G'day Towney The Burleigh Rocky is PUMPING its 3-4ft I had 2 surfs already. It supposed to get bigger over the weekend if Cyclone Freda does her thing, it's a great 3 day event with the Charity Luncheon if the surf does get big it be worth the Drive up from Foster.
Single fin festival starts Friday [4th]
CLASSIC SURFING, ON CLASSIC BOARDS, AT WORLD FAMOUS BURLEIGH HEADS
STOP PRESS- CYCLONE FREDA LOOKING TO PROVIDE HUGE SWELL FOR 2013 BURLEIGH BOARDRIDERS SINGLE FIN CLASSIC
Surfers and sporting celebrities will be dusting off their retro boards for the upcoming Burleigh Boardriders Single Fin Festival, which will take place over three days in January, 4th to 6th, at the Gold Coast's iconic and internationally renowned point break, Burleigh Heads.
Football stars like Nathan Brock, Jarrad Brennan (Gold Coast Suns), Dave "The Coal Train" Taylor (Gold Coast Titans), and shaper to the surf stars Jason Stevenson "JS", and team riders will attend the Burleigh Boardriders Charity Luncheon on Friday the 4th, before taking to the water on pre-1985 surfboards against the likes of world # 1 Joel Parkinson, legend Mark Occhilupo and local professionals Jay "Bottle" Thompson and Dave Rastovich.
Funnyman, Freddo Lang, will host the charity luncheon at Burleigh Bears Leagues Club on Friday, with funds raised going to the Burleigh Boardriders Junior Development Program, the "White Christmas Fund", supported by the Gold Coast Suns, and other charities (TBC).
Guest speakers will include Brock, Brennan, Taylor, Parkinson and a guru of modern surfboard design, Jason "JS" Stevenson. With Freddo leading proceedings, funny stories are a guarantee. There will also be a bumper sports memorabilia auction and giant raffle, including a signed Joel Parkinson "JS" surfboard.
The 16th Burleigh Boardriders Single Fin Classic, presented by Billabong will kick off on Saturday at Burleigh Heads. Everyone is invited to attend - with a huge display of antique surfboards and memorabilia, and modern surfboard shapers displaying their retro designed craft.
The surfing and the fun goes all weekend, with a live music performance in front of Burleigh Boardriders Clubroom on the Sunday to round off the event. Stay tuned for more celebrity and music announcements.
The single-fin competition caters for surfers from 10 to 50 years of age, all surfing on pre-1985 boards. Some grommets will be ripping on boards twice their own age!
Burleigh local ripper, Kyle "Dvex" Robinson, also known as "three-in-a-row Deveccio", after winning the event three consecutive years, is also a perennial finalist.
"I received my first surfboard for Christmas in 1983, an MR Single fin. The Single Fin Classic is held after Christmas each year, so every year I dust off the old single fin and re-live some of the golden times! I get to say Happy New Year to my mates, surf my favourite contest, at my favourite place on earth."
Dwayne Harris, the "Sheriff of Burleigh Heads", is a life member of Burleigh Boardriders.
"The single fin is a fun contest; a reunion for all the old crew and an opportunity to remember our fallen brothers and sisters. It is not a pro contest, it's all about fun," explains Harris.
Entries are limited and close Jan 2nd. Visit the Surfing Queensland Website.?Opens ($70) www.surfingqueensland.com/event.php?id=182
;Juniors $25) http://www.surfingqueensland.com/event.php?id=183
Burleigh Boardriders Charity Luncheon?Burleigh Bears Leagues Club, 12pm on Friday, Jan 4th.?Tickets $100 (includes food, refreshments and entertainment.?To purchase, contact Burleigh Boardriders Treasurer, Andrea Ford, on 0755354349, or andrea@fjpcs.com.au.
Ripper of an event , best of luck to all that enter - and also the sponsors who re-invest in the sport and promote local surfing in general - thanks!!!!
good onya DW (nice quiv too btw) for taking the time to post it up for us all mate.
Cheers!
Pup
Its a great event,I was at that one Phil and a few others to follow,I would sit on Al' Dicks table,I self banned myself a couple of years ago due too way too many beers and an out of control night would always follow.
See you there on the weekend,epic Burleigh, the swell will kicks in.
Cheers DW
il leave in the morning every yr I been there for it has been average,yesterday a mate at burleigh rang and said get up here for it
Yeeeew frothing.....
It sucks that they dont close the point for it. Feel sorry for the guys in the comp having to compete with 100 other surfers scrapin for every wave. Still a sik comp and ill be there with the lens. Yeeeewwwwww
Well I went down and witnessed some fantastic surfing,had a brief chat with DWer pre heat,he locked in this insane barrel but got head slapped.
Yep it was a great Barrel I was in it for BULK - Travel Time. It just shut down on me on the way out SPEW I tell ya it looked great from the inside looking out, DEEP AS. If I'd had made it, it would have been a 10 ponit ride ( Yep had both feet planted on the 1980 6'10 MR ). Same thing happened to Gidzey in the next heat I had a birds eye view he's Barrel was GOLD easy 10 points if he didn't get flogged on the way out.
Did you see heat 11 in Blue good family friends Hatcher 3 barrel wave and his next wave lands an air reverse on the old stick,yep he won his heat surfs against Occy tomorrow.
Oh and DW you were deep mate real deep.
The qualities a bit s##t as it took me 26 years to transfer from Video to CD
1984 Nias Barrel on a 6'8'' Single Fin
Top find Phil....sick tube riding and how good was Luke Egan's backhand pigdog barrel.
Went down on Sat morning and checked out all the old classic single fins and watched 4hrs of heats, awesome surfing all round.
Polsy certainly cranked a few big snaps in his heat.
Waz
