Mandurah’s Zali Corry enjoyed a the strong swell at Yallingup when she took out a win in the under 18 junior girls division at round one of the WA Longboard Titles over the weekend.
The young gun used every inch of her nine-foot plus board to capitalise on the three consecutive days of amazing surf, as Yallingup provided groomed swells and mostly clean ocean conditions, to top her field and take an early advantage in the longboard series.
Zali surfed her way to a score of 13.77 (combined from her best two waves from a pair of finals), good enough to top Denamrk’s Laura McEwan, who finished on 10.10.
She wasn’t the only Mandurah longboard enthusiast to shine at the event, with Ryan Egan taking out a respectable third place in the open men’s category with a score of 12.00.
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Brendan Collins (third in over 40 men) also made the most of the strong surf.
The WA Longboard Titles aim to honour the historic surfing form, with event kicking off on Friday and round one champions crowned on Sunday.
“Longboarding is such an important part of surfing’s history and it was so good to see how well everyone competed no matter of their age or gender,” Surfing WA events manager Justin Majeks said.
“I’m delighted with the outcome of event and I’m really happy to see the successful introduction of a priority system, as well as the high levels of stoke and encouragement on offer for the past three days.”
All eyes are now turned towards the second event of the series, which will head to the beautiful beaches of Denmark in May.
