Great suggestion Ali.

Prizes and money are nice for the winners but organizers need to remember that the human element of racing without the inclination or time or even physical attributes to train daily and b at the pointy end need reasons to keep showing up.

I would never criticise anyone with the ability or motivation to run an event, it's hard work but if there was anything that could be done for participants in general to take away with them more people would be part of events. I don't know what that is yet but I'd love to hear suggestions. Other sports do it well to attract people that will never win, what do they do?

CMC said...

Great suggestion Ali.

Prizes and money are nice for the winners but organizers need to remember that the human element of racing without the inclination or time or even physical attributes to train daily and b at the pointy end need reasons to keep showing up.

I would never criticise anyone with the ability or motivation to run an event, it's hard work but if there was anything that could be done for participants in general to take away with them more people would be part of events. I don't know what that is yet but I'd love to hear suggestions. Other sports do it well to attract people that will never win, what do they do?

you've got cmc, somehow everyone needs to feel like part of the family.

one thing i've noticed is nobody cheers on the other paddlers behind them as they come in. everyone seems to walk off doing there own thing. i'm guilty too. maybe that's something to look at!!!

I like the idea of trophy's for the place getters and some random draws for everyone who entered. They do that at Merimbula where every person wins something.That's one of the reasons they still get 200 competitors and it's been running for over 30 years.

Re: Jacko on the 12-6 he did amazingly well he was just behind the pack of 2nd 3rd & 4th overall.

Beaus time should be 1:42 not 1:22

TECH RACE
9am start females first
At Flat Rock about 300m south of Currumbin SLSC

petedorries said...

surf4fun said...

Is the long distance race at the Nationals 14ft and the technical race 12'6?
Well done to Jacko and Dylon on doing it on 12'6's but why? Clearly they are good enough paddlers to do it on 12'6 but you would have to be pretty confident that you were going to beat a few 14s to make the team.

The two boys didnt have access to 14 footers, so it was a case of bite the bullett and quilify anyway.
Sue Dorries was the same in the women, 5th overall on a 12'6.

Pete

So Jacko being an international team rider and dealer for the brand couldnt get a 14?

surf4fun said...

petedorries said...

surf4fun said...

Is the long distance race at the Nationals 14ft and the technical race 12'6?
Well done to Jacko and Dylon on doing it on 12'6's but why? Clearly they are good enough paddlers to do it on 12'6 but you would have to be pretty confident that you were going to beat a few 14s to make the team.

The two boys didnt have access to 14 footers, so it was a case of bite the bullett and quilify anyway.
Sue Dorries was the same in the women, 5th overall on a 12'6.

Pete

So Jacko being an international team rider and dealer for the brand couldnt get a 14?

You are right I did not have a 14ft board and the one I did get on the day I gave to Ang as this event was more about getting to the Aussies so I wanted to help as many people as I could make the team!! I also gave my ocean 14 to Molly so she had a better chance as she did nit have a 14 either and if I had had another one I would have given it to sue Dorries I rode a 12'6 and felt I could make the team on it as the 12'6 rocks!!! So fir me to take the 14 would be more selfish than anything else!! Just because you are sponsored or own a shop does not mean you have heaps if boards and having a 14ft class in this event caught a few people of gard.

Jacko

Piros said...

Nice work Jacko

Thanks mate, I think what some people forget is winning these comps is great but there is a bigger picture and that is making a team for Australia and part of being a good team is sometimes you have to make sacrificaes to get the strongest team and if there is one thing I learnt from going to the ISA games and hanging out with the Aussie is that the team comes before anything else!!!

And the Surfing Queensland results are in for the tec race, sorry no times though.

