Two of our team riders have outperformed the cream of Australia’s bodyboarding crop, blitzing the Human Australasian Titles and the Human Port Mac Pro. Tom Rigby has taken home the Pro tour event, beating Dave Winchester, Michael Novy and Nathan Branch in the 30 minute final, while Dave Winchester takes home the Human Australasian Tour Champion title, making him Aussie Champ in 2008! Congratulations to both our boys who both deserve all the acclaim they receive!

The Pro Mens final consisted of Tour Leader Dave Winchester (NSW), Nathan Branch (Port Macquarie), Tom Rigby (QLD) and Micheal Novy (QLD). Tom Rigby, competing in his first ever final in a pro tour event managed to steal the show, winning the pro mens final with an epic display of surfing. “That was my first pro tour final ever, the waves were pretty inconsistent but the 30 minute extended heat allowed everyone a chance to get the best waves” said Rigby.

Rigby, from Mermaid Beachin Queensland reveled in the opportunity to surf with some of the worlds top bodyboarders. “It was such a great experience to be able to surf with the pro’s like Winny and Novy”. Tom will now go into preparation for the big wave winter season in Hawaii and will begin the IBA World Tour in February where he will compete in the Pipeline Pro.