Four crews compete in Navy open

Four surf boat crews from the Peninsula area competed in the biggest surf boat carnival in Australia, the 2012 Navy Australian Open, from Friday, February 10, until Sunday, February 12, at Stockton Beach.

The Ocean Beach Pygmies competed in the Open Men event while the Ocean Beach Pheonix contested the Under-23 Women's event, the Ocean Beach Secret Mens Business in the Under 19 event and the Killcare Ramonas in the Masters 180 women event.

The first day of the 2012 Navy Australian Open saw a nice morning quickly deteriorate after a cold front came through at around 2.30pm.

The change in weather delayed racing with minimal visibility after the front.

A 30 to 40 knot north easterly wind and rough surf conditions challenged rowers and many crews took a pounding from the seas, according to organisers.

Email, 10 Feb 2012 Darren Saffin, Progressive PR