Grace under pressure

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(by: John Veage)

Cronulla Boardriders champion surfer Grace Gosby has won the 2023 Woolworths Junior NSW State Title at Corrimal Beach.

Winners were crowned in four divisions with 15 year old Grace taking her first Under 16 women’s crown.

Grace, who also surfs In the Cronulla Girls Boardrider’s club, was almost lost for words as she took out the title, dominating with a score of 7.0 and a 6.5.

The Cronulla High School student performed well all competition but it was in the final where she gave it everything and her highest scoring individual wave of the competition and her highest heat total of 13.5 saw her finish in top spot and chaired up the beach.

Grace said it was so good to get her first big win and be the U16 girls NSW state champion.

“The conditions were tough leading up to finals day but on finals day the waves were pretty fun.

“The girls pushed me to go harder and I couldn’t have done it without the competition. I now qualify for the Australian titles to represent NSW at the end of the year at Phillip Island so my short term goals now are to surf and train as much as possible so I can give it a good shot and surf my best at the Australian Titles in December,” she said.

“My long term goal is to keep progressing with my surfing, do a few more pro junior comps next year and perhaps one day surf on the CT surfing tour so I can travel the world with my surfboard.”

Grace’s Cronulla High School team made the the NSW Junior Girls School final but met an in form Byron Bay team, finishing second.

Cronulla Point surfers ‘helping a mate’

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When Cronulla Point Boardriders Life Member Mark Rogers  was diagnosed with Stage 3 Esophageal Cancer on July 13 this year his world turned upside down in every way.

Most often, esophageal cancer is a treatable disease but not a curable one and the overall survival rate is low because patients tend to develop symptoms and signs late in their disease when the cancer has already spread.

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Cronulla announced as destination for the final women’s QS6,000 of 2016 Season.

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Sally Fitzgibbons is set to host the Sydney International Pro, which will form part of an inaugural International Beach Festival at Cronulla from 3 – 6 November, 2016. The four-day event which will showcase our iconic lifestyle where sand meets sea. As host, Fitzgibbons wanted to offer an holistic beach lifestyle event which heralds healthy living alongside surf. To spearhead a new beach culture cross-over the festival will include a WSL Women’s (Qualifying Series) QS6,000, plus a fun run, ocean swim, Ironwoman Invitational, beach fashion exhibits, live fitness workouts, kids zone, organic markets and an open-air cinema.

“This is a great opportunity for women’s surfing, we will have some of the best female surfers in the world here along with local boardriders, a girls junior comp and a Pro Assist for groms, it’s only fitting that we bring them together in a nostalgic setting like Cronulla Beach. It’s a fantastic chance for Sydney to get behind women’s surfing and be part of an amazing beach culture festival where we have something for the whole family.”

WSL Deputy Commissioner Jessi Miley-Dyer is over the moon about the inclusion, and the planned lifestyle activations surrounding the event.

“This event will be a fantastic addition to the QS as one of the biggest women’s events in Australia, and I’m excited to be finalizing the Women’s CT qualifiers in Sydney,” Miley-Dyer said. “It will be hugely important in deciding the overall rankings for the 2016 Women’s Qualifying Series. The Sydney International will also be a celebration of women’s sport and will include plenty of activities to involve the whole community in what is sure to be an action packed weekend.”

Australia’s beach culture isn’t more proud than that of our Aussie female surf stars, and The Sydney International is expected to attract a high quality field as it will be the last chance for athletes to secure points before the final Championship Tour event of the season in Hawaii.

Sutherland Shire Mayor, Carmelo Pesce is proud to have the first Sydney International take place in Cronulla. “This is a great opportunity to showcase to the world what Cronulla has to offer, in the surf, on the sand and in the streets, shops and restaurants. We’re really proud to be hosting the International Beach Festival and the world class women’s surfing event. Women’s surfing in Cronulla dates back to the Kurranulla Wahinies in the 1960’s and continues to this day with the strong local club, the Cronulla Girls Boardriders.”

The first of the International Beach Festival’s major partners announced is Jewel Residences, a multi-million dollar residential development project being built by the Wanda Ridong Group. The Director of Sales and Marketing Lucas Wilson said, “We’re proud to be an inaugural partner and play a part in establishing this exciting, world-class event that provide a platform for emerging female athletes to be celebrated and to own the limelight.”

Surfing Sutherland Shire exists in a ‘custodial role’ for surfing in Cronulla.

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We promote surfing as a clean and healthy lifestyle for women and men of all ages. Our position is to work with all stakeholders and be the representative peak body for surfing in the district, advocating for the interests of the entire surfing community. This is partly achieved through regular engagement with Surfing NSW, Government, Business and user groups with the aim to ensuring that access to and enjoyment of the beach environment is protected for all members of our community.

The Sutherland Shire was first represented as a region by the Cronulla Boardriders Association which formed around 1970. In the late 70s the name was changed to the Sutherland Shire Surfing Association and later still Surfing Sutherland Shire was settled upon.

The association was originally established to run local regional titles for the purpose of selecting members that would represent the region at Zone, State and Australian titles. In 2015 Surfing NSW was split into nine regions, all of whom execute a variety of local surfing events and Surfing NSW programs at a grassroots level. Each region is represented by a Regional Director listed below. The Cronulla area now sits in the Surfing NSW structure under “Surfing Southside” which  administers surfing between South Head in Sydney to Cronulla.

These changes to the Surfing NSW structure, have evolved the mission of Surfing Sutherland Shire, to take on more of the custodial role for the areas’ rich surfing culture and history. In addition the association provides local administration and information to the areas Boardriders Clubs and assists Sutherland Shire Council in the development of Cronulla’s Heritage listed National Surfing Reserve and the Cronulla Surfing Walk of Fame.

Furthermore Surfing Sutherland Shire provides a focal point for celebrating milestones under the “Surf Retrospect” banner and supports junior development, team events and inter-club competition. We also partner with organisations such as Surf Lifesaving Clubs and in relation to environmental issues the Surfrider Foundation.