NOOSA ’11-Festival of Surfing
As the saying goes, another year of “Pure Stoke,” In fact, this is the “20th Year of Pure Stoke” presented by Global Surf Industries and hosted by the Noosa Malibu Club.
What makes this event the most special in the world calendar of surfing, is that it has more than 800 competitors spread over Pro, Specialty, and Amateur categories, with an age demographic of 10 to 80 years old. Far different to 20 years ago, with about 100 Amateur’s or so competing in only a few categories, and today pushing for first spot in 23 divisions.
Noosa Festival organisers have not left out some Big Names that will feature in the South Pacific Resort Corporate Cup event. Celebrity surfers appearing at this time are; Mark Richards, Tom Carroll, Rabbit Bartholomew, Peter Townend, with Reno Abellira the Hawaiian big wave master, and Longboard world champions, local Josh Constable, Harley Ingleby, Wayne Lynch and the inimitable Bob McTavish. The idea this year is to hang out with your surfing heroes, have a great time and give much needed support to the Premier’s Flood Appeal.
The local Noosa Journal has got together with the Festival in the organisation of the Surfboard and Memorabilia Auction at the Festival Village in the Noosa Woods. This year auction curator Darryl Homan has positively milked the globe to bring the very best to noosa. A couple of boards of note are a ’67 Dewey Webber Feather model original pintail longboard with a Waveset fin, and a Rennie Yater 8’3″ transition gun in immaculate condition. hmmm! The auction kicks off on Thursday March 17 at 7pm prompt.
This event will span nine days with lots of entertainment on the beach and in Restaurants, Hotels, Cafes and advertised venues. The organisers have borne the weather in mind and this year have moved the entertainment venue from the Lions Park to the Noosa Woods, at the end of Hastings Street.
Should conditions at the 1st Point be unfavorable for surfing, the event will move to the secondary location at about Gate 12, through the end of Hastings Street to the Woods at Noosa West. The event is walking friendly, so park your cars a short distance away from the beach, using all day zones to avoid the Council Inspectors.
This event, the Global Surf Industries, NOOSA’11 Festival of surfing would not be without the host organisation Noosa Malibu Club and members, the fabulous team of volunteers including Sunshine Coast Tafe Students of Events, and major media sponsors Noosa Journal, Zinc 96.1FM, and Coastwatch getting the information out there.
You may visit our extensive array of Surfboards from the major sponsors GSI HERE
