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Macy Calaghan
Wahu Surfer Groms
Comp Gold Coast
Jaggar Bartholomew
A little rain and wind
did not stop some of
Australia’s youngest
and finest surfers from
lighting up Burleigh
Heads during the Wahu
Surfer Groms Comp Gold
Coast.
Snapper Rocks’ Jaggar Bartholomew capitalised on his
recent third placing at the
Sunshine Coast Wahu Surfer Groms Comp with a win in
the blue-ribbon Under 14 Boys
division. Bartholomew made
the most of great conditions
during his round two performance scoring two great rides
on rare left-handers to cement
his spot in the final. The Gold
Coast local then kept a cool
head during a toughly fought
final to bank a combined-wave
total of 13.07 to best Keitaro Fujinuma (Japan- 10.83),
Eli Carr (Lennox Head, NSW –
6.54) and Kai Tandler (Coolangatta, QLD – 5.47) respectively.
In the Under 14 Girls final, it
was Avoca Beach local, Macy
Callaghan who demonstrated a
great deal of promise throughout the event, culminating in a
well-earned place in the final.
Callaghan executed a series
of critical turns throughout the final and in a seesawing battle with Alyssa Lock
(Tweed Heads, NSW – 12.37)
she managed to lock in a late
7.00 point ride to take the win
with a combined-wave total of
13.83 points, with Sasha Baker
(Mudjimba, QLD – 5.40) placing third and Sienna Marshall
(Cabarita, NSW – 4.97) placing
fourth.
After the final Callaghan
acknowledged her fellow finalists and said the conditions
made for a really tough final.
This win is the second Wahu
Surfer Groms Comp Series win
for Callaghan, having also taken the final in Wollongong late
last year.
“I just love surfing in contests
and getting through heats,”
said an elated Bartholomew
after the bout.
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