micksmith said...goatman said...
Why not have age divisions? Means us old farts have a marginally better chance of getting through a couple of rounds.
It is also because of the extra unrealness of NSW!!
Why not indeed! Do they have age in longboard titles?
by the way good luck and have a great time to all competitors for vic titles this w/end
Agree entirely with all of the above, except maybe the unrealness bit

If you look at the age demographic of this sport I'd be prepared to put money on the fact that most of us are over thirty five. Sure there are some whippersnappers who compete and they will undoubtedly feature heavily on the podium at the Aussies. But if Surfing Australia is serious about being inclusive to Stand Up there needs to be divisions to best represent the age of the majority of participants. Have heard the argument that because we are a new sub set we have to wait, stand the test of time, before we get our own age divisions. WTF for!! We arent going anywhere and we are raring to go right now!!
Cheers
Sparx