Forget about the prizemoney - it's all about chocolate milkshakes and cappuccinos when Ollie and Wayne Hudson take to the waves in Port Macquarie on Saturday.
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The Hudsons - along with Port Macquarie grommet Evie Conway - have obtained wildcards into the Port Macquarie Open as the Australian Open of Surfing festival heads north.
Each of the eight events in NSW will see a total $7000 prize purse with $1500 going to the winner of the men's and women's divisions.
It will be the first time in nearly five years the region has hosted a Surfing NSW event.
Thirteen-year-old Ollie took no time throwing down the gauntlet to his father, saying all he wants to do is achieve bragging rights for the dinner table.
"If I finish third and he finishes fourth in his heat that's all I care about," he said.
"I'm a bit smaller whereas he's a bit bigger and heavier so it will be easier for me, but I'll surf my best and see how the day goes."
It will be the first time the Hudsons have competed against each other, so the grommet said it would be "sick" to learn from his dad and what he does in the major competitions.
"Going in an open division against 25-year-olds was unexpected, but it will be sick to learn from the experience," Ollie said.
While the father-son duo are unlikely to be drawn in the same heat, Mr Hudson said it would be a great experience for both his son and fellow junior Evie.
I hope he goes good, but I'd be disappointed if he beat me because it's a family rivalry. Dad was like that with me and my brother Grant and that's how it will be this weekend for us too.
- Wayne Hudson
"Surfing NSW wanted two positive role models that will learn from the experience," he said.
"They are not necessarily gun surfers that will get into semi-finals and quarter-finals, but they'll grow and they want to be professional athletes later on in life.
"They'll see how everything operates and become better surfers and better people."
The former professional surfer, now a surf school teacher was well aware of his son's expectations.
"Ollie wants to get a higher heat total than me so we'll see how that goes," he said.
"I hope he goes good, but I'd be disappointed if he beat me because it's a family rivalry. Dad was like that with me and my brother Grant and that's how it will be this weekend for us too."
And as for the deal?
"I don't like chocolate milkshakes, but he can buy me a coffee; that'll break his budget."
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