Friday, August 10, 2012
by Ross Boardman
The 2012 Australian Surf Kayak Championships at Maroochydore QLD on July 21st
were held in beautiful sunshine but windy conditions thanks to an East
Coast Low.
The surf was big and messy at times but some awesome surfing
was on display and I was happy to place fourth the final. It was a great
fun weekend catching up with competitors from all round Australia.
One
year out from the World Surf Kayak Championships (to be held on the
Sunshine Coast), if you are keen to compete or would like to get
involved in the sport of surf kayaking then call us or drop us an email
at Jervis Bay Kayak Co, The home of Mega Performance Surf Kayaks in Australia.
Tracy Gibson - Jervis Bay
Kayaks
Competition Results - Open HP Final:
1st Terry Robson-Petch
2nd Darren Bason
3rd Nigel Bland
4th Tracy Gibson
Saturday, June 02, 2012
by Ross Boardman
Mega Surf Kayaks would like to congratulate Tracy Gibson on becoming the latest member of the Mega Flying Squad. The Mega Team based on some of the World's best Kayak Surfers recognises Tracy's dedication to the Sport of Surf Kayaking in Australia, and to Mega Surf Kayaks Australia.
Tracy is the full time Training Coordinator at Jervis Bay Kayak Co on the NSW Sth Coast and lives and breathes Surf and Sea Kayaking as a Profession. She is an Accredited Australian Canoeing Sea Kayaking Instructor and Guide and Leads Escorted Sea Kayaking Trips both at home and around the Globe. Tracy also conducts Surf Kayak Skills Course in and around the Jervis Bay Area.
Tracy founded "Australia's 1st Surf Kayak Club" with Ross Boardman from Mega Surf Kayaks Australia in September 2006 and has been instrumental in the promotion and the Mega Brand in Australia and New Zealand.
Tracy - Charging at Bendlaong
Tracy placed 5th in the World Surf Kayak Championships 2007 in Bakio / Mundaka in Spain and is preparing for the Titles in Australia in July 2013.
Congratulations Tracy.
Mega Australia
Thursday, March 08, 2012
by Ross Boardman
Mega Surf Kayak Camp - Cave Beach 3/4 March 2012
As we approached the weekend of our planned Mega Kayaks Surfing event
the weather was forcing our hand to make some changes. Thursday night
saw extremely heavy rain and storm conditions sweep through the Jervis
Bay area whipping up huge seas and flooding the camp site area. As we
had people traveling from as far away as Tasmania we decided to still
run a Skills Session on the Saturday and hopefully find somewhere to Free
Surf on the Sunday. Having to make plans very flexible and with the
weather forecast so unpredictable we postponed the people traveling
locally in the hope to re-schedule another event with better conditions
in the near future.
With alternative warm and dry Cabin accommodation arranged we met on
Saturday morning to marginally better weather. Whilst Cave beach was
still 6ft to 8ft of solid pumping southerly swell, it was going to be
sheltered from the wind all day and allow us to work on practice drills
in the breaking re-form area close to the beach.
The group was instructed individually on areas of surf kayaking such as
edge control, timing, positioning and paddle out take offs in the white
water zone with everyone learning something new or refining techniques.
After a fairly physical first session the group stopped for morning tea
and checked local conditions at the river mouth close by. We decided to
have another crack out in the Caves re-form before heading for lunch and
shifting to the other surf spot to catch the incoming tide.
Conditions cleaned up beautifully as the afternoon wore on and whilst
some brushed up on their rolling techniques in the calm river entrance
others were enjoying the much smaller and smoother left and rights on
offer till another storm loomed in the distance and led us all to make a
hasty retreat to freshen up for Dinner in Huskisson.
Sunday we were surprised to wake to 2ft/3ft southerly swell at Caves
with strong off shore winds grooming the faces clean. What a difference
a day can make. As everyone was relaxing into a fun morning session the
sun even poked it's head out briefly to give us a glimpse of blue sky and
highlight the crystal clear water conditions. More practice time was
dedicated to trimming on the waves to maximize speed across the face and
really using the whole wave face from top to bottom to get the most out
of your ride . We also worked on body position for control and not just
relying on the paddle. I think by the time we wrapped the session at
lunch time everyone was well and truly surfed out but excited about the
next Mega surf event!!
I would love to thank all those that still had to travel and we look
forward to getting everyone back for another weekend of surfing really soon.
Tracy Gibson
Mega Surf Kayaks Australia
Thursday, March 01, 2012
by Ross Boardman
Our Latest Batch of Brand New Surf Kayaks from Mega Surf Kayaks Australia
- Straight out of our Huskisson Jervis Bay Factory, these two S-Lite
beauties are off to Perth and Margaret River WA tomorrow for some
serious summer fun.
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