Upcoming Surfing Events

Hydro Surf is hosting a fun day surf competition on the 3rd November.
All proceeds to the South Coast Board Riders.
Format: every one surf's once per event and every one guaranteed a prize. Event: 12 years and under, 14 years and under, 16 years and under, 18 years and under, junior girls, open womens, open mens, Seniors, Masters, Grand Masters, Longboard and bodyboard. Entry fee $5 if 12 and under otherwise $10 per event. Bands playing this day also so should be a great event. Contact: hydrosurf@hydrosurf.co.nz

A surfing comp for the weenies has started up at St Kilda
Secondary School Surfing on Friday afternoons 4 - 6pm starting Friday 19th October, open to all secondary school aged kids categories are;
year 7 - 10 (aged 10 years - 14 years)
year 11 - 13 (aged 15 - 18 years)
body boarders
and open girls

surfers compete for their schools
to enter a ladder over 4 weeks this term (2007)
contact Pru Casey (school teacher OBHS) pru.casey@gmail.com

South Island Surfing Contest Calendar 2007/08
2007
20-21  October Bayhouse Cape Classic Westport SISA Rated
20-21  October Aotearoa Maori Surfing Titles Taranaki SNZ Event
3-4      November Surfing New Zealand Pro TBA SNZ Event
16-18  November Hickory Bay Invitational Christchurch Specialty Event
1-2     December South Island Mini Groms Christchurch SISA Endorsed
8-9     December Rip Curl Grom Search Piha SNZ Event
2008
12-19  January NZ Surf Nationals TBA SNZ Event
2-3      February Canterbury Men’s Champs Christchurch SISA Rated
9-10    February Roxy Canterbury Women’s Champs Christchurch SISA Rated
16-17  February Hyundai Longboard Pro Christchurch SNZ Event
22-23  February Go for Gold Greymouth SISA Rated
14-16  March Hyundai Longboard Pro Kaikoura *1 SISA / SNZ
21-23  March South Island Champs Dunedin SISA Rated
12-13  April Malfunction Christchurch *2 SISA / SNZ
3-4      May Joyce & Co Junior Surf Festival Christchurch *3 SISA Rated
30      May – 1 June O’Neill Coldwater Classic Kaikoura SISA Rated
28      June SISA Tag Team Event Christchurch
28      June SISA Prize Giving Christchurch


• *1 SISA, refers to SISA rated event for Women’s Longboard division only
• *2 SISA, refers to SISA rated event for Open Men’s and Women’s Longboard division only
• *3 SISA, refers to SISA rated event for Junior and Cadet Boys and Junior Women’s division only
• Contest calendar current and correct at time of publication but subject to change
• Final ratings will be tallied dropping one event. i.e. Best Five of Six events or Best Four of Five events or if only three events are held all three events will count.
• SNZ event dates, venues obtained from Surfing NZ website. Please refer to Surfing NZ contest Calendar for complete and current list of events on www.surfingnz.co.nz