Gisborne conquers New Zealand Scholastic Surfing Championships

Gisborne has conquered the 2011 National Scholastic Surfing Championships, after the closest of battles to claim their first team title in six years, at Pines, Shipwreck Bay, in 1.0m waves with light westerly winds. The Gisborne team who comprised only ten of a possible twelve surfers rode to an impeccable final day taking three titles […]

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Gisborne has conquered the 2011 National Scholastic Surfing Championships, after the closest of battles to claim their first team title in six years, at Pines, Shipwreck Bay, in 1.0m waves with light westerly winds. The Gisborne team who comprised only ten of a possible twelve surfers rode to an impeccable final day taking three titles and putting claim to eight finalists eventually nudging out Canterbury who almost snatched their first ever title. The margin after five days of surfing was a mere 244 points – the equivalent of one or two individual placings

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Gisborne conquers New Zealand Scholastic Surfing Championships

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