March Blog

March Blog
With February's Black Saturday still on our minds and in our hearts we move into March.....

Early March 8th to 14th brings the Mardi Gras Recovery Week with lots of events planned. It follows the Sydney Mardi Gras this weekend and Tourism Noosa chief executive Phil Harman says the event is becoming popular.

"We tend to attract a few hundred people after the Sydney Mardi Gras," he said.

"They have the fun and frivolity of Sydney then come to something a bit more stylish and laid back, but I think there is potential to grow it a little bit more."

Noosa Mardi Gras Recovery Week organiser Rod Stringer said the area’s acceptance of gay visitors was as big an attraction as its beaches, accommodation and restaurants.

“The recovery week has been happening for five or six years but for 15 or 20 years Noosa has traditionally been a popular spot for people to come and chill out after the mardi gras,” he said.“We are expecting 3000 to 4000 this year.

“Noosa has always been attractive as a good place to chill out with its beaches and fine restaurants, but everyone is fairly gay-friendly here as well. “The community is very supportive.”

Festival of Surfing....15th to 22nd
It was perfect weather for this prestigious event at Noosa's Main beach in Hasting St...
Crowds were excited as the competition unfolded between local Josh Constable and American Taylor Jensen

A couple of near-perfect Noosa waves, and a desire to get one back on former world champion Josh Constable, guided American Taylor Jensen to his first Golden Breed Pro title.AMERICAN Christian Wach was third on 16.10 and Noosa’s Harrison Roach (13.50), was fourth.

San Diego-based Jensen has been venturing to the GSI Noosa Festival of Surfing for five years, but hadn’t managed to compete in a final until heading out at First Point around lunchtime on the penultimate day of the 2009 event.

He munched up the idyllic 1.25m point breaks, nailing a 9.6 and a 9.1 to take the Noosa title away from Peregian-based Constable, who totalled 17.15 with his top-two waves in the 30-minute final.
“Taylor has been the form surfer all week and he deserved the win,” Constable said.

Chelsea Williams was left requiring a 9.3 ride late in the women’s final and managed to grab a 9.5 with five minutes to go to see off Melissa Combo, 17.70 to 17.50.

“Melissa had a great start and had two excellent scores early but I always figured with such perfect waves out there, that a winning ride was going to pop up for me and fortunately, that’s exactly what happened,” Williams said.

“When Noosa breaks like this there’s just about no better wave for surfing longboards and today’s final was nearly as good as it gets.”

Selby Riddle (Qld) took third on 13.25 and Isabelle Brayley (Byron Bay) was fourth on 12.3.

The Festival of Surfing ended with finals across all divisions, including pro noseriding and tandem.

The event will also take place again next year...for more in formation on results etc...please visit
www.noosafestivalofsurfing.com

Don;t forget our Penthouse apartment is only a short distance from the action and is available ....
at this stage!

Until next month......
Or please visit our Penthouse apartment......... 'Because It's All About You!'

Warm Regards

Maggie & Mick
Wai Cocos Penthouse Apartment

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