Botha and Edwards win eliminator

THE ADreach Ocean Heroes offered some exciting surfski racing on Sunday in four foot choppy waves. There were two races on the day and the best 10 men and five ladies progressed through to the final race.

In the men’s final, Gene Prato was able to claw his way to the front of the race on the final board leg, however in the midbreak the waves held him up which provided opportunity for Luke Nisbet and Connor Botha to catch up.

In the last 100 meters, Nisbet was able to jump off his board first and start his dash up the beach while being chased down by Botha. In a desperate sprint for the finish Botha was able to defeat Nisbet in the dying millimetres to win his first ADreach Ocean Heroes title.

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In an impressive third place, Gene Prato was able to skilfully body surf his way onto the podium followed by the experienced Bouman in fourth spot. Bouman led the first half of the final race.

In the ladies race it was the focused Alice Edwards successfully defended her title in true grit after being behind in the first ski leg.

In second place, the young Tamryn Mckie was able to come back from being behind, followed by the determined Carmel Bilson. It was also great to see Paige Horn and Sasha Corris-Nordengen finish in the top five against a talented field.

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