Hey guys, here is a little entertainment from the recent MAMBO WAVE CLASSIC held last weekend over 4 days down at Merimbula, Australia.
This INFAMOUS event is in it's 28th year and they invited us 'pole surfers' down to join in for the first time.
What a HOOT! Waves got better every day. Naish, PSH, OXBOW and Starboard all turned up with DEMO boards. BBQ cranked from morning till night - breakfast, lunch and one very cool MAMBO T-shirt was included.
The event is 'TOTALLY FREESTYLE 'in other words if you want to win anything of valuer (absolutely everyone gets a prize) you better get out on the water every day and party hard every night. Your performance is measured by both your style and attitude, on and off the water - 24 hours a day!!
NAISH had a 9'6 to give away and that went to the DOGMAN who creased his own 9'6 on the first day, but kept going harder every day (on demo boards) and night thereafter - a deserved win in true MAMBO style!
IT was an event that we won't forget with many of us who shoot the forums down here (seabreeze.com.au) getting together for the first time.
The atmosphere was unbeatable as the 'MAMBO VIBE' is what it is all about - everyone, including the locals going hard!!
Matt Lumley of Torquay took out the inaugural Naish SUP section on his 9'2 PSH All-rounder.
Fred and Aurelie (
www.nalu-surf.com) - the TANDEM king and queen from France, had only just landed (they shot and edited the video) the week before and ran into us a few days before on the water, so we bundled them on the van and took them down.
Check out their handywork and some nice sessions-
Next year we plan to add a fancy dress, pub to pub (point to point) race for those who take big long boards way to seriously!!
If you are ever down this way in late November put the MAMBO WAVE CLASSIC down as a MUST DO!
Andrew Allenwww.paddlesurfing.com.au PHOTOS COURTESY OF MARK GEE -
www.markg.com.au
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