Mandurah Bodyboard Club

Destination Surf Round 4

2011-09-04T20:10:00.000-07:00

Best Day 10th/11th September

MBC 2011 Destination Surf Round 2

2011-08-31T20:52:00.000-07:00

FINAL RESULTS

AAA Division
1st George Humphreys
2nd Boden Hay
3rd Jake Metcalfe
4th Callum Layton

AA Division
1st Stephen Dodd
2nd Boden Hay
3rd Matthew Rakich
4th Mawake Gudgeon

A Division
1st Mitch Seamer
2nd Jake McNamara
3rd Scott Field
4th Lachlan Hancock

Drop Knee Division
1st George Humphreys
2nd Luke Zimmer
3rd Matthew Rakich
4th Declan Genge

MBC 2011 Star Surf & Skate Round 1

2011-04-03T05:16:00.000-07:00

What a day! On Saturday the 26th of March the Mandurah Bodyboard Club held the first round of competition presented by Star Surf & Skate in perfect fun conditions at Mandurah Wedge, Pyramids Beach. Huey the surf god shined brightly upon us as he knew that WA bodyboard legend Ryan Hardy would be attending all the way from Margaret River and made sure the waves where there to greet him and the MBC crew. With a host of new members who turned up to gain a bodyboarding lesson from the champ the scene was set for the day to be an enjoyable time for all. Hardy hit the water with the first heat of A division to lend a hand to first time wedge rider and our youngest member Henry Gibson, 9 years old from Falcon. Henry put on a show for all and must have had some wise words from Hardy as he placed second in his first ever heat, which at such a young age is an inspiration to see. With the largest ever field in A division to hit the water it was Jake McNamara, a new member who had a convincing win over Billy Jones, Scotty Field and Lachlan Hancock. The AA division saw one of the closest finals of all four competitors in club history with Storm Spencer snatching a narrow win from Mitch Warr, Stephen Dodd and Boden Hay. Brendon Gabel took out the Drop Knee division with a 7.0 avg with his final wave putting him ahead of George Humphreys, Luke Zimmer and Declan Genge from Margaret River. Fresh of the plane from Hawaii after taking out the Under 20’s division of the Raw Pro Junior in Newcastle earlier in the year was WA’s up and coming star performer Lewy Finnegan. Lewy managed a rare perfect 20 out of 20 to take the AAA division title from Jake Metcalfe, George Humphreys and Callum Layton. Round 1 Results A Division 1st Jake McNamara 2nd Billy Jones 3rd Scotty Field 4th Lachlan Hancock AA Division 1st Storm Spencer 2nd Mitch Warr 3rd Stephen Dodd 4th Boden Hay Drop Knee Division 1st Storm Spencer 2nd Mitch Warr 3rd Stephen Dodd 4th Boden Hay AAA Division 1st Lewy Finnegan 2nd Jake Metcalfe 3rd George Humphreys 4th Callum Layton

STAR SURF & SKATE ROUND 1

2011-03-23T04:34:00.001-07:00

The MBC Star Surf & Skate Round 1 will be held on Saturday the 26th of March at The Wedge/Pyramids Beach (The Cut).

We will be there around 6am to set up and will start taking entries from those who have not already submitted forms and payment from about 6.30am.

As we have only received a low number of membership forms we expect there will be delays before the first heat but please arrive by 7am to avoid any further delays.

See you there!

MBC 2011

2011-02-05T17:51:00.000-08:00

Meet the newest Reeflex Team Rider Ryan Hardy!
at the Mandurah Bodyboard Club Star Surf & Skate Round 1
Best Day 26th or 27th of March

Hope you caught great waves over summer and are pumped to compete in the MBC again this year!

*To obtain the MBC Membership Form & Calendar and the Surfing WA Membership Form & Calendar please email the President John Barker at john@reeflexwetsuits.com.au

Membership to the MBC is $25.00 plus $10.00 per division on comp day. You also need to become a member of Surfing WA which is $55.00 and entitles you to enter the Surfing WA comps as well, upon payment of their division fees

The $80.00 payment can now be made direct to the MBC via EFT or can be posted as cheque or money order

Mandurah Bodyboard Club Inc.
Westpac
BSB 036-157
Account 458567
Reference Your Name

When making payment please ensure you post your MBC & Surfing WA Membership Forms to:

MBC
PO Box 1316
Mandurah WA 6210

We would appreciate payment and receipt of membership forms before the morning of the first round to get the comp underway in a timely fashion

*Notice of intent to compete
To get the comps underway in a more timely fashion this year we are implementing a notice of intent to compete. You will be advised via email on the Wednesday before the date a comp is scheduled on the MBC calendar if it is to go ahead or be changed to the back up date, due to surf conditions. If it is going ahead as planned you will need to email John at john@reeflexwetsuits.com.au if you intend to compete by no later than 6pm on the Friday night.

*Judging
This season the MBC would like to introduce it's two Head Judges, Cameron Dicks and Matthew Rakich. Cam and Matt both completed a Surfing WA judging course in January and are keen to preside over the waves this year. Please feel free to ask them for any judging technique tips when you are also in the hot seat.

*MBC Fundraising BBQ
Please support the MBC Fundraising BBQ in it's efforts to provide more for it's members and also help those who make the national team with a financial contribution towards their travel costs

*Jack Bunyan Photography
Jack Bunyan will be taking professional photographs at each comp with a portion of proceeds supporting the MBC, purchase prices and other details will be advertised by Jack at the comps and you can also contact Jack directly at jack.bunyan@hotmail.com

*MBC 2011 Committee
President - John Barker
Secretary/Treasurer - Fiona Barker
Fundraising Coordinator - Leigh Blackwell
BBQ Coordinator - Glenn Blackwell
Committee Member - Helen Rakich
Head Judge& Mentor - Cameron Dicks
Head Judge& Mentor - Matthew Rakich

Thank you to all of our sponsors for their continued support of the MBC in 2011

Star Surf & Skate
Destination Surf
Unite Clothing
Riptide
Reeflex Wetsuits
Bunnings Mandurah
Sun Zapper
Jack Bunyan Photography

MBC Star Surf & Skate Round 5 & 2010 Championship Presentations

2010-10-10T04:07:00.001-07:00

Saturday the 9th of October saw the Mandurah Bodyboard Club complete their fifth and final round for 2010 presented by Star Surf & Skate at Pyramids Beach. Although conditions were not favourable at first, competitors made the most of the mornings building and consistent swell with light onshore winds, which were a delight to spectators and beach goers alike as the temperature climbed throughout the day.

With a record number of club members in 2010 and valuable club championship points on offer, many competitors seemed focused from the get go to make a great start to the final round and secure their final placing in the overall ratings to become a club division champion.

