Well it was a pearler after all.

Pretty hard not to have a good day with plenty of crew to catch up with, pristine skys, sparkling waters and well.... lots of things to look at - all day...



Waves were small but there were waves and the boys and girls made surprisingly good work out of what was 6-12" max



A liitle like a mini Noosa festival there were lots of cool boards to look at.








Plenty of Breezers hanging out. Sam & Casso





Matt, Goatman and Dogman chewing the fat before the scenery changed dramatically.






This one is for you DJ!



Great day allround! Awesome to see JBMEL taking an open spot and taking to the water in the heats. Looking preyty good for a young lass, she was getting right into it - even managing to get totally rolled in the seaweed!

There is plenty of video footage to come, but that may take some time.

Stand out riding came from Casso, Sam, Simon Dodd, Dogman, Christian Pimm and Paul Ryan from Woolongong.,

Casso is a shoe-in for the title if he rides like he did today. Just have to go to bed praying that what was there today - hangs around!

Fine day onthe Northern beaches.

Over and out

AA

Wish I was dar,
Robbo

Dawn breaks on another classic day!



A bit of cloud around but everyone must have prayed pretty hard last night because the swell has stuck around this morning.



There are rideable waves at day break, as opposed to yesterday when there was almost nothing worth paddling into!

Dogman is out there already slashing some turns and turning heads.

Semis at 1.40 - should be really interesting with at least 3-4 Breezers going through to the finals (6 spots) based on yesterdays performance. We will see what the day brings...

If there are any Breezers out there who do not come down yesterday, swing by for he Sem's today and hang around after as there will be a bit of a gathering of the Sydney Paddle Surfing Club after 5pm so hang around and meet the crew.

The MANLY FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL is also on, so a great excuse to come down, hang out and enjoy the best Manly has to offer.

AA

Results just in from Round 2:

Semi 1:
1st - Matt Fleming
2nd - Andrew Cassidy
3rd - Steve Beaumont
4th - Jamie Willems
5th - Simon Dodd
6th - Sam Parker

Semi 2:
1st - Beau Nixon
2nd - Ben Apps
3rd - Roger Saunders
4th - Stuart Murray
5th - Christian Pimm

The top three from each Semi progress through to tomorrow's Final.

Another glorious day in Manly but very little swell again. Hopefully tomorrow it will pick up a bit.

Thanks guys.. Looks great.. Sooo that's where the sun went.. .. It's been gone from Melbourne all weekend.

The pictures are fantastic.. .. Great ghosty shot of Mel being pushed left by Casso..

Love this one Andrew.. Very, very, very nice looking paddle in this shot.. .. Jeez I love Quicksilver..

DJ

messup said...

Hi All , here is a quick slideshow on youtube of the first day followed by some better high res shots of some of the highlights, enjoy , sorry no shots of sunday

Great coverage Tom. Looks like you've got a good camera there. See you tomorrow?

Lobes said...

Casso, if its appropriate do you think you could chuck any Seabreezers handles into the contest result. Perhaps you could put in (brackets) after the real name?

Just so we know whos who.

Good idea Lobes.

Here is Round 1 again:

Heat 1:
1st - Matt Fleming
2nd - Paul Ryan
3rd - Jamie Willems
4th - Stuart Murray
5th - Gareth Grant
6th - Todd Alexis

Heat 2:
1st - Christian Pimm
2nd - Simon "NewcastleSUP" Dodd
3rd - Roger "Tha Dogman" Saunders
4th - Sam "WindSurfnSnow" Parker
5th - Matthew "Homeally" Burgess
6th - Mark Langshaw

Heat 3:
1st - Andrew "Casso" Cassidy
2nd - Ben Apps
3rd - Beau Nixon
4th - Steve Beaumont
5th - Vance King
6th - Melissa "JB Mel" McManus

And Round 2:

Semi 1:
1st - Matt Fleming
2nd - Andrew "Casso" Cassidy
3rd - Steve Beaumont
4th - Jamie Willems
5th - Simon "NewcastleSUP" Dodd
6th - Sam "WindSurfnSnow" Parker

Semi 2:
1st - Beau Nixon
2nd - Ben Apps
3rd - Roger "Tha Dogman" Saunders
4th - Stuart Murray
5th - Christian Pimm

ya'll were looking pretty good today fellas.... it looks like lots of fun from the shots too .... was watching from afar (in the water) this arvo... trying to stay out of people's way (public safety a priority when i'm out trying to catch a wave )

good luck with the finals tomorrow!

AND THE WINNER ISSSSSSS?????(drum roll)??
Robbo keenly awaiting results

What was the result in the final, did the swell improve for non longboard SUP's

Simon....

What happened mate? didnt the paddle board work to well?

Matty....

SUP Final:

1st - Ben Apps (Southern Sydney) - Laguna Bay
2nd - Andrew "Casso" Cassidy (Northern Beaches) - Dale Chapman
3rd - Beau Nixon (Central Coast) - Surftech Laird
4th - Matt Fleming (Northern Beaches) - Starboard
5th - Roger "Tha Dogman" Saunders (Far North Coast) - Naish
6th - Steve Beaumont (Northern Beaches) - Starboard

'Breezers in the 3km race:

1st - Sam "WindSurfnSnow" Parker - Naish
6th - Andrew "Casso" Cassidy - Paddle Surf Hawaii
7th - Roger "Tha Dogman" Saunders - Naish
8th - John "Goatman" Christensen - Paddle Surf Hawaii
9th - Simon "NewcastleSUP" Dodd - The Mutant
?th - Melissa "JB Mel" McManus (beat two male competitors!!!) - NSP

Well done everyone .... looks like everyone had a great time!

Bring on the Mambo!


Boylos

Thanks for the great event updates and pic's.
Hey Casso,AA, pm me,I've got to have one of
those event tees mac

Oliver, they are Riley Surfboards (www.riley.com.au). Mainly balsa veneer over styrene but a couple were solid balsa.