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Senior State Championships

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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).

 

R&R State Titles this weekend at Henley SLSC

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This Saturday (the 21st) is the R&R State Titles, to be held at Henley SLSC. Semaphore have entered a number of teams and are looking forward to being a strong competitor as always.

Marselling is at 8am Saturday morning with the first event starting at 9am. The following teams have been entered:

2 Man:

Emily Atwell & Sarah Edwards (U/11)

Will Larven & Willis Liernart (U/11)

Emily Quensier & Emma Weir (U/13)

Lindsey Ould & Maiye Rigney (U/13)

 

Open Mixed 5 Man:

Trent Bampton, Ben Mahney, Celeste McGregor, April OToole & Leah Thomson

 

Open Womens 5 Man:

Bryana Bisset, Celeste McGregor, April OToole, Georgia Robbins and Leah Thomson

 

Open 6 Man:

Trent Bampton, Ben Mahney, Celeste McGregor, Sean McKenzie, Leah Thomson and Nic Schulz

 

and possibly an U/17-19 Mixed 5 man (to be confirmed):

Thomas Brogden, Nic Schulz, Danny Humphrey, Declan Billingsly and Bryana Bisset

 

Would be great to get some Semaphore supporters down for what should be a great morning at Henley!

Cheers,

Georgia

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Seniors Update

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Masters State Championships – are to be held on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th March at Christies Beach.

Nominations for those wishing to compete are now open.  At this stage a master list of competitors is to be submitted in order for verification checks to be completed.

Competitors will then be able to enter as many or as few events on each of the two days as they wish.  A full program of events will be released shortly.

If you would like to compete at this event please email Kerry Schulz at kschulz1000@gmail.com by 5pm Wed 25th February.

 

Clint Robinson – on Friday 20th February the club has managed to secure and fully fund a 2hr training session for all Seniors with Clint Robinson.

Clint is an Olympic gold medalist, multiple world champion and 38x Australian Lifesaving gold medalist.

This session will provide our Seniors with invaluable skills that they will be able to take into State Titles and hopefully utilise for many years to come.

We invite all our Seniors (U14s with SRC included) – no matter the skill level, out to train.  Clint will be able to help everyone in some way.  We also invite nipper coaches and all others that are interested to come down and observe the session as you will no doubt pick up some valuable skills that you will be able to pass on to our nippers.

The session will run from 5-7pm (5-6pm boards and 6-7pm skis).

 

Club Champs – were held on Saturday 14th February.  This was our inaugural ‘Whole Club’ Club Champs that saw Juniors, Seniors and Masters all compete on the same day. The day was very well-received and we hope to continue hosting Club Champs this way in future seasons.

A big thanks to all those that assisted with the smooth running of all events on the day ensuring we were off the beach before the heat of the sun fully took hold.

The evening festivities with wood oven pizzas (provided free of charge) and the jukebox ensured the day finished as it started – with everyone smiling.  Thanks to Carmel Kenny who decorated the club in a Valentine’s Day theme to make sure we all acknowledged the importance of the day!!

We had 38 Senior and Masters who competed in one or more of the 6 events – a great turn-out!

Results are as follows: –

U15 Female – 1st – Zoe Schulz, 2nd – Zenya Lodenstein

U15 Male – 1st – Cooper Lienert, 2nd – Sam Squeo

U17 Female – 1st – Bryana Bisset

U17 Male – 1st – Nic Schulz, 2nd – Danny Humphrey

U19 Female – 1st – Paige Purdie and Shannon Harris

U19 Male – 1st – Ben Main, 2nd – Te Raite Paku

Open Female – 1st – Bec Franklin

Open Male – 1st – Sean McKenzie, 2nd – Nick Penny

Masters Female – 1st – Donna Giannetta, 2nd – Kirsty Low

Masters Male – 1st – Dale Welsh, 2nd – Aaron Low

 

 

 

 

 

Ducky Derby Day at Seacliff SLSC

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This year Seacliff SLSC are hosting Ducky Derby Day on Sunday the 15th of Feb (This Sunday). An R&R event that seeks to honour the legacy of Brian Donnell.

Attached is the information released by Seacliff SLSC including times of the individual events etc.

All teams who have competed for Semaphore in R&R this season have been nominated to compete. Its a perfect opportunity to get a last practice run in before R&R States the following week! Any other teams wanting to enter, whether is be 2 man, 5 man etc please contact Georgia Robbins, however nominations will also be taken on the day!

Any other queries feel free to contact Georgia Robbins on 0408841160 or georgiarobbins47@gmail.com

Ducky Day Programme 2015a

 

Club champs on a “lovely” day.

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Club Champion Saturday 14th February (Valentine’s Day) for 12.30pm start followed by family night in the club (how romantic). Sausage sizzle straight after club champs conclude followed by Wood Oven cooked Pizzas from 6pm. This is a family event so please come along and enjoy the evening. We need 8 area officials for Club Champ day if you can help please call me on 0419816911.

