Mcbride’s design on the deck offers a glimpse through a thicket of purple-stemmed flax plants, and the dark, vinous trunk of a pohutukawa and its red flowers, of a sunlit, tubular wave.
He wanted to capture that sense of walking to a wave break but only being able to catch glimpses of it through the bush, he told The Guide in December.
“You can see waves but not the whole thing. I wanted people to look at it and drift off into a dreamy place.”
Another expatriate who also returned to Gisborne got back just in time for the longboarding classic, Timbs said.
With clean, overhead surf at Red Bus in the morning, waves were of a “seriously good size”, while in the afternoon Northern Makorori offered smaller waves.
Conditions were excellent at both locations, Timbs said.
“It was a good mix for the day.”
Results Junior (under 20): Finn Vette 1, Connor Putman 2, Benny Kassel 3, Noah Collier 4.
Women: Abi Daunton 1, Sabine Baumgartner 2, Weiteke Deuss 3, Nan Baker 4.
Open: Trent Lillis 1, Guy Burns 2, Daniel Procter 3, Kelly Ryan 4.
Over-40: Daryn Mcbride 1, Lincoln Stone 2, Nick Webb 3, Steve King 4.
Over-50: Clayton Gibson 1, Tommy Swann 2, Sam Mottart 3, Duncan Gibson 4.
Over-60: David Timbs 1, Ronnie Amann 2, Benny Hutchings 3.
Family trophy (two generations): Hamiora and Clayton Gibson.
Soul Surfer: Jinx Johnson
Major spot prize: A custom longboard shaped by Daryn Mcbride was won by Dan Croskery.
