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LENNOX LONGBOARDERS
CLUB
July - August 2013,
Classic 2013 EDITION
Lennox Longboarders Inc
Po Box 152
Lennox Head NSW 2478
www.lennoxlongboarders.org
[email protected]
PRESIDENT
Gary Alford
SECRETARY
Wayne Booth
Ph- 02 66 877921
Mob- 0423139559
TREASURER
Damian Shanahan
CLUB CAPTAIN
Tim Harrison
COMP DIRECTOR
Tim Hassey
GEAR STEWARD
Terry Kay
Steve O’Neill
Darin Nobbs
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Winners- Nigel Canterbury 0/40’s & Ben Dickens Open 9ft & Best Noseride
What’s inside
SECRETARY’S REPORT
CLUB ROUND RESULTS
UP & COMING EVENTS
CLASSIFIEDS / 4-SALE
CLASSIC 2013 WRAPUP
The WAVES… Eric Walker Saturday & Joel Tilley & Scott Channon Finals Sunday
WEBSITE: www.oldguysrule.com.au
Classic 2013 Divisional Sponsor
www.surfindustries.com CLASSIC 2013
MAJOR SPONSOR
& The People, Lennox Crew Sunday
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CON’T John Eddy winning the raffle Board
Don Munro- Triple X UV & Aquatic Clothing
Email- [email protected]
Showroom- @ 10 Piper Drive
Southern Cross Industrial Estate.Ballina.
Ph- 6686 3939
Now new Online Store-
www.triple-x.com.au
Secretary’s Report
Well this is a Classic 2013 wrapup Edition of the club’s newsletter
& the 16th Classic was a ripper, Great Weather, Sun & plenty of it.
And the waves, though a challenge especially on Saturday. 4
BOARDS were snapped in the conditions over the weekend. There
was some outstanding surfing. The report & results at the end of
this newsletter covers it in its entirety.
A special Mention goes to all those sponsors out there, both big &
small. Without them the event doesn’t get up & go, Thanks to all
both Local, Interstate & Nationally.
And to the Lennox Longboarders Club, again running a slick well
oiled comp, it’s a credit to all.
Thanks to Daffy our head judge for this Classic & the past 3 to 4.
It is Greatly appreciated by myself & the club as he displays
himself in the laidback but thorough aspect that we like the classic
to feel & be portrayed.
The competitors need a mention, especially the regulars, who
return year after year. This year we had 100 competitors, great at
this present climate & stage of longboarding. 100 is comfortable &
was successful. And the numbers that entered from the Burleigh
club, a credit to that club who have supported us faithfully over
the years. Mate running these events can be & is a tireless job,
but seeing it go off well like this 16th one, put’s your head back into
perspective. & as a club we roll it out well.
Proceeds from the classic are spread across some worthy groups &
Organizations. The Lennox Surf lifesaving Club, The Disabled
Surfers Association, The NSW Cancer Council, The Westpac
Rescue helicopter & this year also to Club Lennox. Cheques have
been sent & being sent. We do this annually from our fundraising.
The club rounds have been patronized well with 25 to 30 surfing
per month. It’s great to have such a influx of new members in
2013. Especially, in the ranks of the Ladies surfing.
Welcome goes to new faces in the club, James Hartley, Peter
Wilson, Amanda Scott & anyone out there I missed on this call.
There was 2 club members that were lucky dudes winning 2 of the
boards from the Classic, being Young Kurt Hardy & John Eddy.
Their Pics follow
Junior Finalists
Ladies Finalists
Old Mal / Loggers Finalists
Thanks To Bintang, Gary A & Me @ the Classic
Kurt Winning the Blackbird from Modern Longboards
Cheers In Surfing, Boothy
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CLUB ROUNDS REPORT & RESULTS
The August Club Round
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Club & Classic 2013 Sponsor
CLUB ROUNDS REPORT & RESULTS
Longboarders Club July round. 30 plus members
surfed a better than expected session @ Lennox Main
beach, Incoming tide & on the sets metre plus sets.
Ranked as one of the best club rounds in 2013 so far.
Standout surfers this round were the Channon boys,
Scott winning the round with consistency & style & dad
making a rare return, surfing into the firsts with his
usual, not lost flair & showing (Old guys do Rule).
Summing it up it was a great round despite the
impending buildup of cloud & rain. Great run-up to the
Classic in August.
Results
Firsts. 1. Scott Channon 2. Callum Gover. 3. Mark
Preston. 4. Geoff Channon. 5. Angela Spehr
Seconds. 1. Aaron Cooper-Smith. 2. Andrew Thomas.
3. Darin Nobbs. 4. Heath Punshon. 5. Glenn Sanders
Thirds. 1. Jim Baker. 2. Robert Rye. 3. Matt Durkin. 4.
Tom Silver. 5. Grant Ryan
Fourths. 1. Chris Cain. 2. Steve O'Neil. 3. Wayne Booth.
