By Luke Voogt
Jan Juc’s Adam Leslie and Lara’s Martin Rennhackkamp have won at the Victorian Masters Titles, with surfers from the other side of the bay dominating most age divisions.
Leslie won the over 45 men’s division with a 15.54 total from his two best rides, despite Arthur McKenzie scoring a nine-point wave in the final at Phillip Island on Sunday.
Rennhackkamp was victorious in the low-scoring final of the over 55s with a heat total of 7.30, winning by .27 of a point.
Torquay’s Joel Steven finished third in the over 35s behind victor Joel Reid and runner up Adrian Maier.
Phillip Island also hosted the Victorian final of the Australian Boardriders Battle on Saturday, with the home club claiming the victory.
Phillip Island Boardriders finished with 32.97 total on their home break in a final featuring Torquay, Jan Juc and Peninsula Surfriders.
Peninsula finished second on 30.53 points, just .23 ahead of third-placed Torquay on 30.30 to claim the second spot in the national final.
Jan Juc finished in fourth place on 25.96 points.
After multiple postponements in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions, the event went ahead on Saturday at Cape Woolamai as the final qualifier in the national series.
With a wind-swept swell increasing throughout the day, conditions were challenging for all competitors.
Victorian Masters Titles Results:
Over 35 Men
1st Joel Reid, 13.70
2nd Adrian Maier, 13.57
3rd Joel Steven, 6.67
4th Luke Beerling, 6.44
Masters Women
1st Michelle Fincher, 9.26
2nd Ricci Hawkins, 4.97
3rd Amy Hackett, 3.83
Over 40 Men
1st Mark Walker, 13.43
2nd Adam Leslie, 10.10
3rd Craig Lloyd, 7.70
4th Ed Amorin, 4.86
Over 45 Men
1st Adam Leslie, 15.54
2nd Arthur McKenzie, 14.83
3rd Mark Walker, 12.13
4th Adrian Maier, 7.63
Over 50 Men
1st Craig Lloyd, 12.00
2nd Jamie Reichelt, 8.67
3rd Stephen O’Brian, 4.47
4th Robert Matthews, 3.30
Over 55 Men
1st Martin Rennhackkamp, 7.30
2nd Matthew Fisher, 7.03
3rd Andrew Dell, 5.90
4th Jamie Reichelt, 4.40
Over 60 Men
1st Alan Bounds, 9.67
2nd Joe Cervi, 8.26
3rd Mark Lloyd, 4.96
Single Fin
1st Mark Miccoli, 14.26
2nd Mark Walker, 9.60
