Mount Maunganui surfer Owen Barnes and Waihi Beach's Alexis Poulter have claimed double titles at the Coast Papamoa Beach NZ Longboard and SUP Open completed at Papamoa Beach on Saturday.

Mount Maunganui surfer Owen Barnes. Photo by: Col / SURF2SURF.com

Barnes won the Body Glove Men's Longboard Division and the On The Way RV Over 40 Men's Longboard Division. Poulter claimed the Wine2U Women's Longboard and the Starboard Women's Stand Up Paddleboard.

Despite dire swell forecasts, the surf remained around the 1.0m mark all day with light onshore winds. The forecast was such that it was decided to complete the event in one day in case the surf disappeared but those fears proved wrong as the swell pulsed throughout the afternoon and into the early evening.

Barnes was on fire throughout the day surfing with both aggression and finesse on the nose to claim his two victories. His performance in the final of the Men's Division, posting a 14.60 point heat total, left his opponents requiring massive scores to challenge for the title.

Auckland's Glen Johnson finished runner up in the final requiring a high eight-point ride to challenge Barnes but never found the right waves in the dying light of the evening. Zen Wallis, from Piha, finished third in the final ahead of fellow New Zealand representative Matt Cockayne, from Auckland, in fourth. Waihi Beach's Alexis Poulter was also hard to beat all day claiming the longboard and stand up paddleboard divisions.

Poulter heads to Mexico in a month's time to contest the International Surfing Association World Stand Up and Paddleboard Championships so a final hit out at Papamoa this weekend was excellent preparation for the stand up paddleboard discipline.

On the longboard, Poulter edged out Mount Maunganui's Ann Snyder for the win posting 8.50 to Snyder's 6.77 points. Auckland's Sascha Brownlie placed third in the final ahead of Piha surfer Maria Kingi in fourth.

The senior divisions were combined to ensure that the event would be completed within the limited daylight hours. Testament to the older generation, three of the four finalists in the division were from the over 50s bracket. However, they could not keep up with runaway winner Owen Barnes who finished with a 12.60 point heat total.

Alexis Poulter. Photo by: Col / SURF2SURF.com

Another Mount Maunganui surfer Jeremy Williams finished runner up on 9.77 points. Orewa surfer Mark Hoyle placed third ahead of Whangarei's Reupert Newbold in fourth. The Starboard Stand Up Paddleboard Division was claimed by first time competitor Whangamata's Braedon Williams.

Williams was locked in a two-way battle with Waihi Beach's Ben Poulter, both surfers having a strong shortboard background. Williams got the edge over Poulter 14.90 vs 12.90 in the final to claim a maiden victory.

Gisborne's Geoff Pardoe looked impressive all event and finished third in the final ahead of Raglan's Armie Armstrong in fourth. The Starboard King of the Waves provided the usual high impact entertainment as a dozen paddlers tackled the Papamoa Beach shore dump on their long racing boards completing two laps of the course which weaved in and out of the waves.

The wave knowledge of Armie Armstrong proved too good with the Raglan paddler claiming the win. Armstrong was challenge for much of the race by two young paddlers in Auckland's Ollie Houghton and Jack Evans. Evans held down second for most of the race before Houghton changed his line on the final leg and out-sprinted Evans to the finish line for a runner up finish.

The Amazon Logger Division was contested as an expression session with yet another local surfer in Jordan Griffin claiming the win with his slick traditional longboarding skills. Orewa's Branko Vela placed third in the final ahead of Mount Maunganui's Jeremy Williams in third with surfers judged on their overall performance throughout the 30 minutes.

The 2015 Coast Papamoa Beach New Zealand Longboard and SUP Open was rescheduled after having been postponed earlier in the year due to a lack of swell.

The event brings together longboard and stand up paddleboard surfers from around New Zealand eyeing wins across the eight divisions contested over the two days. This is the second year the Open has been held with the 2014 event experiencing phenomenal conditions at Papamoa Beach.

Please see below for final results from the Coast Papamoa Beach NZ Longboard and SUP Open completed at Papamoa Beach on Saturday, April 11.

Braedon Williams. Photo by: Col / SURF2SURF.com

Body Glove Men's Longboard Round 1

Heat 1 Glen Johnson (Auck), 15, 1, Owen Barnes (Mnt), 12.4, 2, Sam Bound (Tara), 5.43, 3, Andy Collins (Mnt), 4.83, 4

Heat 2 Paul Culpan (Auck), 13.9, 1, Zen Wallis (Piha), 9.7, 2, Duncan Cameron (Mnt), 8.87, 3, Charles Vujcich (Nap), 2.33, 4

Heat 3 Matt Cockayne (Auck), 13, 1, Branko Vela (Auck), 9.4, 2, Ben Poulter (Waihi Beach), 8.5, 3, Christopher Vujcich (Nap), 2.77, 4

Body Glove Men's Longboard Semifinals

Heat 1 Owen Barnes (Mnt), 12, 1, Zen Wallis (Piha), 11.4, 2, Paul Culpan (Auck), 10.3, 3