The AAA division final became a battle of the best ARS’s (Air Roll Spin) and was a seesawing two horse race between eventual winner George Humphreys and Lewy Finnegan. With both riders leaving their best scores till the end of the 25 minute final, it was Humphreys who used his last wave to secure a half point victory over Finnegan. It was then left to Davis Blackwell and Jake Metcalfe to battle it out for the minor placings with Blackwell taking third and Metcalfe fourth by the smallest of margins.

In the AA division Calvin Best dominated the final to win his first round for 2010 over fellow competitor Boden Hay who also posted his best result for the year. Best managed to post the two highest wave scores of the final to walk away with a comfortable win. Hay secured second place just ahead of Stephen Dodd in third and Jack Kerr in fourth.

Mitch Warr had the A division final won in convincing fashion with his first two waves and never looked like being threatened by Jesse Owen in second place, Scott Field in third and Josh Woodroff fourth.

The Drop Knee final was a battle of two regulars in Chad Abbott and Declan Genge versus two novice riders in George Humphreys and Davis Blackwell and was the highlight of the final round. In the end it was the seasoned Chad Abbott taking out his third consecutive and convincing win for the year. Genge managed to stay ahead of dark horse Humphreys in third and Blackwell fourth.

The trophies for overall club division champions for 2010 were then presented with competitors best 4 out of 5 results going towards their overall points tally the fifth and final event was a must for some competitors to perform at their best to hold or better their positions.

George Humphreys needed to win the final round to take the lead from Brendan Gabel in the blue ribbon AAA division and he did just that. Despite not making the final in round five Davis Blackwell claimed first in the AA division and Matt Rakich second.

The four riders in the running to win the A division title made the days final and with no rider winning more than one round previously it made for a four way battle until the end, Mitch Warr’s second win for the year secured overall victory ahead of Scott Field, Jesse Owen and Josh Woodroff.

Declan Genge’s second place in the final round made sure he took home the Drop Knee division title ahead of Luke Zimmer, Chad Abbott and Matt Rakich.

In memory of Ryan and Wade McCurdy the Manduarah Bodyboard Club has recognised the past club members by presenting the McCurdy Brothers Memorial Trophy for excellence in bodyboarding and spirit for the first time. The inaugural winner of the trophy was Declan Genge, a keen, friendly and respected club man Declan is a well deserved winner of the trophy that will be passed on every year to a new club member.

It was great to see the members take full advantage of the free all day BBQ and loads of prizes supplied by generous sponsors won through great effort in some amusing competitions played out at the end of a very enjoyable day.

The Manduarh Bodyboard Club has several state team representatives competing for a national title in Queensland come early November. To assist our members financially with the expensive cost of traveling interstate, the Mandurah Bodyboard Club has fundraised throughout the year to provide each member with $300 towards their costs. The club boasts 4 former national title winners and with Brendan Gabel, Davis Blackwell, Lewy Finnegan, Cam Hutchins, George Humphreys, Boden Hay, Calvin Best, Chad Abbott and John Barker all heading to Queensland to represent Western Australia we look set to increase that number.

Results for Round 5 were as follows:

A Division
1st Mitch Warr
2nd Jesse Owen
3rd Scott Field
4th Josh Woodroff

AA Division
1st Calvin Best
2nd Boden Hay
3rd Stephen Dodd
4th Jack Kerr

AAA Division
1st George Humphreys
2nd Lewy Finnegan
3rd Jake Metcalfe
4th Davis Blackwell

Drop Knee Division
1st Chad Abbott
2nd Declan Genge
3rd George Humphreys
4th Davis Blackwell

2010 MANDUARAH BODYBOARD CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

A Division
1st Mitch Warr
2nd Scott Field
3rd Jesse Owen
4th Josh Woodroff

AA Division
1st Davis Blackwell
2nd Matt Rakich
3rd Jack Kerr
4th Boden Hay

AAA Division
1st George Humphreys
2nd Brendan Gabel
3rd Jake Metcalfe
4th Davis Blackwell

Drop Knee Division
1st Declan Genge
2nd Luke Zimmer
3rd Chad Abbott
4th Matt Rakich

Fun games - great prizes

2010 Dropknee Division Champions

2010 A Division Champions

2010 AAA Division Champions

Inaugural 2010 McCurdy Memorial Trophy winner Declan Genge, presented by Brendan Gabel

2010 MBC Surfing WA State Team Representatives

2010 Members Group Shot

2010-10-06T01:40:00.000-07:00

STAR SURF & SKATE ROUND 5 & 2010 PRESENTATIONS
FREE SAUSAGE SIZZLE & GIVAWAYS ALL DAY

The Star Surf & Skate MBC Round 5 & 2010 Championship Presentations will be held on Saturday the 9th of October, meet at the Port Bouvard Surf Lifesaving Club (Pyramids Beach) by 7am where the comp location will be advised.

Members and their families can enjoy the day by digging into a free Sausage Sizzle with vouchers on offer for the top contenders in
Round 5 thanks to Star Surf & Skate.

Thanks to the MBC, Riptide Magazine, Unite Clothing, Sunzapper, Hungry Jacks and Reeflex Wetsuits there will be awesome trophies and prizes for the champions of 2010 and heaps of giveaways throughout the day, no member will go home empty handed!

The McCurdy Memorial Trophy will be presented for the first time for ‘Excellence in Bodyboarding and Spirit’ in memoriam of Wayde and Ryan McCurdy, votes have been recorded at each comp and the trophy will be awarded at the end of the day.

Congratulations to all members who have been selected in the state team. The Mandurah Bodyboard Club would like to reward your efforts with a gift of $300 to help with the expense of traveling interstate. To be eligible to receive this contribution you must have competed in three of the five MBC competitions for 2010.

See you Saturday!!!

Reeflex Wetsuits is now direct online offering everyday low prices!

MBC members and their families receive 10% off the all new summer range. Check out the suits at the new website reeflexwetsuits.com and send John an email john@reeflexwetsuits.com.au to get your discount code.

EBB MBC ROUND 4 RESULTS

2010-08-17T15:54:00.000-07:00

Sunday the 15th of August the MBC held Round 4 presented by EBB at Pyramids Beach. We were greeted by a clean offshore 2m swell with variable banks on offer and sunny skies.

Waves of the day went to Lewy Finnegan with a big ARS off of a heavy close out section and George Humphries with a long clean barrel to roll both in the AAA Division.

Josh Woodroff stepped up to the plate taking out first place in the A Division with consistent performances throughout the day giving him his best result to date.

Results were as follows:

A Division
1st Joshua Woodroff
2nd Jesse Owen
3rd Mitch Warr
4th Mike Perkins

AA Division
1st Davis Blackwell
2nd Matthew Rakich
3rd Stephen Dodd
4th Mike Perkins

AAA Division
1st Lewy Finnegan
2nd George Humphries
3rd Cameron Dicks
4th Brendan Gabel

Drop Knee Division
1st Chad Abbott
2nd Declan Genge
3rd Matthew Rakich
4th Luke Zimmer
5th Brendan Gabel

Destination Surf MBC Round 3

2010-07-24T23:55:00.000-07:00

DESTINATION SURF - MBC ROUND 3 RESULTS

Sunday the 18th of July the MBC held Round 3 presented by Destination Surf in stunning winter conditions at Singleton Beach. We were greeted by a consistent 2.5m swell and offshore winds. The standard of bodyboarding was high and a lot of heat results were determined by less than a point.

