HEADLANDERS ROUND 1 – 01.02.09
We kicked off the year with a comp straight under the Lookout at Ballina. The waves looked clean but solid and for once, slowly improved through to the finals instead of dropping off like they usually do !
The guys in Hawaii and a couple of others with work commitments were sorely missed.
Hopefully everone will be back on deck for next time.
RESULTS WERE
JUNIORS : OPENS : DROPKNEE :
1. Daniel Vernon 1. Ben McDonald 1. Andreas Ebker-White
2. Jimmy Martineau 2. Daniel Vernon 2. Ben McDonald
3. Casey Robinson 3. Axcel Frankland 3. Travis Peters
4. Sean Battersby 4. Jack Cerne 4. Joey McMahon
BEST SCORES
1. Daniel Vernon – the new man from Yamba – made a big first impression scoring a perfect 10 in his Juniors Semi. His smooth but aggressive style gave the old members a bit of a scare so Welcome Daniel !!
2. Ben McDonald and ” that Yamba Man ” Daniel Vernon had a great trade off in the Opens Final with a Perfect Barrel Contest. Daniel threw in a big barrel 8.5, then Ben was on the wave behind, took off deeper and disappeared for what seemed a very long time, then shot out to complete it with a great reverse spin for a 9. They both settled for a while, then threw in the same moves again for a 9 each on the yellow flag. Great contest and great to watch !!
WORST SCORES
We don’t usually comment on bad scores but Travis and Joey in the DK final deserved a mention. We actually thought at one stage that they were fishing out there but the Judges gave them both 1′s for bobbing so well and keeping the bait fish and dolphins company.
Thanx Wally for supplying the culinary skills on the barby again and for the Dads who helped lug all the equipment on an off the beach. With some of our regulars back on deck and Daniel bringing up some Yamba boys we hope to have a good show for our next comp on Februsry 29th.
Cheers – and don’t forget our new motto : ” We love Headies ! ”
Frank ……
