over**
You can register here – 2025 Paul Baxter Shield presented by Beach Burrito & Softlite | Liveheats
This years entry fees are
18+ ~ $60
16-17 ~ $35
Women ~$30
Prices include your breakfast, lite lunch, Live DJ’s, drinks through the day and bar tab for the evening. Only 60 spots open for the event. 1st in best dressed.
EVENT 5 RECAP
Event 5 of the Season The HEARTS4ARCH Cup presented by NG FARAH was run in pumping 3-to-4-foot waves in the bowl at Southend. It has been a while since we have held a comp at Southend
The day was a comp day, but it was also a celebration of our mate Archie Perkin who unfortunately suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while down the beach with his mates. Archie was cheeky, fearless, and always up for the next thrill – whether it was surfing, cliff jumping, or sending it on his dirt bike. 💙 Hearts 4 Arch foundation was created to keep that spirit alive. If you do want to donate to this great cause you can find the details here – https://www.fundraiseforsydneykids.org.au/fundraiser/mimiperkin/hearts-4-arch
All his friends and family were on hand to watch the paddle out and judge the 20-minute expression session that went down straight after. All his mates and groms from the club got out there and had plenty of fun, enjoying the stoke and remembering a mate. Thanks to the Perkin family for donating a new board to the most radical move of the expression session. The major prize was claimed by young up and coming grom Cruze Holohan. Such a great day and a great way to remember such a fun and loving kid.
Also, massive shoutout to NG Farah, long-time supporters of Southend Boardriders. The leading selling agents throughout the South Eastern beaches and Parkside suburbs and the #1 Rental Agency in Sydney! 🏆 If you’re looking for an agent or hunting for a rental near the beach, speak to Pete and his team at NG Farah today.
Event Winners & Runners Up
Cadet Boys – 1st Quentin Dubot, 2nd Toby Klein
Junior Boys – 1st Cruze Holohan 2nd Aidan Renford
Junior Girls – 1st Lauren Rogers 2nd Lily Bradstreet
Masters – 1st Brett Anderson 2nd Trent Banfield
B Grade – 1st Pat Stratham 2nd Mitchell Jordan
Legends – 1st Scott Lyall 2nd Brad Koolis
A Grade – 1st Koda Killorn 2nd Tye Koolis
Open Women – 1st Gracie Ball 2nd Luana Galardo
Look forward to catching you all at the end of the month.
The Committee