Kai wins Australian longboard title
Ocean Beach Malibu Club's Kai Ellice-Flint was crowned the Australian under-18s Longboard Champion at the Australian Longboard Titles held from Saturday, August 10, to Sunday, August 18.
The competition was conducted in the Port Macquarie and Camden Valley region, with North Haven Beach being the pick of spots on the majority of days.
In what turned out to be an all NSW final, Kai outpointed Will Crowe by 0.2 of a point to win the title.
Kai achieved a score of 12.25.
Jarred Eason took out third place and Joel Skinner was ranked fourth overall.
Two other surfers represented the Ocean Beach Malibu Club at the titles.
The recently crowned NSW under-16s champion Tom Payne contested the under-18s alongside Kai, while Hayden Emery competed in the open loggers.
Tom and Hayden were both eliminated prior to the finals.
Kai first contested the finals of the Australian Longboard Titles in 2010.
Email, 28 Aug 2013
Craig Coulton, Ocean Beach Malibu Club Inc
Photo: Tracy Broadbent