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Leia Millar wins in Christchurch.
The Ray White Duke Festival of Surfing is one of the most prestigious and longest running contests in New Zealand and is held every year on the beaches around Christchurch. Leia Millar (pictured), who is fast making a name for herself nationally, won the Under 14 Girls and placed 3rd in the Under 16's. Mike Mulcahy entered the Men's Over 40 Longboard and finished in 7th Place. (below left). Leia's dad, Stu, (bottom right) also competed in the same division.
The 2020 NZ Surfing Nationals were hosted by Southcoast Boardriders in Dunedin. A number of Lion Rock Boardriders Club members travelled down for the week long event to compete against the country's best surfers.
Significant results were Gabi Paul winning the Open Women's Longboard and Liv Brown-Haysom winning the Under 16 Girls. For more results please click here.
NZ Surfing Team Wins Oceania Cup
With Lion Rock Boardriders Club member Zen Wallis as Head Coach, the NZ Team came out on top over the 4 divisions contested and won the 2019 Oceania Cup.
Zen led the way winning the Open Men's Division after being matched up against two Tahitian surfers in perfect shallow reef conditions.
Other NZ Team members to win were Ariana Shewry in the Open Women's and Georgia Wederell won the Under 18 Girls. (Photos are of Zen competing in the Open Men's Division.
Latest News - Nov. 2019.
After a brilliant start to the year, winning the 2019 NZ Open Women's Longboard title, Gabi Paul has gone onto surf well all year making many finals and representing New Zealand at the World Longboard Champs in China. Gabi has just graduated from Green Bay High School where she won the 2019 Sports Women of the Year award. Well done.
Monday 28th October 2019 - Contest 2. of 2019/20 Summer Series.
The forecast for Contest No. 2 was ominous for the 7 days prior to comp day. Northwest 'devil' winds and potentially a 3 metre swell. It was with total relief that the 40 die hard club members that turned up to compete, found 1.5m waves and a wind of 329 degrees that didn't ruin the opportunity to find some fun rides. A big thanks to Stu Campi for coming down and taking photos.
Lion Rock Boardriders Club run contests that are fun and structured for all abilites. We are enthusiasts and try to ensure everyone appreciates the buzz of being at the beach and doing something you love, in a safe manner. The next contest is on Saturday 9th of November. For more information please email lionrockboardriders@gmail.com
Photos from Contest 2 are below.
