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Saturday, 26th April, Main Beach (in front of Cudgen Surf Club) Kingscliff, NSW
Semi Final results of the 2008 Hyundai Malfunction Surfing Festival with Sunday’s Finals decided.
Noosa’s Josh Constable and Harley Ingleby qualify for Sunday’s Surf Tech Mens Professional (WLQS) Final.
Ray Gleave
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Dalmeny Point Danger Man Ray Lawrence (south Batemans Bay, NSW) qualifies for Surf Tech Mens Professional (WLQS) Final.
Chelsea Williams top scorer in Surf Tech Womens Professional (WLQS) semi’s and now the favourite to defend her title.
Oldest surfer competing the 2008 Hyundai Malfunction Surfing Festival, 79 year old, Barry “McGoo” McGuigan wins the first final of the festival in the following category, Pacific Concrete Pumping over 65s, with legendary pioneer shaper originally from Victoria now based at Byron Bay, Pat Morgan in the last heat of Saturday afternoon.
The beautiful fine and sunny weather continued at Kingscliff in front of the Cudgen Surf Club for Day 4 which is the second last day of competition before Sunday (tomorrow) finals. Offshore surfing conditions throughout the morning on 1 metre south east swell started to deteriorate in the afternoon due to a light onshore north east sea breeze, but the waves staying quite contestable and high scores achievable.
The King of the Longboards from Kingscliff, 49 year old, Ray Gleave showed his awesome local experience on his home break where he is pursing three finals. Winning the Golden Breed Retro Old Mal semi final 1 Ray is fully on track to bag a trifecta and comfortably qualify for tomorrow’s (Sunday’s) Golden Breed Retro Old Mal final. Gleave is also a contender for the ANZ Kingscliff Over 40s and his new found love of stand up paddle board surfing in the Honolua Stand Up Paddle Board where he placed second behind Woody Jack (Currumbin) in a extremely close heat which was the first heat of the morning. Woody Jack (Currumbin) 1st on 15 points, Ray Gleave (Kingscliff) 2nd on 14.73 points.
In the high profile Surf Tech Mens Professional (WLQS) Coffs Harbour’s Harley Ingleby set the pace in the first semi final with an 8.17 point ride while his Noosa rival Josh Constable stuck to his consistent wave plan with a 7 point ride on his first wave and quickly backed that up with a 7.83 to hold the lead while Ingleby sat patiently waiting for his second wave. Meanwhile, Tweed Coast’s Heath Norrish was sitting in second position but in the dying minute of an intense semi final battle, Ingleby who was sitting in third place needed a 4.5 to overtake Norrish for second and Ingleby managed to stroke into a buzzer wave and scoring 5.53 to claim second right at the end of the heat and eliminating Norrish in third position and out of the competition. In semi 2 of the Surf Tech Mens Professional (WLQS) event was another boil over by the Danger Man from Dameny Point Ray Lawrence (South Batemans Bay) who has been something of a dark horse in this event winning both his quarter and semi final heats from fellow NSW State Teams rider Dane Pioli, the defending champion of the Hyundai Malfunction Surfing Festival. Jared Neale, Sapphire Beach, Coffs Harbour, struggled to find his earlier good form bowing out in third and a disappointing fourth for Seb Wilson (Noosa), both out of the competition. Pioli had to settle for second position again in the semi’s when Lawrence top scored with an 8.33, which was the second highest score in the mens semi’s and therefore both advancing through to the finals. Lawrence the Giant Killer of the event has qualified for his first ever ASP Professionally rated Open Mens Longboard Final.
The Surf Tech Mens Professional WLQS (2 Star) Semi Final Results:
Semi 1: 1st Josh Constable (14.83), 2nd Harley Ingleby (13.07), 3rd Heath Norrish (10.07), 4th Jess Jerrems (9.27)
Semi 2: 1st Ray Lawrence (14.06), 2nd Dane Pioli (13.83), 3rd Jared Neale (12.55), 4th Seb Wilson (10.06)
The Surf Tech Mens Professional WLQS (2 Star) finalists for Sunday 2pm:
Josh Constable (QLD), Harley Ingleby (NSW), Ray Lawrence (NSW), Dane Pioli (NSW).
Defending womens champion and rated number 3 in the world, Chelsea Williams, is Australia’s highest rated women professional longboard rider, dominated the first semi final of the Surf Tech Womens Professional (WLQS) with 15.5 out of 20 and posted the single highest score of the womens competition to date with an 8.5 and her last ride of the semi final heat.
In semi 2, Byron Bay’s Tessa Davidson won with an 8.57 out of 20 from Rainbow Bay’s Selby Riddle on 6.93 out of 20.
