Sorrento strike rare gold in double ski
Surf Life Saving Australia, April 17, 2015: Aussies gold is a rare commodity at Sorrento Surf Club in WA so it was no wonder there was a party going on when Brett Cassidy and Nick Pond thrust their paddles in the air when they crossed the line to win the under 19 double ski final yesterday.
The club won gold on the beach when Jackson Symonds flashed across the line to win the Australian open beach championship in Scarborough last year.
But the water variety is tough to come by.
“This is just the best thing,” said Cassidy, “nine-and-a-half months of training came down to this race and it was tough going, especially when those waves started breaking out on that second bank.
“But we are used to this kind of chop back home and as soon as we paddled around that last turning buoy we just headed for home and what a feeling it was to cross that line.”
The boys were swamped by well wishers and club mates who all came in for group hugs with their new found heroes.
Silver went to Maroochydore pair Jy Duffy and Joshua Jones-Rew with Trigg Island’s Fergus Morgan and Geordi Tsirigotis taking bronze
Meanwhile Northcliffe’s Olympic kayak gold medallist Murray Stewart combined with Kiwi international Danielle McKenzie to win the mixed double ski from Alexandra Headland pair, emerging kayak star Alyssa Bull and James Porter with Maroochydore’s Nicholas Bolton and Brianna Massie third.
And in one of the most exciting races of the day, Avoca came from behind to beat Currumbin and Northcliffe in the Lifesaver Relay.
Progressive Pointscore: Northcliffe 253 Currumbin 116 Newport 108 Mooloolaba 98 Manly 88 Kurrawa 85 Alexandra Headland 70 Maroochydore 55 City of Perth 53 Collaroy 44
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