The Bar was looking pretty good at dawn
Second best aye, what's that all about in the header? Well, the NZ Nationals EVERY year is the competition in the world... just my opinion, but I'm right. Where else do you have an incredibly inclusive week, where ANY KIWI can enter? The catch ups, the making of new friends, the rivalries, the drama. The condensed version of that...and why it is a very close bee's dick of a length in second is the SNZ Boardriders Cup. It was held last Saturday at Access #8 Whangamata. It was kind of pumping too.
Whanga beachie, super fun
You can view the gallery of photos from the day over on the Surfing NZ facebook page HERE I'm pretty chuffed with my delivery from the manic, fast paced day.
Bay Boardriders clinched the victory for a third year running. They are so clinical and tactical and of course, each member of the team are super talented surfers. This year they fended off some of the stiffest competition yet... wait, this post is not a contest report. You can read that over on SNZ HERE
Here's some of my favourite images from the day...
Yeah Holly, good to see ya too! Actually much like the Ava Henderson shot I got at the Nationals in January; this is very much a term of endearment, a long standing joke. An absolute highlight of the weekend was catching up with Holly and Jay Quinn on Friday night post surf. Talking shit, reminiscing. Holly summed it up "Results come and go, no one remembers the results, they remember the fun and the misadventures."
Keeping it Quinn, Maz and Jay representing Eastcoast Surfriders in full preheat analysis
Probs should've waited for a clean roller to be breaking in this one aye
Ahhh the 2021 Champions, Keyhole ... literally one top turn short of progressing through to the finals... heartbreaking
The Bay's Hinako Kurokawa tagging in Tao Mouldey
Mountie transplant Nick White representing Gizzy
Raglan's Larry Fisher
The Naki's Spencer Rowson
Caleb Cutmore shovelling bucketloads
A deserved win for Bay Boardriders and they were stoked!
AND DEEEEEEN
How cool, this is an older commission of Piha Bar Barrel on canvas at, I think 1200mm wide. The owner is selling the property and they sent through this shot saying 'It's still there and looking great in the listing." Defo up the sale price ehhh fellas :)
LIke it? Well you can check it out HERE
Osssshhhh last week was all about showing you the new merch, well, we had sales!!! Thank you to the guys that jumped in on them. You missed that memo? Ok the link is HERE