Results were as follows:

A Division
1st Scott Field
2nd Sean Catterson
3rd Mitch Warr
4th Dean Rakich

AA Division
1st Davis Blackwell
2nd Matthew Rakich
3rd Calvin Best
4th Steven Dodd

AAA Division
1st Brendan Gabel
2nd Davis Blackwell
3rd Cameron Dicks
4th Jake Metcalfe

Drop Knee Division
1st Chad Abbott
2nd Luke Zimmer
3rd Matthew Rakich
4th Brendan Gabel
5th Dean Rakich

EBB ROUND 4

The MBC EBB Round 4 comp is scheduled for the best day 31st July or 1st August with back up dates the 14th or 15th of August, hopefully the surf will be pumping next weekend and we will see you all there!

MBC Comp 1 2010

2010-04-28T20:33:00.000-07:00

Mandurah Body Board Club's first comp for the 2010 season kicked off last weekend at the Northern end of Singleton beach.

The predicted decent swell we were hopeing for didn't really rear it's head but there was some fun clean waves on offer for the keen members on hand. New and old members made the most of the picture perfect weather and punchy waves on offer to kick off the season of competition with a bang!

First of all a big THANKS to everyone's patience and hard work to get thing's moving on the morning due to John REEFLEX Barker and partner Fee giving birth to there handsome little man Jai. Thanks for puting up with me running the comp :) couldnt have done it without the help of our commitee members and a huge help out from Helen Rakich on the day!

RESULTS:

AAA Division

The triple A division didn't upset with some amazing surfing going down during the semi's and final. The boys are surfing with confidence way beyond there age and it makes for an exciting competition to watch. In the end it was new club member Jake Metcalf getting the judges approval with his strong surfing throughout the day coming in first. Close behind was Lewy Finnegan, George Humphries and Cam Hutchins making for a really tight final. Be sure to keep an eye on these guys at this weekend's State Title's at Mandurah Wedge!

1st Jake Metcalf
2nd Lewy Finnegan
3rd George Humphries
4th Cam Hutchins

AA Division

The double A Division is chock o block full of talent climbing up the ranks at the moment and was a pleasure to see everyone ripping through there heats. In the end it was Jake Metcalf's day, winning all his heats and taking out the final with consistent surfing throughout the day. Mat Rakich taking second with Davis Blackwell and Cam Hutchins in third and fourth respectively.

1st Jake Metcalf
2nd Mat Rakich
3rd Davis Blackwell
4th Cam Hutchins

A Division

It was insane to see the A division buldging at the seams with so many competitors entering, making this the biggest division in the club. The long day of competition was worth it for Rockingham pocket rocket Stephen Dodd taking out first place. Following close behind was Ethan Williams, Mick Perkins and Mitch Warr. Once again, great to see so many new members in this division making for a strong future for the club!

1st Stephen Dodd
2nd Ethan Williams
3rd Mick Perkins
4th Mitch Warr

DK Division

The Dropknee final kicked of with a straight up final for the dker's that were on hand. Was great to see a couple of new guys giving the stance a go this year. In the end though it was Declan Genge taking out the final with ease. Declan travels up from Margeret River to each comp, now that's dedication kids! Luke Zimmer took second with Dean Rakich getting one up over his older brother Matt Rakich finishing third and fourth respectively.

1st Declan Genge
2nd Luke Zimmer
3rd Dean Rakich
4th Matt Rakich

Thanks to Exclusively Body Boarding for the finalists vouchers and stickers!

Hope to see everyone at this weekends State Titles at Mandurah Wedge (sat/sun) ....event could be mobile so get there early for all the deets....looks like Sunday could be cranking! Looking forward to seeing solid performances from the MBC members competing in the competion!

Cheers guys!
Chabbott

ROUND 4 & 2009 CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTATIONS

2010-04-12T05:08:00.000-07:00

Hey there riders, it was great to see you all competing fiercely at our championship round on the 28th of March with some great moves and smiley new faces heating up the competition.

AAA Division first place went to George Humphries who also recently took out the ‘Brendan Backshall Teenage Riot’ winning a Manta Bodyboards sponsorship yew! The other trophy winners were Davis Blackwell, Cameron Dicks and Charlie Carter respectively. George Humphries also took out first in the AA Division again followed by Davis Blackwell who landed a massive invert aerial as pictured, Ben Hardman and Matthew Rackich. Jayden Muir won the A Division with Brendan Wally, Scott Galbraith and Storm Spencer second, third and fourth and the Drop Knee Division was won by Chad Abbott followed by Matthew Rakich, Declan Genge and Brendon Gable.

The round four results were as follows, AAA Division winner was George Humphries followed by new member Callum Layton, Davis Blackwell and new member Troy Layton. The AA Division was also taken out by George Humphries with new member Boden Hay winning second followed by Davis Blackwell, Storm Spencer and new member James Bone. The A Division was won by Storm Spencer followed by new members Sean Catterson, Dylan Hancock and Mitchell Warr. Drop Knee was taken out by Troy Layton with new member Mark Claydon coming second, followed by Matthew Rakich and Alex Halsey.

We hope you all enjoyed the free BBQ and we would like to thank Bunnings Mandurah for supplying the wicked trophies and also thank sponsors Star Surf & Skate, EBB, Riptide Magazine and Unite Clothing for the fantastic prizes and giveaways.

Stay tuned for details of the EBB Round One Comp, scheduled for the best day 24th or 25th of April! (back up date 22nd or 23rd May)

Peace, your leader Johnny B

MBC ROUND 4 & 2009 WINDUP ON THIS WEEKEND!

2010-03-25T03:21:00.000-07:00

Hello Peoples!

The 2009 round 4 and 2009 presentations will be held this Sunday 28th March from 7.00am at The Wedge, Pyramids Beach.

The comp is open to all 2009 and 2010 members. If you have not submitted your 2010 membership form and plan to compete on Sunday please post your forms to me ASAP or at worst email me back with your details so I can enter them into the system so as not to waste valuable time on Sunday morning.

With a cracking forecast, great prizes for everyone and a free BBQ for members you would be silly not to attend!

See you there!

PS. if your keen to help set up, we will be there from 6.00am

MANDURAH BODYBOARD CLUB 2010

2010-03-03T01:20:00.000-08:00

First off - if you were a MBC member last year you may already find a 2010 club resgistration form in your email inbox, if not you can sign up at the first competition (27th or 28th March {Best Day}) or email club president John Barker at john@reeflexwetsuits.com.au

2009 MBC FINALS, CHAMPIONSIP PRESENTATIONS & WIND UP

The Final Round of the 2009 MBC season will be held on the best day - 27th or 28th March (back up date 10th or 11th of April). New 2010 members are welcome to participate and are eligible to win prizes but no points will count towards the 2010 season, just make sure you get your 2010 membership forms in before or bring them on the day.

