B
ack in August Surfing Australia launched the
Original Source Australian Boardriders Battle
Series III, the country’s biggest grassroots,
boardriders event series.
It involves more than 60 of Australia’s best boardriders
clubs in eight State qualifying rounds that started in
September and culminates in a two-day, National Final
for 20 clubs on the 23-24 January, 2016 at Cronulla in
Sydney.
Snapper Rocks Surfriders are the defending two-time
champions after winning Series II earlier this year ahead
Snapper Rocks team rider Joel Parkinson
of Coffs Harbour Boardriders in second and Culburra
Beach Boardriders third.
“The OSABB has put club surfing on the map
nationally,” said 2012 World Surf League (WSL) World
Champion and Snapp er Rocks Surfriders member
Joel Parkinson. “It’s been huge. I grew up surfing in a
boardriders club and I know I would never have achieved
what I have in surfing without my club, so when I get the
call every year for the OSABB I drop everything to be
“WE ARE EXTREMELY EXCITED
TO BE HOSTING THIS NATIONAL
EVENT PROGRAM FOR OUR CLUB
NETWORK AND THANK OUR VALUED
SPONSORSHIP PARTNERS FOR
MAKING THE SERIES A REALITY.”
there.
“Just as the club was so important for me and my
surfing, I know it’ll be important for all the young guys
and girls surfing for the club now. I want to play a part
in that.
Snapper Rocks team rider Sheldon Simkus
“To have won the OSABB twice has been huge for
Snapper. It’s a big thing to be able to say you’re the best
boardriders club in the country, we wear that tag proudly,
and we’ll be surfing hard to make it three in a row at
Cronulla.”
An exciting event format has seen club teams battle
it out in a Women’s division, five-person Teams’ division
and a Skins competition. The National Final will include
a lucrative, winner-take-all Skins format across 12 heats
with a $1000 jackpot in each heat. For the first time this
year, the top four clubs following the Skins, Women’s and
Teams events will contest a Grand Final involving a onehour heat similar to the Teams relay format to decide
the 2016 Original Source Australian Boardriders Battle
champion
The series is officially sanctioned by the World Surf
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