The Surf Tech Womens Professional WLQS (2 Star) Semi Final Results:
Semi 1: 1st Chelsea Williams (15.05), 2nd Rosie Locke (10.27.), 3rd Georgia Young (8.01), 4th Kirsty Webster (6.77)
Semi 2: 1st Tessa Davidson (8.57), 2nd Selby Riddle (6.93), 3rd Emma Wilson (6.93), 4th Cyrstal Gersback (5.47)
The Surf Tech Womens Professional WLQS (2 Star) finalists for Sunday 1.30pm:
Chelsea Williams (NSW), Rosie Locke (QLD), Tessa Davidson (NSW), Selby Riddle (QLD)
Other 2008 Malfunction Surfing Festival Finalists are:
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9ft Amateur Mens |
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Final |
singlet |
plc |
name |
from |
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Red |
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Justin Healy |
QLD |
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White |
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Ben Williams |
QLD |
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Yellow |
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Blair McDonald |
QLD |
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Blue |
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Mitch Surman |
QLD |
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Green |
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Ben Johnson |
NSW |
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Orange |
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Nick Farago |
NSW |
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9ft Amateur Womens |
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Final |
singlet |
plc |
name |
from |
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Red |
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Kathryn Hughes |
QLD |
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White |
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Monique Keane |
QLD |
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Yellow |
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Emma Claxton |
NSW |
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Blue |
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Bianca Anstiss |
QLD |
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Green |
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Sally Paxton |
NSW |
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Orange |
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Jade Foster |
WA |
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Abood Crane Trucks Under 18 Boys |
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Final |
singlet |
plc |
name |
from |
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Red |
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Mitch Surman |
QLD |
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White |
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Jackson Winter |
QLD |
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Yellow |
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Damien Farago |
NSW |
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Blue |
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Tim Cloxton |
NSW |
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Green |
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Nick Jorgensen |
QLD |
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Orange |
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Clinton Guest |
QLD |
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Sea Master Fishing Charter/Aussie Couch Under 18 Girls |
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Final |
singlet |
plc |
name |
from |
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Red |
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Bianca Anstiss |
QLD |
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White |
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Georgie Roach |
QLD |
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Yellow |
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Kelly Winter |
QLD |
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Blue |
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Beth Palmer |
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Green |
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Kathryn Hughes |
QLD |
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Orange |
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Grace Bullen |
NSW |
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Golden Breed Retro Open |
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Final |
singlet |
plc |
name |
from |
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Red |
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Harley Ingleby |
NSW |
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White |
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Kyle Neilsen |
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Yellow |
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Tai Graham |
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Blue |
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Cameron Gleave |
NSW |
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Golden Breed Under 18 (TBA) |
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Golden Breed Old Mal |
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singlet |
plc |
name |
from |
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Red |
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Ray Gleave |
NSW |
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White |
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Justin Healey |
QLD |
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Yellow |
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Nick Jorgensen |
QLD |
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Blue |
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Isaac Fields |
NSW |
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Green |
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Grant Davies |
QLD |
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Orange |
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Tony Abood |
NSW |
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Honolua Stand Up Paddle Boards |
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singlet |
plc |
name |
from |
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Red |
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Woody Jack |
QLD |
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White |
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Kerien Taylor |
HAW |
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Yellow |
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Ray Gleave |
NSW |
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Blue |
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Guy Walker |
NSW |
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Robert August Longboards Over 60s |
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singlet |
plc |
name |
from |
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Red |
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Neville Smith |
NSW |
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White |
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Bob Smith |
VIC |
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Yellow |
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Dennis Lowe |
NSW |
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Blue |
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Malcom Brough |
QLD |
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Dukes Longboards Over 50s |
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singlet |
plc |
name |
from |
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Red |
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Tony Abood |
NSW |
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White |
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Mike Pimm |
NSW |
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Yellow |
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Peter Becker |
NSW |
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Blue |
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Peter Dunn |
WA |
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Green |
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David Storck |
NZ |
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Orange |
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Jeff Arnold |
NSW |
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ANZ Kingscliff Over 40s |
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Red |
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Ray Gleave |
NSW |
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White |
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Mick Riddle |
QLD |
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Yellow |
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Ian Pearson |
NSW |
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Blue |
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Steve Jackson |
QLD |
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Green |
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Grant Davies |
NSW |
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Orange |
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Robin Yates |
NSW |
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Sunday’s Contest Program
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Sunday |
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High Tide 12.58 |
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8:00 AM |
Final |
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9ft Amt |
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9.30 AM |
Final |
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Amt Women |
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9:00 AM |
Final |
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Abood Crane Trucks |
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9.30 AM |
Final |
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Sea Master Fishing Charters/Aussie Couch U18 Girls |
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10:00 AM |
Final |
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Golden Breed Retro Open |
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10.30 AM |
Final |
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Golden Breed Retro U18 |
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11.00 AM |
Final |
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Golden Breed Old Mal |
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11.30 AM |
Final |
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Honolua Stand Up Paddle |
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12 Noon |
Final |
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Robert August Longboards O60 |
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12.30 PM |
Final |