Proving you are never too young or old to challenge yourself, Coolum artist Owen Cavanagh (pictured) pushed himself recently to take part in the Over 55 Men Longboard event at the Queensland Surf Championships. The week of surfing, which included Shortboard, SUP, and Longboard, had 13 divisions ranging from the Under 18 Juniors to the Over 70’s Legends and was held at various beaches across the coast, with the final of the Longboard held at Coolum Beach on Thursday, May 29. Owen, who is a keen surfer, said that he prefers a shortboard and that longboarding was a challenge, and that’s why he entered the comp. “I wasn’t going to go in it, but I have a personal goal to improve my longboarding, and it’s keeping me motivated and in the water… I’m learning all of the time,” Owen said. Owen placed a very respectable third in the Over 55 Men Longboard, and Coolum’s Bruce Dunne took out the top spot in the O65 Men Longboard.