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Written by Murray Weir
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Tuesday, 23 October 2012 |
Hamish
Christophers was too good for his fellow competitors in the 2012 Opunake Surf
Inn Kneelo Surfing Classic held in challenging conditions at Opunake’s Middleton’s
Bay over Labour Weekend.
Christophers, the reigning Pro Junior World Champion, surfed with power and
flow throughout the event and looked the odds on favourite to take out the
final. In the Men’s Open final, Christophers was up against Venezuelan surfer
Armando Colucci, and Taranaki kneelos Jamie Andrews and Jason Farqhar.
Christophers headed to the left hand point with Farqhar, whilst the others
chose to sit on the beach break in front of the judging tent. Christophers
locked in a good scoring wave at the start of the final, and was able to back
that up with his best wave, towards the end of the heat. Showing all his
contest experience and knowledge, Christophers powered into his turns and was
able to generate the speed needed to pull off his manoeuvres. Colucci, fresh
from a surf contest in Spain, showed plenty of skill, linking turns and re-entries
on the short punchy beach break, to stay in touch. The Venezuelan took out second place from
Jamie Andrews of Waitara on his last wave, enabling him to show the crowd how
good a surfer he is. Andrews and Farqhar surfed with plenty of determination,
but were starved of waves that offered any high scoring potential.
In the other finals Rebecca Heemi returned home from uni study to take out
the women’s event from Eli Stevens, Jo Moore and Emma Croton all of New
Plymouth.
The Under 18’s National Scholastic Champ Maukino Skelton took out the
final, showing in years to come, he will be a surfer to contend with. His wave
selection and manoeuvres gave him the edge over new kneelos Locky Stevens, (NP)
Johnathan Tahau (Opunake) and Eli Stevens (NP). (Full results below)
Organisers, Kneeboard Surfing New Zealand would like to thank all
competitors especially Colucci and Giovani Benitez from Venezuela, and surfers
from Kaikoura, Auckland, Whangarei, and Mount Manganui. KSNZ also acknowledges
the support and assistance of judges and the following supporters and sponsors
of the 2012 Opunake Surf Inn Kneelo Surfing Classic.
NAMING SPONSOR
OPUNAKE SURF INN
ASSOCIATED SPONSORS
KSNZ
Opunake Board Riders Club
Dream Time Surf Shop
CHIP at Beach Street Surf Shop
Morris and Ockhausen
Opunake Four Square 45
Country Connections
Opunake Post
Karams Clothes on the Coast
Opunake Fishing and Boat Club
Egmont Soaps
Opunake Chinese Takeaways
CSA surfboards
Hairazor
RD1
Results
Men’s Open
1st Hamish Christophers
2nd Armando Colucci (Venezuela)
3rd Jamie Andrews
4th Jason Farqhar
Women Open
1st Rebecca Heemi
2nd Eli Stevens
3rd Jo Moore
4th Emma Croton
Under 18
1st Maukino Skelton
2nd Locky Stevens
3rd Johnathan Tahau
4th Eli Stevens
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