Just heard from the Manly Longboard Club president that there will be no SUP division at the Snowy McAlister event this Year.

As this was one of the very first Comps of any stature to include SUP it is a real shame that it will be dropped after 5 consecutive years. The club is expanding the age divisions and dropping the high performance pro divisions.

Can't blame a Longboard Club for unhitching the SUP cart and focusing on growing their own style of surfing. Longboard style paddles surfing does seem to be a distant memory. I love my ripping, short board style SUP, but it would be healthy to see the emergence of a strong 10'+ longboard class.

2008 memories with some notable characters

That's a real shame, was good to get down there and cruise with those guys at this event.

Was great event except I thought last years event was really like they didn't care to much about the sup division and the presso was really bad last year also they didn't even give all the prises out on the night nor mention the sponsors of the event who had donated a new sup .... Seemed that they were pushing away from it then from my impression ? Though not good to see a loss of a event

appsy said...
I heard a few more longboarding events may be soon following. I hope not cause shortboarding events wont be including sup in the future.

I heard the same thing.

thePup said...
geez .... if only a few of these American fast food pipelines here in Oz would see some sort of light and put up some coin to sponsor some events (no particular variety or description) .... if even it only just covered up their shame of selling poo to families

Come on Maccas , HJ's (aka Burger King) , KFC , Subway ....yada yada yada lift ya game & put something back to something healthy & good

KFC came to the party as a major sponsor for the 2012 Tassie SUP Winter Classic, the KFC encouragement award was highley regarded by some of the competitors and one of their store managers even turned up and gave it a go, I think he may have even went well in the Bop section.

lets face it , long board comps only see sup as a revinue raiser. Why would they embrace sup , if to many of their throng switch camps , like many have Go it alone , i believe we have the numbers

I heard they weren't wearing leg ropes.
Ya just can't do that sh1t.

Longboard comps are for longboards min 9ft length dunno why they allow shortboard sups should only be longboard style sups at these events

dtm said...
Was great event except I thought last years event was really like they didn't care to much about the sup division and the presso was really bad last year also they didn't even give all the prises out on the night nor mention the sponsors of the event who had donated a new sup .... Seemed that they were pushing away from it then from my impression ? Though not good to see a loss of a event

Yes, just look at what happened to me with a certain Manly lifeguard the day after "big Wednesday" when I paddled out the southern corner to the Bower then the abuse I coped when I got back to the beach and caught a big right north of the northern flag?

So what if I subsequently paid out his Westerly Windina hairdo? It did not give him consent to physically attack me at the contest in front of the crowd and judges after he bombed out first round of the pro long board division.

It is no coincidence that this "legend" then went on to win the logger division, which is now the focus of the event, while both the SUP and pro longboard have been caned? It is not hard to infer that there is more favourtism, popularism and bastardization going on than was revealed in a recent report into the Australian Swim Team. The thing that really pisses me though is I am once again the scapegoat Judas.

Regardless, it is a real pity the blinded organisers could not just keep SUP in the theme of the event by introducing a traditional over ten foot division? Unfortuately, after never having been given any sort of apology and due ongoing abuse I would still not attend. The irony of the situation is that I was so keen on attending the 25th Snowy after last surfing the event in 93? - "The Big Year" - when I placed second in the Old Mal. Back then the vibe, sportsmanship and hospitality was unbeatable!

Nonetheless, the best solution I can see for the SUP community is to walk away and start your own dedicated SUP comp. The Sydney club has the resources and skills, so I am sure the comp would be an absolute success. Being a dedicated SUP comp there would be room for surfing age divisions and specialty events like the over tens. Just do it!

Reckon why sups have been dropped from the Snowy is to make room for the
single fin log division,they have exploded onto the longboard scene attracting
big numbers(biggest division at the Noosa Festival),it's a shot in the arm for longboarding as it is bringing in the young blokes

AA said...

Just heard from the Manly Longboard Club president that there will be no SUP division at the Snowy McAlister event this Year.

As this was one of the very first Comps of any stature to include SUP it is a real shame that it will be dropped after 5 consecutive years. The club is expanding the age divisions and dropping the high performance pro divisions.

Can't blame a Longboard Club for unhitching the SUP cart and focusing on growing their own style of surfing. Longboard style paddles surfing does seem to be a distant memory. I love my ripping, short board style SUP, but it would be healthy to see the emergence of a strong 10'+ longboard class.

2008 memories with some notable characters

Take a drive up the coast to Scotts Head on JUNE 22ND 23RD iM SURE WE CAN RUN A10FT CLASS IN THE EXPESSION SESSION SUP SURFING