COFFS Harbour Boardriders Club have booked their place in the grand final of the Australian Boardriders Battle grand final, after winning the Australian Boardriders Battle Northern NSW regional qualifier for the second year in a row on their home break.

The Coffs Harbour team beat the likes of Kingscliff Boardriders (second), LeBa Boardriders (Lennox/Ballina) (third), and Byron Bay Boardriders (fourth).

The Coffs Harbour Boardriders Club team consisted of Will Martin, Jayke Sharp, Creed Smart, Rosie Smart, and Lee Winkler.

They qualified for the grand final, which will be held on 8-9 March at Burleigh Heads.

Team captain Lee Winkler was stoked with his team’s effort to qualify for another grand final.

“This is the first time we have won back-to-back, and we are so stoked,” he said.

“We didn’t have too many stuff-ups today, despite how stressful it is to surf these kinds of heats.

“We thought the surf might’ve been flat, so we are stoked it turned on for us at home.”

The Coffs team’s Rosie Smart was the in-form surfer of the day, showcasing her impressive ability to drop high scoring waves, including an excellent 8.67 to take home the Boost Wave of the Day Award while assisting her team to victory.

By Aiden BURGESS