Some photos from the Wahine Surf Day

Ladies Surf Day St Clair

Sharee Campbell organised an awesome day of fun, stoke and wahine warriorship.

Click on the HD symbol on the video toolbar to watch in High Definition on Vimeo.

And if you haven't signed the Aramoana Petition above this post yet, PLEASE DO SO and get it to 1000 !!

Daisy Thomas wins Cleo Young Achiever Award!

A big congrats goes out to Christchurch surfer Daisy Thomas who has taken out CLEO's Young Achiever Award in association with Neutrogena for 2009.

Twenty-year-old Daisy beat out some strong competition from five super-talented young women — a singer/songwriter, youth worker, glaciologist and author — to win the $5,000 prize money to help fulfill her dreams.

Not only is Daisy aiming to win the World Title at the ISA World Surfing Games this year but she also wants to open her own training school for up-and-coming surfers in her area.

"I am often thinking up new projects but would love to develop a business and give the kids in the area I grew up surfing, the opportunities to fulfill their talents and reach for the stars," she says.

She also has ambitions to help the environment, get into travel journalism and learn Spanish.

"Life throws all sorts at you so I set goals and go hard for them," Daisy told CLEO. "But I am also flexible with opportunities that may need to be taken up along the line."

You can learn more about Daisy in the September issue of CLEO magazine, on sale now.

By Cleo staff

Photos from Roxy Canterbury Champs

Hosted by Christchurch womens' surf club Tubular Belles, the Canterbury Womens Surf Champs day one began on Valentines Day with a glorious sunrise. 1 to 2 foot clean surf in light offshore winds promised some small but fun waves for the comp.
Sorry girls the pics took a few days to get up, I've been on holiday this week from work, and just wanted some time out. I didnt manage to photograph everyone, as I only got the still camera out when the finals started. There is however a mini film coming hopefully in the nexy week of the trip up from Dunedin with Hayley, and our "only spend $20 all weekend" challenge. Thanks heaps to Heather & Noel and Trish & Dave for their hospitality in offering us a place to stay and a good feed. Your garden fresh veges were so welcome Trish.

Above: the comp scene at New Brighton beach. Below: Hayley Coakes surfing her way to the win in the finals.



Above: Alethea Lock in the junior womens final
Below: Eve Welsh, in the longboard finals


Above: Heather Jones - Below: Geraldine Spencer



Above: The good men behind the ladies. Below:Kristi Zarifeh surfing in the Open finals



Above.. the after comp photos, and a final pic below: Eve, flagging a futile paddle.

Hayley Coakes - Open Womens Winner @ ROXYS

Hayley took out the womens open title at the canterbury womens champs this weekend. The comp was run in just one day in small but clean 1-2 foot surf at New Brighton in Christchurch.
When I get time in the nest few days to go through the other photos I'll make a more detailed post, also once the full results are published.

UPDATE 19th Feb :: COMP RESULTS ::

Roxy Open Womens
1st. Hayley Coakes - Dunedin .8.20 pts
2nd Leilani Morgan - New Bri .7.13 pts
3rd Kristi Zarifeh - Sumner .6.03 pts
4th Sarah Armstrong -Kaiapoi 3.00 pts

Roxy Junior Womens
1st. Kristi Zarifeh -Sumner .9.67 pts
2nd Emily Nicolson -Kaiaoi .7.47 pts
3rd Alethea Lock -Sumner .6.27 pts
4th Grace Nicolson -Kaiaoi .4.23 pts

Dakine Longboard
1st. Eve Welsh -Sumner . . 7.27 pts
2nd Trish O'Rourke -New Bri 5.73 pts
3rd Geraldine Spencer - New Bri 5.50 pts
4th Heather Jones - New Bri 3.07 pts

Feminine Force

Above Tash Civil. below Kim.


Above Hayley, Below Jean - awesome to see you back in Dunedin


Above left: Hayley, and right, unknown learner.

The Roxy Womens Canterbury Champs

..are on again over the weekend of the 14th and 15th February in Christchurch.
You can Download the entry form here from the SISA website.

Always an excellent well run event, the last two years the surf has been maccas. Me and Hayley are going up again this year, can't wait! This is a video of stills I put together from last years' trip:

Music by local legendary surf band Shakes and the Swell Guys performing Tonys' Dream.

Hayley in Hotline in Curl mag

Sweet, supplied Photos for Advertising feature for Hotline Wetsuits, featuring our own Hayley Coakes!! also Hotline down under 'Liquid Earth Sports' are using my images for their team riders on their website www.liquidearthsports.com

Daisy @ St Clair

Was meeting Caity after school at St Clair and happened upon Daisy Thomas (above) going out at St Clair after a morning surfing the Island with the crew.

Now if you were watching Campbell Live on Tuesday Night, she was interviewed for an item on:

Sexism in the sporting world seems to be rife Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:27p.m. "Daisy Thomas and Mishca Davis are two of the country’s top women surfers, Thomas is ranked number one on the national circuit and Davis is in fourth position."

Check out the rest of the article and link to a video of the news item here at the TV3 website.Certainly a controversial subject, how do you feel about it?

EDIT: just adding in an excerpt from a book about women & sexism in surfing next to the hayley Pic above, click to emlarge and read.

:: VID :: ROXY Roady 2008

Final Edit of the Roxy Roadie stills video to the music of Shakes and the Swell Guys, 'Tonys Dream'.



Some of the photos from the finals and the prizegiving

Junior Women


Longboard Women

Open Women