The 2024 Lifeline Classic is a surf comp...
but it’s much more than that. It’s about celebrating our community’s love of the waves, the role that surfing plays in our collective happiness and mental health and an opportunity for the local surfing community to support Lifeline Northern Beaches local services.
The event slogan is:
RIDE THE WAVES
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It starts with fundraising...
Teams of 4 (any age and any surfing ability) are required. There is a Women’s Division and an Open Division.
You can fundraise in whatever way you like: putting on a BBQ, auctioning off your time or services, having a garage sale, anything!
...And it culminates in the surf!
The 20 fundraising teams will then get the opportunity to hit the waves to take part in the tag-team style comp, to be held at Queenscliff on 17 November 2024. As in previous years, each team gets to choose a kick-ass pro surfer to join their team on the day (with the top fundraiser getting firstpick!).
In previous comps we’ve had the likes of Layne Beachley, Lily Mack, Samson Coulter, Tommy Myers, Tully White, Simon Anderson, Damian Hardman and Dylan Moffat take part, and this year we’re upping the ante, so expect to compete alongside some big names and familiar faces!
Learn more about the event
The event includes a series of workout sessions, fitness challenges, and fun activities that
Who can enter the Lifeline Classic?
The Lifeline Classic is open to everyone – you just need at least a team of four.
The surfing is a huge day of fun at the end of the fundraising efforts of all the teams and we have a range of people who compete. You can use whatever you like to join in the Lifeline Classic – short boards, long boards, paddle boards, body boards, foamies, or whatever you’re most comfortable with. You can even fancy dress.
How does the day run?
The Lifeline Classic starts with the fundraising presentation at 10am, which team captains must be present for, then team captains choose a pro-surfer to join their team in order of fundraising totals.
There are four 50-minute heats with a maximum of four teams in the Open Division.
One surfer from each team is in the water at a time while the rest wait to be tagged-in on the beach. Each surfer takes two waves with the second wave known as a power wave which is worth double-points.
The top two teams in each heat progress through to the next round.
The semi-finals of the Open Division begin around 1pm with the top two teams in each progressing to the final.
The Women’s Division final is held around 3pm. The Open Division final is held around 4pm.
