Upset win to Cox in board event

Press, 30 January 1984, Page 6

Upset win to Cox in board event

A surprise win by Peter Cox (Waikuku) in the final of the senior malibu board race was the highlight of the Lion Brown-Radio Avon Canterbury surf life-saving championships at Waikuku Beach at the weekend. Cox has thrust himself into prominence this season with a number of bold performances in board events, but he was not considered a title-winner against such experienced competitors as Geoff Walker (Waimairi), a group from Taylors Mistake, and a couple of Victorians. However, Cox kept touch with the leaders and when the pressure came on as the riders reached the breakers. Cox remained calm, got a good wave, and edged ahead of Michael Maher (Victoria) and Walker in the final few metres. Teresa Stanley (Taylors Mistake), the defending titleholder and the first Canterbury swimmer to finish in the surf teams’ race on Saturday, did not swim in the individual surf race yesterday. Victorians filled the first two places and the first Canterbury swimmer home was Anthea Forbes (Waimairi). Lachie Marshall (New Brighton) and David Russell (Victoria) featured in one of the best finishes of the day in the senior surf race. Both emerged from the surf together but Russell showed a better wading technique and drew ahead by about half a metre in the dash to the finish. The host club featured strongly in the senior belt final. Mike Scott (Victoria) won the race to the buoys, but he was followed closely by Phil Seal and his Waikuku team-mate, Gary Connor in third place. Taylors Mistake A teams won both the four and six-man rescue and resuscitation events. Waimairi B won the women’s four place final, and South Brighton A the six place final. All these teams earned automatic entry to the national championships in Napier in March. North Beach had outstanding success in the craft events at the championships. Crews from the club won the senior and junior surf-boat titles, the senior and junior surf-canoe titles, and the senior and junior surf-boat rescue titles. Its reputation was tarnished when it finished third in the senior canoe rescue and was disqualified after winning a re-run of the junior canoe rescue. After the first final one of the crew members had to leave the beach and the crew failed to notify officials that it had made an alteration to its crew. It was a costly oversight. Abbreviations used in the results are: New Brighton (N. 8. North Beach (Nth B.), South Brighton (5.8.), Spencer Park (S.P.), Taylors Mistake (T.M.), Victoria (V.), Waimairi (W.), Waikuku (Wk.).

MEN Senior Surf race: D. Russell (V ). 1. L. Marshall (N. 8. 2; D. Barnes (V.). 3. . , Surf teams race: Victoria 1. New Brighton B 2. New Brighton A 3. Belt race — Final: M. Scott (V.), 1: P. Seal (Wk.). 2; G. Connor (Wk.). 3. Four man rescue and resuscitation.— Final: Taylors Mistake A. 2.55. 1; South Brighton A, 3.0. 2; Spencer Park. 6.35, 3. Six man rescue and resuscitation.— Final: Taylors Mistake A. 7.5. 1; South Brighton A, 8.5. 2; Tavlors Mistake B. 20.2, 3. ' Tube rescue.— Final: N. Ward and L. Marshall (N. 8. 1; C. Immers and J. Dimick (T.M.). 2: M. Beks and B. Jones (5.8.), 3. . , „ Double surf ski.— Final: S. Davis and R. Boyle (T.M.), 1; D. Neate and D. Waru (T.M.), 2; E. Leask and M. Mead (W.), 3. Malibu board- Final: P. Cox (Wk.). 1; M. Maher (V.). 2; G. Walker (W.), 3. Surf ski race.- G. Walker (W.), 1: T. Bush (V.), 2; P. Foster (V.), 3. Surf ski rescue: D. Neate and M. McClurg (T.M.), 1; R. Boyle and R. Jones (T.M.), 2; S. Davis and L. McKeown (T.M.). 3. Beach sprint.— Final: A. Dorreen (5.8.), 1; M. Gale (Wk.). 2; S. Bolton (Wk.), 3. Beach relay.— South Brighton A 1, New Brighton 2, South Brighton B 3. Surf boat rescue.— Final: North Beach A 1, Waikuku A 2, South Brighton A 3. Surf boat.— Race 1: North Beach A 1, South Brighton A 2, New Brighton B 3. Race 2: North Beach A 1, South Brighton A 2, Waikuku 3. Race 3: North Beach A 1, Waikuku A 2, South Brighton 3. Race 4: North Beach A 1, Waimairi A 2, South Brighton A 3. Final points: North Beach A 16, 1; South Brighton A, 10. 2; Waikuku, 9, 3. Surf canoe.— Race 1: North Beach A 1, New Brighton A 2, Taylors Mistake 3. Race 2: North Beach A 1, New Brighton A 2, Victoria 3. Race 3: North Beach A 1, New Brighton A 2, Waimairi 3. Surf canoe rescue.— New Brighton A 1, Taylors Mistake 2, North Beach A 3. Junior Surf race— M. Cosgrove (V.), 1; M. Hauser (V.), 2; A. Beks (5.8.), 3. Surf teams race: South Brighton A, 19, 1; Taylors Mistake, 33, 2; New Brighton, 45. 3. Belt race.— Final: M. Cosgrove (V.), 1; A. Beks (5.8.). 2; M. Hauser (V.), 3. Tube rescue.— Final: M. Hauser and M. Cosgrove (V.), 1; I. MacDonald and D. Bodger (T.M.), 2; F. Taylor and M. Scott (N. 8. 3. Four man rescue and resuscitation.— Final: Taylors Mistake. 11.5, 1; South Brighton A, 16.3, 2; South Brighton B, 26.2, 3. Six man rescue and resuscitation.— Taylors Mistake, 21.0, 1; South Brighton, 33.9, 2. Surf ski rescue.— Final: L. Donnelly and B. Davison (Nth

