Members Draw Info
This week’s Members Draw is Thursday 19 March between 6.30-7.30pm. Prize is $450. Member must be present to win
Next week’s draw to be held on Friday 27 March, draw time to be advised by sms.
Thanks and Good Luck at States
Well the end is very close and we look forward to a great weekend on the beach at Port Elliot.
Thank you
Well done to everyone last weekend at Port Noarlunga and congratulations to those who qualified for the finals this weekend, thanks to Brad and Neville for taking the trailers down and back and again thank you for doing the same this weekend. Also thank you to our officials and a huge thanks to Barts and Tina for providing water cover for the day. If anyone can assist with water cover this weekend at Port Elliott that would be greatly appreciated.
This weekend is a new event and good luck to everyone.
As I mentioned previously Saturday will be a longer day finishing with March Past and the announcement of Junior Lifesavers of the year. A full copy of the program for the two days is available via the link below:
http://www.surflifesavingsa.com.au The program is under administration in the folder circulars
What else is happening at Port Elliott
For those travelling down on Friday afternoon we will be holding a short training session from 4.00pm to 5.00pm. The trailer will not be down at the beach until later on, however if you are available it will give you a chance to experience the shore break and test the water. From 7.00pm we will be holding a BBQ at the Port Elliott Beach House Hostel (13 The Strand) sausages will be provided, please bring anything else you want to cook and drinks.
On Sunday evening the Port Elliott Surf Club have invited us to their curry night and end of season wrap up. If you are traveling back on Monday please join us with the folks from Port Elliott at the club after the end of the carnival on Sunday.
Saturday March 28th from 3.30pm
Our end of season presentation will be held at the club after the traditional shaving cream fight on the beach. The shaving cream fun on the beach will commence at 3.30pm. Please remember to bring your goggles as shaving does sting the eyes. All age groups are encouraged to participate. Meals will be served from 5.00pm with adults $10 and kids $7. Choices include Fish & Chips, Beef Madras curry with rice, Chicken Schnitzel with gravy or Lemon Pepper Calamari. Ice Creams will be available. The presentation will commence once we have all eaten and we look forward to you all attending.
See you all at Port Elliott – drive safely
Semaphore SLSC Footy Tipping Competition 2015
Yes the Semaphore SLSC Footy Tipping Competition is on again this season. Cost to enter remains at $50.00 per person & must be paid in full by the 2nd round of the AFL season. Obviously the more people that enter, the greater the prize pool will be. There will be prizes for those in 1st, 2nd & 3rd placing at the end of the season, as well as a prize for the tipster who comes 5th last. Prize money will be finalised once all money has been received. As an added bonus if you put your selections in Thursday night over the bar at the club you receive a free drink (pint of keg beer or a glass of wine or a soft drink).
Full list of the competition rules will be given to those that enter the competition. If you are keen to be the best AFL tipster in the club & want bragging rights over other club members, please either put your name on the Footy Tipping Entry Form on the club’s upstairs notice board, or contact Chris Mahney atchris.mahney@cicaustralia.com.au prior to Sunday 29th March 2015
Juniors update and qualifiers carnival at Port Noarlunga
Under 7’s & Under 8’s
Well done on a fantastic season and we hope to see you on the 28th for the shaving cream fight and presentation. A special thanks to our Age Group Managers and their assistants for making the season a great success and we look forward to seeing you all next season.
Port Noarlunga 14th March Junior Qualifying
Please see below a copy of the program for Saturday, please ensure if you are doing March Past you are on the beach at 7.30am and report to Mandy. Best of luck to all competitors and enjoy yourselves.
Masters State Championships
Masters State Championships were held at Christies Beach on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th March.
We had a small but dedicated crew of four compete on the Saturday – Steve Harris, Heather Eckert, Paul Johnston and Tina Williams.
Thanks to Tina who took on the role of Team Manager for the day.
The awesome results are as follows: –
Steve Harris – 6th ski, 6th boards, 7th swim, BRONZE flags, BRONZE sprints, GOLD 2k run
Heather Eckert – 4th ski, 12th boards, 9th swim, 7th tube swim, 6th flags, 8th sprints, 8th 2k run
Paul Johnston – 8th ski, 9th boards, 8th ironperson, 7th sprints, 6th 2k run
Tina Williams – 8th boards, 5th swim, 6th tube swim
Thanks to Vicki Harris who took some great photos (see below) on the day.
Pat’s Juniors Update March 4 2015
A Team March past training Friday 6thMarch at 5.00pm
The A team will train at 5pm this Fridayand finish around 6.30pm followed by Pizza. We have an official coming to attend training to offer some pointers and tips.
Bring a plate and celebrate!
This Saturday sees our Sand Crabs and Under 8’s last training for the season, to celebrate their end of season we will all be joining them for their end of season presentation. To make this happen we ask that everyone from all age groups bring a plate to celebrate the end of season. Boys bring a sweet plate and girls bring a savoury plate. If you could please bring them upstairs at the start of training the parents from the Sand Crabs will assist in setting this the celebration at the conclusion of training.
All age groups will conclude training at 2.15pm with the presentation commencing from 2.30pm.
Board Rescue Training Friday 4.30pm
We have board rescue training from 4.30pm on Friday, we thank Luke for offering his services to help out.
Port Fairy
On Friday 27th February a crew of 10 competitors and 7 supporters made the long journey down to Port Fairy in Victoria to compete in the town’s local surf carnival which was held on the Saturday afternoon and the Sunday morning.
