QLD wins National Interstate Surf Crown

After two days of exciting competition in the pool, on the beach and in the surf it was the Queensland cyclones who edged out their arch rivals NSW by five points with Western Australia third.

Maroons captain Shannon Eckstein continued on his winning ways to lower the Blues colours of Kendrick Louis and David Graham (WA) to win the open Ironman in testing conditions.

And in the open Ironwoman it was Jordan Mercer, daughter of the legendary Darren Mercer, who claimed the Iron double for the Cyclones when she defeated Hannah Minogue (NSW) and Harriett Brown (Victoria).

Ironically Darren Mercer chalked up some of his finest victories in the sky blue NSW cap and is a member of the NSW Sports Hall of Fame.

But his NSW- born Noosa Heads-based Daughter is now a proud Queenslander.

Mercer took advantage of the absence of  team mate and two-time Australian champion Courtney Hancock who injured her back in the ski race - a race also won by young Mercer.

Under Interstate rules competitors are drafted into the various State teams and the Northern Territory and it was Olympic kayak hopeful Lachlan Tame who put NT on the winners dais.

Tame won the single ski from Louis and Eckstein and finished second in the open board to Nicholas Rodger (SA) with Eckstein third and steered NT to victory in the board relay.

Louis got the better of Eckstein in the surf race with Graham again third while National champion Georgia Miller (NSW) kept Eliza Smith (QLD) and Brown (VIC) at bay in the open women's surf.