Norah Head Women In Waves Surf Team have claimed the Jim Beam Women’s Surf Tag event at dee Why on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Pictured left to right is Donna Schumacher, Sandra English, Kristen Nelson, Melissa Sherringham, Kimberley Hassel. Pic Credit – Jim Beam Surftag/Luke Southern.
Saturday November 13, 2010 (Sydney, NSW) – NORAH HEAD Women In Waves surf club have upstaged event favourites North Narrabeen to win the Jim Beam Women’s Surf Tag event at Dee Why on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
In wind affected 1m waves, the NSW Central Coast five-some of Melissa Sherringham, Kimberley Hassel, Sandra English, Kristen Nelson and Donna Schumacher out surfed eight other clubs to take the win.
Despite leading much of the final, defending champions North Narrabeen could not halt the form of Women In Waves team member Melissa Sherringham who notched up a 30.73 out of 40.00 to rocket her team into first position.
“We were getting flogged by Narrabeen in the final and I just went out there to have a little bit of fun,” said Sherringham. “I got three great waves really quickly and that set us up for the win.”
“There has been a little rip bank like this at home all week, so I felt pretty comfortable out there, despite it not being that good,” she said.
“We made the semi here last year and driving down we thought we should try and make it to the final,” she said. “To get a win at this event is unreal, it has been a great day at the beach, all the girls had a lot of fun.”
It was the slimmest of winning margins for the Women In Waves team who’s final total of 65.77 was just superior of North Narrabeen on 62.24. The Manly women’s team came third on 48.64 while the Victorian team of Torquay finished fourth on 42.37.
Women In Waves team surfer Melissa Sherringham steers her club to victory with an outstanding performance in the final of the Jim Beam Surftag event at Dee Why on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Pic Cred - Jim Beam Surftag/Luke Southern
The Women In Wave’s team were awarded $1000 cash for their victory.
The Sanyo Power Wave award, which offers a new digital video camera to the day’s top scoring power wave (the surfers second ride in each heat) was won by Manly’s Bonnie Hall for an 8.83 score.
The Women’s Surf Tag at Dee Why was event three of the Jim Beam National Surftag Series, which will now head to Newcastle on December 11 for the first of five regional men’s club qualifiers.
The series will then touch down in Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia and Cronulla over the summer months before the national decider at Avalon beach in February 2011.
In all, over $130,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded to grass roots surfing during the series.
The 2011 Jim Beam Surftag is proudly supported by FCS, Sanyo and O’Neill. Media partners for the series are Swellnet and Tracks surfing magazine with all event information at www.globalsurftag.com
Results:
Heat 1: North Shelly 69.98, North Narrabeen 61.91, Bondi B 26.94
Heat 2: Torquay 60.24, Northern Beaches Women 42.33, Outtacontrol 32.82
Heat 3: Manly 50.87, Women In Waves 48.50, Bondi A
Semi 1: Torquay 54.41, North Narrabeen 38.27, North Shelly 29.50
Semi 2: Women In Waves 60.28, Manly 58.43, Northern Beaches Women 51.34
Final: Women In Waves (Norah Head) 65.77, North Narrabeen 62.24, Manly 48.64, Torquay 42.37
2010/11 Jim Beam Surftag Dates And Locations
Oct 15 Industry Challenge (Curl Curl) – Winners – Quiksilver
Oct 16 Trade Off (Curl Curl) – Winners – Bondi Lifeguards
Nov 13 Women’s Surftag (Dee Why) – Winners – Norah Head
NEXT UP!
Dec 11 NSW North Surftag (Newcastle)
Dec 18 Victoria Surftag (Jan Juc)
Jan 8 West Australia Surftag (Gas Bay)
Jan 15 Queensland Surftag (Duranbah)
Jan 29/30 NSW South Surftag (Cronulla)
Feb 3/4/5 Surftag Australian Final (Avalon, Sydne
