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South Island Grom Series Event 2 |
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Written by SISA
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Friday, 08 February 2013 |
Event two of the South Island Grom Series brought us to Gore bay in North
Canterbury, this idyllic tranquil hide away normally produces calm sheltered
conditions and well away from the hustle and bustle of the local town beaches.
However, a committed bunch of competitors and spectators a like were met with 1
metre of howling onshore north east swell packing whitecaps and inconsistent
waves for all.
These conditions were really going to test the patience and commitment of
competitors, spectators and officials to keep the contest machine grinding
away!
First up were the Under 17 Boys, with standouts in the first round heats being
Harrison Whiteside, Max Marshall and Nick Tuhikarama all leaving their fellow
competitors chasing combinations to take first round honours. Semi-finals saw consistency from the first
round winners with the inclusion of Moss Thompson, Rory Edmonds and Connor
Mclennan who also managed well in the conditions to make the step up to a
finals berth.
Conditions for the final were a bit of a lucky dip, being in the right place at
the right time was everything. Harrison
Whiteside shot out of the blocks within the first minute snatching a good
scoring ride leaving all the others chasing shifting peaks and trying to
maintain their position. Rory Edmonds
struck back with a good score leaving Max Marshall and Nick Tuhikarama playing
catch-up mid-way through the final. Both Max and Nick picked up a good score
each leaving all competitors in reach of top honours. It was Harrison who
maintained his composure under pressure with only a 2 point spread between 1st
and 4th place.
With only one Under 17 competitor the Under 14 and Under 17 Girls were
combined, the girls did the hard yards with the conditions deteriorating and
the tide and wind creating a nice rip which made the Girls work hard to
maintain their composure.
It was new comer Gabrielle Paul, who found a nice inside wave performing a
combination of manoeuvres to show her intentions, with Georgia Wederell and
Siobhan Jayes chasing hot on her heels. Frith Davis and Gina Damerow-Stephen
new to the competition scene surfed well for the unfavourable conditions both
securing waves to keep them in touch with the top 3.
In the Under 14 Boys Final it was a wave fest with the Groms attacking anything
that resembled a wave but, it was the cool head of Sam Sands that prevailed
getting a clear combination over the other competitors
leaving the remaining three chasing that 2nd place spot Liam Wright snuck past
Connor Mclennan in the last minute to take it by only 0.30 leaving Zak Van
Eekelen in 4th. Zak had only had
surgical wires taken out of his hand the day before, and the fitness and pain after
competing under 12 boys final took its toll lasting only a couple of minutes in
this final.
With the Under 12 Girls final it was a real clash of the heavy weights with a
stacked field of competent girls chasing top honours in event 2 but, the
conditions were a real leveller.
The mature consistency of Siobhan Jayes paid off with a couple of solid scores
leaving the others chasing those scoring waves which were far and few between.
Tegen Bishop feared well chasing
the top spot but fell short by only 1 point,
with another newcomer Katie Stewart who remained patient and took what was on
offer and was enough to grab the 3rd spot.
Georgia Wederell and the other new
comer and eventual winner of the under 14 Girls Gabrielle Paul struggled to
find their usual good form in the conditions they and finished 4th and 5th
respectively.
The Under 12 Boys final saw a return to the water for Zack Van Eekelen whom had
been out of the water for six weeks with an operation on his hand obviously in
pain Zack took control of the top spot with his
combination of waves but, fitness, pain and conditions let Cameron Wright and
Jake Jayes have a sniff but both, just fell short by 0.50 leaving Cameron in
2nd and Jake 3rd. Luca Winkleman did well catching the most waves in the final
but, never got the opportunity to link any of his manoeuvres but, managed well
in the conditions to take 4th place.
With two events down and the third and final event being held in Kaikoura on
the 16th/17th February it will give the Groms another trip around the South
Island and hopefully some more memorable waves.
A big thanks to Northside Boardriders for hosting the event, ExitSurf, The
Parents, Surfing New Zealand and South Island Surfing Association.
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| The groms at event two of the South Island Grom Series |
U17 Boys
1st Harrison Whiteside
2nd Rory Edmonds
3rd Nick Tuhikarama
4th Max Marshall
5th Moss Thompson
5th Connor McLennan
7th Liam Wright
7th Sam Sands
7th Harvery Tricker
10th Brodie Jayes
U17 Girls
1st Kate Nicholsen
U14 Girls
1st Gabrielle Paul
2nd Georgia Wederell
3rd Siobhan Jayes
4th Frith Davies
5th Gina Damerow-Stephen
U14 Boys
1st Sam Sands
2nd Liam Wright
3rd Connor Mclennan
4th Zack Van Eekelen
5th Jake Jayes
5th Luca Winklemann
7th Cameron Wright
U12 Girls
1st Siobhan Jayes
2nd Tegen Bishop
3rd Katie Stewart
4th Georgia Wederell
5th Gabrielle Paul
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