The completion of the Country Energy Australian 2009 Australian Longboard Titles, at Town Beach, Port Macquarie, saw Queensland dominant, winning seven of the 11 titles on offer.

Day Seven: Finals Day.

The blue riband Open Mens went to defending champion Josh Constable (Qld), pictured here by Surfinfo.com.au. Harley Ingleby started with a 9.0 and only needed a 7.something to overtake him, but just couldn't find it. This proved the story of the day for a lot of surfers ... that second wave so elusive in the sometimes fickle waters of Town Beach.

Other winners were:

Open Women: Rosie Locke (Qld)

Junior Men: Ed Cunningham (Qld)

Junior Women: Rachel Pinsak (NSW)

Over 60 Men: Neville Smith (Qld)

Over 55 Men: Bruce Channon (Qld)

Over 50 Men: Glen Mahoney (NSW)

Over 45 Men: Mark McNamara (Qld)

Over 40 Men: Hayden Swan (NSW)

Over 35 Men: Mark McNamara (Qld)

Over 35 Women: Debbie Boggis

And the full results are available here as a PDF.

Our photo shows NSW surfer Rachel Pinsak racing Tasmanian Hamish Renwick and SA's Tom Watson at the beginning of the tag-team event. Photo: Surfinfo.com.au

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There is a one-day only Standup Paddleboard event on Sunday Aug 23, being the first-ever national titles for these craft, and then the Surfmasters, for shortboards, takes over.

Highlights added to the Festival include live music, movie screenings, surf art and photography exhibitions and other cultural offerings taking place in the new, state of the art Glasshouse. Some of Mark Ingleby's collection of iconic surfboards from the ages will be on display. See detailed info on this below.

In all, 23 prestigious Australian titles will be awarded in 21 divisions, making it the largest surfing event held in Australia.

Photos above of Josh Constable, and NSW Junior Scott Walker, at Port Macquarie. Photo: Surfinfo.com.au

From Surfing NSW:

Joining Garry Birdsall (that's his painting of Bondi Beach shown here) and Bob Weeks upon the walls of the Glasshouse will be the spectacular and diverse works of Shane Martin, Robyn Convoy, Adrian Turner, Deb Tinker, Bill Kercher, Chris Buller and Mark Ingleby.

Also featured throughout the Festival will be screenings of Bombora - The Story of Australian Surfing, Searching for Michael Peterson and the music of Tim Gaze and Peter Howe.

Commissioned by the ABC, Bombora - The Story of Australian Surfing provides the most comprehensive visual history of Australian surfing to date. Spanning over a century, Bombora - The Story of Australian Surfing leaves no stone unturned.

Searching for Michael Peterson, directed by Jolyon Hoff, follows the moving story of one of Australia’s greatest surfers, whose career was cut short by mental illness.

Accompanying Searching for Michael Peterson will be the music of Tim Gaze and Peter Howe, who In 1970 composed and played music for Morning of the Earth.