On completion of the finals trophies and prizes will be presented to the top four places in each division and all MBC members will celebrate the end of the 2009 season with pizza and a cool drink. It would be greatly appreciated if all members could stay until the end if possible.

MBC & THE SURFING WA STATE BODYBOARD TEAM

Davis Blackwell, George Humphreys and Cameron Dicks congratulations on consistently competing to such a high standard you were awarded a place in the 2009 Surfing WA State Bodyboard Team. We thank you for representing WA and the MBC in your endeavours.

The Mandurah Bodyboard Club would like to reward your efforts with a gift of $100.00 to help with the expense of travelling interstate and would also like to offer you free membership to the MBC and Surfing WA for the 2010 season, saving you $80.00. Please complete your MBC and Surfing WA 2010 membership forms and return to John Barker.

MBC 2010

MBC 2010 Round One will be held on the best day - 24th or 25th of April (back up date 22nd or 23rd of May). This year each of the five rounds will be presented solely by a store sponsor
either EBB, Star Surf and Skate or Destination Surf.

Support those who support you and spend your hard earned cash in one of these fine establishments. There will also be spot prizes for non finalists at each round ensuring all members take home something during the season.

COME HELP!

MBC members will again be required to participate in comp day judging and any parents who are available to help in any way on the day please advise a committee member who will be very grateful!

2010 MBC FUNDRAISING

The season is kicking off with a Reeflex Fundraising Raffle, winner takes all with all proceeds to the MBC.

Tickets $2.50 each, on sale from March 27th to May 2nd, the winner will be drawn at the Surfing WA Round One comp on May 2nd in Mandurah. Tickets currently available at Star Surf & Skate and Destination Surf and any MBC comps or State rounds leading up to the draw date of the 2nd of May

1 x Reeflex 2010 Mercury Steamer Wetsuit (your size) RRP $479.95
1 x Reeflex Rash Shirt (your size) RRP $59.95
1 x Reeflex Cap (one size fits all) RRP $34.95
1 x Reeflex Fin Socks (your size) RRP $19.95
1 x Reeflex Fin Savers (one size fits all) RRP $12.95
1 x Reeflex Heel Savers (one size fits all) RRP $12.95

The MBC BBQ Menu is expanding and will now be offering a tasty new selection, eat up big and support your club!

BACON & EGG ROLL $4.50

HOT DOG $3.00

DRINK – ICE COLD $1.50
Coke, Pasito, Lemon, Lemonade, Water

MEAL DEAL
Bacon & Egg Roll & Cold Drink $5.50
Hot Dog & Cold Drink $4.00

DRINK – HOT $2.00
Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate, Cup-A-Soup

2-PACK BISCUITS $0.50

CADBURY CHOCOLATE $1.20

Looking forward to seeing you all soon,

MBC.

ROUND 4 POSTPONED

2009-12-17T22:56:00.001-08:00

Hello People,

Unfortunately we have decided to postpone round 4 until the new year due to the bad forecast for this weekend.

We hope to kick off in around Feb/March and run round 4 separate to the first round of the 2010 season. New 2010 members will be able to compete in round 4 but will not receive any points to club champion awards. New calendar for 2010 and entry forms will be available at round 4.

Remember to play it safe over the holidays in those high rollers!

John Barker

President
Mandurah Bodyboard Club

FINALLY

2009-12-09T01:12:00.000-08:00

Hey MBCers,

Finally the committee have found a date that can suit us all, we aim to run round 4 on the best day of the 19th/20th of this month.

If possible please let me know at info@reeflexwetsuits.com.au if you can not make it. New members are welcome so bring those mates along!

EBB STORE OPENING IN DUNSBOROUGH!

2009-11-18T15:25:00.000-08:00

(Press release taken from www.riptidemag.com.au)

Ebb Dunsborough will have a grand opening on the 21/12/2009 just in time for Christmas and for those who come along there may just be a pressy from Santa for you.

The new store will ad to the great representation of bodyboarding that Ebb has always provided. The strength of the sport in the “down south WA” region is testament to the store and to the many great Ebb riders such as Hardy and Hughes that have honed their skills in the area. It's such a great place for the sport of bodyboarding and we already do a lot in the region like the Ebb Pro.

The store will have the same hardcore 100% bodyboard commitment but will also be a place for the kids to got to and learn from some of the best in the business like the names mentioned above. Ebb would like to thank all the fantastic 100% dedicated brands that, firstly, progress the sport, but also support Ebb and enable our business to grow as well.

Our new contact details are:

Ebb@Dunsborough

Shop 48 Dunn Bay Centre Dunn Bay Road

DUNSBOROUGH, WA 6281

RIPTIDE - A TRUE LEGEND

2009-08-18T04:10:00.000-07:00

Apart from being a legend in bodyboarding history, Riptide Magazine has just put some of there awesomeness back into Mandurah Bodyboard Club by sponsoring us.

Riptide has just sent over a box full of Magazines, DVD's Stickers and Subscriptions which will be all up for grabs in upcoming MBC rounds! MBC would like to thank Riptide very much for this and we also strongly suggest you go and buy the latest issue with a epic photo section on WA man himself, Brendon Backshall and also numerous other goodies.

Head over to http://www.riptidemag.com.au/ for more!

Onya Rippies!

MBC.

ROUND 4 POSTPONED

2009-08-13T05:14:00.001-07:00

Due to Sundays forecast of onshore winds and rain we will be postponing round 4 until further notice. It will most likely take place in October as the committee have some busy weekends in September.
It could possibly turn offshore for a period on Sunday morning but if it rains it is not the ideal day to be at the beach for most of it.

Places to get your Reeflex gear in WA are –

EBB - Scabs
Star - Perth
Destination – Falcon
Star - Mandurah
Good Earth – Bunbury
New suits in stores now!!

John Barker

MORE ROUND 3

2009-08-05T18:17:00.000-07:00

A Finalists, L to R: Jarrod Baird, Josh Fullston, Scott Galbraith & Miller Best
DK Dec

AAA Finalists, L to R: Cameron Dicks, Jeremy Smith, George Humphreys & Chucky Carter
AA Finalists, L to R: Ben Hardman, Davis Blackwell, George Humphreys & Calvin Best

Chabbott going skitz

DK Dudes, L to R: Chad Abbott, Matt Rackich, Miller Best & Declan Genge

4 groms, one never grew up

MBC Round 3 from steven dodd on Vimeo.

All Pictures thanks to Leigh Blackwell, and video thanks to Steven Dodders,

YEW!

ROUND 3

2009-08-02T01:34:00.000-07:00

Dylan Brand

Jack Bunyan

Empty

Josh Fullston

Yesterday (2nd August) Singleton beach provided some fun waves for MBC's 3rd round for the year. A few new faces blended in with the usual mob on the beach spectating some great bodyboarding talent throughout all divisions.

