OBC Grom Comp. 2024

The sunshine and surf turned it on for the OBC Junior Club Champs held on Saturday at the local spot. It was great to see all the families supporting their groms. There were over 50 OBC competitors ripping from the age of 5 to 14.

This year the club jumped into this wonderful age of technology and trialled Live Heats for entries, judging and tabulation with great success.

A massive thanks goes out to the contest directors the judges, and a special thanks goes out to our sponsors who kindly offered up some amazing merchandise for prizes. Vertigo, FCS, Sticky Johnson, O'Neill, Rip Curl, Creatures, Hot Dog Twinny and JT Textured Plastering.

The push-in division this year was judged on style and wipe-outs, and it was great to see the dads and the mums hooking their grommets into some gnarly waves.

The highly sort after OBC winners’ rocks where hotly contested and showcased how much our local groms rip.

Contest results:

Un10Boys: Fraser Brown 1st, Freddie Hau 2nd, Jack Maxim 3rd Finn Milestone-Web 4th.

Un12Boys: Joel Becroft 1st, Levi Termath 2nd , Levi Fox 3rd Luke Mottern 4th

Un14 Boys: Logan Verster 1st, Levi Devine-Collins 2nd , Koa Gillespie 3rd James MacDonald 4th

Un12 Girls: Maddi Peacock 1st, Indy La Franchie 2nd, Coco Tapara 3rd Miakoda Tipene 4th

Un14 Girls: Lyla Termath 1st, Lila Watts 2nd, Ruby Peacock 3rd, Monet Christiansen 4th, Ava Curd 5th.

2024 NZ Surfing Events Calendar

Summer is on it's way and with it a full calendar for those competing in NZ wide surfing events. The full event calendar can be found here on the NZ Surfing website.

Key events include the NZ Nationals 7th-13th of January 2024 which are being held in Dunedin- St Clair this year.

Other important events for our club include the Billabong Grom Series:

• Event 1, Mount Maunganui, 27th-28th January

• Event 2, Whangamata, 10th -11th February

• Event 3, Piha, 24th-25th February

as well as the Hurley New Zealand Club Championships, Whangamata, 9th-10th March

Roll on summer, warm weather and good waves!

Oakura Boardriders Club AGM 2023

New President Rick Christiansen tucking in.

October 2023. A Big THANKS to all members for the 2022/23 season. It's the people that make our club the BEST in the country.

Some highlights from the 2022/23 Season:

• 500+ club members

• 170 Subsidised Surf lessons provided by Deken Waves

• Wahine Waves kicked off in 2023

• 3rd Place in the Boardriders Club Nationals

• Sponsored Club Grommets to represent OBC at NZ surfing events

• Record numbers competed in Club Champs and Club Grom Comp.

Luke Florence club president, stood down. A massive thank you to Luke for all his efforts over the 9+ years. His leadership has seen the club excel. The time, effort and commitment Luke has put into his role, has created a club that other clubs are envious of. Thank you Luke.

Luke will fill the role of Vice President to support new President Rick Christiansen. Rick a born local, son of founding member Mike Christiansen. Rick has promised to bring "The Energy" to continue the direction of OBC.

Without amazing committee members, the Job of president would be impossible. Introducing the 2023/24: Carla Russell -Treasurer, Brendon Hart - Secretary, Jeremy Curd, Rachael Hareb, Ricky Fox, Chris Faherty, Ange Lawn, Ruben Cardenas, Barney Walker, Catherine Gillespie, Sophie Fleming, Simon Deken, Colin Webber, Jono Watts and Kate Whittaker.