Archive posts from 2008

Erin Taylor in contention for Beijing Olympics

30th March 2008

Red Beach lifeguard Erin Taylor has become eligible to compete as a kayaker at the Olympic Games in Beijing in August. Taylor (20) paddled the very fast time of 1:53.77 ... read more

Beach Series win to Moors

30th March 2008

Chris Moors has taken out the men’s 1km ocean swim section of the Takapuna Beach Series for 2007-08. He notched up seven wins from 13 starts in the 17-race series, ... read more

Bon voyage, Serena

30th March 2008

Surf club stalwart Serena Ball was given a warm send-off by club members before flying to South America to start her OE. The farewell function in the clubrooms came hard ... read more

Jade’s clean sweep

30th March 2008

Red Beach competitor Jade Tuilaepa was the top performer at the Up&Go JuniorSurf Auckland Championships held recently at Orewa. The seven-year-old dynamo swept all before her, collecting five gold medals ... read more

SLSNR 75th Jubilee

30th March 2008

This summer marks the 75th official season for Surf Life Saving Northern Region. To celebrate, SLSNR is hosting a Jubilee weekend with a wide variety of activities. Registrations close Wednesday ... read more

Red Beach on top at JuniorSurf Champs

22nd March 2008

Red Beach pulled off a stunning victory at the recent Up&Go Auckland JuniorSurf Championships, finishing more than 200 points clear of its nearest rival. It was an across-the-board effort with ... read more

National champions!

22nd March 2008

We bring you our Golden Gallery of Red Beach competitors who won a total of 11 national titles at the recent NZ Surf Life Saving Championships held at Ohope Beach. ... read more

Big medal haul to Red Beach

22nd March 2008

Top Auckland club at NZ Championships Red Beach delivered a raft of outstanding performances at the recent national surf lifesaving championships at Ohope Beach, Whakatane. Competitors collected 11 gold, 7 ... read more

Jake George named in leadership group

22nd March 2008

Red Beach club member Jake George is one of seven lifeguards named by Surf Life Saving Northern Region for the 2008 Perry Foundation Leadership Group. The group will undertake a ... read more

Destination Ohope

10th March 2008

Ohope Beach, Whakatane, is at the ready to play host to this week's NZCT Surf Life Saving Championships which will see almost 1,400 competitors, including Masters, compete on the sand ... read more

NRC's confirmed for the Mount in 2009

7th March 2008

The Northern Regional Championships will be back at Mount Maunganui in 2009. The NRC management committee, at their recent debrief meeting, confirmed Main Beach, Mount Maunganui as the venue for ... read more

Red Beach in the medals at Ocean Athletes

3rd March 2008

Red Beach’s JuniorSurf division has returned from the Ocean Athletes event with 13 medals. Club members picked up 3 gold, 3 silver and 7 bronze medals and finished the 3-day ... read more

Red Beach, Vieques Island, Puerto Rico

Red Beach, Vieques Island, Puerto Rico

3rd March 2008

Our pictorial beach series continues ... read more

Caitlin's golden collection

3rd March 2008

Red Beach lifeguard Caitlin Ryan proudly displays the 13 gold medals she won at the 2008 Auckland Surf Life Saving Championships at Ruakaka in February. She broke the previous record ... read more

New date for Club Champs

3rd March 2008

The SeniorSurf club championships, postponed because of bad weather on Saturday 1st March, have been rescheduled. Because of the difficulty in arranging a weekend date, the event will now take ... read more

Change of carnival venue

26th February 2008

The Surf Sports carnival scheduled for this coming Sunday at Mangawhai Heads has been switched to Red Beach. Last weekend’s storm has resulted in erosion on the beach at Mangawhai, ... read more

Ocean Athletes set for Mount

26th February 2008

Red Beach’s JuniorSurf members head for Mount Maunganui this coming weekend to compete in the annual Ocean Athletes event. A total of 56 club competitors aged from 10-14 years will ... read more

SeniorSurf Club Champs

25th February 2008

The annual club championships for the SeniorSurf Division take place on Saturday 1st March at Red Beach. Up for grabs will be the six Champion Lifesaver titles for men and ... read more

Golden haul, and a record, for Caitlin Ryan

21st February 2008

Red Beach lifeguard Caitlin Ryan came away from the Auckland Surf Life Saving Championships at Ruakaka with a distinctly golden glow. She was not only the outstanding competitor at the ... read more

Open Water Swim

21st February 2008

The 19th annual Open Water Swim gets under way at Red Beach this Sunday, 24th February. Organised jointly by the Roskill Masters Swim Club and the Red Beach Surf Club, ... read more

Winners at Ruakaka

21st February 2008

Our photo essay on the Auckland Championships at Ruakaka gives recognition to the many Red Beach athletes who won titles during the weekend. We weren't able to capture every winner ... read more

Auckland Champs at Ruakaka

12th February 2008

Ruakaka is again the venue for the Auckland Championships this coming weekend. The Ruakaka surf club is hosting the two-day event for the third consecutive year at the popular Northland ... read more

Lifeguard exchange

6th February 2008

Red Beach, through its sister-club relationship with the Collaroy surf club in Sydney, has just hosted two young Collaroy members by way of a lifeguard exchange scheme. Andrew Brown and ... read more

Four surf boat crews to compete at Waihi

6th February 2008

Four Red Beach surf boat crews are entered for the Trillian Trust Surf Boat event at Waihi. Round Three of the series kicks off on Saturday 9th February and organisers ... read more

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