Heat 2 Glen Johnson (Auck), 14.8, 1, Matt Cockayne (Auck), 14.4, 2, Branko Vela (Auck), 4.75, 3

Body Glove Men's Longboard Final

Owen Barnes (Mnt), 14.6, 1, Glen Johnson (Auck), 10.6, 2, Zen Wallis (Piha), 9.47, 3, Matt Cockayne (Auck), 7.7, 4

Wine2U Women's Longboard Round 1

Heat 1 Sascha Brownlie (Auck), 11.7, 1, Alexis Poulter (Waihi Beach), 9.23, 2, Kelsi Efford (Mnt), 5.7, 3, Margurite Vujcich (Nap), 2.4, 4

Heat 2 Ann Snyder (Mnt), 6.5, 1, Maria Kingi (Auck), 6.27, 2, Anna Jolly (Auck), 6.03, 3, Penelope Strickland (Auck), 3.33, 4

Wine2U Women's Longboard Final

Alexis Poulter (Waihi Beach), 8.5, 1, Ann Snyder (Mnt), 6.77, 2, Sascha Brownlie (Auck), 4.57, 3, Maria Kingi (Auck), 2.9, 4

On The Way RV Over 40s Round 1

Heat 1 Rupert Newbold (Whngrei), 13, 1, Justin Bambury (Auck), 10.7, 2, Mal Brady (Mnt), 7.23, 3, Jack Ryan (Mnt), 3.87, 4

Heat 2 Mark Hoyle (Auck), 16.8, 1, David Storck (Piha), 10.8, 2, Andy Collins (Mnt), 7.7, 3, Whare Heke (Mnt), 7.53, 4

Heat 3 Jeremy Williams (Mnt), 11.5, 1, Bryan Western (Auck), 7.63, 2, Andrew Hitchfield (Mnt), 5.17, 3, Tristan Murray (Mnt), 2.83, 4

Heat 4 Owen Barnes (Mnt), 16.2, 1, Wyn Hoogerbrugger (Auck), 9.97, 2, Scotty Riach (Auck), 6.3, 3, Garth Falconer (Auck), 6.03, 4

On The Way RV

Heat 1 Jeremy Williams (Mnt), 10.4, 1, Rupert Newbold (Whngrei), 9.9, 2, Wyn Hoogerbrugger (Auck), 7.83, 3, David Storck (Piha), 5.67, 4

Heat 2 Owen Barnes (Mnt), 14.3, 1, Mark Hoyle (Auck), 14.2, 2, Bryan Western (Auck), 9.03, 3, Justin Bambury (Auck), 6.1, 4

On The Way RV Over 40s Final

Owen Barnes (Mnt), 12.6, 1, Jeremy Williams (Mnt), 9.77, 2, Mark Hoyle (Auck), 6.1, 3, Rupert Newbold (Whngrei), 4.43, 4

Starboard Men's Stand Up Paddleboard Surf

Heat 1 Braedon Williams (WGM), 13.7, 1, Ben Poulter (Waihi Beach), 12.4, 2, Karlos Aarsen (WGM), 11.3, 3, Shaan Miller (Auck), 10.5, 4

Heat 2 Armie Armstrong (Auck), 12.5, 1, Jeremy Stephenson (Auck), 9.4, 2, Daniel Hasulyo (Piha), 8.07, 3, Oscar Murrell (Auck), 7.07, 4

Heat 3 Geoff Pardoe (Gis), 11.7, 1, Shane Murrell (Auck), 9.17, 2, Bruno Hasulyo, 7.5, 3, David Storck (Piha), 6.53, 4

Starboard Men's Stand Up Paddleboard Surf Semifinals

Heat 1 Ben Poulter (Waihi Beach), 10.3, 1, Armie Armstrong (Auck), 8.87, 2, Jeremy Stephenson (Auck), 6.33, 3

Heat 2 Braedon Williams (WGM), 14.1, 1, Geoff Pardoe (Gis), 11.4, 2, Shane Murrell (Auck), 7.23, 3

Starboard Men's Stand Up Paddleboard Surf Finals

Braedon Williams (WGM), 14.9, 1, Ben Poulter (Waihi Beach), 12.9, 2, Geoff Pardoe (Gis), 9.37, 3, Armie Armstrong (Auck), 8.57, 4

Starboard Women's Stand Up Paddleboard Surf Alexis Poulter (Waihi Beach), 10.9, 1, Maria Kingi (Auck), 8, 2, Penelope Strickland, 5.83, 3

Starboard Stand Up Paddleboard Race 1^st Armie Armstrong (Rag) 10:03, 2^nd Ollie Houghton (Auck) 11:13, 3^rd Jack Evans (Auck) 11:15, 4^th Daniel Hasulyo (Piha)

Amazon Surf Logger Expression Session 1^st Jordan Griffin (Mnt), 2^nd Branko Vela (Orewa), 3^rd Jeremy Williams (Mnt)