After two impressive finals performances young Mount Maunganui surfer Tao Mouldey was able to secure two titles at the weekend.
Mouldey surfed to wins in the Under 14 and Under 12 Divisions at the Ray White Duke Festival of Surfing at New Brighton Beach from March 15-17. He produced two dominating finals performances posting scores in higher than 13 points in each one.
Mouldey posted a 13.5 score in the Under 14 Boys final, ahead of second-placed Tyler Perry with an eight, and third-placed Jack McKenzie who scored 7.37. Then, in the U 12 Boys final, he scored 14.3. In second was Mount Maunganui's Indica Corcoran, who posted a score of 9.87, and Alexis Owen from Dunedin placed third with a score of 8.37.
Mouldey was one of two top Bay of Plenty performers at the event, which comprised of 20 divisions across longboard, stand up paddleboard and junior divisions.
![Anna Brock won the Under 14 Girls Division at the Ray White Duke Festival of Surfing at New Brighton Beach, Christchurch. Photo / www.surferswall.com](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/V5SQDC67BGFWCKZUQWEUHZ5NAQ.jpg?auth=92a2a91a85be3768705b259d833726a387895fcbb2900019857c0a7c1ac356e6&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)