“We go around to all the schools before the event and we try to get kids to come along with their friends, so we can put them in a heat together. That way they are just out there with their mates.”
They always get plenty of kids turn up who have never surfed before, which keeps Surfing with Frank busy giving free lessons.
“It is amazing what the day does for kids and their surfing. It gets them back in the water again for summer.”
Summer Slam would not be the same without a heap of giveaways, including second-hand and new surfboards. This year Kea Murphy and Jack Willock won second-hand boards while a stoked Hue Cowie went home with a brand new board.
“We also had someone there filming on the day so that will be up on our Facebook page soon,” said Hayley.
To visit the Boardroom’s Facebook page go to LOST surfboards NZ.
Summer Slam resultsUnder-10 division: Shea Ferguson 1, Jett Dalton 2, Rudy Abbott 3, Perle Rasby 4.
10-11: Tigher West-Hill 1, Daizee Rawls 2, Minnie Jackson 4, Asia Braithwaite 4.
12-13 division: Kai Woolf 1, Finn Johnson 2, Manuwa Ruru 3, Finn Murphy 4.
Over-14 division: Riaki Ruru 1, Kobe Johnson 2, Finn Johnson 3, Manuwa Ruru 4.
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