4. Una Durkin. 5. Tracy Nobbs
Fifths. 1. Peter Regan. 2. Nathan McKenzie. 3. Tim
Hassey. 4. Liz Petterson. 5. James Hartley
Sixths. 1. Dave Williams. 2. Maz Pentecost. 3. Ron
Crowther. 4. Sandy Cooper-Smith. 5. Flynn
Bosselmann
Voucher winners from our club sponsors, Thanks to
them for their support.
Fishy Fishy Cafe - Liz Petterson
Lennox Surf - Mark Preston
Mi Thai Restaurant - Gary Alford
New members, Dave Williams and James Hartley,
Welcome to the club,,, Below Lennox main July Round.
was held on Sunday the 11th, 1
week post Classic 2013. 22 surfed what was a small surf @ Lennox
Main, But a picture perfect sunny day with a favourable Incoming
tide.
Standout surfer for this round was Chris Cain, surfing a old log
with style & winning the firsts. The perfect board for the small
clean conditions.
New to the Club was Amanda Scott, Welcome from the Lennox
Crew.
Results
Firsts. 1. Chris Cain. 2. Forfar Petrie. 3. Glen Sanders. 4. Tony
Barnett.
Seconds. 1. Callum Gover. 2. Greg Gover. 3. Martin Fox. 4.
Andrew Thomas.
Thirds. 1. Dave Sullivan. 2. Gary Alford. 3. Jason Geggie. 4. Sally
Petrie.
Fourths. 1. Mark Preston. 2. Wayne Booth. 3. Scott Beaumont. 4.
Tim Hassey.
Fifths. 1. Terry Kay. 2. Amanda Scott. 3. Grant Ryan. 4. Tracy
Nobbs. 5. Bob Mills. 6. James Hartley.
Voucher winners, Thanks to our Club Sponsors.
Fishy Fishy Gary Alford
Mi Thai Restaurant
Forfar Petrie
Lennox Surf James Hartley
Cheers Club Secretary, Wayne Booth (Boothy)
Up & Coming events.
• SEPTEMBER CLUB round. Sunday 14th.
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2013 OLD MAL RALLY, Sat 14th September @ the Bluff,
Alexandra Headland QLD, Entry forms available.
6th MAILI MASTERS LONGBOARD RALLY @ Rainbow
Bay, Coolangatta, Sunday 22nd September 2013, Over
40’s Comp, Entry forms available.
23rd EVANS HEAD MALIBU CLASSIC 2013 @ Evans
Head, 5TH – 7TH October. Entry forms available
FOR THE LADIES...Mid North Coast Girls Surfriders
Inc, Girl Surf Classic 2013. Sat & Sun 12th & 13th October
@ Rainbow Beach Bonny Hills, Entry forms available.
Website- www.mncgs.org.au
2013 JACK BOAST MEMORIAL JUNIOR LONGBOARD
CLASSIC Sat 12th Oct @ The Bluff Alexandra Headland
Qld.
Saturday’s surf, Classic 2013, Lennox Main, Not this big......
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CLASSIFIEDS
Classic 2013 & Club Sponsor
CLASSIFIEDS
Lennox head,
Contact Seb Lorente & his Crew,
mob- 0404176633, email- [email protected]
Formally
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Call Col Rodrick direct on 0439 463909
EMAIL- [email protected] or fax 02
66875892 to organise supply at members only
prices.
From … board bags to leggies
ACCOMMODATION Lennox Head
New Name
2 Longboards For Sale : Both 9’4” @ $400
each. One a Astro Log & the 2nd a Kolikani 3
Stringer, Enquiries Steve Jeffries 0428180344.
Or info ED @ [email protected]
Formally
Continued Classic 2013 Sponsor
2 nights accommodation ,4 Adults (Prize)
Under New Management, Judy & Steve Woodfield
Ph: 02 6618 0000 Fax: 02 6687 4143
wwwlennoxbeachresort.com.au
[email protected]
Support your club sponsors…………………….ED
Lennox Classic 2013 Scene
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The 16th Annual Lennox Longboard Classic 2013, Report & Results
THE weekend of the 3rd & 4th August, the 16th Lennox Longboard Classic 2013 was run at Lennox Main Beach, Lennox
Head, as it has for the last 16 years. This longboarding surfing event has a reputation of being a relaxed grassroots layback
surfing comp with the emphasis on having a good time & showing some talent on the longboard in sometimes difficult
conditions. The event covered 9 divisions, ranging from Juniors U/18 to Over 60's, Open Ladies to Old Malibu/ Loggers. 100
competitors took part from various parts of Australia & even NZ
We had 2 days of a sizable swell, generated from a low deep down in the Tasman, abating on Sunday, waves a metre plus &
larger on the sets, High tide early working to a low tide around Midday, Lennox works better on the High water. Great Pristine
sunny days with very favourable winds, it all came together well. Though 5 longboards were broken in the surf over the
weekend events.
So Saturday was the heat rounds & though paddling out on 9ft plus boards was a challenge, some stylish longboarding was
put to the test.
