Surfing Queensland 2013 Annual General Report 2013 | Page 5

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

I am pleased to present the 2013 Surfing
Queensland Annual General Report. Surfing
Queensland has achieved significant sports
development outcomes in 2013 which include
the successful activation of the Breaka Burleigh
Pro Men’s & Women’s World Star events and of
course the 2013 Quiksilver & Roxy Pro which will
be remembered for many years to come thanks
to Kirra Point providing some of the best waves
the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP)
World Tour witnessed in 2013.

WELCOME TO THE SURFING
QUEENSLAND 2013 ANNUAL
GENERAL REPORT

Gold Coast surfer Mitch Crews qualified for the
elite ASP Men’s World Tour and will begin his
2014 campaign at the famed Snapper Rocks
where Mitch will be able to compete on the
world stage in front of his friends, family and
of course his local Boardriders club, Snapper
Boardriders. Another Queensland athlete who
qualified for the elite ASP World Tour in 2013
was Sunshine Coast surfer Dimity Stoyle. After
years of determination, 2013 was the year that
Dimity was able to claim her rightful stake on
the 2014 elite Women’s World Tour.
The professional arm of surfing undertook
substantial changes with the ASP being acquired
by Zosea media which has been the largest
change to the structure of the sport in recent
times and Surfing Queensland successfully
negotiated management rights to the 2014
Quiksilver & Roxy Pro.

to claim his third World Title in Hawaii. Under
immense pressure, Mick was able to deliver one
of his finest performances to claim the title.
2013 became a year of reflection for the
surfing community within Queensland after the
sudden loss of Allan Byrne, one of the world’s
most respected surfboard shapers, famous
for producing his hand shaped channel bottom
boards. Allan will be missed by many in the
worldwide surfing community and remembered
as a loving husband, father, great