Surf Life Saving Report

Years 7/8 – Junior
The Junior nippers were blessed with fantastic weather conditions on Saturday morning with a crisp westerly wind making for smooth waves at Long Reef Beach. With several new faces joining the group, it was a great opportunity to introduce each of the Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) events that the boys will compete in. After a warm-up run, Mr Somerville put the boys through a thorough stretching routine. Several events were then conducted with the following results:

	Board Race	Beach Sprint	Beach Flags	Surf Swim
1st	W Hoy	H Cleland	J Dent	H Peters
2nd	H Peters	J Van Hamburg	J Van Hamburg	W Hoy
3rd	X Du Vernet	H Peters	W Hoy	H Cleland
4th	H Cleland	X Du Vernet	R Gao	T Dalgliesh
5th	J Dent	J Dent	A Jackson	A Jackson
6th	R Gao	T Rowe	H Cleland	J Van Hamburg

Top image credit: Juniors Flags start line

Year 9/10 – Intermediate
The Intermediate boys took part in a wide range of fitness and skills-related activities on Saturday, in excellent surf and weather conditions. The boys were put through their paces by their coaches in surf swim, beach run, board paddling and relay events, in preparation for next week’s Carnival at Bungan Beach. The Year 10 Bronze Medallion holders were also given the opportunity to begin IRB Crewman training in the new Clubhouse with Mr Ben Neighbour.

Year 11/12 – Senior
The Year 12 boys currently undertaking the IRB Crewman Training with Mr Adam Kent from Long Reef Beach SLSC continued to demonstrate a high level of commitment and determination, attending at 6.30am for their regular Saturday morning session. These six boys will be assessed on the morning of Saturday 18 February and, when successfully certified, will go on to be the IRB Crew for their respective patrol groups. This group comprises Lachlan Walter, Spencer Nelson, Jasper Krawchuk, Oliver Hurt, William Curran and Will Pritchard.

The Year 11 boys also had the opportunity to begin their IRB Crewman training with Mr Ben Neighbour in the new Clubhouse.

Saturday also saw the announcement of SLS Captains for the season. Congratulations to the following boys who have been appointed to the following positions of responsibility:

SLS Captain: Jasper Krawchuk
SLS Vice Captain: Spencer Nelson
IRB Captain: Oliver Hurt
Competition Captains: Will Pritchard and Jake Gattorna
Training Captain: Lachlan Walter

Some important SLS dates to note early in Term 1 include:

Saturday 11 February: Knox-Barker Carnival at Bungan Beach
Saturday 18 February: Shore Carnival at Long Reef Beach

Mr G Jones
Acting MIC Surf Life Saving