Despite
surfing well in the comp John Diamond was unable to progress through his
3rd round heat and finished 3rd behind Ben Crushanks and Simon Thorton.
However, John still managed to keep his giant killing status as he beat
Ryan Hardy in the heat who came fourth, what a legend.
With
that result John was able to finsih in the top 32 on the Aussie tour and
has picked up Arnette sunnies as a sponsor.
He
also stayed in Aussie for a nextra week tocomplete a bodyboarding coaching
courseto become the only bodyboardingh coach in NZ.
And
if that isn't enough he is also working on putting together a bodyboarding
video as well.
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2000
Morey Bodyboarding Championships
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Written
by: Kevin McAlister Ph: 021 131 5898
The
2000 Morey Bodyboarding Championships looks set to go off with a bang this
year at South Piha.
Running
over the weekend of the 18th and 19th of November the event is the highest
rated event of the 2000 Bodyboard Surfing New Zealand Tour with a 4A rating.
There
are over $6500 worth of prizes including clothing and body boards courtesy
of Rip Curl and Morey Bodyboards.
Moreys
Pro Team rider Ben Player of Australia will be at the event as well Michael
Crawley of Australia. Other Morey Team riders Tyson Williams and
Damian King are also hoped to be on hand on the contest day.
Top
seeds Cameron Hirst and Gavin Murdoch of Auckland have confirmed their
entries along with Sam Wells of Greymouth. Wanganui’s Ben Mckinnion,
Pipeline Finalist has confirmed his seeding to the event and Christchurch’s
Ben Rees and Aaron Lock will also come in as outside favourites.
The
event is the penultimate event of the BBSNZ 2000 National Tour with a contest
scheduled for Port Waikato in Early December.
For
competition details or any queries Kevin McAlister of Bodyboard Surfing
New Zealand can be contacted on (09)832 2649, 021 1315898 or [email protected].
By
Hayden Parsons.
This
month proved to be a bad one for waves. There was plenty of swell, but
no decent banks on the beaches.
Blackhead
has once again fed us with prefect peaks. One weekend in particular saw
some very sick peaks being blown apart by the local talent.
Some
of the Peninsula beaches have had some good waves and the possibility of
a new lefthand reef that we stumbled upon looking like it had potential.
Tomahawk
has had a sick lefthand bank at low tide and a fun righthand bank at high
tide, while even St Clair had some fun shorey days.
A
small crew ventured down to the Catlins and scored some sick wedging peaks
on a number of days, definitly worth the drive.
Raglan
Surf Report
There
hasn't been much swell on the points lately but the beaches have been good
with small swells and offhore winds. Bryant home beach has been the pick
of the bunch with a sick left hand bank in the middle of the beach according
to Paul Meyer.
The
East coast has also been experiencing similar coinditions and on Monday
I scored the beach at Whangamata with a nice left hand bank at 3ft.
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