Despite some horrific weather along the NSW coastline, longboard competitors were greeted with punchy two-foot peaks for the NSW Longboard Titles, part of the Port Stephens Surf Festival, at One Mile Beach on Tuesday.
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Multiple Australian title holder Jason Livingston (Curl Curl) showed why he is considered one of the nation’s best longboarders by dominating the over-45 men’s round one.
Livingston performed an array of powerful front side turns to post a giant 16.5 two-wave heat total. Livingston will make his next appearance when the event kicks off on Wednesday.
Having competed for the better part of half-a-century, Danny Bond (Blue Bay) showed the competitive fire still burns strong during round one.
The Central Coast surfer took victory in his opening over-70 and over-65 men’s exchanges. Bond was able to put respectable scores on the board in both heats with him posting 12.67 in the 70’s and 14.00 in the 65’s.
John Skinner (Warilla) and Mark Ingleby (Emerald Beach) both made their intentions known in the over-60 men’s division with both surfers taking top honours in their opening heats.
Both surfers posted heat totals in excess of 12.94 to claim wins and cement their position straight into the semi-finals.
Charlie O’Sullivan (Woolgoolga) showed his versatility taking an opening heat victory in the over-50 men’s, just days after he put on an impressive performance at the Surfmasters titles. O’Sullivan sent a warning shot to his fellow surfers, posting a giant 14.00 two-wave heat total to earn his position into the semi-finals.
The Port Stephens Surf Festival comprises of the 2018 ECS Boards SUP State Titles and the 2018 Australian Skin Cancer Clinics NSW Longboard Titles presented by HIF and will decide the NSW teams for the upcoming Australian SUP Titles in Currumbin and the Australian Longboard Titles at Tweed Heads.