New comer to the club Josh Fullston was consistently surfing good throughout the day, winning all his heats, and when he made it to the final he wasn't going to back down, taking out a well deserved 1st place. Scott Galbraith made the most of the onshore conditions for the final throwing down several big rolls but couldn't find the right waves to spin-to-win placing 2nd just behind Josh. Fresh from Bali Miller Best rolled into 3rd place narrowly pipping Pinjarra's Jarrod Baird.

Returning to the comp scene after almost a year was Rockingham hellman Jeremy Smith who rode smooth all day but couldn't land the moves he needed to in the final, but for not doing a competition for a year, 4th place in AAA division is still a pleasing result. Falcon grom George Humphreys was dominating his heats prior to the final landing an air forward and a big ARS, but when the winds turned onshore the waves failed to create waves with good ramps leaving George in 3rd place. Cameron Dicks spun his way into 2nd place showing smooth forward and reverse spins in the various conditions of the day, posing himself as a serious threat for future comps. Taking out AAA division was Charlie "Chucky" Carter from Dianella. Chucky was riding with great style and speed throughout the day getting numerous barrels and completing perfect reverse hacks continuously, which earned him the prized position.

Miller Best tried to show his versatility by entering Drop Knee but couldn't find his footing, but still didn't fail to impress the crowd by doing double knee to prone rolls. Margaret River DK demon Declan Genge wouldn't go down without trying, but couldn't find the right section to bash in the mushy onshore conditions. Along with the other DK competitors, Matt Rackich couldn't prove himself, placing second in the challenging onshore conditions, but Singleton Experience proved effective with Chad Abbott grasping 1st place for drop knee division.

Cottlesloe grom Calvin Best placed 4th place after doing numerous stylish reverse spins, placing just behind Ben Hardman (3rd Place) who didn't find the ramps as appealing as Round 2, where he scored 1st place. Davis "wingnut" Blackwell and George Humphreys were battling it out for 1st place from the start of the final to the very end, but George just had the edge over Wingnut placing 1st.

Round 3 was an overall great day which showcased some great bodyboarding on all different levels. We look forward to seeing you at Round 4 (15th/16th August - Best day).

More photos soon!

In other news

Jack Bunyan has a Blog!

www.bunyipsboredom.blogspot.com

MBC THIS SUNDAY!

2009-07-29T01:11:00.000-07:00

Hey Members,

Round 3 is going to be held this Sunday 2nd August at Singleton Beach Main Car park, so it is easy for us to set up and pack up and not to annoy the residents and people risk getting parking fines etc.

The main car park is at the end of Singleton Beach Road (The entry road into Singleton) and has a large and a small car park with toilets attached to it so you should not miss it.

We will be there at 7 to start setting up so if you can make it there then to help out to ease the load and get the day off to a quick start that would be great! The banks at Singleton have been pretty cool lately so hopefully the swell stays around and provides a fun day for all!

See you sunday!
MBC.

PS. Check out Photographer Chris Gurney's new blog, his work is amazing!
www.chrisgurney.blogspot.com

tech-grommie

2009-07-22T06:13:00.000-07:00

In and out of the water, MBC grom Davis Blackwell is getting tech.

www.davisblackwellbodyboarding.blogspot.com for more!
Good luck wingnut!

ROUND 3 KINDA SOON

2009-07-17T16:43:00.000-07:00

Technology always seems to make life easier, click on the link below so you can easily download and print the new MBC 2009 calender! Simply right click on the calender>Save image as>save. Then open the picture and print!

MBC CALENDER

In other news..

www.flickr.com/jackbunyan

CHECK IT.

ROUND 2, SINGLETON

2009-07-15T01:30:00.000-07:00

AAA prize-getters

Chad Abbott awarded 1st place with John Barker (president)

AAA Finalists

George Humphreys

"Go Daddy"

Davis Blackwell 2

Davis Blackwell 1

Getting ready for the final

Troy Coppola

Chad Abbott

Brendon Walley

Matt Rackich

Jack Bunyan & George Humphreys, pre heat "warm up"

On Sunday (12th July) Mandurah Bodyboard Club hosted Round 2 in some fun conditions at South Singleton. With some good winter banks hanging around, some 2 foot peaks were provided for some great conditions for the competitors.

First in the water was a keen A division with a mix of new and old faces. Jayden Muir couldn't find the right waves in the final to showcase his Singleton local knowledge, but still managed to come a tidy 4th place. Storm Spencer stepped up to recieve a well deserved 3rd place just being pipped by Brendon Walley in 2nd. Taking A division out was Troy "Nitro" Coppola who showed great wave choice and skill with the ability to move up into a higher division.

Halls Head bodyboarder Ben Hardman dominated the AA division with some huge rolls followed by a tidy invert and an ARS, Ben showed some great skill all day with the ability to throw down these moves on a variety of rights and lefts. Placing just behind Ben was George Humphreys, who was consistent with spin to roll combos all day earning him 2nd place. 13 year old Davis Blackwell didn't go down without a battle placing in 3rd with Matt Rakich finishing in 4th place.

The Dropknee division was taken out by Chad Abbott who seemed to be in a spin-to-win state of mind which has never seemed to fail for the Singleton Local. Brendon Gabel showed his versatility by taking a break from prone to carve his way into second place, to be followed by fellow 90% prone rider Matt Rackich who received 3rd Place. Driving all the way up from Margaret River, Declan Genge couldn't seem to find the right waves to show what down south dropknee is all about, but still put some scores on the board to achieve 4th place.

AAA Division was a highly competitive division to watch with the finalists making the absolute best of the waves. Michael "Grudge" Grainger (4th Place) got off with a cracking start with numerous spin to roll combos, but couldn't find the waves in the dying minutes to keep up with the high scores being set by the other competitors. 3rd place was grasped by George Humphreys who got narrowly beaten by his good friend Davis Blackwell who got a good barrell to big roll to 3 spins which earned him 2nd place. Brendon Gable had the final in the bag right from his first wave, landing a big backflip and then getting numerous deep barrells to roll combos, Brendon showed what a consistent surfer he is throughout the day and proved that he has the ability to take his bodyboarding to the next level.

Standout Waves of the day:

Matt Rackich, set left barrell (pictured)
Brendon Gabel, 5 second barrell to roll, 9 points from 2 judges
Ben Hardman, Take off pit to huge roll to foward spin to reverse spin
Davis Blackwell, Barrell to roll to spin x 3 (barrell and roll pictured)
Michael Grainger, spin into the barrell to roll

Round 2 was a great day for all but wouldn't of been as good as it was if it wasn't for John Barker, The Blackwells, our Judges and our Sponsors who provided prizes and equipment for the day; Star Surf & Skate, Reeflex Wetsuits, Bunnings Warehouse & Exclusively Bodyboarding. Thank you to all that helped out, we look forward to seeing you all at Round 3 which is scheduled for the 1st/2nd of August (Best Day).