Saturday night the event had a competitors giveaway at the local, The Lennox Hotel, a Bintang Beer promo (One of the Events
Major Sponsors) & 2 Longboards from Global Surfing Industries were given away. One to Kurt Hardy of Lennox Head, as he
broke his in the heats on Saturday, a fully stoked junior & one a Mctavish to Mike Pimm of Cabarita. Saturday Night was
rounded off with the Band Wilson Cooper Band, With band-members familiar with the Longboarding scene.
Sunday the swell had abated slightly, great conditions & semi finals & Finals were surfed in classic Lennox punchy beach
waves & clean as.
Standout longboarders to note was the tussle between local Eric Walker from Ballina & Mike Pimm from Cabarita in the Over
50's Final. Marg Bryant from Ballina in the Over 60's Final, being the only female in a male dominated division, excelling &
upstaging the Older crew of blokes in some ways.
The Standout surfing was in the Open 9ft Final with Lennox Head's Ben Dickens showing some prowess in the waves with
Great maneuvers, & a classic hang ten noseride, that won some worthy praise. His fellow competitors also put in the moves. So
the spectators along the beachfront saw some great longboarding to finish the event.
The Event Presentation was at 3pm Sunday at the Lennox Hotel & a RAFFLE longboard was won by John Eddy from Lennox
Head & the other Prize from the raffle, Lennox Beach Resort Accommodation Package won by Paul Tsickleas of Lennox Head.
The Event over the years has supported a number of organisations & we continue that with donations to, The Lennox Surflifesaving Club, The Disabled Surfing Association, NSW Cancer Council, The Rescue Helicopter Service & This year also to
Club Lennox.
All events need Sponsors & Support & we thank all coming on board for the 2013 event, Both Major & small.
Global Surf Iindustries , Bintang / Lennox Hotel, Old Guys Rule, Northern Star, Stomp surf wax, Surf & Snow Australia,
Triple X, Dirty Dog Eyewear, Lennox Head Surf, Herron Todd & White, Inner Beauty Lennox, Hive Swimwear Noosa, Nortec
Employment, Cafes & Restaurants around Lennox, Quattro, Ellenix, Blackboard, The Point cafe Lennox, Beef & Beach, Fishy
Fishy cafe,In The Pink & The Hogs Breath Cafe, Byron
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Results
Global Surf Industries MYSTERY FINAL
1. Steve O' Neill (Lennox). 2. Amanda Scott (Bangalow). 3. Sally Petrie (Lennox). 4. Brad Close (Burleigh).
5. Sam Coopersmith (Lennox). 6. Tracy Nobbs (Lennox).
Peter Edmonds Memorial, Stomp Surf Wax JUNIORS.
1. Callum Gover (Lennox). 2. Kurt Hardy (Lennox). 3. Nathan Mckenzie (Lennox). 4. Flynn Bosselman
(Lennox).
Inner Beauty Lennox, OPEN LADIES
1. Roisin Carolan (Byron). 2. Mel Mott (Lennox). 3. Jane Wescher (Coolangatta). 4. Maya Siminoski
(Burleigh).
Ladies BEST OVER 50's.
1. Mel Mott.
Northern Star OLD MAL / LOGGERS
1. Ben Dickens (Lennox). 2. Joel Tilley (Burleigh). 3. Mike Pimm (Cabarita). 4. Jim Weatherlake (Lennox).
Surf & Snow Australia OVER 30's
1. Aaron Coopersmith (Lennox). 2. Matt Durkin (Lennox). 3. John Eddy (Lennox). 4. Mark Denning
(Burleigh)
Triple X Wetsuits & Dirty Dog Eyewear OVER 40's
1. Nigel Canterbury (Burleigh).2. Frank McWilliams (Ballina). 3. Noel Francis (Lennox). 4. Dave Sullivan
(Lennox). 5. Brett Leelong (Burleigh). 6. David Spencer (Cabarita).
Lennox Head Surf OVER 50's
1. Mike Pimm (Cabarita). 2. Eric Walker (Ballina). 3. Terry Kay (Lennox). 4. Peter Regan (Lennox). 5. Mick
Getts (Cabarita). 6. Graig Jones (Old Bar)
Herron Todd & White & Old Guys Rule OVER 60's.
1. Ben Hutchins (Cabarita). 2. Greg Tilley (Burleigh). 3. Marg Bryant (Ballina). 4. Peter Dutton (Cabarita).
5. Jim Baker (Lennox). 6. Peter Cox (SA)
Bintang / Lennox Hotel OPEN 9 ft.
1. Ben Dickens (Lennox). 2. Joel Tilley (Burleigh). 3. Scott Channon (Lennox). 4. Angus Kay (Lennox).
Global Surf Industries BEST NOSE RIDER AWARD 2013.
1. Ben Dickens (Lennox)
Cheers, in Surfing, Wayne Booth (Boothy) Event 2013 Coordinator & Director
Till the next edition, Thanks to all who support the Club in 2013 , Cheers The Ed, Boothy (Support those
who support the club)
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