Gumby News - June 2005 (No.59)

The 25th Byron Bay Annual Mal Classic was held between Wednesday 27th and Saturday 30th April 2005.

Local surfers are the toast of the town, after the blue ribbon open men and women’s crowns went to Michael Black and Angela King, both members of the Byron Bay Club. Black’s great win in the L J Hooker Open was in high class company and in fact the margins were minimal in the final calculation over the top three finalists. Harley Ingleby and Michael Bellamy were runners up, with the lead sea sawing through the final and Black holding the advantage at the end. Other finalists in order, Seb Wilson, Ruben Roxburgh, Scott Channon.

In the TP Health & Sunspirit Womens Open, King had a fairly convincing win from Selby Riddle. King started the heat with the highest scoring wave and was never overtaken. Other finalists in order, Jodie Barsby, Carmel Mc Grath, Tegan Riddle, Taylor Miller.

The day dawned nice and clear but with a dropping swell from Friday. Conditions got a little uneven and inconsistent with the SE breeze by mid morning, but the sand bank held the small swell very well and the event proceeded with competitive conditions for all finals. The Byron Bay First National Real Estate Junior Girls ! Final started slowly but the girls soon got the feel of the wave and linked up some long waves and sections. Final placings Rani Bartlett, Bridgid Ryan, Bonnie Donovan, Rebecca Sourry, Jessica Whyatt, Alex Flemming.

The Byron Designworks Over 30 Women Final saw Sandy Calton and Sally Paxton, both of the Gold Coast, sharing the lead through the event. Sandy captured the heats highest scoring wave giving her the winning margin. Other finalists in order, Kirsty Webster, Lisa Nicholson, Fae Stevens, Deb Tinker. The Hot Generation Surfboards Mystery Final went to Keenan Roxburgh of Evans Head, from Ian Proctor, President of NZ’s Moana Nui Surfriders Club. Other finalist in order, Kevin Devlin, Greg Lee, Alex Neville, Colin Wallmsley.

The Earth n’ Sea Pizza Junior Boys Final saw Cameron Hiscox and Harrison Roach sharing the highest scoring waves and the judge’s decisions resulting in Roach coming out on top. Other finalists in order, Bryce Young, Go Ishikawa, Beau Harrington, Tim Compton. The Hog’s Breath Big Boys Final saw unanimous first to local surfer John Black from fellow Byronian John Keevers. Big boys and small surf don’t generally mix but they provided plenty of entertainment for the crowd. Other finalists in order, Peter Harris, Dave Keys, Dave Edwards, Paul Beaver.

In the Surfaids Over 60’s Byron scored the double with Alan Reid from Rusty Miller then Sunshine Coast’s Doug Andrew. Other finalists in order, Doug Warbrick, Bob Kennersen, John Fletcher. The Byron Bay Longboards Over 55’s Final was a tight tussle with Byron locals holding off the challengers. Final results in order, Alan Atkins, John Giles, Geoff Arnold, Ron Rudder, Eddie Piper (HAW), Garry Munson.

The Emma & Tom’s Life Juice Over 50 Final saw Eric Walker and Mike Pimm holding a lead on their opponents. Final results in order, Walker, Pimm, Robye Deane, Lynden Riley, Wayne McLeary, Peter Dutton. In the Golden Breed Over 4! 5’s Byron’s Current National Champ Sput Keevers started slowly but grabbed longer set waves providing good sections and nose rides as the final progressed. Results in order, David Keevers, Mark Fuller, Ross Cribb, David Ryan, Forfar Petrie, Paul Guthrie.

The Maui Jim Over 35’s Final saw Steve Mills take the heat’s highest score with his first wave and maintain his lead. Results in order, Steve Mills, Hayden Swan, Ian Pearson, Ben Bennink, Reid Johnson, Rob King. The Hot Generation Surfboards/Hang Ten Noserider Final was a spectacular show of skill with hang fives and hang tens in abundance. Final results in order, Bonga Perkins (Former ASP World Pro Longboard Champ), Harley Ingleby, Michael Bellamy, Michael Black, Koa Enriquez, Cameron Hiscox.

The Go Barefoot Old Mal Final finished the day’s proceedings with a journey back to the roots of surfing. Final results in order, Gareth Donovan, Mike Pimm, Mark Fuller, Ian Williams, Damian Andrew, Chris Bode. The Kolikani Tandem Exhibition held mid morning was a new inclusion for this year and got the crowd hooting. Despite the small waves all teams made long rides, threw in a few moves and even got some barrels and lifts. Participating teams were John & Jess Whyatt, Steve & Matthew Dart, David & Brigid Ryan, Jared Satori & Alan Atkins.

