JuniorSurf Champs

2nd February 2012

Weekend championships at Orewa Beach to include competition for the Cath & Eddie Millar Cup

Close to 700 competitors are entered for the Northern Region JuniorSurf Championships at Orewa Beach this weekend. The Tip Top sponsored event - with 15 clubs represented - is geared for two days of individual and team events. And for the first time, the programme will see the inclusion of the Cath & Eddie Millar Cup event, to be run in conjunction with the championships.

Footnote: The Team Managers’ meeting is at 8.20 am each day, with competition getting under way at 9.00 am on Saturday & Sunday.

Four boat crews to race at Waihi Beach

2nd February 2012

Round # 3 in the NZ Surf Boat Series

Four Red Beach surf boat crews are heading for Waihi Beach this weekend to compete in the North Island Surf Boat Championships.
The event is the third of four rounds of the NZ Surf Boat Series and race organisers are expecting around 60 crews to take part over the seven age divisions.
Saturday's racing will be over the long course distance and Red Beach will have the Cab Savs crew, the U19 Roosters crew and its two women’s crews – the Sirens and the Rowbots - on the water.
Sunday will see the Champion of Champions event with all crews racing over the short course distance.

Footnote:  The team captains' and sweeps' meeting is at 11.00 am on Saturday. Racing gets under way at 12 noon. There's an 8.30 am start on Sunday.

Surf athletes heading to Mount for ERC’s

25th January 2012

Mt Maunganui to host Anniversary weekend event

More than 900 competitors, representing 35 clubs, will compete over the two days of the Eastern Regional Championships (ERC’s) this weekend.
Mount Maunganui will again host the carnival which was formerly known as the NRC’s.
It's the next biggest surf lifesaving event after the New Zealand Championships and is regarded by surf athletes as the springboard for the premier event at Gisborne in mid-March. Events get under way at 7.45 am on both Saturday and Sunday.
For the ERC's programme, click here. For the ERC's beach plan, click here.

JuniorSurf athletes named for U14  team

15th January 2012

Four Red Beach club members have been named by Surf Life Saving Northern Region for the under-14 rep team. They are Lewis Gjaltema, Jake Morgan-Kemp, Izaak Scheib and Rebecca Pearce.
The 10-strong SLSNR team will compete in the National Provincial Championships at Mt Maunganui on Thursday 9th & Friday 10th February. The NPC event is the Surf League counterpart for surf lifesaving’s younger athletes and rising stars.

The full team is:   Lewis Gjaltema, Jake Morgan-Kemp, Izaak Scheib, Rebecca Pearce (Red Beach), Taine Johnson, Ella Drinnan, Kelsey Lewis (all Orewa), Alicia McKenzie (Mairangi Bay), Hannah Williams (Mangawhai Heads), JJ Waru-Loroi (Bethells Beach).

Update on the Rena

15th January 2012

The most recent article on the SLSNZ website ...

Update on the Rena stranding. With 3 major surf lifesaving events planned for Mt Maunganui in January & February, SLSNZ continues to monitor the situation on a daily basis ... read more.

JuniorSurf carnival

12th January 2012

JuniorSurf athletes to compete at Waipu Cove

Waipu Cove is the venue for the second full-day JuniorSurf inter-club competition on Saturday 14th January. The event is for competitors aged 7-13 years who will compete in surf races, board races, board relays, beach sprints, tube rescues and the Diamond Person event.
Five competition arenas will be in operation and between 400 and 500 competitors are expected to take part. Saturday’s carnival will give participants the chance to hone their skills before the SLSNR JuniorSurf Championships take place at Orewa Beach over the weekend of 4 & 5 February.
Footnote: The team managers' meeting is at 9.00 am, the first event is at 9.30 am and the estimated finish time for the carnival is 4.00 pm.