Pictures Thanks to : Lucina Bunyan, Leigh Blackwell & Jack Bunyan.

COMP TOMMORROW!!

2009-07-11T02:13:00.000-07:00

The long awaited/rescheduled/stuffedaroundwith/sick/madog ROUND 2 is TOMMORROW at SOUTH SINGLETON. For many of you, you will refer to South Singoes as the carpark with the lookout, soz but your wrong. The comp will be held at the very south end of Foreshore Drive, mainly to get away from the retarded Singleton stand ups. I've attached a map which is basically X marks the spot just incase you have some of those mentioned stand ups in your blood!

Regards,

Jack, not the President.

ROUND 2 THIS SUNDAY

2009-07-08T03:24:00.000-07:00

The long awaited MBC Round 2 will get underway this Sunday at Singleton. With offshore winds and a 2m swell, we should be greeted by some punchy peaks. We will meet at the very south end of Singleton Beach, we will start setting up at 7am with registration from 7.20am and first heat before 8am.

Remember we will have the BBQ firing and choccies an

d drinks for sale to help with fundraising for the club so bring along some extra coin along with your entry fees.

With fantastic prizes for judges & finalists in each division, this is a round not to be missed!

See you there!

Regards

John Barker – MBC President

Same swell/wind at the same break around the same time last year. Fingers crossed Singoes provides some good banks like it did in this picture by Jack Bunyan from Round 4 last year!

ROUND 2 POSTPONED

2009-07-01T04:22:00.000-07:00

Hey MBCers,

Round 2 was scheduled for this weekend but due to the lack of swell again we have decided to postpone it for another weekend. I will confirm this new date with you all in the next few days once the committee has had the chance to discuss it further. With the current swell dropping rapidly it looks as though the weekend will be below the 1.3m forecast which is basically one foot and with high tides this makes for slow, fat waves which is what we all hate!

We would rather make the decision of postponing it now rather than on the day as some members come from Perth and even Margs so it make sense to do it now.

It keeps the weekend free to watch the Shark Island Trials anyway. See http://www.limited-edition.net.au/?cat=3 for the latest on what’s going down.

Kind regards

John Barker – the pres!

MBC NOW UNITED

2009-06-22T21:29:00.000-07:00

Massive props are going out to Mr Joel Taylor, ex pro bodyboarder and now the manager of one of the most well known clothing companies in the bodyboarding industry, Unite, who has just announced Unite will be supporting the club with prizes at the end of year presentation.

To help MBC thank Unite, all members should get into EBB Scarborough or EBB Online and purchase some of the finest bodyboarding garments around!

Support the people that support you!
yew, MBC !

SOZ

2009-06-21T20:39:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lack of posts lately, things have been busy and so has the swell. With almost 2 weeks straight with 2.5m+ swell there has been some pretty good sessions going down around WA, and with most good sessions comes good pictures, check broms blog and alex miller's flickr for some pictures from rotto last week, and stay tuned for some photos from a session at a secret spot yesterday....

Also don't Forget MBC round 2 will be coming up very shortly (4th/5th July [Best day])
If any of you MBC members out there have photos from recent times that you would like to contribute to the blog email them to me (jack.bunyan@hotmail.com) but just don't forget to say who the rider is and who took it.

Until next time..
yew

NEW MBC ROUND 2 DATES + NEW CALENDER

2009-06-09T05:16:00.000-07:00

Hello Members,

Thanks for those who turned up last Saturday to Tips for round 2 but due to lack of swell (Jack Bunyan forgot to do a swell dance on Friday night) we were forced to cancel and reschedule. The new Calendar is below. We have simply moved round 2 to round 3 dates and moved round 3 to the old State Round 3 date as this has moved to September to allow for the pros to compete on home soil as it clashed with world tour events in South America. So for those of you who did not make it, make sure you get down and support the club that supports you at round 3!!

PS – Reeflex wetsuits and accessories are now available at Destination Surf in Falcon. So pop in and see Gavin for all your Reeflex gear. If there is a size or type he has not got in stock, be sure to ask as he can order it in for you in a jiffy no problemo!. You can also go into the draw to win a Reeflex wetsuit by visiting the Bodyboarders Surf Co website and filling out a survey. http://www.bodyboarders.com.au/store/

See you in the water!

John Barker – Pres.

MBC 2009 EVENT CALENDER

Round 1 – Surfing WA Mandurah
14th & 15th of March

MANDURAH BODYBOARD CLUB REGISTRATION DAY
Best Day 28th or 29th of March

ROUND 1 – MANDURAH BODYBOARD CLUB
Best Day 2nd or 3rd of May

Round 2 – Surfing WA Scarborough
23rd & 24th of May

ROUND 2 – MANDURAH BODYBOARD CLUB
Best Day 6th or 7th of June - Cancelled

NOW ROUND 2: OLD ROUND 3 – MANDURAH BODYBOARD CLUB
Best Day 4th or 5th of July

New Date for Round 3 - MANDURAH BODYBOARD CLUB
1st & 2nd of August

ROUND 4 – MANDURAH BODYBOARD CLUB
Best Day 15th or 16th of August

NEW DATE - EBB Pro BBA Pro Tour South West
4th – 6th September

NEW DATE - Round 3 Surfing WA South West
5th & 6th September

MANDURAH BODYBOARD CLUB END OF YEAR WIND UP
Date to be advised

NATIONALS
9th – 15th November D’Bah Queensland

PS: I'll show you a swell dance john........................................................

fast forward.

2009-06-08T03:39:00.000-07:00

Hugh Forward is a film maker from margs who has been making a name for himself lateley with a couple of cool little edits up on vimeo, contributing some footage to Claws and Teeth's latest flick Pastiche and even being a movie star in the movement ad feautured in Pastiche LOL. Anyway, head over to www.forwardfilms.blogspot.com to get amped off some cool frames and vids. And also if your on myspace add www.myspace.com/forward_films

yew

Failed from Hugh Forward on Vimeo.

ROUND 2 POSTPONED

2009-06-07T02:45:00.000-07:00

First of all, on behalf of MBC I would like to say sorry to all the people that turned up for the comp for nothing, especially club member Declan Genge who came all the way from Margs (committttttttttt bro) The waves were pretty rank as you would've seen so we have decided to postpone round 2 until further notice aka some decent swell. Keep your eyes on this blog for details of the date for round 2.

MBC
yew.

LOWEST PRICES ARE JUST THE BEGINNING.....

2009-06-03T03:51:00.000-07:00

Mandurah Bodyboard Club would like to give a massive thanks to Bunnings Warehouse for willingly supporting the club. Bunnings has just donated to the club :

1 Fabric shelter for our brand new barebeque
4 Fold-up chairs for our judges
A new chilly bin to keep those beverages as cold as they come

Unless you have been living under a rock for the last ten years or so Bunnings Warehouse Mandurah is located near the Gordon Road lights in North Mandurah. Just look for the massive red hammer printed on a even bigger green shed! If you have any hardware needs bunnings is the ebb of tools! So what are you waiting for...... Lowest prices are just the beginning.