We had an amazing time, enjoying the competition and the comaraderie a weekend like this can bring. The Vics definitely know how to run a carnival with 30 events held in 4hrs! The results of the competitors efforts plus some photos of our weekend can be seen below.
A big shout out to Craig Lienert who donated the $500 he was awarded for being last season’s Rotary Award winner (most valued male clubbie) towards the trip which covered the competitor’s accommodation cost. A very generous gift indeed!
Thanks also to Greg McKenzie who towed our very full trailer the 8hrs each way!
It was awesome to see everyone in the group work together to make this a successful weekend. This is definitely something that we will consider as an annual event each season.
Saturday
| Event | Age Group | Name | Heat | Final |
| Board | U15 male | Sam Squeo | 7th | 9th |
| U17 male | Danny Humphrey | 9th | ||
| Nic Schulz | 2nd | 14th | ||
| U19 female | Paige Purdie | 5th | ||
| Open female | Rikki Toner | 20th | ||
| Open male | Sean McKenzie | 5th | 8th | |
| Nick Penny | 10th | |||
| Swim | U17 female | Bryana Bisset | 10th | |
| U17 male | Danny Humphrey | 7th | ||
| Nic Schulz | 6th | |||
| U19/Open female | Paige Purdie | 7th | ||
| Rikki Toner | 8th | |||
| Ski | U17/19 female | Bryana Bisset | 5th | |
| U17 male | Danny Humphrey | 7th | ||
| Nic Schulz | 10th | |||
| Open male | Sean McKenzie | 8th | 15th | |
| Nick Penny | 12th | |||
| Iron | U15 male | Sam Squeo | 7th | |
| Open male | Sean Mckenzie | 5th | ||
| Nick Penny | 10th | |||
| Double Ski | Open mixed | Bryana Bisset
Sean McKenzie |
8th | |
| Open Male | Sean Mckenzie
Nick Penny |
8th | ||
| Board Rescue | U17 male | Danny Humphrey
Nic Schulz |
2nd | |
| U19 female | Shannon Harris
Paige Purdie |
3rd | ||
| Open female | Bryana Bisset
Rikki Toner |
9th | ||
| Open male | Sean McKenzie
Nick Penny |
3rd |
Sunday
| Event | Age Group | Name | Heat | Final |
| Board | U15 female | Zoe Schulz | 12th | |
| U15 male | Sam Squeo | 8th | ||
| U17 male | Danny Humphrey | 9th | ||
| Nic Schulz | 5th | 13th | ||
| Open male | Sean McKenzie | 11th | ||
| Swim | U15 male | Sam Squeo | 9th | |
| U17 male | Danny Humphrey | 8th | ||
| Nic Schulz | 5th | |||
| Ski | U17 female | Bryana Bisset | 7th | |
| U17 male | Danny Humphrey | 11th | ||
| Nic Schulz | 7th | |||
| Iron | U15 male | Sam Squeo | 8th | |
| Double Ski | Open Male | Sean Mckenzie
Nick Penny |
5th | |
| Ski Relay | Open male | Sean McKenzie
Nick Penny Danny Humphrey |
9th | |
| Board Relay | U15 male | Same Squeo
(composite team) |
3rd | |
| Open female | Rikki Toner
Paige Purdie Shannon Harris |
5th | ||
| Open Male | Sean Mckenzie
Nick Penny Nic Schulz |
5th | ||
| Taplin | U19 female | Bryana Bisset
Paige Purdie Shannon Harris |
7th | |
| Open male | Danny Humphrey
Sean McKenzie Nick Penny |
7th |
Night Owls Showdown
Night owls Showdown.
Tuesday night saw the much anticipated bare foot bowls clash between surfclub rivals, Semi old Boys (aka power) and Incredibowls (aka crows)
The first half saw the SOBs, Simsy, Horse, Wanga and Terry, under the guidance of Supercoach Chris Mahney, get off to a13/0 flyer only to have the crows, Jack, Leon, Sully and Neville, mount a third quarter comeback to be 16/8 down at the final break.
A 7 point end in the last snuffed out all hope for crows, as the Old Boys rushed to a 23/9 victory the whole Peninsula can be proud of.
(Please note: this report was written by a member of the winning team)
Semaphore bowls club president and surf club icon Andrew ‘Tojo’ Farmer presents cup to ‘Semi Old Boys’
Flinders Uni SLSA Study for Masters Competitors
Are you competing in the Masters Surf Life Saving State Championships Competition?
Flinders University is conducting a research project looking at the applicability of the Australian computer-based pre-exercise screening tool and comparing the self-reported risk factors with measured health risk factors.
You will receive a free health risk factor profile including measures of blood cholesterol and glucose. These measurements will be used to calculate your health age and fitness age in a personalised report that will be immediately available to you.
Please see flyer for further information: – Flinders Uni SLSA Study flyer
Senior State Championships
The three days of Senior State Championships are fast approaching.
Day 1 is to be held at Southport on Sunday 15th March. Events to be held on this day are: –
- board rescue
- surf belt races
- rescue tube rescue
- rescue tube race
The following events will also be conducted if conditions on the day allow: –
- U15 flags (down to 16)
- U15 ironperson (down to 16)
- U15 cameron to final
Nominations for the above events are to be given to Kerry Schulz at kschulz1000@gmail.com by Wed 4th March 5pm.
Day 2 and 3 of State Champs will also be held at Southport on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th March and will include all remaining events (further information from SLSSA pending).
Please make a note of the following date for close of nominations for these two days – Wed 18th March 5pm (again to be given to Kerry).