Archive posts from 2008
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
Surf patrol season about to start again
20th October 2008
Lifeguard patrols commence on Saturday 25th October, the first day of the country’s Labour Day weekend. Patrol hours for Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays are: 11:00am - 4:00pm Months ... read more
Chilly but refreshing
14th October 2008
Around 180 lifeguards from across the Auckland region braved chilly conditions at Orewa for the mass refresher day held recently. They were tested on theory, CPR practice, a tube rescue ... read more
Australian Champs returning to Kurrawa
14th October 2008
The Australian Surf Life Saving Championships will return to Kurrawa on Queensland’s Gold Coast in 2010. Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) recently announced a deal which will secure the future ... read more
Calling all Masters …
3rd October 2008
The Top Masters Club Trophy will be up for grabs at the Auckland Championships in February. Masters races for men and women over 30 years of age will be contested ... read more
SLSNZ awards to two surf club members
3rd October 2008
Red Beach stalwarts Edwin Richards and Michelle Newton have been presented with Service Awards by Surf Life Saving New Zealand. The past few months have seen a trifecta of awards ... read more
40 years of BP partnership
3rd October 2008
This month, Surf Life Saving and BP celebrate 40 years of partnership. The sponsorship began following the Wahine disaster in 1968 with BP’s subsidiary Europa donating a new surf boat ... read more
Lifeguards tested in long-distance event
3rd October 2008
The fitness of competitors was put to the test at the long-distance carnival at Orewa Beach on Saturday 27th September. The event had lifeguards competing in their choice of a ... read more
Registration days for JuniorSurf members
1st October 2008
The Red Beach Surf Club is taking registrations for its JuniorSurf division at the surf clubrooms, Ngapara Street, Red Beach on the following days: Dates: Sunday 12th October & ... read more
Lifeguard Refresher Day
26th September 2008
The SLSNR Lifeguard Refresher Day is coming up on Saturday 11th October at Orewa Beach. Registrations commence at 9.30 am and the refresher start time is 10.30 am. It’s the ... read more
Programme for long distance carnival at Orewa
16th September 2008
The long-distance surf carnival at Orewa on Saturday 27th September will kick-start the 2008-09 surf sports season. The event will include a 3km Beach Run, a 10km Ski paddle, a ... read more
Red Beach crews in 90 Mile Beach event
16th September 2008
IRB crews had to contend with a choppy one metre surf in the recent Classic IRB Challenge held at Northland’s 90 Mile Beach. The annual event attracted 18 crews which ... read more
U-23’s category for surf boats
16th September 2008
An under-23 category for men’s crews is being introduced to surf boat racing in New Zealand for the coming season. It will replace the current under-21 category. The new age ... read more
Cranston on SLSNR board
16th September 2008
Red Beach club member Blair Cranston was elected to the five-person Board of Surf Life Saving Northern Region (SLSNR) at its recent AGM. Blair is a JuniorSurf coach for Red ... read more
Rescue 2010 in the UK
9th September 2008
With Rescue 2008 recently completed in Germany, the focus will now switch to Rescue 2010 in the UK. The Rescue 2010 Life Saving World Championships will take place at Newquay, ... read more
Lifeguard exchange
9th September 2008
The Red Beach club will be sending two of its U19 lifeguards to Australia in December as part of the Lifeguard Exchange arrangement it has with Sydney's Collaroy Surf Club. ... read more
Red hot Quiz Night
9th September 2008
Patrons who attended the club’s recent Quiz Night have hailed the fundraising event as an unqualified success. And so too have the JuniorSurf organisers with $6,500 raised for training equipment ... read more
Club to host five events
9th September 2008
Red Beach is to host five competition events this summer. The dates and the events are: • Sat 1st November Pub to Club Surf Boat Challenge • Wed 3rd December ... read more
Four new IRB drivers
3rd September 2008
Four more Red Beach lifeguards are now qualified to drive the club’s inflatable rescue boats. Dean Pouwhare, Jared Pouwhare, Thomas Clarke and Shauni Furniss obtained the IRB Drivers Award at ... read more
Training sessions for Surf Lifeguard Award
3rd September 2008
Tuition is now under way for candidates wanting to become qualified lifeguards with the Red Beach Surf Club. Training sessions for the Surf Lifeguard Award are as follows: Wednesdays: 7.00 ... read more
90 Mile Classic IRB Challenge Coming Up
25th August 2008
The 90 Mile Classic IRB Challenge is coming up again on Saturday 6th September. The event, hosted by Far North Rescue, is raced from Scott’s Point to Ahipara. Red Beach ... read more
Deck construction under way
25th August 2008
Construction of the long-awaited deck at the Red Beach clubrooms is now under way.Work began on Saturday 9th August when a digger moved onto the site to excavate the foundations ... read more