Pool Lifesaving Training Update

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Apologies for the cancellation of training last weekend, we have now borrowed the gear required for training. For the next three weeks we will also be including training for pool lifesaving state titles on Wednesday night club swimming. This will be open to everyone from U12s (season 15/16 age) and up who is planning on competing (plus normal Club training swimmers), and will come with the standard cost of $4 per person. The planned Saturday sessions will still go ahead as normal at the Parks Swim Centre (2nd July and 9th July from 1:30-3:30pm), these sessions will be fully funded by the club.

Entries close 5th July so please let us know so we can have entries finalised. Please see attached circular for list of events, rough timetable and more information

Pool Lifesaving State titles Circular

 

Club Show tickets running out!

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We have less than 30 tickets remaining for the Club show which is this Saturday at the Semaphore Palais. Please don’t delay anymore as you might miss out. Click on the link below to book your seats. Seats will need to be booked by this Wednesday (22nd June) so we can finalise catering.

 

https://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=205994

Semaphore SLSC selling the Entertainment Book

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Semaphore SLSC has just started selling the Entertainment book. This is a great way for us to fundraise for the club, with $15 from every purchase going straight to the club.

Pick up and pay for your hard-copy over the bar or order your Digital copy from the link below

www.entbook.com.au/91u7549

Boaties Corner

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Hi Team, please see below for some updated information,

  1. The ASRL-SA dinner is being cancelled and instead trophies will be given out after the AGM at Brighton SLSC on August 14th
  2. A junior development camp is intended to be conducted 17/18 September at Swanport on the Murray. $20/person , arriving at 8amSaturday leaving noon Sunday. Coaching, techniques andmixing with other junior from other clubs. Please get back to me by CoB Tuesday 14 Jul if you’re interested so I can  go back to the ASRL-SA committee.
  3. Robe is locked in on the 10th December for boats – the Robe Senior Carnival will be next year
  4. Draft Calendar for the year is attached
  5. Please let me know who is interested in Manly/freshwater or Aussies next year please let me know so that we can start planning
  6. ASRL-SA are thinking about initiating a high performance program with the aim of making rowers more competitive with the other states

 

2016/17 ASRL SA CALENDAR
 

Date Event Venue Comment
AUGUST
14th ASRL-SA AGM + Presentation Brighton  
17th ASRL Ergo Clinic #1 TBC  
SEPTEMBER
17/18 ASRL SA Youth Development Camp SwanPort (Murray)  
29 ASRL Ergo Clinic #2 TBC  
OCTOBER
9th Port Elliot Island Row Port Elliot SLSC  
22th ASRL SA Youth Training Day Moana 8am – 10am
27th ASRL Ergo Clinic #3 TBC  
NOVEMBER
13th ASRL SA/Navy #1 TBC  
17th ASRL Ergo Clinic #4    
27th SLSSA Senior Carnival #1 TBC Schoolies
DECEMBER
2nd Somerton Twilight Carnival Somerton Twilight (5pm – 7:00pm)
10th ASRL SA Robe  
JANUARY
8th SLSSA Senior Carnival #3 TBC  
14th ASRL SA Twilight Carnival TBC Twilight (5pm – 7:00pm)
26th Freshwater Carnival Freshwater, NSW  
28th Manly Open Manly, NSW  
29th Manly Open Manly, NSW  
FEBRUARY
5th Brighton Jetty Classic Brighton  
12th ASRL SA event TBC  
17th – 19th ASRL Open TBC  
25th Masters Surf Boats TBC  
MARCH
5th South Port Coopers Classic South Port  
12th SLSSA Senior State Championships TBC  
25th – 2nd Aussies Tugun, QLD  

 

 

Aaron Low

Seniors Winter Training Camp – Chiton Rocks

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With winter training now underway we thought it was time to organise a training camp for all of our seniors (including the 2016/17 U14s).
This is a great team bonding opportunity and a good chance to get some practice in some decent surf.

We have booked Chiton Rocks SLSC for two nights over the weekend of Friday 5th – Sunday 7th August at a cost of $30 per person per night.
The accommodation area sleeps a maximum of 26 (20 single bunks and 3 doubles).

Confirmation of numbers needs to be given as soon as possible so if you are interested in attending please email Karin Humphrey at kaz412@bigpond.com by Fri 24th June.
The club will invoice members for payment.

As the new season U14s do not yet have their SRC we will also be asking for support from parents and/or anyone else with their Bronze that is keen to help to provide assistance with water cover during the training sessions which are likely to occur Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. Depending on the departure time from the club on Friday 5/8 there may also be a brief training session late that afternoon.

Please note – Sunday 7th August is also the club’s AGM so we are asking that all of those attending the camp come back to the club on Sunday afternoon at 3pm to show their support and ensure we get the numbers needed to allow our AGM to proceed.

Pool Rescue State Champs Training Sessions

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As has previously been advertised – Pool Rescue State Championships are to be held on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th July.
This is the last event of the 2015/16 season and is open to current (15/16) U12s and above.
Details re nominations will be sent out soon.

In order to support all those that are keen to enter gain an understanding of and practice the various races to be held we have organised 3 training sessions at The Parks Recreation and Sports Centre (Cowan Street Angle Park).
These sessions will be held on Saturday 25th June, Saturday 2nd July and Saturday 9th July from 1.30–3.30pm and will be coached by Trent Bampton and Sean McKenzie.
There will be NO cost to participate in training as this has been fully funded by the club.

We are hoping to have a strong team at Pool Champs this year so come along to the training sessions and see what a great and fun event this is!

