Club champion wins at Open

The Ocean Beach Malibu Club 2011 club champion and Old Mal champion Kai Ellice-Flint has continued to impress after he competed in the Australian Longboard Surfing Open held over the March 21 to 25 at Kingscliff.

Not only did Kai secure the Under-18s title but he also went on to win the Old Mal division against some much more seasoned competitors.

In the Under-18s final, Kai outpointed his opponents and finished with a two wave score of 13.94 points from Daniel Potter (9.83), Roisin Carolan (9.76) and Harri Jones (7.00).

Things were a little closer against the more experienced surfers in the Old Mal with Kai claiming first place on 15.20 points followed by Matt Aldridge (14.83), Heith Norrish (14.70), Ben Williams (13.50), Candice Appleby (9.84) and Beau Nixon (7.90).

Email, 28 Mar 2012 Craig Colton, OBMC Photo: Tony Gilbert