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Club Champs

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Club Champs for the 2014/15 season is going to be held on Saturday 14th February. This is to be a whole of club event with Juniors, Seniors and Masters all competing on the same day!

Please see below for the program of events plus a map detailing where events will be held.

Club Champs Program 2014-15

Club Championships Map 2014-15

As you can see from the program this will be a busy but fun-filled afternoon.  As a result we are asking for ALL competitors be at the club ready to go by 12pm (only a little earlier than usual for the Juniors).

By holding a whole of club Club Champs day the Juniors will have a chance to watch the Senior group ‘in action’ and  the Seniors will have an opportunity to support the Junior squads.

With the program not likely to wind up until approximately 5pm a sausage sizzle along with bottled water and iceblocks will be provided on the beach from 3pm.

The day doesn’t end with the competition though!

Stay at the club and enjoy Valentine’s Day evening with wood oven pizzas (at a small cost), a few drinks and the entertainment provided by a jukebox/karaoke machine (which is sure to provide a few laughs!!).

Let’s make this a ‘Clubbies’ day/night to remember!!!

 

 

 

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Pat’s Juniors Update

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A big thanks to everyone who made our carnival a huge success last weekend. It was a fantastic effort from everyone and again on behalf of the Board of Management Thank you.

Wednesday 21 January – Pool Swimming from 7-8pm

Friday 23 January – Board Training from 4.45pm

Saturday 24 January – NO JUNIOR TRAINING DUE TO THE LONG WEEKEND, West Beach Nipperathon is on

Wednesday 28 January- Pool Swimming from 7-8pm

Friday 30 January – Board Training from 4.45pm

Saturday 1 February – Junior Training from 12.15pm

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Champion Lifesaver/Champion Patrol

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Nominations are now being called for both Champion Patrol and Champion Lifesaver.

Both events are to be held on the same dates: –

Theory and Resus  – Thursday 29th January at Surf Central – 2 Barcoo Rd West Beach. Isolation closes at 6pm.

Practical – Saturday 31st January at Grange SLSC.  Competition for Champ Patrol to start at 8am with Champ Lifesaver to follow at approximately 10am.

Please see circulars for additional information –      C15003 Champion Lifesaver info      C15004 Champion Patrol info

If you are keen to compete can you please email Kerry Schulz at kschulz1000@gmail.com by Thursday 22nd January 5pm.

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Upcoming Events

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As we head into the second half of the 2014/15 season there are a number of events other than carnivals still to go before we reach State Titles for Masters (7/8 March), Juniors (21/22 March) and Seniors (15/28/29 March).

  • Champion Lifesaver is to be held on Thursday 29th January (theory) and Saturday 31st January (practical).  Sean McKenzie will begin training all those keen to enter this event this Saturday (10th Jan) at 1.30pm upstairs in the club.  Champ Lifesaver is open to competitors in U14 (with SRC) and above.  Sean will arrange additional (separate) training times for the U14 group and those seniors competing at the conclusion of this first training session.
  • Club Champs are to be held on Saturday 14th February.  This season Club Champs for Junors, Seniors and Masters will all be held on this day.  More information regarding times/program etc. to follow but please save this date. There will be a social event at the club to celebrate this day from late afternoon/into the evening.
  • R&R State Championships are to be held on Saturday 21st February (please note date change from Sunday 1st March as previously advertised by SLSSA).  Further information to follow but now is the time to make sure you have your team and coach organised and that training is underway.
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Senior Carnival 3 – Sunday January 11th

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Senior Carnival 3 is again planned to be a ‘mobile’ event on the South Coast on Sunday January 11th.

At this stage the venue for all water events has not been confirmed. SLSSA will be checking conditions leading into the week-end and will make a decision on location from this. All people will be notified as early as possible and hopefully by Thursday 8th January at the latest.

See attached circular for full information – C14090 Senior Carnival 3 information

Events for male and female U15 (including U14s with SRC wishing to compete), U17, U19, and Open to include: –

Individual – 2k run *, sprints *, flags *, swim, iron, ski, board

Team – taplin, board relay, ski relay, double ski

* PLEASE NOTE – for this carnival the beach events are to be held at Seacliff SLSC on Friday January 9th 5pm.

The carnival point score system will again be implemented. Our points tally, although increasing can still be bettered.  This can only be done with a good team of competitors – something we are improving on with every carnival!  This is our last official carnival before the State Titles campaign starts in March so let’s make it count!

If you are keen to compete can you please email Kerry Schulz at kschulz1000@gmail.com by Tuesday 7th January 5pm.

Please let Kerry know all of the events (individual and team, including relevant age groups) that you wish to compete in. Exact teams will be dependent on numbers and will be decided on the day.

Meals and presentations will be held back at the club from 5.30pm on Sunday.  Menu details to be confirmed closer to the date.