SURFERS WAX UP THEIR ANTIQUE BOARDS FOR 2008
HONOLUA SINGLE FIN
4-6 January 2008
The first surfing event of 2008 will begin on the world famous point break
of Burleigh Heads for the 2008 Honolua Burleigh Boardriders Single Fin
Classic.
Surfers from all over the East Coast of Australia will be cleaning off the
dust from their pre-1985 single fin surfboards from under houses or the back
shed to compete for the glory of being crowned the 2008 champion.
Surfers can only surf antique Old School single fin surfboards made before
1985, and the surfing and weekend will be one of many stories from the good
old days swapped amongst those at Burleigh Point for the weekend. The
collection of the old single fins is like a museum display, onlookers always
keen to check out the many old and varied surfboards from a bygone era.
Defending Champion Jay Bottle Thompson started off a great 2007, winning the
Honolua Single Fin Classic at his home break, and started the roll that saw
him qualify for the 2008 World Championship Tour. The competitor list is a
who's who of surfing:- Gary Kong Elkerton, Cheyne Horan, 2007 World Champ
Mick Fanning, Bede Durbidge, Brenden Margison, Wayne Rabbit Bartholomew,
Dave Rastovich, and many others regular competitors in the Honolua Single
Fin Classic. Put these surfers against a field of hard core Burleigh locals
and many others and you have a weekend of classic surfing on genuine antique
surfboards.
The Burleigh Boardriders Single Fin Festival also includes the annual
Charity Luncheon to be held at Burleigh Bears Leagues Club on Friday, 4
January, with celebrity guest speakers including NRL legends Andrew Joey
Johns, and Craig Wing; Ironman Zane Holmes; Pro surfers including Bede
Durbidge, Burleigh Boardriders WCT debutant Jay Bottle Thompson, Matt Hoy,
plus other guest speakers to be announced. Tickets are $100 per person and
include food and refreshments and are once again in high demand with only
several tables remaining.
Entries to the Honolua Burleigh Boardriders Single Fin Classic are available
from Surfing Queensland (07) 5520 1165 or can be downloaded from the Surfing
Queensland website
www.surfingqueensland.com
Tickets for the luncheon are available from Burleigh Bears Leagues Club or
Ash Humphries by calling 0439 762 018.