MBC Star Surf & Skate Round 5 & 2010 Championship Presentations

Saturday the 9th of October saw the Mandurah Bodyboard Club complete their fifth and final round for 2010 presented by Star Surf & Skate at Pyramids Beach. Although conditions were not favourable at first, competitors made the most of the mornings building and consistent swell with light onshore winds, which were a delight to spectators and beach goers alike as the temperature climbed throughout the day.

With a record number of club members in 2010 and valuable club championship points on offer, many competitors seemed focused from the get go to make a great start to the final round and secure their final placing in the overall ratings to become a club division champion.

The AAA division final became a battle of the best ARS’s (Air Roll Spin) and was a seesawing two horse race between eventual winner George Humphreys and Lewy Finnegan. With both riders leaving their best scores till the end of the 25 minute final, it was Humphreys who used his last wave to secure a half point victory over Finnegan. It was then left to Davis Blackwell and Jake Metcalfe to battle it out for the minor placings with Blackwell taking third and Metcalfe fourth by the smallest of margins.

In the AA division Calvin Best dominated the final to win his first round for 2010 over fellow competitor Boden Hay who also posted his best result for the year. Best managed to post the two highest wave scores of the final to walk away with a comfortable win. Hay secured second place just ahead of Stephen Dodd in third and Jack Kerr in fourth.

Mitch Warr had the A division final won in convincing fashion with his first two waves and never looked like being threatened by Jesse Owen in second place, Scott Field in third and Josh Woodroff fourth.

The Drop Knee final was a battle of two regulars in Chad Abbott and Declan Genge versus two novice riders in George Humphreys and Davis Blackwell and was the highlight of the final round. In the end it was the seasoned Chad Abbott taking out his third consecutive and convincing win for the year. Genge managed to stay ahead of dark horse Humphreys in third and Blackwell fourth.

The trophies for overall club division champions for 2010 were then presented with competitors best 4 out of 5 results going towards their overall points tally the fifth and final event was a must for some competitors to perform at their best to hold or better their positions.

George Humphreys needed to win the final round to take the lead from Brendan Gabel in the blue ribbon AAA division and he did just that. Despite not making the final in round five Davis Blackwell claimed first in the AA division and Matt Rakich second.

The four riders in the running to win the A division title made the days final and with no rider winning more than one round previously it made for a four way battle until the end, Mitch Warr’s second win for the year secured overall victory ahead of Scott Field, Jesse Owen and Josh Woodroff.

Declan Genge’s second place in the final round made sure he took home the Drop Knee division title ahead of Luke Zimmer, Chad Abbott and Matt Rakich.

In memory of Ryan and Wade McCurdy the Manduarah Bodyboard Club has recognised the past club members by presenting the McCurdy Brothers Memorial Trophy for excellence in bodyboarding and spirit for the first time. The inaugural winner of the trophy was Declan Genge, a keen, friendly and respected club man Declan is a well deserved winner of the trophy that will be passed on every year to a new club member.

It was great to see the members take full advantage of the free all day BBQ and loads of prizes supplied by generous sponsors won through great effort in some amusing competitions played out at the end of a very enjoyable day.

The Manduarh Bodyboard Club has several state team representatives competing for a national title in Queensland come early November. To assist our members financially with the expensive cost of traveling interstate, the Mandurah Bodyboard Club has fundraised throughout the year to provide each member with $300 towards their costs. The club boasts 4 former national title winners and with Brendan Gabel, Davis Blackwell, Lewy Finnegan, Cam Hutchins, George Humphreys, Boden Hay, Calvin Best, Chad Abbott and John Barker all heading to Queensland to represent Western Australia we look set to increase that number.

Results for Round 5 were as follows:

A Division
1st Mitch Warr
2nd Jesse Owen
3rd Scott Field
4th Josh Woodroff

AA Division
1st Calvin Best
2nd Boden Hay
3rd Stephen Dodd
4th Jack Kerr

AAA Division
1st George Humphreys
2nd Lewy Finnegan
3rd Jake Metcalfe
4th Davis Blackwell

Drop Knee Division
1st Chad Abbott
2nd Declan Genge
3rd George Humphreys
4th Davis Blackwell

