Crowds and surf pumping for Burleigh Boardriders Single Fin Classic

SO many spectators turned out for the 2016 Burleigh Boardriders Single Fin Classic organisers were having flashbacks to the Stubbies events in the 1970s.

Hundreds of people crowded Burleigh Headland to watch competitors in the Burleigh Single Fin Classic. Winner Creed McTaggart. Picture by Scott Fletcher

SO many spectators turned out for the 2016 Burleigh Boardriders Single Fin Classic at the weekend organisers were having flashbacks to the Stubbies events in the 1970s.

Surfing commentator Terry ‘Tappa’ Teece said an estimated 4000 people visited the annual vintage surfboard competition over two days.

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Hundreds of people crowded Burleigh Headland to watch competitors in the Burleigh Single Fin Classic. Picture by Scott Fletcher.

Surfers battled it out on boards crafted no later than 1985 while bands played on the shore.

“We do it old school with everything, there’s no prize money,” he said.

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Byron Bay’s Creed McTaggart won the competition, but admitted he didn’t know how.

As a free surfer, the 21-year-old spends most his time travelling the world surfing for films.

Second place getter in the Burleigh Single Fin Classic, Ellis Ericson. Picture by Scott Fletcher

He said the Single Fin Classic, run by his major sponsor Billabong, is the only event he has competed in since he was a junior.

“This is the only one I ever really do. It’s a really fun competition and it’s good to catch up with mates up and then we go out in Surfers Paradise.”