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Australian surfing history was created in Port Macqaurie today, at the Australian Surf Festival, with the first ever Alaia champion crowned. Town Beach provided the ideal arena for the maiden final, pumping out some great conditions for the traditional Hawaiian surfboards fit for a king.

In clean 3ft (1-metre) waves, Barney Quinlan etched his name in the record books, netting a 10.25 two-wave combined total on the finless wooden boards to beat Ian Bell, Matt Cook, and Jarrad Davies.

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