No Hill too big in Cory quest

last month, is a leading contender to take victory on Sunday in the event that doubles as the world championships.

The Gold Coast accountant won the 52km open ocean race from Molokai to Oahu in 2015 and was set to go back-to-back last year until hitting rocks, causing damage to his surf ski’s rudder. He is determined to make amends for that now.

“I’d love to come away with a win, I just need to race smart,” he said.

“There are a lot more variables in ocean paddling … the tide either sucks you in or pulls you out and you want a bit of cloud cover for the long races like Molokai.

“One year I was sunburnt so badly I couldn’t look at the sun the next day.”