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Lifemember nomination

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The Semaphore SLSC is calling for any Lifemember nominations for the upcoming AGM. Any nominations should be submitted to the Club Secretary at sslsc@bigpond.net.au no later than July 3rd.

To nominate a member for Life Membership please read and follow the below process.

  • You will need to complete a nomination form (see link)
  • Please attach sufficient supporting documentation to this nomination so it can receive appropriate consideration by the Life Membership Committee.
  • This form should establish a case for special service (i.e. applicable to the nominee, extraordinary, exception and/or distinctive service to the Semaphore SLSC) not simply a list of positions and awards held, because this simply establishes a case for long service, not for Life Membership.
  • The nomination should ensure that as much relevant information as possible is included.
  • Members nominated for Life Membership are held in high esteem within Semaphore SLSC and it is the responsibility of the persons sponsoring the nomination to take the time to mount a case by completing this form as required.

 

Nominations are to be presented to the Board at the meeting immediately preceding the Annual General Meeting.

On the endorsement of two thirds majority of the Board, the nomination shall be presented to the Annual General Meeting for its consideration.  If you have any questions regarding this process please contact Mick Kenny 0498 492 409 ormckenny@internode.on.net .

Semaphore SLSC Nomination for Life Membership

Senior Winter Training

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Winter training has begun! Board training will start tonight (7th June 2016), please meet a the club before 4:45pm if possible. We will load the trailer and head to the lake for training. Anyone that has their own personal boards you can meet us at the lake (Northern end off Bower Rd, next to the canoe/dragon boat club/dirt bike track), please be ready to hit the water at 5:10 if you are meeting us there.

 

Training program will be as follows

Board Training Tuesday, Thursday, Friday nights 4:45 at club to load trailer or 5:10 with your own board at the lake. High Vis vest/top required. On water for approximately 1 hour.

Kayaking Monday and Wednesday’s 4:30 for 4:45 start at the West Lakes Canoe Club. High Vis vest not required but suggested. This will recommence on Wednesday 15th June due to the expected weather and long weekend.

Club Swimming 7-8pm Largs Bay Swim Centre on Victoria Road. cost is $4 per session open to all 2016/2017 U14’s and up, or for those older with the plan to get your Bronze in the upcoming season.

Please remember to have a headlight and tail light for your board and kayak, ask Sean for some suggestions if you do not have one. You will be required to leave the water at Sunset if you do not have a light. All winter training will be on the lake at the Northern end unless told otherwise.

 

Please join the ‘Semaphore Senior Competition Group’ on Facebook for the most up to date information. We will always try and get website posts, text messages and emails out, however Facebook is the quickest and most efficient way for us to distribute information

https://www.facebook.com/groups/sema4.ski/

Weekend training TBA after the long weekend.

Awards at the Palais

Annual Club Awards Dinner 2016

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The 2016 Club Awards Dinner is approaching quickly and has snuck up on us as well. The Palais has been booked for the 25th June (yes only a few weeks away). Tickets are available online through the link below for $45 per person. Please pick a table when you book.

https://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=205994

Included this year is a two course meal (menu TBC), please advise us if you are vegetarian or have any food allergies. There will be happy hour from 7-9pm and base spirits are $6 all night.

Tickets are limited to 150 people and will be available up until Wednesday 22nd June so we can finalise numbers and seating plans.

Awards to be presented include

  • Most Efficient Patrol Person
  • Best SRC patrolling member per patrol
  • Rotary Award (1 male and 1 female)
  • Milestone Patrol Hour Awards
  • Best all round club person
  • Official of the year

We will also have some fundraising and raffles available, as well as entertainment between presentations and after formalities.

Club Working Bee Wrap Up

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A Big thank you to everyone that came out and helped out at the Club Working Bee on Sunday 29th May.  We managed to get a lot done, including some things we thought we might only make plans for. We not even going to bother mentioning all the names because we’ll no doubt miss someone, but some of the highlights are;

  • Clean Balcony Windows- you don’t realise how dirty those windows are until Sita get’s her fancy window cleaner onto them
  • High Pressure clean the craft storage shed- again so much sand, dirt and grime washed away by Wanga’s.
  • Boards and Skis checked for damage and renumbered. A big thank you to the younger crew who came down, inspected the boards and skis, marked all damaged craft for repair and renumbered all club craft for our gear register.
  • Patrol Area reorganised- Georgia Robbins and her patrol crew pulled the patrol gear apart, organised it back into place, cleaned the IRBs and made plans for a new trailer (watch this space).
  • Walkway Line Marking- Thanks to Greg McKenzie for picking up a line marker and marking lines in the patrol area and craft storage area to ensure we have clear walkways to get around the club, now the test is to see how long those areas remain clear for!
  • Bird proofing the gym- Thanks to Trent Bampton for organising the chicken wire and fixing in place so keep birds out of our gym, hopefully no more bird poo on the chin-up bar.
  • Aaron Low and Paul ‘Jonno’ Johnson for fitting roller seats into one of the boats so no wedgies need to be pulled for winter training, think they fixed a flat tyre where Jonno helped by standing in the boat on top of the tyre.
  • Pat Larven and junior crew for doing similar stuff with the junior gear than what the seniors did. Re numbered, cleaned and checked for damaged craft. Hopefully we will be all ready by summer hits.
  • Neil ‘The Pres’ Bisset for fixing the door handles in the club Ute, now everyone can open the door handles from the inside of the car!

There were a lot more things done, from light globe replacements to re painting damaged tables. Well done to everyone who came, even if it was just to push a broom. And of course thank you to the BBQers for making sure we had sausages ready for the end of the working bee.

There were lots of other small projects spotted and planned, so we may be looking at having another working bee in the near future. Look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Sean McKenzie

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