Hi Rob,

I wont be in it, I will bring up my 12 gun for Kristi and 10'10 for Nesha

Phill

Just a quick update and a list of sponsors signed up.

Naish
Macteq
WB electrical
Jacksons tree lopping
moby pool care
bonga/gsi
Quickblade
Dakine
excel
von piros productions
Creatures of lesiure
Solrx sunscreen

And more still to come.

Its good to see some in the industry supporting the industry and giving back to build the future. Its also really good to see the out side of industry support which is what the sport needs for it to grow in the right directions.

Jacko

mikeman said...

Casso said...
"Condition: Must be a Surfing Queensland member"

If you are a member of one of the QLD SUP clubs then you are automatically a member of Surfing QLD, as we are all affiliated.

I am not sure how it works for the clubs in the other states, though. Might be worth investigating...

hey mike, we talked about this at the club meeting last week and i left under the impression it wasn't covered by the club. maybe peasy can clear this up
cheers

Hey Rez, Virgin is fine with SUPs under 10 foot (3 meters). Jetstar Domestic - as far as I know - don't take anything over 2 meters.

I just booked fares and entered myself

rez said...


Not sure how Virgin is with boards though?

Definitely fly Virgin. They are always very accomodating. I recently went Virgin GC - SYD then SYD - Tonga (and back) with no problems at all. I had an 8'10.

hey angie,
how many girls do you have so far and how many do you need?
I have entered!

laceys lane said...

mikeman said...

Casso said...
"Condition: Must be a Surfing Queensland member"

If you are a member of one of the QLD SUP clubs then you are automatically a member of Surfing QLD, as we are all affiliated.

I am not sure how it works for the clubs in the other states, though. Might be worth investigating...

hey mike, we talked about this at the club meeting last week and i left under the impression it wasn't covered by the club. maybe peasy can clear this up
cheers

This is why half us dont come and participate, its so wrong ang and unjust, just another money gathering extra by the powers up there. C'mon guys dont be so frigin greedy and 'Do it for the progress of the sport eh"

GaryRyan said...

angie pangi said...

Come on Girls, we got our own divisions. Please enter and suppport as if we don't get the female numbers in comp they won't run it again & I will get in trouble by Jacko LOL!

Lots of prizes and good $$ up for grabs to.

XX angie

Angie , My partner wont compete because of the lack of skills and effort put by the girls, may as well have my 7 year old son participate and win the gitrls div!!

are you saying that the skill level of your partner is above everyone else in her divison? ......also wondering how you can judge someones effort based on their skill and without knowing that person

What are you guys on about???? What exactly are you saying is the rip off????

(1) If you are serious and want to compete for Qld in the Nationals this event will be utilised for selection of the Qld team. Those that are at that level, pretty much know who they are so to be eligible for the Nationals you need to be a Surfing Qld member.
(2) If your not from Qld, you can't compete for Qld so no need to be a Surfing Qld member, so no need to pay the additional membership fee.
(3) Being a member of a Stand Up Club does not give you membersip to Surfing Qld.
(4) Events like this take money to run. If you believe it's a rip off, I encourage you to become involved in the committee of your local stand up club to see first hand how much these sorts of things actually cost.
(5) For the love of the sport, for the progression of the sport? ? I am aware first hand that ROAR, Greenline, Surfing Qld and select others are doing absolutely tonnes of work for the progression of the sport. Question is, what the hell are you doing?

Chris

I back you up there 100% angie.
Comment by Gary is not explanied well - i think Gary should give a better meaning to his statement.
Its all about fun with like minded people and growing of the sport both male and female equally. Just the feeling of being fully stoked with completing and event whether race or toughing it out in surf conditions with your fellow supers!
Get amongst it i say!

Hey Jacko , it says you cant enter the Amature division if you have entered a sup surfing comp before , i have only entered your event last year and dont think my level of surfing warrants me entering the pro -event , can i still enter the Amature event.

Thanks

I believe that Angie and Jacko are doing a great Job just holding the comp. The fact that have gone out of their way to include the women is a credit to them.

Having seen Shakira, Angie, Alison and others surf I will be sitting on the beach watching and encouraging the women, you might just be surprised at the skill level. If your partner is that good a SUPer then it would be great to see her in action.

The fact that there is a fun division is also a credit to Jacko and Angie, a large % of crew would just like to be included to have fun. The fun aspect and good spirit in my eyes is what sets SUP apart from other sports.

Otherwise we wouldnt do it.

Phill

GaryRyan said...
Angie , My partner wont compete because of the lack of skills and effort put by the girls, may as well have my 7 year old son participate and win the gitrls div!!

Hi Gary, I'm not sure where you're coming from either, but I have to agree with the other girls on this one. If you mean by your comment that your wife's skill and effort is far beyond that of the rest of us girls, then it would be a great encouragement for the rest of us to see her surf and we could learn alot from competing against her. The competition is meant to be about having fun and I think it is awesome that Jacko and Angie have made the effort to include a girls division to encourage the girls who might be a little intimidated entering comps against some of the best guys in the country.

This comp is trying to cater for everyone - those who surf and those who might have more skill in racing. There are plenty of girls putting their EFFORT into this sport and SKILLS are improving everyday.

Without meeting us and seeing us surf, I don't know how you can judge that your 7yo son would easily beat us all, and I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have the paddle power to beat some of the girls in the race as they paddle really hard. If he really is that good then I encourage you to enter him in the mens or amature divisions as it may well inspire more kids to take up the sport and progress.

If you and your family decide you don't want to participate in a friendly and fun competition, that's your choice, but don't try and spoil it for the rest of us who love this sport and are willing to put in the effort to progress the sport in the future.

Personally I think it's great to see so many girls - Jenny, Angie, Sondra, Kristi, Rez, Sue...and plenty more who aren't on the breeze - interested in competing in surf or race events and this is a good thing for the future of the sport.

He just a sh!t stirrer I would say - go the girls! I would bring my 17 yo daughter up but she has too much school stuff on at the moment.

Now come on girls, who where the two girls out at Greenie today ripping out wide any seabreezers