1 Open men Beau O'Brian
2 Open men Kelly Margetts
3 Open men Paul Jackson
4 Open men jake jensen
5 Open men lincoln dews
6 Open men Dylan Magee
6 Open men Troy Pease
7 Open men Stephen Walker
8 Open men Simon Hunnybun
9 Open men Trevor Tunnington
10 Open men Luke French
11 Open men Chris Devine
n/a Open men Aaron Bitmead

1 Open women Angela Jackson
2 Open women Karla Gilbert
3 Open women Sondra Purser
4 Open women Tenille Devine
5 Open women Alison Fullagar
6 Open women Molly Walker
7 Open women Keale Dorries
n/a Open women Sue Dorries

1 Over 40 (Open-Gender) Troy Pease
2 Over 40 (Open-Gender) Peter Dorries
3 Over 40 (Open-Gender) heath brown
4 Over 40 (Open-Gender) Dale Chapman
5 Over 40 (Open-Gender) Steve Quiller
6 Over 40 (Open-Gender) Alain Teurquetil
7 Over 40 (Open-Gender) Brett Williams
8 Over 40 (Open-Gender) Wayne Johnstone
9 Over 40 (Open-Gender) peter turner
10 Over 40 (Open-Gender) Rob Walton
n/a Over 40 (Open-Gender) Andrew Edhouse

Congratulations to all the winners and especially those that had a go!

Great fun BOP race today some nice surf to go with it. Pretty cold too!!
Great to also see a nice field of girls paddling their butts off to qualify. Excellent work
By everyone today.
Good to see surfing Queensland recognize the Top 3 finishers in each division today.
Xx

Forgot Troy turned 40 last week, sitting there urging him on all race, telling him when waves are coming, Shoulda bloody ran him over and tripped him up.

Thats the problem when you've been coaching a bloke since he was 16....

teatrea said...

Any suggestions where i can take my borrowed board to get fixedIm glad every body else had fun Was a good spectacle , did someone swabb Beau he is on fire.

Ask secret agent.

Good fun race again today, even though it was freezing.

As Angie said, great to see the place getters in each division recognised today.

Ali Cat said...

Adapt said...

And the Surfing Queensland results are in for the tec race, sorry no times though.

1 Open men Beau O'Brian
2 Open men Kelly Margetts
3 Open men Paul Jackson
4 Open men jake jensen
5 Open men lincoln dews
6 Open men Dylan Magee
6 Open men Troy Pease
7 Open men Stephen Walker
8 Open men Simon Hunnybun
9 Open men Trevor Tunnington
10 Open men Luke French
11 Open men Chris Devine
n/a Open men Aaron Bitmead

1 Open women Angela Jackson
2 Open women Karla Gilbert
3 Open women Sondra Purser
4 Open women Tenille Devine
5 Open women Alison Fullagar
6 Open women Molly Walker
7 Open women Keale Dorries
n/a Open women Sue Dorries

1 Over 40 (Open-Gender) Troy Pease
2 Over 40 (Open-Gender) Peter Dorries
3 Over 40 (Open-Gender) heath brown
4 Over 40 (Open-Gender) Dale Chapman
5 Over 40 (Open-Gender) Steve Quiller
6 Over 40 (Open-Gender) Alain Teurquetil
7 Over 40 (Open-Gender) Brett Williams
8 Over 40 (Open-Gender) Wayne Johnstone
9 Over 40 (Open-Gender) peter turner
10 Over 40 (Open-Gender) Rob Walton
n/a Over 40 (Open-Gender) Andrew Edhouse

Congratulations to all the winners and especially those that had a go!

I thought Peasey beat Dylan?

Mmm thats right Ali, Dylan finished after us.
poor little fella was tuckered out and freezing cold,
Didn't help that Jacko took him out after he had a nice lead during the first lap, letting beau get away and establish a nice lead.

petedorries said...

Casso said...
Actually Surfing NSW had the requirement that you had be 40 on 1 Jan 2012. Did you guys have different rules?

HaHa classic, Its an ISA rule I beleive and it is a
Qld rule to, so give the trophies back Peasy and back to Opens for another year.

well, our fearless leader is being a bit underhanded and sneaky.

hold those cheques