Dunedin bodyboarder Ben Mackinnon mastered the tricky waves at Greymouth to win a trip to Hawaii next year.

He won the open and senior titles in the Blaketown Challenge last weekend to become the overall New Zealand bodyboard tour champion with one event still to go. He also won the title two years ago.

The win gives Mackinnon (30), a massage therapy student at the Otago Polytechnic, automatic entry to the Pipeline Pro in February next year.

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The NMD/Mountain Dew Blaketown challenge was run over Queens Birthday weekend the 5-7th June 2010. The ‘barber’ (wind and cloud from the Southern Alps) was in full force first thing in the morning with howling offshore winds powering down from recently snow capped mountains. Large and tricky conditions greeted riders with heavy, straight closeouts lining the beach. Judges rugged up well in sleeping bags, puffer jackets, nana’s old blankets and anything that they could find in order to fight the frigid conditions.

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The SNZ Bodyboarding Nationals were run over Easter weekend on the 3rd April at Pines beach in Wainui, Gisborne.

The forecast looked good for the first day of competition and in the morning of the first day of competition it didn’t disappoint with clean, 2-3ft hollow peaks greeting competitors. This Nationals broke the mould with a solid turnout and the arrival of some great bodyboarders from the past….

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MINUTES

Date: Saturday 3rd April, 2010
Venue: Frances Street, Gisborne

Meeting Opened 8:15pm

Present: Kevin McAlister, Natalie Muir, Mihi Nemani, Serena Ball, Mitchell Tombleson, Melanie McElwee, Storm Morgan, Alan Downing, Justin Tombleson, Vicki Nepia-Murray, Campbell Carter, Luke Elliot, William Nepia-Murray, Blair Dowman, Ben MacKinnon, Sam Peters, Graeme Reid.

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2010 NMD/Mountain Dew Arato Pro

Port Waikato
Auckland Anniversary Weekend Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st January 2010
Registration from 6-10pm Friday 29th January at 35 Ocean View Rd, Port Waikato (look for the Mountain Dew Flags)
Event starts 7am on Saturday 30th January

Sponsored by NMD, Mountain Dew, Isolated Online Shop, BBSNZ

Divisions are:

Open Men
Open Women
Dropknee
Senior Men
Amateurs
U16
U18
U21’s

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2010 NMD/Mountain Dew Arato Pro
Port Waikato
Auckland Anniversary Weekend Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st January 2010
Registration from 6-10pm Friday 29th January at 28 Ocean View Rd, Port Waikato (look for the Mountain Dew Flags)
Event starts 7am on Saturday 30th January

Sponsored by NMD, Mountain Dew, Isolated Online Shop, BBSNZ

Divisions are:

Open Men
Open Women
Dropknee
Senior Men
Amateurs
U16
U18
U21’s (New for 2010)

More info from www.isolated.co.nz or bbsnz@xtra.co.nz

Cheers

The BBSNZ Executive

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BBSNZ Tour Dates for 2010

2010 Arato Pro
Auckland Anniversary Weekend 30/31 Jan (1st Feb – Travel Day)
Port Waikato
Run by BBSNZ

2010 Dion Wells Memorial
March 6-7th 2010
Dunedin Area
Run by BBSNZ

SNZ Nationals
Easter 1-5 April 2010
Gisborne
Run by SNZ and BBSNZ

2010 Blaketown Challenge (btc)
Queens Birthday, 5 – 7th June 2010
Run By Blaketown Bodyboard Club and BBSNZ

2010 Taraz Pro
Labour Weekend, 23 – 25th October 2010
Taranaki Area
Run by BBSNZ

Divisions at all events TBC but will run much the same as 2009 with Senior Men’s etc.

Any questions drop me an email at bbsnz@xtra.co.nz

Kev

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With a strong field of competitors from all over New Zealand entered, the 2009 NMD/Mountain Dew Gissy Pro being held in Gisborne over Labour Weekend 2009 was looking to be the perfect finale to the NMD/Mountain Dew BBSNZ (Bodyboard Surfing New Zealand) Tour.

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