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 Josh Constable took out the 2010 Whalebone Classic, held in WA on July 11 ...
Sean McKeown sent through the following report:
Boisterous seas provided an
exciting platform for the second day of competition at the Whalebone
Classic. With big shifting peaks making wave selection crucial,
competitors in semi final 1 all shared the lead at various stages before
the all round repertoire of moves from Dane Pioli, (NSW) saw him snatch
the win from Jackson Close (Qld). Semi final 2 saw big moves from 2006
World Champion Josh Constable (Qld), including a huge airdrop floater,
win comfortably from fellow Queenslander Mitch Surman.
The conditions continued to test the competitors with an increase in
swell size and wind. As the finalists for both the men’s and women’s pro
divisions hit the water, severe wind squalls were lashing the contest
site.
Building on the momentum of his heat and then his semi, Noosa’s Josh
Constable absolutely went to town in the final. Undeterred by the
atrocious conditions, Constable looked to be having fun as he attacked
every wave with big lip bashes and then mere seconds later would be
gracefully walking to the nose for serious tip time to amass 17.03 out
of 20 for his two scoring rides to master the rough seas.
Constable commented “It was tough out there, I surfed a contest at Bells
that had strong offshore winds but this was gnarly, real gnarly but we
all had fun out there”
The fast aggressive approach to each wave saw Jackson Close finish on
15.16 to claim 2nd.
NSW champion Dane Pioli had to settle for 3rd on 14.67, while Mitch
Surman in first trip to the West and in his first LQS final, had to
settle for 4th with 11.33.
Australian women’s champion Rosie Locke who also hails from Noosa, took
charge of the women’s final to head off former Australian and perennial
Whalebone winner Claire Finnucane and cement her place in the Roxy
Women’s World Titles.
“I got a good wave to start and while I was hoping to build on it, it
turned out to be my best wave” Locke said.
She continued “It wasn’t a fight against the other competitors out there
it was a fight against the elements.”
Fellow Western Australian, Jade Foster surfed into 3rd and an out of
form Melissa Combo 4th,
Results
ASP LQS Men Final
1st Josh Constable (Qld)
2nd Jackson Close (Qld)
3rd Dane Pioli (NSW)
4th Mitch Surman (Qld)
Semi 1
1st Dane Pioli (NSW)
2nd Jackson Close (Qld)
3rd Justin Redman (WA)
4th Jared Neal (NSW)
Semi 2
1st Josh Constable (Qld)
2nd Mitch Surman (Qld)
3rd Matt Aldridge (Qld)
4th Jock Bahen (WA)
ASP LQS Women
Final
1st Rosie Locke (Qld) 11.5
2nd Claire Finucane (WA) 10.23
3rd Jade Foster (WA) 9.36
4th Melissa Combo (NSW)9.00
Amateur Divisions
Open Men
1st Joe Warrick
2nd Brendan Weyburn
3rd Jarrah Calder
4th Richard Wain
5th Ryan Clark
6th Oliver Angliss
Open Women
1st Jennypher
Sorbier
2nd Bronwyn
Fricke
3rd Felicity
Kay
4th Michelle Finnucane
5th Amanda
Curley
6th Sara Page
Over 40
1st Brett Merrifield
2nd Glenn
Solomon
3rd Ken
Jarvis
4th Raoul
Braithewaite
5th Kevin
Saunders
6th Russell
Bajars
Over 50
1st Chris
Fullston
2nd Paul Taylor
3rd Norm Twight
4th Brent Moss
5th Steve Becker
6th Martin Richardson
Over 55
1st Peter Dunn
2nd Ian
Morris
3rd Stan
Davies
4th Gary
McCormick
5th = John
Laming
5th = Richard
Young
Over 60
1st John Bulgarnie
2nd Jon Dadd
3rd Norm
Bateman
4th Gerry
Peru
5th Mick
Marlin
6th Colin
Small
Under 18 Men
1st Alexander
Angliss
2nd David
Angliss
3rd Lachlan
Shaw
4th Cody
Stals
5th Rohan
Henderson
6th Conrad
Cluer
Under 18 Women
1st Michaela Ross
2nd Rachel
Dawe
3rd Zoe
Robinson
4th Annabel
Robinson
Old Mal
1st Jackson Close
2nd Matt Aldridge
3rd Rahn Goddard
4th Jock Bahen
5th Joe Warwick
6th Wally Thompson
For further details please visit www.whaleboneclassic.com.au
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