Champions crowned at the 2024 Australian Longboard Titles

THE 2024 Australian Longboard Titles saw four new champions crowned after a thrilling competition at Cabarita Point.

The event, held from September 12 to September 17 on the Tweed Coast, also saw the Masters divisions get under way.

Local surfers Mahli Abbott from Pottsville, Emma Perrier from Tweed Heads, and Archy Bemrose from Kingscliff were among the standouts.

Surfing Australia contest director Glen Elliott said the conditions provided prime longboarding opportunities.

“As the tide filled in, it offered multiple scoring opportunities from the outside banks through to the inside shore break.”

Mia Waite from Noosa Heads, Queensland, dominated the Under-18 Junior Women’s division, posting the highest single wave score of 8.83 and the highest heat total of the day at 14.16.

Lennix Currie from Tewantin, Queensland, successfully defended his 2023 title in the Under-18 Junior Men’s division, further establishing himself as a top competitor.

Tully White from Allambie Heights, NSW, secured victory in the Open Women’s division.

In the Open Men’s division, Declan Wyton from Manly, NSW, earned his third Australian title with a performance that included clean cross stepping, nose-riding, and powerful turns.

Mahli Abbott, from Pottsville, advanced to the semifinals in the Under-18 Junior Women’s division, posting a score of 7.07. Emma Perrier from Tweed Heads earned a score of 7.87 in the Open Women’s final, while Archy Bemrose from Kingscliff posted 9.23 in the Open Men’s final.

In the Under-18 Junior Women’s final, Mia Waite claimed victory with a total of 14.16, followed by Luana Matthies from Miami, Queensland, with 11.17, and Nyjah Jay Duazon from Sunrise Beach, Queensland, with 7.93. Mahli Abbott rounded out the top four with her score of 7.07.

In the Under-18 Junior Men’s division, Lennix Currie took the win with a score of 10.10, followed by Jive Constable from Noosa Heads, Queensland, with 7.23, Ted Conroy from Point Lonsdale, Victoria, with 7.14, and Kai Flynn from Cowaramup, Western Australia, with 5.27.

In the Open Women’s division, Tully White won with a score of 12.57, followed by Melanie Staunton from Belmont, Victoria, with 10.87. Mia Waite placed third with 10.46, and Emma Perrier finished fourth with 7.87.

Declan Wyton claimed the Open Men’s title with a score of 14.24, ahead of Clinton Guest from Bokarina, Queensland, with 12.70. Josh Constable from Noosa Heads, Queensland, placed third with 11.70, and Archy Bemrose came in fourth with 9.23.

The champions from the Open Men’s and Women’s divisions will now represent Australia at the 2024 International Surfing Association (ISA) World Longboard Championship.