Contest Report.

180 kite surfers, wave sailors and Stand Up Paddle surfers (SUPs) gathered in Merimbula for the 29th annual Classic.Some had travelled from New Zealand, France and the USA as well as from all over Australia.

Over the four days Merimbula and nearby beaches turned on a variety of conditions for the three disciplines and no one missed out on some excellent wind and waves.
Strong north easterlies on two days saw action at Merimbula, Pambula Beach and Short Point. A strong southerly change on Saturday provided ideal conditions for both wave sailing and kiting at Merimbula bar and beach, whilst the SUP riders had excellent wave sat Pambula.

Over $40,000 worth of prizes were given out to contestants at the Presentation with many younger up and comers walking away with new SUP boards, new kites and kite boards.

THE 29TH MAMBO MERIMBULA CLASSIC
26th to 29th NOVEMBER 2009
RESULTS

OPEN MENS
KITE SURFING
1 Ian Alldredge Santa Barbara California
2 Ben Wilson Merimbula
3 Stuart Martin Pelican


WAVE SAILING
1 Michael Westra Lake Illawarra
2 Rohan Cudmore Elanora Hts
3 Dean Hendrie Bonnels Bay
SUP
1.Mat Lumley Torquay
2 Paul Jackson Palm Beach Qld.
3 Dan Cleary North Narrabeen

WOMENS
KITE SURFING Michelle England Catherine Hill Bay
WAVE SAILING Cheryl Prout Burril Lake
SUP Allison Fulliger Palm Beach

JUNIORS
KITE SURFING Jack Gearing Swansea
WAVE SAILING Forrest Ludkin Gerroa
SUP Jake Talbot Elanora

MASTERS
KITE SURFING Troy Gibson Cronulla
WAVE SAILING Jason Cater Ulladulla
SUP Andrew Casssidy Mona Vale

GRAND MASTERS
KITE SURFING Kevin Johnson Maroochydore
WAVE SAILING Mat Cudmore Bournda
SUP John Christensen Nth Curl Curl

LOCAL
KITE SURFING Lee Miller
WAVE SAILING Ginna Graham
SUP Steve Peterson

THE GARY McKENZIE-SMITH Award
Patrick Rebstock Santa Barbara, California
THE ALGIE Award
Scott Johnson Maroochydore
BIG WAVE DAVE AWARD
Kevin Kerin Cronulla
KING MAMBO
John Messenger Palm Beach

The Balmoral Boards SUP Race
Won by team Wat SUP
John Messenger, Paul Jackson, Angie van Hoof and Marty

 

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John Smythe... M.A. ( Master of Arse)

Our beloved contest director has a well earned reputation ( miraculous almost ) as a man who can pull wind out of thedoldrums and swell from the oily calm.

We've had pretty ordinary winds down here this spring but it blew its ring out on two of the four days, so JS gets an MA.degree from everyone involved... he's Miraculous Almost... a "Master of Arse".

The wind on Thursday blew up a nice northerly swell and the SUPers had some glassy waves at the right beaches on Friday morning. Merimbula missed the swell but that didn't mean it missed the wind and the wave-sailors and kiters were going off on two days.The sponsors went over the top and xmas once again came early with over 40grand's worth of goodies up for grabs on presentation night. The SUP race was fun and had an edge of state v state involved. All good fun.

A huge thanks to everyone...especially the club members who worked so hard throughout. Phil and the barbie crew were amazing.

Henry

Sponsorship

The Club would like to thank all our loyal sponsors that supported us this year.

The sponsors page reflects the amazing array of businesses that showered us with goodies for this contest. Without this support the contest would not exist. There is a direct link from each sponsor's logo to their website. Please show your appreciation by supporting these businesses when possible

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