Blue Water High

S01E23: Tough Choices

Heath persuades Anna to sneak down the coast with him for a kiteboarding competition. Anna wins the competition and is faced with a dilemma. She's also won entry into the junior team—should she give up surfing and return to her first love?

Overview

Blue Water High is an Australian television drama series, broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on ABC1 and on Austar/Foxtel Nickelodeon channel in Australia and on various channels in many other countries. Each season follows the lives of a young group of students at Solar Blue, a high-performance surf academy where several lucky 16-year-olds are selected for a 12-month-long surfing program on Sydney's northern beaches.

There are three series in Blue Water High. The first two series were screened in 2005 and 2006 and the producers did not intend to create a third series. However, due to popular demand by fans, they relented and made one more series with only Kate Bell returning in a main role. Series three ended with the closure of Solar Blue, indicating that the show would most likely not continue.

Episodes

Pilot

S01E01 Pilot

May 11, 2005 25 min
Welcome to the Solar Blue Surf Academy where 7 teenagers will spend the next year. Stacey breaks Fly's board so Heath lends her one of his spare ones so she can continue in the competition....
Winners and Losers

S01E02 Winners and Losers

May 18, 2005 25 min
Joe and Anna face off in a dangerous surf-off to determine which one of them deserves Anna's place in the academy. Bec decides to make the competition more fair to Anna by giving her advice...
Trouble in Paradise

S01E03 Trouble in Paradise

May 25, 2005 25 min
The school competition falls on the same day as a Solar Blue function, and Matt puts himself on the line to attend both. Matt's commitment to the Academy is questioned—until Matt points out they have...
Fly Takes a Dive

S01E04 Fly Takes a Dive

June 1, 2005 25 min
Fly is homesick and accidentally runs up a huge bill on Anna's mobile. She secretly starts work at a carwash to try and pay it off but breaks the machinery, ending up deeper in debt....
Anna Loses Her Way

S01E05 Anna Loses Her Way

June 8, 2005 25 min
Anna's last on the academy's scoreboard, and despite Simmo's coaching, her surfing is deteriorating. Homesick for Germany, Anna can't see how she'll ever compete with the others. She books her ticket home and gives away...
Edge Wipes Out

S01E06 Edge Wipes Out

June 15, 2005 25 min
Edge is losing surf competitions because he won't take Simmo's advice to do fewer crowd-pleasing aerials and more judge-pleasing maneuvers. Edge goes kite-boarding in rough seas after only one lesson because he's sure he's got...
Friends in Need

S01E07 Friends in Need

June 22, 2005 25 min
Heath's failing at school and copies Matt's project in desperation. When they both lose school marks and surfing points for cheating, Matt feels betrayed. Matt's been mystified by some rare local fish, but Heath discovers...
Brothers and Sisters

S01E08 Brothers and Sisters

June 29, 2005 25 min
Bec's friendship with her brother Joe has suffered since she made it into the Academy. When she catches him stealing surfboards, the team pressures her to call the police, but she knows this could destroy...
Sharks In The Mind

S01E09 Sharks In The Mind

July 6, 2005 25 min
A shark scare brings everyone's greatest fear to the surface. Matt's seemingly unshakeable until his father, Ewan, unexpectedly arrives. Matt has his own plans for the future, but his fear of disloyalty to his father...
Timing Is Everything

S01E10 Timing Is Everything

July 13, 2005 25 min
Perri's parents have cut off her credit card. When a rival sponsor offers her a modeling contract, she thinks about leaving Solar Blue Academy. The modeling contract falls through at the last minute, so Perri's...
Out Of Control

S01E11 Out Of Control

July 20, 2005 25 min
Matt and Edge are vying for the top position on the Academy scoreboard, and their friendly competition quickly gets out of control. Egged on by Heath and the arrival of a pretty new girl, they...
Dreams and Dramas

S01E12 Dreams and Dramas

July 27, 2005 25 min
Fly's having strangely romantic dreams about Heath, and she's desperate not to give away how she feels. On the eve of her birthday, she complains to Anna about missing her friends back home—and about being...
A Life On The Line

