the Rip 26 January 2017

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1 the Rip 26 January 2017 Happy Australia Day! Well this is the big one folks The 2017 SLSWA SunSmart Country Carnival is finally upon us. After months of preparation, we now get to show the rest of the state how well we come together to put on a show like this. We have around 80 volunteers which is pretty amazing for a relatively small club but often that s exactly the way it works thank you so much to everyone who put their hand up to help and especially the Team Leaders who are looking after each section of the event. Our efforts in marketing and promotion along with help from SLSWA, the City of Albany, the Albany Advertiser and ABC have really pushed all aspects of the event from the movie night, open water swim, surf boat carnival as well as the beach and water events. This has resulted in more than 650 competitors registering from 22 surf clubs across WA. In addition, we have those entering the swim on Saturday morning we expect well over 100 for that. A great boost to Albany and a terrific showcase of our wonderful club. From our own point of view we have 86 competitors registered which I think is fantastic. Remember, just because we are the host club, doesn t mean we can t win! Good sportsmanship always but go hard, give it your best and have fun! The Country Carnival is always a fairly relaxed event and a great opportunity to make new friends and catch up with old ones, so don t be scared to say G day to our visitors and have a chat they are part of Surf Club for the same reasons you are. Anyway, it s been a big lead up and many of us are looking forward to it actually getting underway (and eventually finishing). See you down the club pretty much from now until Sunday afternoon! I know we will put on a terrific carnival! Your Appreciative President WHAT S UP? more details at UPCOMING EVENTS 26 January Australia Day 27 Jan Free OUTDOOR MOVIE Hunt for the on the grass COUNTRY CARNIVAL SATURDAY AM Open Water Swim Boat Muttonbird PM March Past 28 th Beach Events SUNDAY Water Events 5 Feb -19 March Surf Babies

2 The Country Carnival Timetable is posted on Facebook for easy reference. Please check Facebook for changes and updates!! ALBANY COUNTRY CARNIVAL 2017 Updated Country Carnival Programs SunSmart Country Carnival Program Beach&Water 2017 SunSmart Country Carnival Program Boats Outdoor Movie Screening - Friday 27 th January Details on Facebook, please like and share Brought to our club by Red Molly Movies and the City of Albany

3 COUNTRY CARNIVAL WEEKEND HELP & ROSTERS. MOVIE NIGHT Calling all Cadets U14 to run the Cadets U14 Sausage Sizzle on movie night Friday Jan 27th. It s going to be a fun night and is only 45 minutes of your time to help support your club. We re looking for 4-5 cadets / U14 per 45 minute shift to / 6.15 to 7.00 / 7.00 to 7.45 / 7.45 to 8.30 If you can fill any of the time slots contact Carl carl.richardson@westnet.com.au, or BOATIES.MUTTONBIRD There are 22 crews racing Set up at 6am (please car pool if possible!!!) Racing starts from 8am Conclusion before 12pm Uniform Merchandise JAMMERS If you purchased Jammers can you please return them for a full refund they just don t work or look good. SORRY Australia Day 2017 We are very fortunate to be living in a country so beautiful and today we celebrate the beginning of a great nation. We were fortunate to be witness to over 30 new Australians who received their Aussie citizenship this morning, it was a lovely morning and it was clear that those receiving their citizenship are so proud to call Albany home. We are also so very proud of our nominees for awards: Casey Willmore Youth Citizen of the year & Celia Waugh & Rob Mason Citizen of the year WINNER - Community Group or Event Award ALBANY SURF LIFESAVING CLUB Thank you to the City of Albany for a lovely morning and a wonderful start to Australia Day.

