THEY heard the weather warning yesterday but undeterred, competitors in the 2025 Australian SUP Titles at Phillip Island still hit the waves in surprisingly good conditions at Surfies Point on Wednesday, October 23.
With a stiff north-westerly wind blowing, the 1.5 metre to 2 metre waves set up nicely for the first couple of the heats in most divisions, completing the program ahead of the arrival of the storm later in the afternoon.
“I’ve had a bit of experience running these events down hers and I was confident we’d get through the program today,” said competition director Max Wells of Surfing Victoria.
“We took precautions protecting the marquees and equipment and had a plan of the stronger winds arrived early but we got through OK.
“That’s the beauty of staging these events on Phillip Island, if the conditions aren’t good at one location, or the winds change, you just go around the corner.
“There was a bit too much swell for us at Woolamai, so we came around to Surfies instead.”
The wave at Surfies Point was typically, a bit fat after the take off but it still gave competitors in all divisions the opportunity to demonstrated their skills.
On Thursday morning, they held the remainder of the heats and moved into the semi-finals with finals day to follow on Friday.
