Tim Jacobs looks to make it eight straight wins for Lion Island Challenge

IF ALLAMBIE surf ski paddler Tim Jacobs wins the 2014 Lion Island Challenge today the organisers might have to rename the event after him next year.

For MANLY SPORT. Surfski paddler Tim Jacobs training at Freshwater Beach. He is aiming for his 8th Lion Island Challenge victory in a row. Photograph by Troy Snook

IF ALLAMBIE surf ski paddler Tim Jacobs wins the 2014 Lion Island Challenge tomorrow the organisers might have to rename the event after him next year.

Jacobs, 36, will compete in the challenge for the eighth time in a row, after winning all previous seven he has taken part in.

Surf ski paddler Tim Jacobs training at Freshwater Beach. Photograph by Troy Snook

Hosted by Avalon Beach Surf Life Saving Club, the challenge sees surfcraft competitors – ranging from surf skis to stand-up paddleboards – race 14km from Pittwater's Station Beach to Lion Island and back.

Surf ski paddler Tim Jacobs training at Freshwater Beach. Photograph by Troy Snook

Surf ski paddler Tim Jacobs training at Freshwater Beach. Photograph by Troy Snook

Jacobs has won every Lion Island Challenge he has competed in.

While you would expect each year to get a little tougher on the body for Jacobs, the man himself said he was very confident of performing well ahead of his first race since late last year.

“The body is feeling all right,” he said.

”I don’t know how many years I do have left in me with training and racing but I still really enjoy it and I love it.”

Jacobs said he felt he had trained particularly well for this year’s challenge in preparation for larger races next month.

DETAILS

■  Surf ski and ocean racing ski competitors will start at 8.30am, all other surfcraft at 8.45am

■  There are 14km, 8km and 6km races along with a number of divisions

■  From 7am onwards people can register at Station Beach

■  For more details go to avalonbeachslsc.com.au