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Despite initial plans to postpone it, Forster Bodyboarding Club pushed ahead with its monthly competition on Sunday, October 27, the day after bushfires threatened the area. Club president Shane Chalker spent the previous afternoon protecting his Tuncurry home from the fire, but with fun waves on offer at Nine Mile Beach, Tuncurry on Sunday morning, he said they decided to “roll with it.” “The day started really well,” he said. “It was a great day for the groms.” He said some of the club’s young girls were particularly impressive, catching a bunch of good waves. They also received some pointers off senior members Kaylah Pisani and Millie Chalker, who finished first and second respectively in the open women’s. The club also welcomed Coby Pisani to the fray, with the youngster surfing his first ever contest. In the opens, Joel Cockeram surfed well in the early rounds but it was Adam Cheers who took out the final. Hayden Pisani also had an impressive day, taking out the juniors and finishing fourth in the finals of both the opens and the drop-knee. The club will hold its final round for 2019 in November, which will help decide the overall winners for the year. Mr Chalker said in many cases the point scores often come down to the last event. This will be followed by a club presentation in December. You may also like: Opens 1st Adam Cheers 2nd Chad Pisani 3rd Jeremy Coombes 4th Hayden Pisani 5th James Cunningham 6th Joel Cockeram Open Women 1st Kaylah Pisani 2nd Millie Chalker 3rd Kathryn Davies 4th Gemma McEnallay 5th Jazmine Nielsen Juniors 1st Hayden Pisani 2nd Lochie Seale 3rd Harry Twomey 4th Millie Chalker DK 1st Josh Smith 2nd Adam Cheers 3rd James Cunningham 4th Hayden Pisani 5th Thomas Donnelly Masters 1st Chad Pisani 2nd Shane Chalker 3rd Joel Cockeram, Aaron Burke Cadets 1st Harry Twomey 2nd Christian Sheehy 3rd Sasha Gray 4th Cooper Cloak 5th Jakob Gray Groms 1st Christian Sheehy 2nd Gemma McEnallay 3rd Kayla McEnallay 4th Jazmine Nielsen Stay ahead with local news by signing up for the Great Lakes Advocate newsletter here.
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