Jan 9, 2010
Please email me any shots that you have from Saturday ....
As usual the presence of many out of town athletes at the Owen Chapman raised the level of competition several notches, as did the record number of (400+) competitors. Saturday was a good yardstick for the level of competition to be expected at the NRC's at the end of this month.
With bright sunshine and light winds, the only element missing was a swell.
One of the most pleasing aspects of the team this year is the growing depth of talent in the Open and U19 mens competition, this was probably best demonstrated by being able to field a competitive 6 man Open Taplin team.
Stand Out Performances
Highlight of the day was the win in the U16 Womens Board Relay. Brydhi Stark laid the foundation for this win, showing the rest of the pack a clean pair of heels in the first leg, Nivana and Rishan gave their all to make sure that maroon and gold crossed the line first.
The Mens Open Board Relay team gutsed it out to come third, with Stephen Butt footing it with the big boys, easily maintaining the ground work laid by David and Tom Clarke.
Emma Wilson maintained her high standards, coming 3rd in both the U19 Womens Surf and Board Race and then teaming up with Anna Mickel and Rosie Howard to come 3rd in both board and taplin relays.
In the beach events, the Open Womens Relay, U19 Mens Relay & U19 Women all came in third.
Fiona Whyte got the best sprint result coming a very clear 2nd in the U19 women.
In the flags, for the second carnival in row a clean northern region sweep of 1,2 and 3 in the U19 Womens Flags was gained by Brydhi, Nivana and Rosie. Brydhi followed this up with a second in the U16 Womens Flags.
Coach's Comments...
Overall it was good to see that everyone was enjoying themselves and performing well. However there is still a fair way to go - in terms of our training and skills
Wave of the Day
Race 1 of Womens Boat. Used wave to make up 25m gap and then overtake Waihi on the run, to win the heat.
Drama of the Day
NONE :)