Human Australasian Titles and Port Mac Pro
Written by Terry McKenna
Monday, 15 September 2008
Human Australasian Titles and Human Port Mac Pro
Prize Money $ AUD 6, 000 Mens (4 Star) $AUD 2 000 Women’s (2 Star), $AUD 500 Drop Knee (1 Star)
Port Macquarie, New South Wales
Monday, 15 September 2008 to Sunday, 21 September 2008
HEADLINE: AUSTRALASIA’S TOP BODYBOARDERS BACK IN PORT MAC
(Town Beach, Port Macquarie, NSW, Sunday September 14) For the fourth and final year the Human Australasian Titles and Human Port Mac Pro presented by QCD will be back in the Australian bodyboarding capital of Port Macquarie.The revamped 7 day event sees the best Australian and New Zealand bodyboarders, in both professional and amateur divisions, vying it out to be the 2008 champion in their respective divisions.
The event brings together over three hundred bodyboarders in what is best described as the largest bodyboarding festival in Australia.
IBA Australasia General Manager Terry McKenna says that this year it’s all about the bodyboarding.
“Port Mac has been an amazing host for this event over the past three years, while this will be the last time for a little while that the event will be held here, I am looking forward to going out with a bang and some seeing some seriously amazing bodyboarding through out the week” Terry said.
“The event will be completely mobile, allowing us to utilise the best surfing conditions along this coastline”
The forecast for the first part of the week looks very promising with official event forecaster Swellnet predicting clean and contestable conditions, in the 3 foot range.
The event kicks off Monday the 15th with the juniors hitting the water first, allowing them enough time to head back to school for the week for exams, with all of the finals action plus the start of the pro event kicking up for the following weekend.
The Human Port Mac Pro will wind up a massive year of competition on the Human Pro Tour and the combined presentation night will be on Sunday night 21st September at 7pm.
There will be a live stream on swellnet.com.au as the pro’s hit the water in 2008, so log on to the live web stream to see all the action unfold.
Competitors are to meet at Town beach carpark at 7am for a possible 8am start with the Juniors only.
HUMAN AUSTRALASIAN TITLES AND PORT MAC PRO HISTORY: The event begun in 2005 and was commissioned by both Human and the Port Macquarie Council to run for a further three years. This seven day surf epic is the pinnancle of both ameteur and professional bodyboarding in Australia. With 200 of the states best selected bodyboarders, plus over one hundred professional bodyboarders this is by far the biggest bodyboarding event in Australia. This will be the last time for the foreseeable future the National Bodyboarding Titles will be held in Port Macquarie as this bodyboarding extravaganza gets back on the road in 2009.
Human Pro Tour Information: The Australasian Bodyboarding Pro Tour is the regions premier bodyboarding circuit, traveling throughout Australia and New Zealand. Professional Bodyboarders compete for points and prize money in a bid to become the 2008 Australasian Bodyboarding Champion. 2006 Australasian champion was Ryan Hardy and the 2007 champion was Andrew Lester. South Australia along with New South Wales hold the tours two highest rated events, with the 2008 title still up for grabs, the remaining contests are to be hotly contested.
ABOUT HUMAN
Human
For over a decade Human have been considered as the official footwear brand for bodyboarders worldwide, their unwavering support has included various world tour events and including the Major sponsorship of the Human Australasian Pro Tour and Human Shark Island Challenge. Like bodyboarding Human’s footwear designs are innovative and at the cutting edge of fashion worldwide. Human Footwear is one of the major footwear designers in Australia and can be purchased at major outlets such as Myer, Footlocker and Rebel Sport.
www.human.net.au
EVENT PARTNERS
Human, QCD, Port MacQuarie Hasting Council, Reeflex, Baxter, Evie, IBA Australasia