A MESSAGE FROM SURFING AUSTRALIA S CEO Surfing Australia is very excited about the progress at Surfing Tasmania over the past year. We have been working closely with Surfing Tasmania including the funding of the first paid administrator in Shayne Clark. We believe this was a critical step and one that will ensure the organisation grows sustainably into the future. Along with the administration overhaul we have also been supportive of the recent governance review that effectively brings Surfing Tasmania up to speed with all others states. We welcome the new Surfing Tasmania board and wish them well for success ahead. We were excited to announce the Be the Influence Australian Boardriders Battle including a Tasmania State Qualification event that will qualify one lucky Tasmanian club for the national final being held on Australia Day weekend 2014 in Cronulla, NSW. We were also excited to announce a brand new Wahu Comps series. We are very excited about the prospects for growth for Surfing Tasmania and very much look forward to working with the Surfing Tasmania Board and their new Manager Shayne to ensure ongoing success. Regards Andrew Stark Chief Executive Officer Surfing Australia
SURFING TASMANIA INC. STAFF. Executive Officer.4 Shayne Clark. Shayne is a life-long Tasmanian surfer, teacher and father of three keen young surfers. Shayne revived the Tasmanian Surfing Association in 1980, was secretary for some years and also ran the West Coast Classic. In more recent times he has assisted with junior team fundraising and STAS annual presentations. In 2012 he came onto the Board and acted as Chairman. In February 2013 he was appointed Executive Officer. BOARD. Independent Director 1 and Chairman Ben Stockwin. Ben is the Chairman of Surfing Tasmania s Board. He brings a wealth of experience to the role as a former school principal and now CEO of the Primary Industries Education Foundation. He resides at Clifton Beach and helps out at a local surf school on weekends. As Chairman, Ben s focus is on governance and administration. Independent Director 2 vacant. Interested Director 1 Alan Tank Gray. Tank is the immediate past President, long time member of STAS and keen long boarder. The Gray family from Scamander has been an integral part of the Surfing Tasmania competition scene and operation over many years. Interested Director 2 Darren Bramich. The Bramich family is another of the Scamander surfing families. Darren is a long time surfer with a talented family of young surfers who compete in events around Tasmania and interstate as regular members of state teams.
Interested Director 3 Jo Goldfinch. Jo and her family have been a long- time members, competitors and supporters for both Schools Surfing and Surfing Tasmania. Jo is a college teacher and the Director of Junior Development. Interested Director 4 Jono Mereszka. Jono is a keen Clifton Beach family man, surfer and Coastrider Surf School operator who manages Surfing Tasmania s media requirements. He has been a STAS committee member for some years. Interested Director 5 Claire Boost. Claire is a teacher, experienced surfer, state team member and promoter of junior surfing in schools and her local community at Dodges Ferry. Interested Director 6 Vacant. REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE. South Eastern Area Rep: Angela Nordstrom (resigned July 2013). North Eastern Area Rep: Scott Gray. North West Area Rep: Glen Saltmarsh. Park Beach Rep: Adam Nolan (Jan July), Hamish Robinson (July..) Women s Rep: Brooke Mason. Longboard Rep: vacant. Junior Rep: Lyn Thomas. Bodyboard Association of Tasmania: Karl Gol. OFFICIALS. Technical Manager: Chris Collins. Gear Manager: Jono Nordstrom (resigned July). Head Judge: Jye Johannesen (Dec March), Paul Sticky Richardson (March ).
Head Coach: Luke Bugg. Assistant Coach: Dustin Hollick EVENT DIRECTORS. South Coast Junior: Pat Fasnacht. Bruny Island Classic: Phil Quirk. Rip Curl West Coast Classic: Glen Saltmarsh. Paul Johannesen Memorial: Luke Johannesen. East Coast Junior/Longboard: East Coast Classic: Nigel Wallace. SUP Tiles: Scott/t Gray/ NE Boardriders. CHECK US OUT FOR THE LATEST NEWS. ON THE WEB: http://www.surfingaustralia.com/tas/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/pages/surfing-tasmania
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS-2013 SEASON REPORT Tasmania s 2012/13 competition season started with the Soundwave Australian Junior Surfing Titles at Nubeena on the Tasman Peninsula in late November. Around this event were the visits by former World Champion, Barton Lynch, kindly assisted by Sport and Recreation funding, and National Coaching Director, Martin Dunn who both worked with our new crew of juniors. This huge event was only made possible thanks to the awesome efforts of Surfing Tasmania s Lee Schulze, her committee and President Tank Gray who put in many months of work to secure, plan and run the event. Many thanks also to Surfing Australia and Surfing Victoria for their assistance with infrastructure and personnel. This event also heralded a restructuring of Surfing Tasmania s administration with a Board of Directors, Representative Committee and a part time Executive Officer funded by Surfing Australia. With this new structure quickly came a fresh competitive format with a new and popular Under 21 Division, first SUP Championship and new boardrider clubs at Park Beach and the North West coast bringing in more than two hundred new club members. The competition season kicked off in February with the popular South Coast Junior event in tricky but competitive conditions at Eaglehawk Neck where Tassie s new young crew, fresh from the National Titles at Nubeena, showed they were on the rise. Bruny Island was the location for event two and continued the great tradition of Bruny with two days of very good small to medium waves from start to finish. The March long weekend saw the prestigious Rip Curl West Coast Classic deliver a best ever event with off shore north east winds and air temperatures in the high twenties plus very warm 20 degree water, not to mention wonderful waves at the majestic Mount Cameron. The east coast was the venue for the last three ranking events and began with the annual Paul Johannesen Memorial in April at the legendary Swanport River mouth. Waves poured through all day making another memorable event for 2013. Nigel Wallace saw off his popular 17 th Rip Curl East Coast Junior event in May as Contest Director, announcing his retirement to the big crew of kids and families at Scamander. The final event of the 2013 series, the Quiksilver/Roxy East Coast Classic, delivered a classic battle to the end with Ben Richardson scrapping home in challenging conditions at Ring Rock. The first Tasmanian SUP Championships were held in fabulous mid June sunshine at Four Mile Beach and herald a new era in Tassie surfing. Standout performers for 2013 included young Lizzy Stokely s awesome effort winning the U/16, U/18, U/21 and Open Women s, Ben Richardson retaining his Open title and Ned Bramich showing his skill and power to win the U/18 and U/21 Titles.
SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2012/13 State SUP Titles, Finalists Four Mile Creek, June. New North West Boardrider club members at the East Coast Junior Event, May. SAUS High Performance Camp U/16 reps. Rudy Davis and Lizzy Stokely, May.
STATE CHAMPIONS 2013 OPEN MENS: 1. Ben Richardson, 2. Luke Bugg, 3. James Eaves, 4. Tom Gray. OPEN WOMENS: 1. Lizzy Stokely, 2. Brooke Mason, 3. Hahnee Chelowski, 4. Jess Appleby. U/18 BOYS: 1. Ned Bramich, 2. Kelly Nordstrom, 3. Jake Fasnzcht, 4.Zac Gray. U/18 GIRLS: 1. Lizzy Stokely, 2. Tabee Fasnacht, 3. Hahnee Chelowski, 4. Sarah Gray. U/16 BOYS: 1. Rudy Davis, 2. Hamish Duncan, 3.Tagon Robbs, 4.Kieren Thomas. U/16 GIRLS: 1. Lizzy Stokely, 2. Tabbi Fasnacht, 3. Sally Lawrence, 4. Ella Westcott. U/14 BOYS: 1. Elliott Goward, 2. Sage Robbs, 3. Ben Callighan, 4. Sam Foster. U/14 GIRLS: 1. Bella Goward, 2. Inti Callighan, 3. Sophie Adams, 4. Mia Pribil. O/35 MENS: 1. Luke Johannesen, 2. Liam Gates, 3. Dan Robbs, 4. Jono Nordstrom. 0/40 MENS: 1. Chris Potter, 2. Alan Gray, 3. Phil Quirk, 4. Tim Callighan. 0/45MENS: 1. Glen Saltmarsh, 2.Nigel Wallace, 3. Kim Gale, 4. Phil Quirk. 0/50 MENS: 1. Kim Gale, 2. Glen Saltmarsh, 3. Alan Gray, 4. Nigel Wallace. 0/55 MENS: 1. Phil Critchlow, 2. Peter Jones, 3. Duncan Sadler. OPEN LONGBOARD: 1. Tom Gray, 2. Chris Fullston, 3. Ben Stockwin, 3. Kieren Thomas. JUNIOR LONGBOARD: 1. Tom Kelly, 2. Kieren Thomas, 3. Lizzy Stokely. U/21 DIVISION (non-championship division 2013): BOYS: 1.Ned Bramich, 2. Tom Gray, 3. Ollie Bowe, 4. Jake Otto. GIRLS: 1. Lizzy Stokely, 2. Brooke Mason, 3. Sarah Gray, 4. Zoe Grey. CHECK US OUT FOR THE LATEST NEWS. ON THE WEB: http://www.surfingaustralia.com/tas/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/pages/surfing-tasmania
STATE TEAMS STATE OPEN TEAM 2013-Port Macquarie, NSW. OPEN MENS: Shaun Wallbank, Hamish Renwick. OPEN WOMEN: Jess Appleby. 0/35 WOMEN: Jo Goldfinch. O/35MEN: Luke Johannesen. 0/40 MEN: Scott Weinrich. 0/45 MEN: Scott Weinreich. O/50 MEN: Nigel Wallace. 0/55 MEN: Phil Critchlow. U/18 WOMENS LONGBOARD: Iona Renwick. O/50 MENS LONGBOARD: Dave Renwick. O/65 MENS LONGBOARD: Roy Forbes. TEAM MANAGERS: Jo Goldfinch, Shayne Clark. National Championships - BEST PERFORMANCES: Roy Forbes O/65 Longboard Final 2 nd Jo Goldfinch O/35 Womens Longboard Final 3 rd Scott Weinreich O/45 Mens semi- finalist Iona Renwick U/18 Longboard semi finalist STATE JUNIOR TEAM 2013-Kiama, NSW. Gerome Bramich, Tom Gray, Kelly Nordstrom, Ned Bramich, Tabbi Fasnacht, Sarah Gray, Bella Goward, Elliot Goward, Hahnee Chelowski, Lizzy Stokely, Rudy Davis, Hamish Duncan, Jyle Grafton, Austin Quarrell, Jansen Nolan. COACH: Luke Bugg JUDGE: Ben Richardson TEAM MANAGERS: Georgia and Felix Goward
MORE HIGHLIGHTS The classic, West Coast Classic at Mount Cameron, March. Nigel Wallace and Head Judge Sticky Richardson seeking shelter, Mnt Cameron, March. Luke Johannesen, Comp. Director with Lizzy, Brooke, Jo and Hahnee at Swanport, April.