ON Saturday, April 27 Phillip Island Boardriders Club (PIBC) had ripper conditions for Longboard 4, with a possible shark influencing the finals!
With a large, thrashing shape casting spray 100m from the break, the finals were halted for a beat until the coast was deemed clear.
Longboard Captain Andrew McHenry and team delivered at Cat Bay, with Zev Landes sketching the events and Andrew Lidsey and Jo O'Reilly Stubbs capturing the surf action on cameras in and out of the water.
Phillip Island Rip Curl, Pottery by Jerrie and Phillip Island Winery sponsored the athlete's prizes.
Results:
Mixed Juniors (U18)
1st Hamish Farman
2nd Scarlett Rennie
3rd Kai Sturt
Masters (45+)
1st Nat Van Der Heyden
2nd Andrew Lidsey
3rd Chooka (Warren Fowler)
Open Womens
1st Ebony Maier
2nd Nala Taylor
3rd Lucy Camenzuli
Open Mens
1st Andrew McHenry
2nd Luke Johnson
3rd Andrew Burgan
Awards:
Longest Noseride - Luke Johnson
Best Wipeout - Tom Fahey
Best Cutback - Hamish Farman
