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2013 South Island Championships Added to New Zealand Pro Series Calendar |
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Written by Ben Kennings
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Monday, 25 February 2013 |
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| JC Susan - Image Cory / NZ Surfing Magazine |
The 2013 South Island Surfing Championships makes a welcome return to the New Zealand Pro Series this Easter Weekend with the event being nationally sanctioned for the first time since 2005.
The South Island Championships will take place from the 29th March
through until the 31st March in the Dunedin area with the primary
venue being Saint Clair Beach. The event
will have a 3-star rating with $9,000 in prizes and cash up for grabs and will
be co sanctioned by Surfing New Zealand and the South Island Surfing Association.
For the past six years the South Island Championships has been part of the
South Island Circuit and has attracted a strong field of surfers both from
around the South Island as well as a handful of keen North Island surfers
looking for competitive opportunities.
Otago University student JC Susan (Mnt) is the defending champion in the Open
Men’s Division. Susan, a former New
Zealand Junior Surfing Team member has been studying at Otago University for
the past two years and is pleased to see the event gain national sanctioning.
“That is great, it will hopefully bring more guys down to compete in the event,
it was pumping last year so hopefully it is pumping again this year and everyone
gets some good waves” said the defending event champion. Susan has enjoyed his time, and the waves, in
Dunedin so much so that he remained down there for the whole summer only
returning up north to contest the National Championships in January.
Christchurch surfer Hayden Brain won the South Island Circuit in 2012 but
missed the 2012 edition of the South Island Champs to simply ‘take a
break’. This year he will be heading
back down to the event and relishes the chance to surf against any of the
surfers travelling from the North Island.
“It is definitely a good thing having the event co-sanctioned. We enjoy all the guys coming down and surfing
down here. Guys like Luke Cederman (Rag)
have been down here the past few years and they bring a high calibre of surfing
to the event” said Brain.
The event will include Open Women’s and Under 20 Men’s Divisions which will
also be nationally sanctioned as well as a further seven divisions ranging from
Under 14 Grommets through to Over 45s.
Host Club, South Coast Boardriders Association have run the event since the
early 1970s, The club has been working
hard in recent months to make the event as successful as possible and they are heartened
to see the event take on additional meaning.
“South Coast Board Riders
are pleased to be able to host a fully sanctioned SNZ/SISA event this year”
said club president Mark Stevenson. “Our
primary contest site at St Clair is a natural amphitheatre for a surfing event
and will always provide a variety of contestable conditions over the course of
even a one day event. With many other world class surf breaks within a 30
minute drive there is always the option to relocate quickly should conditions
allow. We welcome all surfers to this year’s event and will endeavor to
continue our proud tradition of providing a fun and enjoyable weekend for you
all” added Stevenson.
In 2006, the last year the event was sanctioned by Surfing New Zealand, the
event was won by Jai Earnshaw (Kaikoura).
The amazing coastline and endless opportunities to score perfect waves in the
region mean that many surfers combine the event with a genuine surf expedition
to score pumping waves. The coastline
has featured in magazines and movies throughout the world, most recently
playing host to surfing phenomenon Dane Reynolds (USA). Prior to Reynolds visit, waves in the region
have also been included in the New Zealand surf movie Under the Weather, Drive
Thru – New Zealand and numerous international surfing publications.
Entry forms for the event will be available from the 4th of March
via the Surfing New Zealand and South Island Surfing Association websites as
well as the South Coast Boardriders Facebook page.
Further Information
For further information on the
2013 South Island Surfing Championships please contact Surfing New Zealand's
Ben Kennings on 021 2278732 or email benkennings@surfingnz.co.nz.
Alternatively contact South Coast Boardriders – southcoastboardriders@xtra.co.nz
/ Mark Stevenson on 0212980326.
Imagery
High resolution action images of
the surfing will be available to media free of charge upon request.
Partners
Generous support from
South Coast Boardriders, Corona, Rip Curl, Quarry Beach, Arnette, Insight,
Boardbase, Mason Excavation, Hydro Surf, FCS, Gorilla, Matunas, Aloe Up and
Southern Trust have made it possible to host the event.
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