The Jones Beach Boardriders (JBB) Club is set to host the first South Coast Cup on Saturday, 24 May, bringing together boardriders clubs from South Sydney to the Victorian border to compete for pride - and a $4,500 prize pool.

The tournament will be held at Jones Beach, Bombo, or Surf Beach, depending on conditions on the day. JBB member Geoff Latimar says the club hopes the event becomes a regular fixture on the local surfing calendar.

“We wanted to give clubs south of Sydney more opportunities to train and compete within our region,” says Latimar. “That not only supports those clubs but also helps our local surfers develop their skills through quality competition.”

The vision is to make the South Coast Cup more than just a surf comp - t’s a community celebration. 

“We’re planning a full day of surfing followed by a presentation, live music, and entertainment to round out the event,” says Latimar.

So far, 12 clubs have entered, each fielding a team of six top surfers: an under-20 boy, under-20 girl, open woman, two open men, and an over-40 competitor.

The JBB tent at the Junior Regional Titles South Coast. Source: JBB

“Each surfer will compete within a 50-minute heat, and the best wave from each team member will be combined to form the team’s total score,” Latimar says.

The winning team will be crowned the best boardriders club south of Sydney and take home the inaugural South Coast Cup title.

Among the big names expected to compete are former world junior champions Dean Bowen and Jarvis Earle, big wave surfer Dylan Longbottom, Oceanna Rogers - who just qualified for the Challenger Series - and Alice Hodgson, the current national under-18 girls leader.

Spectators are encouraged to come down and enjoy the action. Latimar recommends following Jones Beach Boardriders on Facebook and Instagram for location updates and event announcements.

“If people follow us on Instagram or Facebook, they’ll get all the updates. We’d love to see the community come down, enjoy a sausage sizzle, support the surfers, and stick around for the live music and festival atmosphere to finish off the day,” he says.