Sixty four surfers contested the tournament - young and old came out to play in the Burleigh surf with ages ranging from 11 years through to 50 years.
The Suncorp SunWise crew provided hats, sunscreen and water to the visitors of the Suncorp shade bar and educated surfing enthusiasts on the dangers of sun exposure.
A Suncorp SunWise UV wristband that indicates what the UV level is was also distributed.
Cabarita surfboard shaper, Jason Jameson, made the most of choppy conditions to beat a hot field of surfers.
The final was contested in choppy conditions in half to one metre waves dotted by bluebottles which converged in their thousands onto Burleigh Heads.
The 20-year-old Cabarita surfboard shaper defied a hot field and the presence of a huge swarm of bluebottles to win the prestigious tournament on count back from Burleigh Heads' Noah Lane, while third place in the six men final went to Lane's club mate, Kyle Robinson.
Burleigh's Ryan Grey finished fourth, defending champion, Clint Kimmins (Snapper Rocks) was fifth and Cabarita's Brent Savage wound up in sixth place.
Since joining forces with Surfing Australia in January 2010, Suncorp have helped remind over 100,000 Aussie beachgoers of the importance of being sun safe and provided much needed shade and sunscreen at surfing events.
For 2012/13, Suncorp has been retained as a corporate partner of Surfing Australia, maintaining their status as the official ‘financial institution’ of Surfing Australia.
The extended partnership includes support sponsor rights for Suncorp to the High Performance Centre, the Australian Surfing Awards and the Green Room Conference.
Suncorp SunWise shade tents will be seen at surfing events throughout Australia including the Australian Surf Festival and the 8-event strong Wahu Surfer Groms Comps.
Suncorp will also support Team Australia and summer surf camps within Surfing Australia to help spread the sun protection message.
For all updates visit www.surfingaustralia.com or call the Surfing Australia Office on (07) 5599 3800. For more information about the SunWise program visit www.suncorp.com.au/sunwise
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