The Hot Buttered / Bad Boy Wavehouse SA Champs 2006

Wesley Fischer - Hawaii

The scene was set. Perfect six foot barrels,light offshore winds and 22 of the top body board-flow boarders in the country. They all met at the most extreme playground in the world...so let's cut straight to the finals......

Semi final time and things were heating up at a rapid pace, the first semi saw Billy, Jonathan, Wesley and Stuart all in the same heat, it was more like a final than a final and everyone was on the edge of their seat. Billy and Jonathan took it to the next level and pulled out all the stops, busting super heavy inverts, massive rolls and super clean spins, they took the heat. Wesley, "Style Master", went huge on most probably the biggest invert of the comp and just didn¹t make it an unfortunately got knocked out along with Stuart Meyers who also showed solid form but just couldn¹t keep up with Billy and Jonathan. The second semi saw Emile, Paul, Cameron and Brandon all matched up against each other. Paul went all out doing some huge inverts but just couldn¹t get a second good run to back up his first unbelievable wave and bowed out along with Brandon who also couldn¹t get a second good scoring ride. Emile and Cameron played the game safe and made it through to the finals.

The drop knee division semi final 1 saw Wesley Fischer, Billy Tenant and Brandon Herbst all going for a spot in the final, Billy and Wesley dominated the heat and forced Brandon out of the contest. The second semi final saw seasoned competitor and Bad Boy/ Rossi bodyboards team rider, Sascha Taljaard, south beach, go up against Angelo Ackerman, Greg Thompson and Guy Acutt. Angelo totally dominated the heat with his big backhand snaps and big round house cutbacks, Sascha rode alright and was fortunate to land an aerial to make it through.

Final time! Everyone was wondering what more they could possibly see and the competitors were amping. So the game was on, Billy Tenant, Jonathan Oliff, Emile Von Hollennoven and Cameron Nelson were super psyched up an ready. Billy started off with a solid run and set the pace, he did some really good rolls and very smooth spins, up next was Jonathan who wasn¹t trying to make new friends, just went ballistic, He just seemed to have abandoned all thoughts of safety and just busted away, Emile and Cameron rode really well but it seemed that Billy and Jonathan were in a league of their own. Billy and Jonathan fought it out till the end and Jonathan just managed to beat Billy, it was super close and I take my hat off to both of them. Good game guys.

The drop knee final was totally dominated by Wesley Fischer. He carved up the wave like a sharp knife cutting through warm butter, he took it to the new level , Billy was up there with him but just couldn¹t keep up the pace. Angelo and Sascha through some nice turns but just couldn¹t keep up with Wesley and Billy.

This was one of the best events run here at the wavehouse and I am sure with the positive feedback that there had already been that there will be more events like this coming up.

I'd like to thank Bad Boy and Hot Buttered for their incredible support and also to Wesley Fischer and Ryan Watkins for organizing this event.

See you all soon at the next event!

Support those who support you!

Peace and God Bless.

Sascha Taljaard