2010 MANDUARAH BODYBOARD CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

A Division
1st Mitch Warr
2nd Scott Field
3rd Jesse Owen
4th Josh Woodroff

AA Division
1st Davis Blackwell
2nd Matt Rakich
3rd Jack Kerr
4th Boden Hay

AAA Division
1st George Humphreys
2nd Brendan Gabel
3rd Jake Metcalfe
4th Davis Blackwell

Drop Knee Division
1st Declan Genge
2nd Luke Zimmer
3rd Chad Abbott
4th Matt Rakich

Fun games - great prizes

2010 Dropknee Division Champions

2010 A Division Champions

2010 AAA Division Champions

Inaugural 2010 McCurdy Memorial Trophy winner Declan Genge, presented by Brendan Gabel

2010 MBC Surfing WA State Team Representatives

2010 Members Group Shot

STAR SURF & SKATE ROUND 5 & 2010 PRESENTATIONS
FREE SAUSAGE SIZZLE & GIVAWAYS ALL DAY

The Star Surf & Skate MBC Round 5 & 2010 Championship Presentations will be held on Saturday the 9th of October, meet at the Port Bouvard Surf Lifesaving Club (Pyramids Beach) by 7am where the comp location will be advised.

Members and their families can enjoy the day by digging into a free Sausage Sizzle with vouchers on offer for the top contenders in
Round 5 thanks to Star Surf & Skate.

Thanks to the MBC, Riptide Magazine, Unite Clothing, Sunzapper, Hungry Jacks and Reeflex Wetsuits there will be awesome trophies and prizes for the champions of 2010 and heaps of giveaways throughout the day, no member will go home empty handed!

The McCurdy Memorial Trophy will be presented for the first time for ‘Excellence in Bodyboarding and Spirit’ in memoriam of Wayde and Ryan McCurdy, votes have been recorded at each comp and the trophy will be awarded at the end of the day.

Congratulations to all members who have been selected in the state team. The Mandurah Bodyboard Club would like to reward your efforts with a gift of $300 to help with the expense of traveling interstate. To be eligible to receive this contribution you must have competed in three of the five MBC competitions for 2010.

See you Saturday!!!

Reeflex Wetsuits is now direct online offering everyday low prices!

MBC members and their families receive 10% off the all new summer range. Check out the suits at the new website reeflexwetsuits.com and send John an email john@reeflexwetsuits.com.au to get your discount code.

EBB MBC ROUND 4 RESULTS

Sunday the 15th of August the MBC held Round 4 presented by EBB at Pyramids Beach. We were greeted by a clean offshore 2m swell with variable banks on offer and sunny skies.

Waves of the day went to Lewy Finnegan with a big ARS off of a heavy close out section and George Humphries with a long clean barrel to roll both in the AAA Division.

Josh Woodroff stepped up to the plate taking out first place in the A Division with consistent performances throughout the day giving him his best result to date.

Results were as follows:

A Division
1st Joshua Woodroff
2nd Jesse Owen
3rd Mitch Warr
4th Mike Perkins

AA Division
1st Davis Blackwell
2nd Matthew Rakich
3rd Stephen Dodd
4th Mike Perkins

AAA Division
1st Lewy Finnegan
2nd George Humphries
3rd Cameron Dicks
4th Brendan Gabel

Drop Knee Division
1st Chad Abbott
2nd Declan Genge
3rd Matthew Rakich
4th Luke Zimmer
5th Brendan Gabel

Destination Surf MBC Round 3

DESTINATION SURF - MBC ROUND 3 RESULTS

Sunday the 18th of July the MBC held Round 3 presented by Destination Surf in stunning winter conditions at Singleton Beach. We were greeted by a consistent 2.5m swell and offshore winds. The standard of bodyboarding was high and a lot of heat results were determined by less than a point.

Results were as follows:

A Division
1st Scott Field
2nd Sean Catterson
3rd Mitch Warr
4th Dean Rakich

AA Division
1st Davis Blackwell
2nd Matthew Rakich
3rd Calvin Best
4th Steven Dodd

AAA Division
1st Brendan Gabel
2nd Davis Blackwell
3rd Cameron Dicks
4th Jake Metcalfe

Drop Knee Division
1st Chad Abbott
2nd Luke Zimmer
3rd Matthew Rakich
4th Brendan Gabel
5th Dean Rakich



EBB ROUND 4

The MBC EBB Round 4 comp is scheduled for the best day 31st July or 1st August with back up dates the 14th or 15th of August, hopefully the surf will be pumping next weekend and we will see you all there!

