The Entries for the Australian Open are now Closed. Over the 6 days we will have the Open A-Grade, Womens Open, Qualifiers, Challengers and all age divisions. This is the Final event of the year with all competitors gaining points throughout the year on the Championship Tour. This event will determine who our Australian Champions are for 2024.
Sharon Samways Classic 20, 21 & 22 September - Results
The Sharon Samways Newcastle Open was run over the past 3 days in pristine conditions. Each day the surfers where greeted with 2-3ft clean waves with offshore winds and clear blue skis. Every competitor surfed to their potential taking full advantage of these epic conditions which made for some spectacular viewing. Well done to all who attended and the committee for providing this platform to compete. Special thanks goes to Mike Feenan and Col Samways for the pre comp organisation, Mitch Samways from Loan Clothing for his generosity of vouchers and gear and Juice Plus for their ongoing support.Next stop, the Australian Open, Yamba, 28 October to 2 November. Remember this carries double points towards the Australian championship. Entries are now open via live heats.
Results
Open Men: 1. Graham Lancaster 2. Michael Feenan 3. Stephen Blatchford4. Darren McIntyre
Open Women:1. Jackie Dillon2. Milly Heycott
Qualifiers: 1. Ben Baxter 2. Jai Cooper 3. Paul Gray 4. Steven Waters
Challengers1. Milly Heycott2. Steve Flanagan3. Scott Harris4. Bill Gray
Champions: 1. Garry Ross 2. Steven Bailey 3. Graham Roberts 4. Dave Andrews
Grand Masters:1. GrahaLancaster2. Darren Bason3. Brett Cronin4. Stephen Blatchford
Legends: 1. Russell Hudson 2. Steve Sargent 3. Milly Heycott
Masters:1. Michael Feenan2. Ben Baxter3. Steve Flanagan
Grand Legends:1. Jeff Gray2. Jackie Dillon
Coffs Harbour Open - Emerald Beach - Results
The event took place in Sandy Beach, NSW, Australia and here you have all the results. Congrats to all!!
RESULTS
OPEN
1st Tony Cherry2nd Darren McIntyre3rd Graham Lancaster4th Stephen Blatchford
Qualifiers Division1st Paul Gray2nd Steve Sargent3rd Dean Warner4th Steve Bailey (back from retirement!)
Challengers Division1st Jai Cooper2nd Steve Flanagan3rd Rob Wilson4th Nigel Foss
Champions Division 70-741st Graham Robert’s2nd Garry Ross3rd Bill Gray4th Dave Andrews
Legends Division 60-64 1st Cisco Nascimento2nd Steve,
3rd Russell Hudson4th Andrew Smith from way down South!
Grand Masters 50-59 1st Graham Lancaster2nd Stephen Blatchford3rd Darren McIntyre4th Rhys Pollett
Masters- 35-49 1st Ben Baxter2nd Steve Flanagan
2024 Waveski Surfing Australia Competition Dates
Welcome to 2024, Waveski Family. I hope you all had a nice break and have been training hard ready for this year's competition season. Below are the confirmed competition dates for 2024.
We are expecting big numbers this year, so as soon as you see that entries are live, please jump online and get your entry in as early as possible. Let's make this year one to remember, and pray for great surf at each event.
Event | Location | Date | Division |
Challenger and Qualifier Event | Kingscliff Beach, NSW | 9 & 10 March | Completed |
Ballina Open | Ballina, NSW (Mobile Comp) | 6 & 7 April | Day 1 complete - Finish TBC |
World Waveski Titles / Series | South Africa | June - July | Completed |
Coffs Harbour Open | Emerald Beach, NSW | 2, 3 & 4 August | Completed |
Sharon Samways Classic | Caves Beach, Newcastle, NSW | 20, 21 & 22 September | Completed |
Australian Open | Turners Beach, Yamba, NSW | 28 October - 2 November | Entries live now |
Ballina Open - Event on hold
The Ballina Open got off to a bold and successful start on Saturday 5th April with clean waves ranging from 4ft to 5ft at Flat Rock Beach. Unfortunately, Day 2 was put on hold due to deteriorating conditions. A decision will be made in the coming days regarding when the event will be completed, with avid surfers awaiting the news with anticipation. More information and a write up of day 1 coming soon.
Check out a quick video of day one here
Check out a quick video of day one here
Kingscliff Challengers/Qualifiers - Results
The Alan McIntosh Kingscliff Challengers was held over the weekend at Kingscliff Beach - a brilliant start to Waveski Surfing Australia's (WSA) 2024 Waveski Circuit. With Live Heats now a feature of WSA events, everyone could see scores as they were being judged.
With a new look WSA Committee underpinned by enthusiasm, experience and commitment to a wonderful year, Kingscliff definitely ticked all the boxes.As a testament to the winners from the 2023 WSA Circuit, the Challengers Div has been renamed for 2024 as the Stephen Howarth Challengers and the Qualifiers Divisions has been renamed for 2024 as the Scott Murnain Qualifiers.
The weekend was a combination of coaching with competitors hearing from the best following each heat. And with something a little different added, the second tier A grade riders had a challenger division of their own. 32 riders across all three divisions made up a for an exciting contest.Saturday morning greeted us with cross on shore winds and a small swell to go with it. The call was made to run with it as Sunday was not going to be much better. Under the guidance of Rees Duncan and Graham Lancaster - appointed Contest Directors - we enjoyed a weekend of thrills, spills, oohs and ahhs!