ROUND 2 THIS SATURDAY!

2009-06-03T02:56:00.000-07:00

Hey Gang,

We are going to hold Round 2 on Saturday at “Tips”. Tips is approximately 800-1000m south of pyramids beach or the cut/wedge. You can get there by driving to the cut golf course club house and keep going and park in front of the 2 high rise buildings currently under construction, you can’t miss them! Then you will need to walk down the fairway on the south side of the high rise and onto an existing pathway that will bring you to a lookout where if you look to the south you will see the break doing its thing.

Tips has both left and right hand peaks of equal length with a section on offer to bust some high scoring manoeuvres which will make for some exciting spectating and judging. Speaking of Judging,
We are now going to reward people who judge. We require around 10 - 12 members to be judges throughout the course of the day so it gives the committee members time to run the comp smoothly and quickly. You will be required to judge a minimum of 5 heats and in return we will give you a Mega Meal Deal. That includes a hotdog, icy cold can of soft drink and your choice of a Cadbury chocolate.
The good folk at Reeflex are also going to be giving a prize to the best judge on the day so if you are keen, when you come and see me first up in the morning to register make it know that you are interested in judging. If you have not judged before, don’t let that stop you, we are more than willing to help you. Learning and knowing the judging criteria also helps you improve your surfing so you are doing your selves a favour by becoming a judge. You may wish to go on and judge state rounds, national tiles, aussie and world tour competitions!!

Remember to bring your $10 for each division you want to enter and also lunch money for our fundraising sausage sizzle shnizzzle.

Star Surf & EBB will be proving vouchers for all 4 divisions. $50 - 1st, $35 - 2nd, $20 - 3rd, $10 - 4th. You snooze, you lose!

See you Saturday from 7am onwards, comp to start around 7.40am

Kind regards
MBC

yew

when the waves suck...

2009-05-30T23:54:00.001-07:00

waves

2009-05-29T17:37:00.000-07:00

Waves have been pretty average lateley, hopefully some swell will come through for next weekend the 6th or 7th of June (best day) for MBC's second round. Keep your eyes on this blog throughout next week for updates on round two's whereabouts, time and other details.

MBC.

A couple of photos from recent times.. All Photos Jack Bunyan.

MBC AND REEFLEX KILLING STATES!

2009-05-29T16:56:00.000-07:00

Here are the current top 6 state ratings after round two. It is sick to see numerous MBC members in the top 6. (MBC members and Reeflex team riders in bold.)

Keep it up guys!

MBC

CADET BOYS U16

Lewy Finnegan
George Humphries
Tom Purvis
Jake Metalcafe
Cameron Hutchins
Calvin Best

GROMMETS U14

Davis Blackwell
Connor Golder

OPEN MENS

Alex Halsey
Aiden Stampalia
Brendan Gable
Ryan Hands
Ben Veitch
Jono Russell

JUINOR MEN U18

Alex Halsey
Charlie Carter
Aiden Stampalia
Cameron Dicks
Sean Stoneman
Scott Henderson

SENIOR MEN

Lee Szcepanski
Tim Fowler
John Barker
Shem Mahoney
Chris White
Nathan Lotze
Steve Black

DROPKNEE

Chad Abbott
Mike Dobson
Mark Boehm
Steve Portilla
Matt Fergusson
Simon Coleman

OPEN WOMEN

Kirby Smith
Christina Orso
Lauren Williams
Rio Clarke

JUNIOR WOMEN U18

Kacey Lee Middelton

To see all the current ratings: http://www.surfingaustralia.com/docs/5419.pdf

EBB STATE SERIES ROUND 2, CITY BEACH/SCARBOROUGH

2009-05-29T06:42:00.000-07:00

Chob making mandurah proud at Scarborough - day 2

Alex Whitehead gets a sick one at City Beach on Saturday

Halsey walking into a win

Alex and his roll bowls

BOLD: MBC RIDER/TEAM REEFLEX

The EBB State Bodyboard Series 2009 Presented by Unite Clothing,
Supported by SunSmart & Surfing Western Australia.

Alex Halsey proves he’s the real deal at Scarborough Beach.

(Monday 25th May 2009) Wet and wild weather didn’t affect the performances of WA’s best bodyboarders at the second round of the EBB State Bodyboard Series held over the weekend. After some pretty serious weather in the metro area leading into the event, conditions that greeted competitors on day one weren’t exactly pleasant. A solid swell and fresh southerly winds made the going tricky, with most Perth beaches maxing out or with huge rips running through them. Event officials were forced to move the event from Scarborough to City Beach, where the groynes provided some protection from the breeze as well as some great barrelling right and left hand bowls in the 3-4 foot range.

“We looked right along the coast this morning from as far south as Fremantle right to Scarborough to try and find the best location. Given the size of the swell and wind direction most spots were pretty crazy, we have to consider competitor safety as well as the weather forecast when choosing the best event site.” Said Surfing WA Events Manager Justin Majeks, who was suitably impressed with the waves that were on offer.

“There were some really good ones, nice barrel sections as well as plenty of ramps for boosting.”

After a record number of entries at the first event for 2009, the second round was no different with over 80 competitors looking qualify of the WA State Bodyboard Team. With the 2009 Bodyboard National Titles scheduled to be held at Duranbah in Queensland, there was a lot of motivation to do well.

The preliminary heats of the Open Men’s division were highlighted by the performances of Alex Whitehead (North Beach), Rob Fergusson (Woodlands), Brendan Gabel (Mandurah), Ben Veitch (Margaret River), and Johno Russell (Madora Bay). But it was the new up and comers that were turning heads as well. Alex Halsey (Woodvale), Lewy Finnegan (Ocean Reef) Aiden Stampalia (Joondalup) and Charlie Carter (Dianella) all surfed above their age divisions and put some of their older rivals on notice with some solid scoring waves. None more so than Halsey, who was by far the most consistent competitor of the weekend, and looked to be the man to beat in both the Open and Junior Men’s.

Other’s to impress on day one were Brydyn Vivian (Dunsborough), Pat Meyers (Kingsley), Cameron Dicks (Mandurah), Scott Henderson (Trigg), and Tom Morris (Duncraig) in the U18 Junior Men’s division. Tom Purvis (Margaret River), Cameron Hutchins (Ocean Reef), George Humphries (Mandurah) and Jake Metcalfe (Hillarys) were the stand outs for the U16 Cadets division.

With the swell moderating overnight, day two saw competition return to Scarborough Beach with clean offshore winds and sunny skies making a welcome appearance. Although the waves were smaller on Sunday, after the week of big swell and strong winds the banks were well groomed and provided some good shape for those that had made it into the finals.

