Archive posts from 2008

Five surf boat crews off to Whangamata

29th December 2008

Five Red Beach surf boat crews are heading for Whangamata to compete in the Surf Boat Spectacular on 2nd January. The event doubles as Round Two of the Trillian Trust ... read more

Four selected for Trans-Tasman team

29th December 2008

Four Red Beach lifeguards have been named in the SLSNR team to contest the Trans-Tasman series. They are Chris Moors (Open), Dylan French (U19), Caitlin Ryan (U19) and Elise Cuff ... read more

Flashbacks …

29th December 2008

Series 7 … photographs from yesteryear. 1975:  The launch of Red Beach Surf Club’s new surf canoe “Big Rooster” by Robert Muldoon, seated in the canoe, just days after he ... read more

Flashbacks …

22nd December 2008

Series 6 … photographs from yesteryear. 1958:  NZ Championships, Christchurch.  The fledgling Red Beach club, just five years old, was competing at the National Championships for the very first time. ... read more

Santa arrives by IRB

22nd December 2008

Santa Claus was given an enthusiastic welcome by JuniorSurf members when he arrived at Red Beach in an IRB just a few days out from Christmas. IRB driver Brian Maney ... read more

Regional lifeguards appointed

11th December 2008

Thirteen Red Beach club lifeguards have been selected as regional lifeguards for the Christmas and New Year holiday period. Starting their holiday jobs on Monday 15th December, they will patrol ... read more

Carnival at North Piha

11th December 2008

North Piha is the venue for the next full-day carnival on the surf sports programme for 2008-09. The event on Sunday 14th December is again of key importance for surf ... read more

Super Surf Camp on again for holidays

11th December 2008

Red Beach is again the venue for the first of two Super Surf Camps to be held in New Zealand in January during the school holidays. Aimed at youngsters aged ... read more

Red Beach the venue for two surf events

1st December 2008

The Red Beach club will host two competition events in the space of five days. On Wednesday 3rd December the second Surf Sports Twilight carnival of the season will take ... read more

Quad bike for surf club

1st December 2008

The club has replaced the quad bike it uses for towing lifesaving equipment on and off the beach. By way of a grant from the Lion Foundation and through the ... read more

Trillian Trust Surf Boat Series- Round 1

1st December 2008

Round One of the Trillian Trust Surf Boat Series took place in Wellington over the weekend of 29/30 November. Saturday’s venue was Titahi Bay for long-course racing, with Oriental Bay ... read more

Flashbacks …

1st December 2008

Series 5 … photographs from yesteryear. 1966:  Club competitors from the 1965-66 season. Two of the group are current Life Members of Red Beach. 1976:  Club members at Red ... read more

Surf boat course

18th November 2008

Red Beach was the venue for a surf boat course held recently for sweeps and rowers. Sponsored by Heron Plumbing and with assistance from Surf Life Saving NZ, the course ... read more

Lifeguard exchange

18th November 2008

Red Beach lifeguards Karl Bogue and Ashleigh Allport have been selected to travel to Australia next month as part of the lifeguard exchange arrangement which the Red Beach club has ... read more

Flashbacks …

18th November 2008

Series 4 … photographs from yesteryear. 1974 : The first female lifeguards.  Although the Red Beach Surf Club was founded in 1953, female lifeguards were not part of the club ... read more

Surf carnival at Muriwai

18th November 2008

Muriwai is the venue for the first full-day carnival on the surf sports programme for 2008-09. The event on Sunday 23rd November is again of key importance for surf athletes ... read more

National Jandal Day

18th November 2008

National Jandal Day, Surf Life Saving’s annual appeal day, will take place on Friday 5th December. It’s the day on which New Zealanders will be urged to wear their Jandals ... read more

Orewa twilight carnival

9th November 2008

Orewa is the venue for the first Twilight carnival on the surf sports programme for 2008-09. The event on Wednesday 12th November is of key importance for surf athletes keen ... read more

Lifeguard refreshers

4th November 2008

Red Beach lifeguards have the opportunity to complete their Lifeguard Refresher before the summer gets into full swing. There is a choice of dates and each refresher is to be ... read more

Flashbacks …

4th November 2008

Series 3 … photographs from yesteryear. 1973:  The first Nipper members.  At the start of the 1973/74 season, the Red Beach club introduced Nipper members to its ranks.  Initially there ... read more

Patrols under way

28th October 2008

The hoisting of the flags above the Red Beach surf clubrooms on Saturday 25th October signalled the start of the new patrolling season for 2008-09. The club's volunteer lifeguards are ... read more

Flashbacks …

28th October 2008

Series 2 … photographs from yesteryear. 1950’s Red Beach:  The beachscape featured on a colour postcard. 1978:  The start of the B H Heron sponsorship.  Bryan Heron, standing at ... read more

Pub to Club event for crews

28th October 2008

Close to 15 surf boat crews are expected to take part in the Pub to Club Surf Boat Challenge on Saturday 1st November. The event, sponsored by B H Heron ... read more

Enrol for JuniorSurf

28th October 2008

The Red Beach Surf Club is still taking registrations for its JuniorSurf division. Parents wanting to enrol their children aged from 5 - 13 years can contact club administrator Debra ... read more

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