Sun shining at sixth Logger Heads longboard event

The sun was shining ahead of the sixth annual traditional longboard contest, the Logger Heads, in Mangawhai on Saturday. Photo / PHOTO CPL

A star-studded field of surfers packed out the sixth annual Logger Heads longboard competition in Mangawhai on Saturday.

Over 50 surfers entered in what were the strongest field of entries in both the women's and junior divisions, with a bunch of new faces also taking to water in the open logger and old mal divisions (pre-1970s longboards).

Logger Heads 2019 results:

JUNIOR LOGGER DIVISION
1st - Nat Fitt (Auckland)
2nd - Billy Whelan (Mangawhai Heads)
3rd - Te Maia Pihema (Auckland)
4th - Joey Cox (Auckland)
5th - Sonny Eades (Omanu)

OLD MAL DIVISION
1st - Matt Newdick (Auckland)
2nd - Jordan Griffin (Mount Maunganui)
3rd - Tom Mason (Auckland)
4th - Paul Culpan (Auckland)
5th - Daryn McBride (Port Waikato)

Old Mal division winner Matt Newdick inches forward on his board. Photo / PHOTO CPL

WOMEN'S LOGGER DIVISION
1st - Nicky Wellington (Auckland)
2nd - Sasha Brownlee (Auckland)
3rd - Lou Aitken (Auckland)
4th - Ann Snyder (Mount Maunganui)

Women's division champion Nicky Wellington flies across the wave in Mangawhai on Saturday. Photo / PHOTO CPL

OPEN LOGGER DIVISION
1st - Paul Culpan (Auckland)
2nd - Jordan Griffin (Mount Maunganui)
3rd - Daryn McBride (Port Waikato)
4th - Tom Mason (Auckland)

Open Logger division champion Paul Culpan showing his skills. Photo / PHOTO CPL