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Posted on Thursday February 11th 2010 at 8:19 a.m.
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Less than one week after a highly successful first event of the series was completed at Mount Maunganui, a dismal outlook for swell along the East Coast has given organisers no option but to hold the event off.
"There are a few waves at Whangamata today but we are not confident that the swell will last through to the weekend" commented Billabong Event Manager AJ Matthews. "If we did go ahead with the event, we know the surf is likely to be contestable at best. We want to give everyone a reasonable chance out in the water and that wasn't going to be the case this weekend" added Matthews in regards to the postponement.
Billabong has opted to schedule the event for the following weekend (20th - 21st February) and complete it in two big days of surfing at Whangamata.
The rescheduling looks like it will fall in line with a long range forecast for swell from an easterly airstream and tropical cyclone out to the north east of New Zealand. This bodes well for an action packed weekend of surfing in decent sized waves if predictions come to fruition.
The five winners (excludes Under 12 Girls) of the Billabong Series after the three events each win a return flight to the Gold Coast to compete in the Occy Grom Comp. Winners at each event win a massive package of Billabong gear and a Sony MP3 player.
Please see below for current standings after event one of the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge.
Under 16 Boys Top 5
1, Dylan Lightfoot (Sth Africa)
2, Adam Grimson (Gis)
3, Dune Kennings (Whmata)
4, Patxi Scott-Arietta (Sandy Bay)
5=, Peri Matenga (Mnt)
5=, Waretini Wano (Piha)
Under 14 Boys Top 5
1, Jordan Griffin (Mnt)
2, Dune Kennings (Whmata)
3, Mahorahora McLeod (Waitara)
4, Te Rapai Barbarich Love (Waitara)
5=, Elliot Paerata - Reid (Piha)
5=, Toa MacDonald
Under 12 Boys Top 5
1, Manu Scott-Arrieta (Sandy Bay)
2, Taine Craig Ranga (Wahi Bch)
3, Tane Bowden (Whgrei)
4, Kehu Butler (Mnt)
5=, Braedyn Louie (Piha)
5=, Isaac Kettle (Tara)
Under 16 Girls Top 5
1, Jayda Martin-Fitzharris (Gis)
2, Gabriela Sansom (Auck)
3, Ella Williams (Whmata)
4, Alethea Lock (Chch)
5=, Bianca Sansom (Auck)
5=, Maiya Thompson (Auck)
Under 14 Girls Top 5
1, Gabriela Sansom (Auck)
2, Dayna Story (Gis)
3, Bianca Sansom (Auck)
4, Claudia Fraser (Piha)
5=, Britt Kindred (Muri)
5=, Milly Crewe (Muri)
Under 12 Girls Top 5
1, Britt Kindred (Muri)
2, Lily Spiers (Whmata)
3, Milly Crewe (Muri)
4, Paige Penny (Gis)
Make sure you get to witness some of these events this summer. There will be some great surfing and plenty of fun activities to partake in. Keep your eyes peeled for the Billabong Grom Series event near you:
Billabong Grom Series Event Two - 20th - 21st February Whangamata
Billabong Grom Series Event Three - 13th - 14th March Piha Beach, Auckland
For more information on the series please contact Ben Kennings at Surfing New Zealand on 021 2278732 or email benkennings@surfingnz.co.nz. Alternatively contact AJ Matthews at Billabong on 021 2416227 or email aj.matthews@billabong.co.nz.
The Billabong Grom Series is brought to you by Billabong, Oceanbridge, Sony, Pacific Blue, Von Vipper, Kustom and NZ Surfing Magazine.
Front image by Cory / NZ Surfing Magazine.
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