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Sports<br />
Surf’s up in <strong>New</strong> Plymouth<br />
<strong>New</strong> Plymouth surfers stood out from<br />
the crowd in the <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Service</strong> Surfriding<br />
Championships this year.<br />
The kneeboard, women’s, 50 Plus<br />
and teams events all went to <strong>New</strong><br />
Plymouth competitors.<br />
Mike Clarke, Wellington, won the<br />
open and under 40 years events with<br />
Daisy Day, <strong>New</strong> Plymouth, winning<br />
the women’s section. Longboard<br />
winner was Steve Sosich, Auckland<br />
and the still can’t stand title went to<br />
Jamie McCarthy, Napier.<br />
The event was held over three venues<br />
on the Taranaki coast, and was once<br />
again hosted by the <strong>New</strong> Plymouth<br />
<strong>Fire</strong> Brigade. The competition was<br />
held over four days to allow<br />
organisers to pick the three best surf<br />
days. This meant competitors were<br />
given the opportunity to show their<br />
skills on a variety of breaks ranging<br />
from Graveyards, south of Okato, to<br />
Back Beach at the western end of<br />
<strong>New</strong> Plymouth and Fitzroy Beach in<br />
the heart of the city.<br />
Co-ordinator Allen Pidwell says the<br />
event will return to Taranaki in<br />
March next year with entry into the<br />
team’s event free.<br />
26 <strong>Issue</strong> No. 9<br />
SPORTS<br />
COUNCIL<br />
Event<br />
Calendar<br />
2 0 0 5<br />
Monster wave: All that can be seen of <strong>New</strong> Plymouth’s<br />
Arch Arthur are his feet as he heads for the bottom,<br />
and <strong>New</strong> Plymouth’s Allen Pidwell prepares to do the<br />
same. Both were competing in the over 50 fi nals. Arch’s<br />
board was 10 feet long but was dwarfed by the wave.<br />
National SnookerTour/Otaki<br />
9th-10th July – contact: ian.king@fi re.org.nz<br />
National Trout FishingTour/<br />
Turangi 1st- 4th Aug<br />
contact: franarmstrong@hotmail.com<br />
Wellington Provincial Golf Tour/<br />
Feilding 10th July<br />
contact: warren.dunn@fi re.org.nz<br />
Steve Sosich, Auckland,<br />
shows the style that won<br />
him the longboard event.<br />
Mike Clarke,<br />
Wellington, took<br />
out the open and<br />
under 40 events.<br />
<strong>New</strong> Plymouth’s Daisy<br />
Day could not be bested<br />
in the women’s event.<br />
National Ski Championships/Ohakune<br />
9th-10th Aug – contact: gary.hills@fi re.org.nz<br />
National Rugby Tour/<br />
Hawke’s Bay 9th-10th Sep<br />
contact: gary.hills@fi re.org.nz<br />
Sth Island Basketball Tournament/Waimate<br />
10th-28th Aug – contact: rysen@xtra.co.nz
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