Part of last weekend’s Byron Bay Surf Festival (BBSF) was the Inaugural SurfAid Women’s Cup, in which four teams competed in a surf tag format.
A number of events at the Beach Hotel and the BBSF Art Show followed afterwards.
Saturday’s logging competition saw 32 blokes and 24 mermaids invited to show off their skills. This was followed by The Old Mal comp, where surfers rode boards made pre-1968, along with the U/18 girls and boys events.
On Sunday, the McTavish Trim event returned, which showcased nine of the best men and nine of the best women longboard surfers in Australia – household names like Josie Prendergast, Elise Trigger, Jared Mell, Josh Williams and Matt Chojnacki.
In addition to the McTavish Trim, legendary shaper Maurice Cole hosted an ‘Icons of Surf’ heat, featuring some legends of the sport, including local shredder Danny Wills, Neal Purchase Jnr, Brad Gerlach, Pauline Menczer, Rusty Miller, Bob McTavish and the big bear himself.
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