The inaugural 2008 East Coast Competition Circuit was held this year and consisted of a series of events where points were allocated to placings in the open division from each event with an overall points score winner for the year and some divisional prizes. All events were open to Internationals and WA
surfers, with the exception of the Australian Titles which
is open to Australian residents only.
Congratulations to Dale Randahl who was the overall point score winner for 2008. Dale went home with a $200 travel voucher from Flight Centre. Divisional prizes also went to Graham Roberts in the Veterans, Ben Buckley in the juniors and Melissa Hardy in the womens division. Thanks to Ocean Calendars for their kind donation of East Coast Tide Calendars for the divisional winners.
The events in the circuit this year included:
- Lakesea Classic, Bateman's Bay
- The Search, Portland*
- Wollongong Open
- Coffs Harbour Open
- Gold Coast Open
- Australian Titles, Victoria (additional 20% pts were allocated to this event)
*Points were not allocated to this event
Placing |
Name |
Points |
| 1 |
Dale Randahl |
4736 |
| 2 |
Dave Dinning |
3474 |
| 3 |
Graham Roberts |
2665 |
| 4 |
Gary Ross |
2605 |
| 5 |
Albert Golledge |
2604 |
| 6 |
Terry Oehm |
2210 |
| 7 |
Travis Best |
2106 |
| 8 |
Melissa Hardy |
2042 |
| 9 |
Mark Spencer |
2010 |
| 10 |
Ben John |
1999 |
| 11 |
Gerry Buckley |
1965 |
| 12 |
Steve Howarth |
1960 |
| 13 |
Lance Milnes |
1942 |
| 14 |
Russell Hudson |
1806 |
| 15 |
Paul Norman |
1806 |
| 16 |
Steve Farthing |
1731 |
| 17 |
Blair Moore |
1710 |
| 18 |
Jason Drescher |
1476 |
| 19 |
Jackie Dillon |
1468 |
| 20 |
Brett Titterton |
1420 |
| 21 |
Matthew Kennedy |
1380 |
| 22 |
Ben Buckley |
1360 |
| 23 |
Craig Fouracre |
1339 |
| 24 |
Larry Adams |
1272 |
| 25 |
Danny Hand |
1238 |
| 26 |
Craig Dinning |
1200 |
| 27 |
Joe Whitely |
1092 |
| 28 |
Rees Duncan |
1051 |
| 29 |
Darren Kearns |
1032 |
| 30 |
Lisa Ryan |
1010 |
| 31 |
Mark Buckley |
950 |
| 32 |
Luke Herman |
878 |
| 33 |
Bill Campbell |
876 |
| 34 |
Bernie Huigsloot |
800 |
| 35 |
Kev Marshall |
800 |
| 36 |
Robert Creeley |
765 |
| 37 |
Richard Tadday |
732 |
| 38 |
Mick Feenan |
699 |
| 38 |
Khane Duncan |
699 |
| 41 |
John Butel |
540 |
| 41 |
Col Samways |
540 |
| 41 |
Brandon Small |
540 |
| 43 |
Leon Dalton |
492 |
| 47 |
John Trebilco |
410 |
| 47 |
Derek Forsyth |
410 |
| 47 |
David Fredericks |
410 |
| 47 |
Greg Dell |
410 |
| 47 |
John Trebilco |
410 |
| 47 |
Scott Waldron |
410 |
| 47 |
Basil Repa |
410 |
| 51 |
David Howard |
225 |
According to the following breakdown:
| Place |
Points |
| 1st |
1200 |
| 2nd |
1032 |
| 3rd |
876 |
| 4th |
804 |
| 5th |
732 |
| 7th |
666 |
| 9th |
600 |
| 13th |
540 |
| 17th |
10 |
| 25th |
410 |
| 33rd |
225 |
Reference - WCT Ratings Points, ASP Rule Book 2008
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