The blue ribbon Open Men’s final saw the best surfers from the weekend all vying for the win. Alex Halsey led the charge with Rob Fergusson close on his heals. Halsey picked of the better waves and was rewarded with a heat winning 7.50pt ride for a waves on which he completed four massive rolls on. Fergusson had to settle for second, and after a while away from the competition arena it was a great result for him. Ryan Hands (Mandurah) finished third and Bryce Nettle (Scarborough) had to settle for fourth place.

Halsey now moves to the top of the Open Men’s ratings after his second place finish to Ryan Hardy at the Mandurah Wedge. Its been a big year for Halsey who has recently signed big deals with bodyboarding industry heavy weights Unite Clothing and Science bodyboards.

Halsey went on to take out the U18 Junior Men’s division as well and with that result secured the 2009 U18 State Title. Halsey defeated Charlie Carter, Scott Henderson and Aiden Stampalia, who finished second, third and fourth respectively.

“Im stoked with the result, this title means a lot to mean and to win the Open’s has made for an excellent weekend,” said Halsey who will look to defend his Open Men’s Title when the final round of the three event series heads to the South-West later in the year.

In other results from the weekend Tim Fowler (Padbury), won the Senior Men’s division ahead of John Barker (Mandurah) in second, Lee Szcepanski (Margaret River) third and Shem Mahoney (Mosman Park) fourth. Fowler threaded a deep tube to oust Barker from the lead in the dying minutes of the final.

The Drop Knee division was won by Chad Abbott (Singleton) who picked wrapped up the State Title with two wins from as many starts. Abbotts longevity continues to impress with his cool and collected approach. Abbott defeated Mike Dobson (Fremantle) for the win, with Mark Boehm (Scarborough) in third place, and Steve Portilla (Joondalup) finishing in fourth.

“Its just good to have some new faces to compete against and its always good to have a win”. Commented Abbott.

George Humphries (Mandurah) celebrated his fifteenth birthday in style winning the U16 Cadets division ahead of close friend Lewy Finnegan in second. Jake Metcalfe finished in third and Tom Purivs rounded out the top four.

Other winners from the weekend included Lauren Williams (Margaret River) in the Open Women’s division, Kacey Lee Middleton (Geraldton) won her first ever State Title after winning the the Junior Women’s division. Davis Blackwell (Mandurah) was another to secure a State Title after back to back wins in the U14 Grommets division. Steve Black (Thornlie) won the Masters division and also the State Title.

Once again the metro area provided great waves for the EBB State Bodyboard Series, all attention now turns to the final round of competition and the highly anticipated EBB Pro, which will be the biggest weekend of bodyboarding that WA has ever seen.

Words and images : Justin Majeks/Surfing WA, Nick Woolacott and Alex Halsey.

EBB STATE SERIES ROUND 1, MANDURAH WEDGE

2009-05-29T05:54:00.000-07:00

Alex Halsey - Pic: Jack Bunyan

Chris White, Huge flip. Pic: Nick Woolacott

The first event for 2009 will be remembered for the great new event location, the star studded field which included the who’s who of WA bodyoarding, and the record number of entries that made this one of the biggest and most hotly contested bodyboarding events in years. With the new and old guard of bodyboarding competing alongside on another the level of competition was extremely high and provided nothing less than inspiring entertainment for those lining the rocks at Wedge.

Mandurah Bodyboard Club members, as well as Reeflex Wetsuits (Club Sponsor) team riders all surfed amazingly well on the day, as you will see in the results below - Good work guys.

All MBC/Reeflex team riders are in bold.

Regards, Mandurah Bodyboard Club.

Open Men:1. Ryan Hardy (Scarborough), 2. Alex Halsey (Woodvale), 3. Chad Jackson (Woodlands), 4. Aiden Stampalia (Joondalup).

Open Women:1. Kirby Smith (Lansdale), 2. Christina Orso (Mt Hawthorn).

Drop Knee:1. Chad Abbott (Singleton), 2. Mike Dobson (Scarborough), 3. Kim Feast (Margaret River), 4. Mark Boehm (Scarborough).

Under 18 Girls:1. Kacey Lee Middleton (Gerladton)

Under 18 Boys:1. Alex Halsey (Woodvale), 2. Aiden Stampalia (Joondalup), 3. Charlie Carter (Dianella), 4. Cameron Dicks (Falcon).

Under 16 Boys:1. Lewy Finnegan (Ocean Reef), 2. George Humphreys (Mandurah), 3. Tom Purvis (Margaret River), 4. Cameron Hutchins (Ocean Reef)).

Under 14 Boys:1. Davis Blackwell (Mandurah).

Senior Men:1. Lee Szcepanski (Margaret River), 2. John Barker (Mandurah), 3. Tim Fowler (Padbury), 4. Shem Mahoney (Mosman Park).

Masters:1. Steve Black (Thornlie)

Grand Masters:1. Steve Lukehurst (Cottelsoe).

ROUND 1 WRITEUP + PHOTOS

2009-05-29T05:14:00.000-07:00

On Sunday the 3rd of May saw Mandurah Bodyboard Club host their first round for the 2009 season in great conditions at The Wedge. With light winds, a good swell and lots of sunshine it was a fun day had by all.

The committee was stoked to have the brand new tent up as many hours of fundraising has made it worthwhile and now we have a home that benefits us all. With Hotdogs flying out of the tent along with drinks and choccies your are sure to see more investments into the club in the future. A big thanks to all the Committee and helpers on the day.

RESULTS

DROPKNEE:

1st: Chad Abbott

2nd: John Barker

3rd: Declan Genge

4th: Jack Bunyan

A DIVISION

1st: Miller Best

2nd: Jayden Muir

3rd: Storm Spencer (YEAAAHH WEATHERMAN)

4th: Brendon Walley

AA DIVISION

1st: George Humphries

2nd: Davis Blackwell

3rd: Calvin Best

4th: Ben Hardman

AAA DIVISION

1st: John Barker

2nd: George Humphries

3rd: Davis Blackwell

4th: Cameron Dicks

A big thanks to EBB Scarborough for giving out vouchers for the finalists of A and AA Divisions. First place received $50, second $35, third $20 and fourth $10 vouchers for EBB branded product to spend in the store. Dropknee and AAA place getters received various prizes from the club stocking.

Thanks again for the strong turnout and those that helped with the judging, well done!.

Regards, Mandurah Bodyboard Club.

Chad Abbott on a tasty little wedge

Davis Blackwell, about to get a beating as usual

George Humphries getting lucky at second wedge!

2009

2009-05-29T05:01:00.000-07:00

Mandurah Bodyboard Club has had a great start to 2009. With a huge success with the fundraising from the first state round and registration day this year (Thanks to Leigh Blackwell and everyone else that helped) , we have acquired a very good new tent, barbeque, a whole bunch of new members and now this blog. This Blog will over take last years (http://mandurahbodyboardclub.blogspot.com/) and will be frequently updated with news and pictures for all the members and the communities likings.

Stay Tuned,
MBC.