S01E13 A Life On The Line

August 3, 2005 25 min
Perri rescues someone from the surf, only to discover that he's an adrenaline junkie who's risked both their lives to seek attention. She's hailed as a hero but is so traumatized that she vows never...
Bad Boy Heath

S01E14 Bad Boy Heath

August 10, 2005 25 min
Deb asks the team to judge each other in a surf competition, so they conspire to score each other highly. Heath's keen on the new girl, so a jealous Fly deducts points from his score...
Joker's Wild

S01E15 Joker's Wild

August 17, 2005 25 min
Fly's losing surf contests, so she surfs to win at a regional girls' competition. The boys are supposed to be support crew but get caught up in a battle of practical jokes. Perri is not...
It's Hard To Be Normal

S01E16 It's Hard To Be Normal

August 24, 2005 25 min
After pushing herself to the limit with a hardcore training regime, Anna decides it's time to be a normal teenager. The others are busy making a video presentation to win sponsorship for some new boards....
Perri Lies Low

S01E17 Perri Lies Low

August 31, 2005 25 min
Perri's diabetes is revealed when she collapses into a coma. Deb's forced to tell Solar Blue, who are nervous about sponsoring a surfer with a potentially life-threatening condition. Matt campaigns on Perri's behalf, and she's...
Winning Isn't Everything

S01E18 Winning Isn't Everything

September 7, 2005 25 min
Edge alienates the boys with his 'win at all costs' attitude at a triathlon event by not helping Matt when he falls off his bike. To teach him a lesson, Heath doesn't bother to pick...

S01E19 Right Dance - Wrong Partner

September 14, 2005 25 min
Edge assumes Bec will be his partner for the school formal. Bec, sick of being taken for granted, invites Heath to be her partner instead. Chasing some big waves just before the dance, Edge takes...
Big Wave Fears

S01E20 Big Wave Fears

September 21, 2005 25 min
Bec is invited to a big wave competition in Tahiti, but she's nervous about surfing heavy waves and, at the same time, trying to get Edge out of her head. The other girls suspect Bec...
The Kiss

S01E21 The Kiss

September 28, 2005 25 min
Perri's feelings for Edge come to a head when she's spooked by a tramp hiding out in the board shed. When Edge accompanies her back to the shed in search of a lost ring, she...
Behind The Scenes

S01E22 Behind The Scenes

October 5, 2005 25 min
Heath is pressured by a ruthless surf magazine editor to secretly take 'behind the scenes' photos of the Academy couples and their romantic antics. Deb's also keeping close watch on the starry-eyed pairs, worried there's...
Tough Choices

S01E23 Tough Choices

October 12, 2005 25 min
Heath persuades Anna to sneak down the coast with him for a kiteboarding competition. Anna wins the competition and is faced with a dilemma. She's also won entry into the junior team—should she give up...
The Band Plays On

S01E24 The Band Plays On

October 19, 2005 25 min
Bec negotiates for Blue Water to hold the local surf comp. They agree to pay for everything but a band for the after-party. The team's own band could play—but Fly's musical ability threatens to turn...
Suspicious Minds

S01E25 Suspicious Minds

October 26, 2005 25 min
Heath's perpetual lateness affects his year ten certificate exam. Simmo has no choice but to deduct points, which means he might not even qualify for the wild card in the comp. The team helps Heath...
And The Winner Is...

S01E26 And The Winner Is...

November 2, 2005 25 min
It's what everyone's been working for—the final competition for a wildcard into the World Championship Tour. Bec and Edge move out to focus on winning, Heath confronts the reality of his exam results, and everyone...

Cast

Gabrielle Scollay
Amy Reed
Ryan Corr
Ryan Corr
Eric Tanner
Cariba Heine
Cariba Heine
Bridget Sanchez
Sophie Luck
Sophie Luck
Fiona "Fly" Watson
Craig Horner
Craig Horner
Garry Miller
James Sorensen
Mike Kruze
Tahyna MacManus
Tahyna MacManus
Perri Lowe
Khan Chittenden
Khan Chittenden
Dean 'Edge' Edgely
Chris Foy
Matt
Kate Bell
Kate Bell
Rebeca "Bec" Sanderson
Adam Saunders
Adam Saunders
Heath "Hit" Carroll
Taryn Marler
Taryn Marler
Rachel Samuels

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