On arrival to the picturesque Rainbow Beach on Saturday and Sunday morning we were greeted by light offshore winds with 2 to 3 ft contestable waves, however by midday on both Saturday and Sunday the NE wind had struck making conditions rather difficult but still contestable.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
We had a total of 85 competitors ranging from seven years old in the JNC Civil Construction Under 12 Beginner Girls Caddy, up to 66 years old in the Bonny Hills Beach Hotel Over 55’s.
To determine the Mid North Coast Girls Classic champions for 2015 the girls contested a total of 53 heats in two days with 10 different age and board divisions. Competitors travelled from as far as Queensland, Lennox Head, Coffs Harbour and Sydney’s Northern Beaches to participate in a fun filled weekend of surfing.
In the true spirit of the Mid North Coast Girls Surf Classic the girls and women took to the waves with sheer style and grace.
Mid North Coast surfer girls dominated in all 10 divisions indicating that the standard of surfer girls emerging on the Mid North Coast are a force to be reckoned with in the sport of surfing.
Port Macquarie’s Jen Arnold showed how it is done placing first in the Big 4 Holiday Parks Open Longboard beating Mel Mott from Lennox Head. Bonny Hills surfer girl Sarah Stewart placed first in the Constable Screen Printing & Embroidery Under 14’s shortboard followed closely in second place with Bonny Hills surfer Klaire Fallon.
Mid North Coast Girls Surfriding sisters Chelsea Green and Lucy Green dominated all other competitors in their respective shortboard age events and were competing against each other in the Black Square Surfboards Open Shortboard. Eleven year old Lucy placed first demonstrating power and agility in performing some outstanding manoeuvres in the tricky conditions beating her sister Chelsea who placed second. The Green girls have a certain future in the world of competitive women’s surfing.
The weekend was a wonderful opportunity to provide a non-threatening environment for girls and to promote girls surfing on the Mid North Coast. The unique contest format used provides fun, fitness, friendship and most importantly participation regardless of age and or ability.
The 2015 Mid North Coast Girls Surf Classic results are as follows:
Big 4 Holiday Parks Open Longboard
1st Jen Arnold – Port Macquarie
2nd Mel Mott – Lennox Head
3rd Elly Muir – Bonny Hills
4th Maddison Walker – Northern Beaches
5th Kelly Brown – Port Macquarie
6th Courtney Mathieson – Pacific Palms
Black Square Surfboards Australia Open Shortboard
1st Lucy Green - Taree
2nd Chelsea Green - Taree
3rd Samarah Bye – Coffs Harbour
4th Elly Muir – Bonny Hills
5th Ebony Santamaria – Lennox head
6th Jen Arnold – Port Macquarie
Bonny Hills Beach Hotel Over 55's Longboard
1st Kerry Murray - Sawtell
2nd Lyn Worland - Sawtell
3rd Kerry Wilcox – Lennox Head
4th Robyn Wallace – Lake Cathie
5th Marg Bryant – Lennox Head
6th Di Hughes – Port Macquarie
Goody Surfboards Over 45's Longboard
1st Tracey Nobbs – Lennox Head
2nd Bronwyn Smart – Port Macquarie
3rd Leanne Hopwood – Bonny Hills
4th Annette Sanders – Pacific Palms
5th Donna Cook – Port Macquarie
6th Sandi Lockhart – Port Macquarie
7th Louise Stewart – Bonny Hills
D&K Pollard Pools Mini Mal
1st Rilea Judson – Pacific Palms
2nd Liz Murray – Pacific Palms
3rd Jade Gaul - Forster
4th Sarah Stewart – Bonny Hills
5th Kelly Brown – Port Macquarie
6th Grace Monaghan – Bonny Hills
Constable Screenprinting & Embroidery U/14 Shortboard
1st Sarah Stewart – Bonny Hills
2nd Klaire Fallon – Bonny Hills
3rd Matilda Smith – Lake Cathie
4th Chelsea Beecroft – Bonny Hills
5th Lucy Monaghan – Bonny Hills
6th Chloe Verdon – Bonny Hills
Port Macquarie Orthodontics U/16 Shortboard
1st Chelsea Green - Taree
2nd Remy Dowden – Coffs Harbour
3rd Grace Monaghan – Bonny Hills
4th Sharni Pollard – Bonny Hills
5th Jasmin Van Wyck – Bonny Hills
6th Mahala Hopwood – Bonny Hills
Lakeside Bargains U/21 Shortboard
1st Samahra Bye – Coffs Harbour
2nd Rilea Judson – Pacific Palms
3rd Sharna McGuigan – Coffs Harbour
4th Brooke Conroy – Coffs Harbour
5th Ebony Santamaria – Lennox Head
6th Taylee Eames – Bonny Hills
Snap Printing U/12 Shortboard
1st Lucy Green - Taree
2nd Mika Flower – Northern Beaches
3rd Halle Ford – Hallidays Point
4th Matilda Sargent – Bonny Hills
5th Taylor Bulley – Bonny Hills
6th Ella Handley – Bonny Hills
JNC Civil Construction U/12 Beginner Girl Caddy
1st Leila Salt – Pacific Palms
2nd Zoe Hedges – Port Macquarie
3rd Emily Cougle – Hallidays Point
4th Georgie Stewart – Bonny Hills
5th Molly Walters – Bonny Hills
6th Ally Knox - Wauchope
Nashyspix Photgraphy & Framing Appreciation, Commitment and Dedication to Women’s Surfing Award: Robyn Wallace – Lake Cathie
Global Surf Industries Highest Scoring Wave: Lucy Green - Taree
Supa Glu Wax Wipe Out Award: Louise Stewart – Bonny Hills
Flick Anticimex Encouragement Award: Klaire Fallon – Bonny Hills
Mini Fliks Surf Art Mother & Daughter: Marika Ilic and Ebony Santamaria – Lennox Head
Ocean Star Deep Sea Fishing Charters Outstanding Commitment (OSCA) Award: Paul Cook and Greg Smith – Port Macquarie
Goody 9ft Competitors Longboard: Lyn Worland - Sawtell
Competitors Shortboard: Samahra Bye – Coffs Harbour
Black Square Surfboards Australia public Raffle Board: Beau Bennet – Bonny Hills
Global Surf Industries Mega Raffle Board: Luke Jennings – Port Macquarie
Soul Surfing Beginner Board: Zoe Hedges – Port Macquarie
Streetboardz: Jo Astorini – Jerseyville
