Ok guys and girls, you asked for it and here it is, the 2012 BBSNZ National Tour. This tour was formulated with ideas from you – the New Zealand bodyboarding public. We have taken as much info as possible from you and put it together in to this new tour for 2012. This tour will look to rotate the number of events in each of the North and South Islands from year to year.
There are 3 Events, BBSNZ North Island Champs, BBSNZ South Island Champs and BBSNZ National Champs. The actual event ‘names’ may change, or assume the name of previously held memorial events. Each event has a 4 day competition period in which to get the best conditions. All events are mobile around the region they are held in.
These are the only 3 rated BBSNZ Events. Best two results from the three events will count towards your BBSNZ Ranking.
Running on the IBA Super Tour Format. Divisions with enough entires will surf Three (or more) Rounds, and then go from there to round of 16, quarters, semis etc depending on number of entries.
Divisions will be:
Open Men
Open Women
Dropknee
U18
Senior Men
Amateur
Events are as follows:
BBSNZ North Island Champs – 3-6 February (Waitangi Weekend) 2012 – 5* Rated – Northland
BBSNZ National Champs – 6-9 April (Easter Weekend) 2012 – 5* Rated – Gisborne
BBSNZ South Island Champs 19 – 22 October (Labour Weekend) 2012 – 5* Rated – Dunedin
Along with the BBSNZ National Tour we are about to go out to a number of the clubs around New Zealand and look to start assisting them with local clubs competition to starting building bodyboarding competiton from the grass roots up in NZ.
If you have any questions in regard to the 2012 BBSNZ National Tour please email me at bbsnz@xtra.co.nz
Cheers
Kevin McAlister
BBSNZ President