Southern View: April 10, 2018

14 Tuesday April 10 2018
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City surfers fare well at South Island champs
SURFERS from around
Christchurch claimed titles
at the recent Emerson’s South
Island championships at St Clair,
Dunedin.
In the longboard division,
Hugh Ritchie beat New Zealand
teammate Zen Wallis to claim
the title with a score of 13.8 in
the final. The
longboarders
opted to surf the
point with solid
2m left-handers
working nicely.
There were also
victories for grom
Estella
Hungerford
step-sisters Estella
Hungerford and
Ava Henderson.
Hungerford followed up her
victory in the under-16 girls
division at the New Brighton
Duke Festival of Surfing last
month by winning the under-16
girls division in Dunedin.
The final was dominated for a
time by Mt Maunganui’s Anna
Brock. However, Hungerford
came from behind in the dying
minutes to take the lead and
ultimately the win. The 16-yearold
also finished third in the
open women’s division final.
Henderson, 12, who won the
under-14 girls division at the
Duke Festival backed up again in
Dunedin.
She stepped up in some ugly
surf to win the final with a score
of 13.9 ahead of Liv Haysom, of
Piha. Henderson also finished
SPORTS
fourth in the under-16 division.
The stand-up paddleboarding
men put on a show of
outstanding surfing in ugly
backwash with Redcliffs resident
Al Te Moananui taking out
the title over Mt Maunganui’s
Mark Stevenson. Lucy Te
Moananui competed in the over-
30 women’s division in which she
finished third. The open women’s
title was won by 16-year-old
Tegen Bishop, who claimed her
first open division event in the
process.
She also claimed the under-18
title.
The open men’s division final
was closely contested over 25min
in solid surf.
Zen Wallis narrowly took the
victory over Piha’s Elliot Paerata
Reid.
Christchurch surfer Sam
Sands was third in the final
ahead of Sumner surfer Harrison
Whiteside in fourth.
The three-day event was hosted
by South Coast Boardriders and
was dual sanctioned by Surfing
New Zealand and the South
Island Surfing Association.
Many of the competitors
will now turn their attention
to the men’s Canterbury
championships which takes place
from April 21-23.
SOUTHERN VIEW
YOUNGSTER: Estella Hungerford
continued her strong run this year
with a victory in the under-16
girl’s division.
GNARLY: Hugh Ritchie took out
the men’s longboard title, beating
fellow New Zealand rep Zen
Wallis in the final.
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Kerrs Reach canoe club marks 50 years
• By Sophie Cornish
NEW ZEALAND’S largest canoe
club, located at Kerrs Reach, has
celebrated its 50th anniversary.
The Arawa Canoe Club became
official in 1968 and now has 550
registered members.
A recent anniversary celebration
was held which involved a
dinner and three canoe events.
One included a multi-sport
race in the red zone, a social
paddle down the Avon River and
a mini-sprint regatta at Kerrs
Reach.
The dinner was attended by all
seven of the club’s life members,
15 of the 20 past presidents and
club founder Rex Page, along
with three other founding members.
Two guest speakers were at the
ANNIVERSARY: Members
Clyde Cook (left), Brett Leask
and Malcolm Yorston helped
celebrate Arawa Canoe
Club’s 50th anniversary,
which included a race
between the young club
members.
event, including Canoe Racing
New Zealand chief executive and
Olympic gold medallist, Tom
Ashley, and nine-time Coast-to-
Coast winner and former club
member, Steve Gurney.
“Both spoke about their personal
athletic careers and insights
into what it takes to achieve significant
goals and be successful
at sport and in life,” said club life
member Brett Leask.
Three new life members were
inducted during the celebrations
– club secretary Bruce Johnston,
Lloyd Bathurst and Eric Leask.
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