Day 1 started off with really fun 2 to 3 foot waves offering perfect noseriding conditions, one particular nose ride by Nikki Tricket earned her a well deserved 10 point ride, the first one of the contest!
As the event progressed there were talks of a huge swell arriving by the final day. Sure enough we were woken up by the rumbling of the ocean on Saturday morning and 8 to 10 foot sets rolling in.
After much debate contest director Bryan Salter decided to send out the Open Repercharge. The jump off to get into the line-up had to be perfectly timed or else you could spend the rest of your heat paddling and pushing under. There were some bombs coming through with each province shouting and whistling from the rocks as one of their team mates dared to take the drop.
Every one held their breath when about 20 minutes into the heat the biggest set of the day rolled in on the horizon. Brad Weare was left by himself at the backline where he got drilled wave after wave until he finally ended up on the beach. That was when the decision was made to put the contest on hold with hopes of the swell dropping.
The action resumed at 10h00 with some solid sets still pulling in.
It was amazing as every individual from ages 13 to 65 braved the conditions and decided to paddle out.
With a total of 9 boards being broken on the final day and countless epic rides it was an incredible end to a wave-filled week in Vic Bay!
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| Bianca Buitendag Open Ladies and Junior Girls winner competing and dominating at her home break. Pic thanks to Jeff Ayliffe |
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| Deon Bing charging hard and ending up with a 2nd in the Senior Mens division. Pic thanks to Brenton Geach |
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| Justin Bing, Open mens winner! |
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