MBC Comp 1 2010

Mandurah Body Board Club's first comp for the 2010 season kicked off last weekend at the Northern end of Singleton beach.

The predicted decent swell we were hopeing for didn't really rear it's head but there was some fun clean waves on offer for the keen members on hand. New and old members made the most of the picture perfect weather and punchy waves on offer to kick off the season of competition with a bang!

First of all a big THANKS to everyone's patience and hard work to get thing's moving on the morning due to John REEFLEX Barker and partner Fee giving birth to there handsome little man Jai. Thanks for puting up with me running the comp :) couldnt have done it without the help of our commitee members and a huge help out from Helen Rakich on the day!

RESULTS:

AAA Division

The triple A division didn't upset with some amazing surfing going down during the semi's and final. The boys are surfing with confidence way beyond there age and it makes for an exciting competition to watch. In the end it was new club member Jake Metcalf getting the judges approval with his strong surfing throughout the day coming in first. Close behind was Lewy Finnegan, George Humphries and Cam Hutchins making for a really tight final. Be sure to keep an eye on these guys at this weekend's State Title's at Mandurah Wedge!

1st Jake Metcalf
2nd Lewy Finnegan
3rd George Humphries
4th Cam Hutchins

AA Division

The double A Division is chock o block full of talent climbing up the ranks at the moment and was a pleasure to see everyone ripping through there heats. In the end it was Jake Metcalf's day, winning all his heats and taking out the final with consistent surfing throughout the day. Mat Rakich taking second with Davis Blackwell and Cam Hutchins in third and fourth respectively.

1st Jake Metcalf
2nd Mat Rakich
3rd Davis Blackwell
4th Cam Hutchins

A Division

It was insane to see the A division buldging at the seams with so many competitors entering, making this the biggest division in the club. The long day of competition was worth it for Rockingham pocket rocket Stephen Dodd taking out first place. Following close behind was Ethan Williams, Mick Perkins and Mitch Warr. Once again, great to see so many new members in this division making for a strong future for the club!

1st Stephen Dodd
2nd Ethan Williams
3rd Mick Perkins
4th Mitch Warr

DK Division

The Dropknee final kicked of with a straight up final for the dker's that were on hand. Was great to see a couple of new guys giving the stance a go this year. In the end though it was Declan Genge taking out the final with ease. Declan travels up from Margeret River to each comp, now that's dedication kids! Luke Zimmer took second with Dean Rakich getting one up over his older brother Matt Rakich finishing third and fourth respectively.

1st Declan Genge
2nd Luke Zimmer
3rd Dean Rakich
4th Matt Rakich

Thanks to Exclusively Body Boarding for the finalists vouchers and stickers!

Hope to see everyone at this weekends State Titles at Mandurah Wedge (sat/sun) ....event could be mobile so get there early for all the deets....looks like Sunday could be cranking! Looking forward to seeing solid performances from the MBC members competing in the competion!

Cheers guys!
Chabbott

ROUND 4 & 2009 CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTATIONS

Hey there riders, it was great to see you all competing fiercely at our championship round on the 28th of March with some great moves and smiley new faces heating up the competition.

AAA Division first place went to George Humphries who also recently took out the ‘Brendan Backshall Teenage Riot’ winning a Manta Bodyboards sponsorship yew! The other trophy winners were Davis Blackwell, Cameron Dicks and Charlie Carter respectively. George Humphries also took out first in the AA Division again followed by Davis Blackwell who landed a massive invert aerial as pictured, Ben Hardman and Matthew Rackich. Jayden Muir won the A Division with Brendan Wally, Scott Galbraith and Storm Spencer second, third and fourth and the Drop Knee Division was won by Chad Abbott followed by Matthew Rakich, Declan Genge and Brendon Gable.

The round four results were as follows, AAA Division winner was George Humphries followed by new member Callum Layton, Davis Blackwell and new member Troy Layton. The AA Division was also taken out by George Humphries with new member Boden Hay winning second followed by Davis Blackwell, Storm Spencer and new member James Bone. The A Division was won by Storm Spencer followed by new members Sean Catterson, Dylan Hancock and Mitchell Warr. Drop Knee was taken out by Troy Layton with new member Mark Claydon coming second, followed by Matthew Rakich and Alex Halsey.

