Good start to the 2026 Aussie shortboard titles at Wollongong this morning for our Sharks men-Hayden Blair taking a win in his first 040 heat and progressing to the quarters and the same for Ian Spencer in the O55's.Haydo is seeded into round 3 for his 030 campaign on Thursday.Jay McKenzie has to do it the hard way finishing behind Robbie Page and having to go through a round 2 qualifier.
"Today Cronulla Sharks Boardriders snatched the 2026 King Of The Beach board riders club battle at Elouera after the Head Judge reviewed Power surfer Jay Browns final score giving him a 6.33 which was enough to eclipse Elouera’s Shane Campbells 5.17 to hand his team victory by an amazing .04." Congratulations to the Cronulla team of Flintoff, Jay Brown, Haydo, Sonny Leong and Scarlett Gray- you couldnt have done a better job leading into our 50th year celebrations and I personally want to thank Rich Brown and the team for the effort.The Queen contest didn't go as well (congrats to Sandshoes), but thanks again to all the women who stepped up when we couldnt field a team- we are better for the experience. Up Up and dates for next years 50th will drop ASAP!
The 38th annual Northies Cronulla Hotel Alley Masters has been run and won at the Nth Cronulla Wall with a new Open champion crowned.Rain and low tide saw the day start slowly but the wind kept at bay and the 3/4 ft swell conditions improved all day until the Open final where inconsistency saw wave counts critical.In the u10s it was a masterclass victory by Michael Lunniss who actually scored the highest wave score all day (9.😎 It was another double in the u13/16s for Sonny Leong who took to the air to show his class and Jonathon (Budgie brain) Smith wiggled his way to victory in the o60's over Veage who could only waggle.The 45s was a torrid affair with the old boys competing for all the scraps with Dylan Longbottom just getting on top off the Fishkiller for bragging rights.It was a boil over in the strong women's division with junior Zara Hyland sneaking a couple of long lefts off three times champion Grace Gosby to claim her maiden win whilst in the Opens both Jay Brown and Haydo failed to reach the final by choosing to surf the Nth Wall lefts.Then there was always going to be a new champion crowned as inconsistent sets saw wave choice critical, Elouera's Soren Smith fell on his big chance whilst Jordan Widenstrom who dominated the semi finals couldnt catch his winner. Grace Gosby after her Womens defeat caught two good ones to be in front until Rhys Young cemented his legacy snatching his chance on the finals biggest and best wave to claim the winners coverted Blue Jacket. Thanks to Northies for their continuing support and in 2027 in the Sharks Boardriders 50th Anniversary year the Northies Alley Masters will run as a one big Open event like it did originally.
The 2026 Northies Cronulla Hotel Alley Masters is on this weekend! Register now here:liveheats.com/events/541148/registration
Surfing NSW would like to invite the Cronulla Boardrider Clubs, their members and families to attend the Bate Bay Community Awareness Campaign:Saturday 25 July, from 10:00am – 12:00pm at Cronulla.10:00 am – Participant registration10:30 am – Bleeding Control Demonstration11:30 am – Surfers Rescue 24/7 DemonstrationAs part of the event, the Surfers Rescue 24/7 team will deliver live demonstrations on:Rescue techniques using a surfboard.Trauma response and catastrophic bleeding control, including the use of tourniquets and wound packing for life-threatening injuries.These practical demonstrations provide valuable skills that can help save lives while waiting for emergency services to arrive and complement the Community Shark Bite Kits recently distributed to local Boardrider Clubs.The event will also feature the NSW DPIRD Shark Management Program, with community shark safety education on display. Coincidentally, the day also falls on World Drowning Prevention Day, highlighting the importance of water safety and preparedness.Please register using the link below and feel free to share the attached social media tile with your members.REGISTER HERE-https://surfingaustralia.justgo.com/workbench/public/events?ref=2931EC15DFAF84B2C7186A2FC42D...
Not all contests are sunshine and rainbows, and todays very rare Sunday session was brought about by necessity-thanks to the Nth Cronulla Juniors who surfed the next bank up and to the surf Gods who didn't make it pick up too much with the Southerly wind.Sonny Leong took out the u13,16 double with some kids running from comp to comp, Slater Young claimed the Micros over Koru and Jasmine Gosby won the super competitive Women's with one excellent ride that Veage didnt get a pic of because he was trying to get in from the 60's final which he just claimed over Maurer.Greg Brown slammed another O45 win over Bevan Gosby and Jordan Widenstrom banked some valuable Opens points with a win over Matt Gall and Elijah Hayllar who claimed his first ever cash-Up Up and next month sees the Northies Alley Masters contest.
