Surfing Report

Due to a fun-run that closed access to beaches from Dee Why to Manly, Long Reef Beach was packed on Saturday morning. The waves were small but clean and consistent and the Shore Surfers wasted no time finding their usual spot, way down the beach near the pole.

It was clear that many of the boys had spent time in the water over the summer with the standard of surfing well advanced from last year. Duncan Cowan was generating a lot of speed from the small waves and going to the air, while Sam Pockley was attacking the end section of his waves. Nathan Stanmore, John Rajaratnam and Morgan Elvy paddled further south and straight into some nice waves.

Will Hoy was busy as always attacking the left-handers in front of the coaches, while Ben Jones was most improved with a quick pop-up, helping him generate speed. Henry Peters got the turn of the day with a drawn-out, on-rail roundhouse cutback that threw buckets of spray.

Mr J McClelland
MIC Surfing