Bells Puts On A Show For TBC

Bells Puts On A Show For TBC

By mark Humphrey

Bells Beach, Vic/Aus. 9^th October 2014. Bells Beach served up a classic 3-4’ day combined with off-shore conditions to treat the Torquay Boardriders Club members who had trekked down for the club’s Agg 5 event. With a full contingent of age brackets ranging from U/14’s right through to the Grand Masters, times were hectic for organisers with the final event the Men’s Open final getting the buzzer just after 5pm. To minimise the impact on co-ordinators, the clubs Grom section ran their heats and finals around the corner at Jan JucCahill Bell-Warren in his last club comp for the year before heading OS to compete on the  ASP QS circuit.

Winners on the day were James Hughes in the 14 boys followed by Jack, Henry and Charlie. The 14 girls had 2 competitors with Bella Wilson getting the nod from Jesse. The 16 girls had a 6 person final with India Robinson taking out the division from Grace, Isabelle, Maddy, Charlie and Maggie. The 16 boys was won by 13 year old Tane Bowden followed by Josh, Zac, & Charlie. Following on from the 16’s was the 18 boys with travelled surfer Cody Robinson taking out the win. Robinson has just returned from Europe where he has been competing in the ASP Junior Pro division and wasted no time getting into the final where he was challenged right up to the wire by 2^nd place getter Lewy Oats. In a close final Robinson got the nod from Oats, Casey McCrohan and Mickey Robinson with Lewis Wright and Jordy Gibson rounding out the 6 man final. . The masters was taken out by Brad Kerr with Adam, Frankie and Trippa filling the minor positions. In the Grand Masters Dave Matthews once again picked up the win from Jeff, Rohan and Steve. Dave Matthews 'smokin' another wave

That left both the open women’s and men’s finals to be contested. The women’s final was also a 6 person final with Maylee Fox taking the win from India Robinson, Ricki Bell-Warren, Grace Day, Issabell Cook and Ella Sweeney. In the men’s final Cahill Bell-Warren picked up a wave inside the last minute of the event to leapfrog into the lead and take the win from an unlucky Harrison Mann with that 13 year old Tane Bowden in 3^rd followed by the 18 boy’s winner Cody Robinson. Fantastic effort by Tane to make the final having to despatch Troy Brooks on the way through. With the clubs other future star in Xavier Huxtable away on Grom Search duties the limelight was certainly centred on the 13 year old and he didn’t disappoint. As club president Cahill Bell-Warren mentioned during the presentations, its scary how good Bowden is at the ripe old age of 13. No doubt another future club star in the making. Everywhere you look in the junior ranks there are boys and girls surfing beyond their age which goes good for the future development of the club and the sport in general. Tane Bowden in full flight on the way to the mens final

The clubs final comp has been pencilled in for November the 8^th. To find out more on the event and the Grom place getters go to http://www.torquayboardriders.com/

Images from an awesome day at Bells.

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