On Thursday 8 and Friday 9 May, our Surfing Team travelled to Bar Beach, Newcastle to compete in the Surfest Teams Challenge.

Challenging surf conditions and a mix of weather certainly influenced the wave quality of heats, and it  became a lottery for the waves.

Teams consisted of 3 surfers. In a 20-minute heat, each surfer was scored on their best wave from a maximum of two waves they were allowed to catch. They then had to raise their arm for the next surfer in the team to paddle out. The last surfer had to be on shore at a designated area before the heat ended. Teams received bonus points for this.

Teams and Results 

Team A: Cohen Tower, Ollie Goulding and Jack Humphries placed first and fourth in the rounds.

Team B: Euan Symth, Liam Thompson and Rhys Morrisby placed third and second in the rounds.

Team C: Tom Barry, Max English and Finlay Jones placed third and first in the rounds.

Team D: Billy Carpenter, Liam Boland and Oscar Uglow placed third and first in the rounds.

With 66 teams in the Boy’s Division and only four teams qualifying for the Final, heat scores and the luck of the quality waves saw our boys fall short of the final. However, they are to be commended on their behaviour throughout the challenging two days.

A big thank you to both Mr English and Mr Austin who assisted with the team.