20 Years
Monday, March 7, 2011 at 04:45PM After a dramatic start to the year with unprecedented natural disasters, which only brings home how important our mates and family are. Two of our members Peter Wickham and Tony Anstee travelled up the road to help our neighbors at Ipswich clean up after the devastating flood, good work boys. Over the past twelve months a few of our club members (Mates) have had health issues during the year and we all hope and wish them a speedy recovery, other members like Jackson and Jamie Close are looking forward to becoming parents. Jacksons consistent form throughout the year against some elite surfers, placing him high up in the top echelon of world surfing and making impressive in roads into the Stand up paddle board circuit as well, hoping Jackson will take time from his busy schedule to compete in our local comp. throughout the year (just a few Jackson).
Last year we witnessed a surge in new members with some excellent surfers amongst them, this will be a great year watching stalwarts like Mark MacNamara, Mike Pimm and Hughie Pierpoint against new members like Nigel Canterbury and Dan Carter, going head to head. Young Guns like Clint Guest will also bring last years form into our twentieth year with some interesting results. We have also had interest from several surfers who could certainly make the race for the champions trophy a fight to the finish, get your seats early. Don’ forget the Ladies with Rose Speers taking the crown in 2010, I am sure Jesse Roberts will be out to take revenge in 2011.
This weekend the first competition round of our twentieth year will take place and though I have been talking a lot about our elite surfers the rank and file members will also be there to enjoy some surfing and enjoy a great BBQ with good mates. The election of the new committee will take place first up at 7am sharp on Sunday, nomination forms will be available from early morning. Don’t forget to get your entry forms for the ANZAC Dawn Surface comp which will be held over two days on the Easter Weekend (We have been receiving entries since December) Don’t miss out.
Just a special mention to our sponsor Mark Sutton who gave myself and President Greg ( you dropped in behind me) Tilley a couple of waves at Snapper a few Sundays back , thanks mate. Also to Mark who I never gave credit to for the great photos which were used in the last newsletter, thank you.
Peter Bobbermien