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Longboarding has returned to popularity.
The eighth annual Loggerheads traditional longboard surfing event will be held at Mangawhai Heads beach on Saturday, April 17.
Organiser Tony Baker says the event is taking place later in the year than it typically would to make use of more reliable swell in April.
He says due to Covid-19 delays, several surfing events will be held across the country over successive weekends, providing something of an informal tour.
Logging is a traditional style of surfing that harks back to the 1960s. It makes use of a nine-foot board with a single fin and suits techniques such as nose riding and cross-stepping.
Baker says there has been a resurgence in longboarding in recent years in New Zealand with younger surfers embracing “the log”.
It is expected around 60 surfers will compete in the annual Loggerheads this year, including established talent such as Orewa’s Nat Fitt, 16, and North Shore’s Tom Mason, 24.
There will be an after-comp soiree at Wood Street Pizzeria in Mangawhai, and it is hoped there will be a performance by Auckland band Bull Kelp Surfers.
This year’s sponsors include Bamma’s Surf Shop, Threadbox, Mangawhai Honey, Coastal eBikes and McLeod’s Brewery.
Register to: loggerheadsnz@gmail.com
