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Sunshine Coast surfboat crews were right at home racing the state’s best at Maroochydore on Sunday, claiming six of the nine divisions in round two of the Queensland Cup.

The carnival was run as part of the Murphy Homes Classic and held in testing conditions as the wind increased during the day and a tricky swell lingered.

It was an exciting precursor to title events in a few months time with Maroochydore, Alexandra Headland and Mooloolaba set to host the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships from April 16-24.

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Hosts Maroochydore won the U19 men’s division with the Force and placed second in the open men with the Meat Trays and over 200 years (average age 50) masters with the Old Boys.

Dicky Beach won the U23 women’s category with the super consistent Tooshies crew and also dominated in the over 160 masters (average age 40) with the Flashbacks, who remain undefeated this season.

The Maroochydore U19 male surfboat crew powers off the beach. Picture: Warren Lynam

The Mooloolaba Badgers won the reserve men’s final and placed second in the open women, while Alexandra Headland’s Brass Monkeys took out the over 240s masters.

In one of the most exciting races of the weekend, the Dicky Beach U19 women’s crew, swept by Rob Flood, snapped a sweep oar when hit by a freak wave, but still showed excellent  teamwork to complete the course, with Flood using his body as a “human rudder” to steer the craft in the final stages. The crew received a standing ovation and still finished second on points to Noosa in their division.

Results of the Murphy Homes Classic (also Rd 2 of the Wessel’s BP Queensland Cup):

OPEN WOMEN

1st – Currumbin Cockatoos

2nd – Mooloolaba Mavericks

3rd – Noosa Heads Bandits

OPEN MEN

1st – Northcliffe Thunder

2nd – Maroochydore Meat Trays

3rd – Currumbin Gunners

U19 WOMEN

1st – Noosa Heads Kookaburras

2nd – Dicky Beach Dandelions

3rd – Mooloolaba Joeys

U19 MEN

1st – Maroochydore Force

2nd – Marcoola Mochas

3rd – Alex Headlands H&H Assassins

MASTERS 160 (combined age)

1st – Dicky Beach Flashbacks

2nd – Mackay

3rd – Noosa Heads Macaws

MASTERS 200 (combined age)

1st – Mermaid Beach Mayhem

2nd – Maroochydore Old Boys

3rd – Dicky Beach Prime Beef

MASTERS 240 (combined age)

1st – Alex Headlands Brass Monkeys

2nd – Noosa Heads Condors

3rd – Mooloolaba Wombats

U23 WOMEN

1st – Dicky Beach Tooshies

2nd – Noosa Heads Honeyeaters

3rd- Noosa Heads Scrub Turkeys

RESERVE MEN

1st – Mooloolaba Badgers

2nd – Marcoola Matatas

3rd – Mermaid Beach Mayhem

 

 

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