It was a great night at the Byron Bay Bowling Club where all the crew threw off the tensions of the last few days and celebrated a great anniversary event and Club year. Our international visitors were represented by Ian Proctor [President of NZ Club, Moananui] who provided a welcome and celebratory address in both Maori and English, which showed both the humour and the mo! re serious protocol of his people and Eddie Pieper of Hawaii who indicated their comfort and enjoyment of being able to come to this event and be amongst their old and new friends.

The fundraising raffles and competitor surfboard draws were conducted and in all 9 malibus were given away over the week as well as watches and other major surfing accessories. All mals were mint condition competition models from Munro, Tolhurst, McTavish, Margetts, Kennersen. All in all this package was valued at about $40,000.

Charities benefiting from the event are the Byron Bay Ambulance Service, the Byron Headland Trust and the Royal Volunteer Coastal patrol. The fundraising figure is still being finalized but once again its expected to be significant. All in all, a great 25th anniversary celebration event for The Malibu Club Byron Bay.

The Malibu Club Byron Bay Inc
PO Box 350
BYRON BAY NSW 2481
Ph: 02 6685 8466 (WK)
byronbaymalibuclub@yahoo.com.au

Three times world masters surfing champion Gary Elkerton dropped in to the British Surfing Museum in Brighton at the end of May. The Australian legend was in the resort on the south coast of England campaigning for cleaner seas with the environmental pressure group Surfers Against Sewage.

He spent an hour looking round the historic surfboards, and is pictured next to a classic early 1970s Weber Australia single fin. The museum down on Brighton’s main beach is now open until September 4th, and features a beautiful collection of vintage boards and memorabilia that glides through more than 100 years of British surfing history.

“We’re stoked Gary took the time out of his schedule to come and visit our new surfing museum, and put his weight behind the campaign for better sewage treatment for our coastline,” said director Pete Robinson.

The museum is running a tour of its popular exhibition of British surfing history starting in Cornwall in July – for more details log on to www.thesurfingmuseum.co.uk

The Surfing Museum is a not for profit organisation and is the only full time group in the UK researching and preserving British surfing history for future generations. For more information email director Peter Robinson info@thesurfingmuseum.co.uk.co.uk or phone 07887 758324 (UK)

Photo by Carla Blackman (no charge) Gary Elkerton, May 31, 2005 at The Surfing Museum, 203 King’s Road Arches, Brighton BN1 1NB

Is It A Stroke?

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster for the stroke victim. A stroke victim may suffer brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say any bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
1. Ask the individual to smile.
2. Ask them to raise both arms.
3. Ask them to speak a simple sentence.

If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call your emergency number (000 or 911) immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

After discovering that a group of non-medical volunteers could identify facial weakness, arm weakness and speech problems, researchers urged the general public to learn these three questions. Widespread use of this test could result in prompt diagnosis and treatment of the stroke and prevent brain damage.

Is It A Heart Attack?

Let's say it's 6:15 pm and you're driving home (alone of course), after an unusually hard day on the job. You're really tired, upset, and frustrated.

Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to radiate out into your arm and up into your jaw. You are only about five miles from the hospital nearest your home. Unfortunately you don't know if you'll be able to make it that far. You have been trained in CPR, but the guy that taught the course did not tell you how to perform it on yourself.

How to survive a Heart Attack when alone

Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, without help, the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness.

However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest.

A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let-up until help arrives or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again.

Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital. Tell as many people as possible about this. It could save their lives.

Help us erect a fountain commemorating Hermosa's great surfing heritage.

The City is raising funds to construct a surf motif fountain on the lawn in front of the historic Hermosa Beach Auditorium at PCH and Pier. The fountain will be a full-size bronze replica of the famous photo of Dewey Weber surfing 22nd Street in Hermosa Beach taken by legendary surf photographer and local Hermosan, Leroy Grannis, in 1966. Water jets will simulate the spray from Dewey's trademark "Wheelhouse" cutback.

Around the base of the fountain will be photo-etched granite tiles depicting the legendary surfers/watermen who emerged from the Hermosa area, including such greats as Doc Ball, Hoppy Swarts, Leroy Grannis, Jim Bailey, the Kerwins, Bev Morgan, Paul Matthies, Bing Copeland, Hap Jacobs, Dale Velzy, Greg Noll, Mike Purpus, Rick Stoner, Dewey Weber, Eddie Talbot, Phil Becker, the Meistrell Brothers, Dru Harrison, Sonny Vardeman, Donald Takayama, Linda Benson, John Baker, Mike Stevenson, Alf Laws and others.

Along with the photos, we hope to preserve for posterity some of the old stories from this classic time period in Hermosan history.

Your generous donations are needed and welcome for our upcoming Silent Auction hosted by CRUZ ISLAND + BEACH 2...all proceeds (100%) will benefit the Hermosa Beach Surf Legends Memorial Fountain Project http://www.hbsurflegends.org/

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