Surfing Victoria

PISBTW Surfing with the Boys Tour presented by Oakley - Mornington Peninsula

Huge turnout at Gunnamatta for the Play it Safe by the Water Surf with the Boys Tour!

Sunday, 14 February 2010

(Gunnamatta, VIC - Sunday 14^thFebruary 2009): 35 of the Mornington Peninsula's youngest male surfers got thechance to surf with Victoria's best pros today for the Play it Safe by theWater Surf with the Boys Tour Presented by Oakley.

Conditions were perfect for the young boys atGunnamatta today with a small swell and light offshore winds.

Each participant got the chance to learn somevaluable water safety knowledge while surfing with Rip Curl Pro runner up AdamRobertson (Portland) and World Qualifying Series Surfer Jack Perry (Jan Juc).

With these young boys looking to take theirsurfing to the next level, this was the perfect opportunity to get some watersafety and surfing advice from two of Victoria's best.

Robertson was amazed with the turnout.

"This is the biggest turnout we have had yet."

"Its great to see this level of enthusiasm fromnot just the boys but the parents and Peninsula Boardriders club as well!"

The day consisted of a talk on water safety,identifying rips, and never surfing alone along with a tag team mini-comp andfreesurf.

Participants learnt and hung out with Robertsonand Perry and with both surfers looking to continue their WQS campaigns in2009, there was some world class surfing on show for the boys to experiencefirst hand.

Tanner Bishop was a lucky winner on the daywalking away with a pair of Oakley Oil Rig Sunglasses.

The tour now moves to Mallacoota on the far EastCoast.

Entries are limited for the day so anyoneinterested is encouraged to enter online at www.surfingvic.com as soon aspossible.

The days are for intermediate to experiencedsurfers and are a chance for them to further their surfing skills.

The sessions are free to all boys and willinclude a talk on surf safety, how to perform a beach rescue and a free surfingsession with Adam and Jack.

The program is a joint partnership between Oakley,Surfing Victoria, Life Saving Victoria and supported by the surfing industry.

To Register contact Surfing Victoria on (03)52612907 or e-mail: info@surfingvic.com. Registration forms can be downloadedfrom www.surfingaustralia.com. You will need to organise your own surfingequipment

About Oakley:

Oakley, Inc. is a sport and lifestyle brand,driven to ignite the imagination through the fusion of art and science.Building on its legacy of innovative, market-leading optical technology, thecompany manufactures and distributes high performance sunglasses, prescriptionlenses and frames, goggles, apparel, footwear, and accessories.  The essence of the brand iscommunicated through hundreds of professional and amateur athletes who dependon Oakley products to provide them with the very best while they redefine whatis physically possible.

Participants will need to organise your ownsurfing equipment before the day, Surfing Victoria can provide you with detailsof hire companies in your region.

Further details of the program and on sitecontacts:

Surfing Victoria Office (03) 52 612 907.

Full press release and high-res complimentaryphotos will be distributed before and at completion of day.

ProgramDates and Locations:

Feb 9         Portland

Feb10           Warnambool

Feb 11         ApolloBay

Feb12          JanJuc

Feb13          13^thBeach

Feb14         MorningtonPeninsula

Feb15         Mallacoota

Feb16         LakesEntrance

Feb17         SandyPoint

Feb18         Inverloch

Feb19         PhillipIsland