The interest of surfing in Northland is strong among its youth, as illustrated by the numbers taking part in last week’s Northland Scholastic Surf trials.
More than 70 plus high school students from Kaitaia College in the north to Otamatea High School down south gathered at Sandy Bay for the final event of the surf trials.
Students arrived early, keen to make an impression on the NSA selection committee to secure their spot in the 12-person team heading to Gisborne in September for the National Scholastics Surfing Champs.
Although the waves were on the small side, the banks held enough energy to make for contestable conditions throughout the day. There were some good scores locked in by surfers with a number of surfers posting excellent scores in the finals of their divisions. An excellent score is in the 8-10 range scale.
Kerikeri High School went home happy at the end of a busy day with eight students making the finals.