It was a case of catch a wave, do the best you can, paddle into shore, do a Cathy Freeman sprint up the beach and paddle out again. Otherwise you ended up at the Seaway Spit. Unfortunately Bill Gray's quarterfinal didn't end well with a wrenched shoulder courtesy of 'kissing' the sand. Hopefully Bill will be back for the next event.
With experienced A grade riders judging, riders were rewarded for their innovation and choosing the right wave as they were there to be had.Notable standouts were really everyone, as it was a marathon effort to manage the wind affected waves. However as we know there can be only one winner for each division with podium finishers.
A Grade Invitational 1. Michael Jones2. Tim Keirle3. Graham Roberts4. Cisco Nascimento5. Garry Ross
Qualifiers1. Paul Gray2. Chris Cook3. Scott Waldron4. Rob Wilson
Challengers1. Steve Flanagan2. Dave Andrews3. Rob Wilson4. Jody Dennison5. Nigel Foss
The social aspect of our event was showcased with Saturday evening spent enjoying dinner at Cudgen Surf Club with thanks to Shane McIntosh, son of Alan, for a generous donation and on going support. Thank you to everyone who made this weekend possible and the behind the scenes support from our photographers - Jeff Butterworth and Brett Cronin, our equipment manager Russell Hudson, Contest and Judging Crew - Rees, Graham, Darren Kearns, Darren Bason, Darren McIntyre, Tony Cherry, Cisco and Tim and everyone else who assisted without which our event would not have been the success that it was. Check out the photos from the weekend here Jackie DillonWSA Secretary, Beach Safety and Gender Equity Officer.
With a new look WSA Committee underpinned by enthusiasm, experience and commitment to a wonderful year, Kingscliff definitely ticked all the boxes.As a testament to the winners from the 2023 WSA Circuit, the Challengers Div has been renamed for 2024 as the Stephen Howarth Challengers and the Qualifiers Divisions has been renamed for 2024 as the Scott Murnain Qualifiers.
The weekend was a combination of coaching with competitors hearing from the best following each heat. And with something a little different added, the second tier A grade riders had a challenger division of their own. 32 riders across all three divisions made up a for an exciting contest.Saturday morning greeted us with cross on shore winds and a small swell to go with it. The call was made to run with it as Sunday was not going to be much better. Under the guidance of Rees Duncan and Graham Lancaster - appointed Contest Directors - we enjoyed a weekend of thrills, spills, oohs and ahhs!
It was a case of catch a wave, do the best you can, paddle into shore, do a Cathy Freeman sprint up the beach and paddle out again. Otherwise you ended up at the Seaway Spit. Unfortunately Bill Gray's quarterfinal didn't end well with a wrenched shoulder courtesy of 'kissing' the sand. Hopefully Bill will be back for the next event.
With experienced A grade riders judging, riders were rewarded for their innovation and choosing the right wave as they were there to be had.Notable standouts were really everyone, as it was a marathon effort to manage the wind affected waves. However as we know there can be only one winner for each division with podium finishers.
A Grade Invitational 1. Michael Jones2. Tim Keirle3. Graham Roberts4. Cisco Nascimento5. Garry Ross
Qualifiers1. Paul Gray2. Chris Cook3. Scott Waldron4. Rob Wilson
Challengers1. Steve Flanagan2. Dave Andrews3. Rob Wilson4. Jody Dennison5. Nigel Foss
The social aspect of our event was showcased with Saturday evening spent enjoying dinner at Cudgen Surf Club with thanks to Shane McIntosh, son of Alan, for a generous donation and on going support. Thank you to everyone who made this weekend possible and the behind the scenes support from our photographers - Jeff Butterworth and Brett Cronin, our equipment manager Russell Hudson, Contest and Judging Crew - Rees, Graham, Darren Kearns, Darren Bason, Darren McIntyre, Tony Cherry, Cisco and Tim and everyone else who assisted without which our event would not have been the success that it was. Check out the photos from the weekend here Jackie DillonWSA Secretary, Beach Safety and Gender Equity Officer.
Clarification of Competition Events
Event 1 - Kingscliff Alan Macintosh Challenge - is a Qualifier and Challenger point score event - Training will be provided by multiple World Champions throughout the event - A large perpetual trophy will be up for grabs to the winner!
Event 2 - Ballina Open - will be an A-Grade point score event with no Qualifier, Challenger or age divisions. ALL welcome to attend but this event will be aiming to source the heavier waves for a higher competition level.
Event 3 - Newcastle Sharon Samways Classic - Open A-Grade, Qualifiers, Challengers and all age divisions over the three days. World Titles - involves three separate events over almost one month with the actual World Titles held at Nahoon Reef, East London, South Africa between 28th June - 7th July
Event 2 - Ballina Open - will be an A-Grade point score event with no Qualifier, Challenger or age divisions. ALL welcome to attend but this event will be aiming to source the heavier waves for a higher competition level.
Event 3 - Newcastle Sharon Samways Classic - Open A-Grade, Qualifiers, Challengers and all age divisions over the three days. World Titles - involves three separate events over almost one month with the actual World Titles held at Nahoon Reef, East London, South Africa between 28th June - 7th July