We hope you all enjoyed the free BBQ and we would like to thank Bunnings Mandurah for supplying the wicked trophies and also thank sponsors Star Surf & Skate, EBB, Riptide Magazine and Unite Clothing for the fantastic prizes and giveaways.

Stay tuned for details of the EBB Round One Comp, scheduled for the best day 24th or 25th of April! (back up date 22nd or 23rd May)

Peace, your leader Johnny B

MBC ROUND 4 & 2009 WINDUP ON THIS WEEKEND!

Hello Peoples!

The 2009 round 4 and 2009 presentations will be held this Sunday 28th March from 7.00am at The Wedge, Pyramids Beach.

The comp is open to all 2009 and 2010 members. If you have not submitted your 2010 membership form and plan to compete on Sunday please post your forms to me ASAP or at worst email me back with your details so I can enter them into the system so as not to waste valuable time on Sunday morning.

With a cracking forecast, great prizes for everyone and a free BBQ for members you would be silly not to attend!

See you there!

PS. if your keen to help set up, we will be there from 6.00am

MANDURAH BODYBOARD CLUB 2010

First off - if you were a MBC member last year you may already find a 2010 club resgistration form in your email inbox, if not you can sign up at the first competition (27th or 28th March {Best Day}) or email club president John Barker at john@reeflexwetsuits.com.au

2009 MBC FINALS, CHAMPIONSIP PRESENTATIONS & WIND UP

The Final Round of the 2009 MBC season will be held on the best day - 27th or 28th March (back up date 10th or 11th of April). New 2010 members are welcome to participate and are eligible to win prizes but no points will count towards the 2010 season, just make sure you get your 2010 membership forms in before or bring them on the day.

On completion of the finals trophies and prizes will be presented to the top four places in each division and all MBC members will celebrate the end of the 2009 season with pizza and a cool drink. It would be greatly appreciated if all members could stay until the end if possible.

MBC & THE SURFING WA STATE BODYBOARD TEAM

Davis Blackwell, George Humphreys and Cameron Dicks congratulations on consistently competing to such a high standard you were awarded a place in the 2009 Surfing WA State Bodyboard Team. We thank you for representing WA and the MBC in your endeavours.

The Mandurah Bodyboard Club would like to reward your efforts with a gift of $100.00 to help with the expense of travelling interstate and would also like to offer you free membership to the MBC and Surfing WA for the 2010 season, saving you $80.00. Please complete your MBC and Surfing WA 2010 membership forms and return to John Barker.

MBC 2010

MBC 2010 Round One will be held on the best day - 24th or 25th of April (back up date 22nd or 23rd of May). This year each of the five rounds will be presented solely by a store sponsor
either EBB, Star Surf and Skate or Destination Surf.

Support those who support you and spend your hard earned cash in one of these fine establishments. There will also be spot prizes for non finalists at each round ensuring all members take home something during the season.

COME HELP!

MBC members will again be required to participate in comp day judging and any parents who are available to help in any way on the day please advise a committee member who will be very grateful!

2010 MBC FUNDRAISING

The season is kicking off with a Reeflex Fundraising Raffle, winner takes all with all proceeds to the MBC.

Tickets $2.50 each, on sale from March 27th to May 2nd, the winner will be drawn at the Surfing WA Round One comp on May 2nd in Mandurah. Tickets currently available at Star Surf & Skate and Destination Surf and any MBC comps or State rounds leading up to the draw date of the 2nd of May

1 x Reeflex 2010 Mercury Steamer Wetsuit (your size) RRP $479.95
1 x Reeflex Rash Shirt (your size) RRP $59.95
1 x Reeflex Cap (one size fits all) RRP $34.95
1 x Reeflex Fin Socks (your size) RRP $19.95
1 x Reeflex Fin Savers (one size fits all) RRP $12.95
1 x Reeflex Heel Savers (one size fits all) RRP $12.95

The MBC BBQ Menu is expanding and will now be offering a tasty new selection, eat up big and support your club!

BACON & EGG ROLL $4.50

HOT DOG $3.00

DRINK – ICE COLD $1.50
Coke, Pasito, Lemon, Lemonade, Water

MEAL DEAL
Bacon & Egg Roll & Cold Drink $5.50
Hot Dog & Cold Drink $4.00

DRINK – HOT $2.00
Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate, Cup-A-Soup

2-PACK BISCUITS $0.50

CADBURY CHOCOLATE $1.20


Looking forward to seeing you all soon,

MBC.