B), and J. Dickson and P. Walker (W.), (equal), 1. B. Lomax and T. Le Cren (T.M.). 3. Double surf ski.— Final: P Walker and J. Dickson (W.). 1; L Soulus and J. McKeefry (Wk.), 2; B. Lomax and F. Johnson (T.M.). 3. Surf ski.— Final: F. Johnson (T.M.), 1; C. Mathews (W.). 2; B. Lomax (T.M.). 3. Surf boat.— Race 1: North Beach 1. New Brighton 2. Waikuku 3. Race 2: North Beach 1, New Brighton 2. Waikuku 3. Race 3: North Beach 1, New Brighton 2. Waikuku 3. Race 4: New Brighton 1, North Beach 2. Final points: North Beach, 14. 1; New Brighton. 12, 2; Waikuku, 7, 3. Surf canoe.— Race 1: New Brighton 1, North Beach A 2. Waimairi 3. Race 2: Waimairi 1, New Brighton 2, North Beach 3. Race 3: North Beach A 1, Taylors Mistake 2. Iron man.— Final: M. Hauser (V.), 1; F. Johnson (T.M.), 2, P. Walker (W.), 3. Beach sprint.— Final: K. Gallagher (Wk.), 1; T. Young (T.M.), 2: C. Marshall (Nth B.). 3. Beach relay.— Waikuku 1, Tavlors Mistake 2, Waimairi 3. Tapi in relay.- Taylors Mistake 1, Waimairi 2. Malibu board.— Final: T. Johnson (T.M.). 1; M. Hauser (V.), 2; N. Snoep (T.M.). 3. Surf canoe rescue.Waimairi 1. Surf boat rescue.— Final: North Beach 1, New Brighton 2, Waikuku 3. March past.— Taylors Mistake, 61.1; North Beach, 82, 2. Open Iron man.— Final: D. Barnes (V.), 1; J. Vains (V.),2; G. Walker (W.), 3. Taplin relay.— Final: Victoria 1, Taylors Mistake A 2. Waikuku 3. Beach flags.— L. Clarke (Nth B ), 1; G. Moore (Nth B.), 2; S. Duncan (N. 8. 3. March past.— Victoria, 17,1; South Brighton, 24, 2; Taylors Mistake, 25, 3. Over 30 years Surf race: D. Neate (T.M.), 1; P. Goozey (Nth B), 2; G. Le Cren (T.M.), 3. Cadet Iron man.— J. Lane (T.M.). 1; K. Blackburn (S.P.), 2; T. Smith (T.M.), 3. WOMEN Surf race: J. Parlanti (V.), 1; T. Dawson (V.), 2; A. Forbes (W.), 3. Surf teams race: Victoria, 29, 1; New Brighton, 39, 2; South Brighton A, 55, 3. Belt race.— Final: J. Parlanti (V.), 1; S. O’Connell (W.), 2; L. Griffiths (N. 8. 3. Four place rescue and resuscitation.— Final: Waimairi B, 3.25, 1; New Brighton A, 3.50, 2; Waimairi A, 3.65, 3. Six place rescue and resuscitation.— Final: South Brighton A, 7.75, 1; New Brighton, 12.10, 2; Waimairi A, 13.20, 3. Tube rescue.— Final: P. Horne and S. Heatherly (5.8.), 1; L. Griffiths and A. McKendry (N. 8. 2; G. Smeith and S. O’Connell (Wk.), 3. Malibu board.— Final: T. Dawson (V.), 1; S. Dimmick (V.), 2; J. Parlanti (V.), 3. Surf ski.— Final: T. Dawson (V.), 1; J. Beaumont. (5.8.), 2; C. Pearce (T.M.), 3. Beach sprint.— Final: D. Sailings (N. 8. 1; T. Bradley (T.M.), 2; J. Quinn (T.M.), 3. Beach relays.— New Brighton A 1, Waimairi 2, South Brighton A 3. March past.— South Brighton, 24, 1; Waimairi, 29, 2; New Brighton, 34, 3.