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RAY WHITE'S very own elite agent and top surfer Troy Dowker of Ray White Mermaid Beach has just taken out the 2018 SurfAid Cup at Duranbah on the Gold Coast recently with back to back wins.
With eight teams surfing in support of SurfAid, the event has raised over $500,000 this year to support SurfAid’s Mother and Child Health Programs, ensuring access to clean water and sanitation, basic healthcare and improved nutrition.
“Surfing is at the heart of SurfAid, we were founded by surfers. The SurfAid Cup brings the surfing community together to surf sick waves for healthy villages. Giving back to villages near Greenbush, Telescopes, Macaronis, Occy's Left, Lakey Peak, and Periscopes - places that surfers holiday and can positively impact, is incredibly powerful,” said SurfAid Founder, Dr Dave Jenkins.
Long time ambassador for SurfAid, Mark Occhilupo set the tone for the day saying “the waves are small but really fun, the sun is out and we have some good surfers, it’s going to be a great day”.
The community vibe was at an all time high with local teams from Ray White - led by Troy Dowker, Rose Litigation, Vissla, ALSA, Balter, Komune, and Surfing Queensland battling on their home break.
Mr Dowker said that despite the gusty nor-easters making the conditions less than favourable, all competitors stepped up and shredded the sections on offer.
"The performance and standard of surfing was very high considering what Mother Nature delivered was very windy and choppy. It was a line up of local legends and pros who stayed light on their feet in the smaller waves."
Mr Dowker's team was made up of 13 year old Ty Richardson young gun who tore apart the right handers on offer, along with WQS tour surfer Dimity Stoyle plus high performance coach Tim McDonald and Gold Coast professional lifeguard Joel Nantes who saw the Ray White team bring home the Surfing Champions trophy for the second year in a row.
Posting standout scores all day and riding their wave of confidence into the final, Ray White defeated fellow finalists Surfing Queensland, Balter, Komune and the Surfing Lawyers.
The combination of competitive nous and youthful flair amongst the pro surfers boosted team results, with each team drafting a pro surfer as their fifth competitor.
Teams vied for the likes of WSL tour veterans Occy and Jay Phillips, also in the pro-pool some of the hottest local talent: Tane Bowden, Mitch Parkinson, Oscar Berry, Kobie Enright, Dimity Stoyle and Ellie Brooks.
Current Australian champion Jay Phillips could do no wrong, putting on a clinic worthy of his title and vindicating Team Komune’s decision to draft him as their pro.
World Champion, Mark Occhilupo, laid down his trademark backhand attack, while up-and-coming Billabong teamrider, Tane Bowden, was glued to his board, delivering some clutch performances in support of his team.
