Burleigh Heads, Queensland, Australia. (Sunday, January 8, 2017) - With thousands of people packing out the headland at Burleigh Heads Joel Parkinson (AUS) took out the 2017 Burleigh Boardriders&rsquo; Single Fin Classic.<br /> <br /> The former world champion and current world number nine surfer battled against young up and comers and older Burleigh stalwarts for two day to win the event in front of a crowd of over 3000 people.<br /> <br /> &ldquo;This is such an honour, I can&rsquo;t believe how much fun this weekend has been,&rdquo; Parko said later.<br /> <br /> It is the first time Parkinson had entered the event, where competitors surf on single fin pre-1985 surfboards.<br /> <br /> There is no prize money offered, so surfers battle for the prestige of the event, which has now been running for 20 years.<br /> <br /> North End Boardrider Luke Hynd (AUS) came second in the event with Burleigh Boardrider James Lewis (AUS) coming in third.<br /> <br /> Up-and-coming Burleigh surfer Maddy Job (AUS) took out the junior division. Photo: joliphotos
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