CARVE Eyewear 2024 Surftag

September 16, 2024

North Steyne and Freshwater Win Big at SURFTAG

Monday 16th September 2024 – Manly, Sydney.

North Steyne Boardriders have won the CARVE EYEWEAR MEN’S SURFTAG in blustery wind-swept conditions at Queenscliff Beach, Sydney. With a building south swell marching up the coast and strong winds blowing from the SSW, the North Steyne team of Sol Gruendling, Blake Levett, Saxon Reber, Kalan Orchard and Ethan Dodson comfortably won the four-team Final ahead of local rivals Queenscliff, North Narrabeen and North Avalon.

North Steyne’s Saxon Reber was the standout in the Final scoring an 8.00-point ride which he backed up with a 7.43 Powerwave (double points) to win the Creatures of Leisure Highest Score in the Final award with a two-wave total of 22.86.

North Steyne’s total in the Final of 80.04 was the highest of the day resulting in the Manly based club winning by over 20 points. Queenscliff finished on 59.45 with North Narrabeen 39.12 and North Avalon 28.53.

Winter Vincent (19.47) was Queenscliff’s best with Jordy Lawler (19.69) the highest scorer for North Narrabeen. Both North Narrabeen and North Avalon ran out of time with only three of their five surfers catching waves during the fifty-minute final.

The Central Coast’s North Shelly Boardriders were unlucky not to make the Final with Bonus Points being the difference between North Avalon and North Shelly in Semi Final No.2. North Avalon’s fifth surfer Jasper Giddy finished first back on the beach before the fifty-minute time limit receiving four bonus points for NASA. North Shelly’s fifth surfer Luke Bondfield was next to finish receiving three bonus points, the margin between the two clubs at the end of the Semi Final was 0.96.

RESULTS - 2024 CARVE EYEWEAR MEN’S SURFTAG

1st - North Steyne – 80.04
2nd – Queenscliff – 59.45
3rd – North Narrabeen – 39.12
4th – North Avalon – 28.53
5th – Scarborough
5th – North Shelly
7th – Elouera
7th – Long Reef

CARVE Eyewear is proud to have been part of the 2024 Surftag event. The grassroots core of competitive teams surfing in a high energy competitive atmosphere is always a thrill to be involved in. Well done to North Steyne Boardriders, great to watch you take out the Carve Eyewear Men’s 2024 Surftag Your Own Way!

On Saturday the Freshwater Boardriders Junior team created history winning the clubs first ever SURFTAG event in 24-years at the GYG JUNIOR SURFTAG. The Under 18’s team of Lex O’Connor, Fletcher Kelleher, Roman Bunting, Maz Sheehan and Flynn O’Connor finished ahead of Merewether, Dee Why and Queenscliff with ISA World Junior Runner-Up Fletcher Kelleher Freshwater’s best in the Final posting a two-wave total of 18.76.

Kelleher won the Creatures of Leisure Highest Score in the Final, “the waves were actually really fun and I just love surfing with all my mates”, Kelleher said, “It’s a good time having a tag team and it brings nerves I’ve never felt before, and just like Lex said Harbord 2096 were causing a ruckus over the hill so you better not come over.”