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North Curly Long Jam Held each year at North Curlie (Curl Curl), the Log Jam has a simple philosophy. Ride some of the biggest dogs you can, and see where you end up at the finish of the day. Cloudy Skies Brighten 2009 LOGJAM It was with some degree of apprehension that
this years Logjam was scheduled for the Australia Day Weekend – School
holidays and a host of conflicting activities could have decimated the ranks
of competitors and supporters. Luckily the right combination of factors conspired
to give us a great day of competition. Organizers were looking to move the venue
further down the beach until a strong southerly change came through on the Saturday
night and pumped up the swell to three to four feet. For the first time in a
month the Curly banks provided would be considered as contestable waves. The
overcast skies also kept the free surfers to a minimum so we had a pretty good
run of the contest area to complete the day. The waves were fullish right though the tides and it took surfing nouse to consistently
catch waves that afforded the chance to score well. The usual suspects impressed
the judges in the first round with Paul O’Grady, Matt Flemming, Sean Dry,
Lex Evans, Wayne Maloney , Simon Cox and Rob Coriel showed their prowess on
the Old “Logs”. The highlight of the day, as usual, was the toothpick event where the competitors
ride twelve foot plus hollow wooden boards that turn surfing into a rodeo. These
logs are extremely difficult to tame and have a mind of their own. A gallery
of onlookers hoo’d and ha’d all through the thirty minute event
as the numerous stacks and bombed takeoffs littered the lines. Sean caught two
bombs from outside and rode them through to the beach to outpoint the Flemmo
who has proved to be the master of this discipline in the past. The spectacular
stacks by Gus and Bobby kept us all on our toes and provided us with excellent
entertainment – Well done lads! The Final was a closely event with the crème de la crème going head on in the now very surfable conditions. The perseverance of Flemmo stood out as did the aggression of Sean and the Stylish turns of Lex. Some great walking by Wayne and trimming by Simon kept the crowd focused on every instant of the thirty minute heat. The patience of Paul O’Grady, who sat for ten minutes at one stage without catching a wave, paid off as he landed some excellent rides to the beach and in doing so gave him the opportunity to showcase his stylish turns and roundouts combined with timely walking and nose rides – the champ picked himself. Many thanks to all the people that made our annual signature event the success that it was. Special mention has to be made to Mike Griggs and Simon Cox who handled the operational aspects of the meet, Mike and Clare who again excelled themselves with the catering and logistics, Grub who bought down the flags and equipment from Freshie, Sean for his organization capacity and sound decision making. Everyone was blown away by the trophies that Steve Blackmore handmade for the Event – Great work Steve the quality and creation was outstanding! Well done also to Rachael and her friend Ellie who ran the raffle – Rachael is the best raffle marketer on the Northern Beaches. We appreciate the entrants from the other Clubs, namely POG, Ian W, Garry S, Ron S and Flemmos. We thank our ever supportive sponsor Dripping Wet who again came to the party wih competitor bags and prizes for the winners. Thanks also to Terumi from WA Surf International who donated those superb surfing essentials. Dee Why RSL is also recognized as an ongoing sponsor. RESULTS
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