4 Nippers GOOD LUCK ALL NIPPERS!!!!! GOOD LUCK TO ALL OUR NIPPERS COMPETING IN THE COUNTRY CARNIVAL. MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN TRAINING HARD ALL SEASON AND ARE NOW ITCHING TO PUT YOUR SKILLS AND FITNESS TO THE TEST. A SPECIAL GOODLUCK TO THOSE NIPPERS WHO ARE COMPETING IN THEIR VERY FIRST CARNIVAL, TAKE THE TIME TO ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE. PARENTS AND COMPETITORS WITH CARNIVAL EXPERIENCE PLEASE MAKE THESE GUYS FEEL AT HOME IN THE CLUB TENT. LASTLY A HUGE THANKYOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS HELPED GET THESE KIDS READY FOR COMPETITION. TO THE MUMS AND DADS FOR COMMITTING TO REGULAR TRAINING, THE EVER PRESENT WATER SAFETY AND OF COURSE OUR FABULOUS COACHES. LASTLY, TO OUR 47 NIPPERS WHO HAVE ENTERED. HAVE A GREAT CARNIVAL-WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU ALL. GO HARD-PLAY FAIR-HAVE FUN! Carnival Info For some of you it will be your first carnival so here are some bits and pieces to get you started. 1. Download the programme from the RIP and print it off. 2. You will need a competition cap and club bathers and high vis vest (pink or yellow) if doing water events. If you don t have club bathers plain black bathers can be worn. 3. You will be allocated a competitor number. This will be written on your hand. Your age group will go on your arm. 4. On the carnival day (Sat or Sun) find the ASLSC competitor tent. Stay with you team in the tent. An AGM will be allocated to each event. They will help you through the events and let you know when to marshal. If they don t know where you are you may miss your event. 5. When marshaling for events competitors need to wear a sunsmart shirt and cap. The surf club white shirts are perfect for this. 6. Bring plenty of snacks, water and sunscreen for the day. Bring warm gear in case of a change of weather. 7. If you are using a club board be aware that other competitors in different races may also be using it. Please look after it as your own, turn it upside down when not in use. 8. If your child is competing in an iron man event they will need a handler for their board. Handlers need to wear a competition cap. It is my strong preference that only adults or cadets fill this role. If you haven t done this before, please let me know. 9. If you are a parent that holds a Bronze Medallion, please come prepared to fill any holes in the water safety roster. 10. Parents are not permitted inside the arenas.

5 Always remember you are representing your club-and we are the host club. It is expected that competitors and parents will at all times display respect to carnival officials and good sportsmanship amongst their fellow competitors. If there is a problem see your team manager. They will act on your behalf. Please contact me by phone or if you have any concerns or questions regarding this carnival. chrisficko@me.com YUMMY CAKES REQUIRED FOR THE CANTEEN FOR THE WEEKEND please no muffins. Perth - Country Club Champs - Feb 25 at Mullaloo Beach This weekend is one of our target Carnivals and will be here before we know it. Last Year it was at Secret Harbour- and Albany bought home the Handicap Shield. So this year we have a title to defend. The Country Club Champs is a fantastic Carnival, which sees ONLY the Country Clubs compete. It is also our only qualifier event for the Junior and Senior State Champs held in the subsequent weeks. Due to its proximity to Mullaloo beach and ease of accommodation, as in previous years, many clubbies have secured accommodation at Karrinyup Waters Resort. The Club has pre booked 5 cabins. Each cabin sleeps 4 people. The cabins are booked for 3 nights, arriving Fri 24 Feb. These Cabins are now available to request. First in best dressed. Any cabins not reserved by end of Jan will be forfeited. Contact finance@albanysurfclub.com.au if you would like to book one of these cabins. Payment will secure your booking. CADET CAMP The 2017 Cadet Camp is set for Friday Feb 3 Sunday Feb 5 th at Camp Quaranup This year s camp is set to be action packed, challenging and fun. It is open to all Albany Cadets & U14 s. The camp is almost full get in quick. Applications close Friday January 27th. Contact Carl carl.richardson@westnet.com.au or for further information, registration forms. Thank you. Carl

6 Education Corner By Celia Waugh TRAINING COURSE We are always looking for people keen to assist with delivering our Bronze, SRC and other courses. We have an opportunity to have the course delivered in Albany by Graeme Sharp who is going to be in town delivering training at Quaranup. Graeme has kindly offered to run the Training Course for us. When: Wednesday the 8 th and Thursday the 9 th February 2017 Where: Club Rooms Time: 6:00pm to 8:30pm (is about a 5 hour course) I need to let Perth know numbers by Wednesday next week so Please let me know if you are interested in joining our training team. IRB Driver & IRB Crew Course Keep up the great work and build up your hours Basic Beach Management Hope you are all working through your Portfolio Workbook. Skipper Ticket Please see attached document COURSE STRUCTURE: Two evening sessions for Theory content; Wednesdays, 1 st and 8 th of February. Starting at 1800 and finishing at Plus, one day session for practical training and assessment using Club IRB s in Ellen Cove: Sunday, 12 th of February. Starting at 1030 and concluding at 1600 Please contact Cameron directly to book your position in this course. INSTRUCTOR, CONTACT DETAILS: Cameron Martin. Phone: (08) Mobile: greatsouthernwookie@gmail.com Please let me know what you are interested in doing: celia8073@hotmail.com or mobile CLUB (RESTRICTED) LIQUOR LICENCE Just as a quick bit of background, its really a story of progression and one thing leads to the next new clubrooms, new bar need a licence! This will allow us to host more social functions and to have the bar open to sell drinks when we have events like the Country Carnival and Surf Craft Challenge. We will be calling a Special Meeting of the club to alter our constitution very soon to take into account the licence plus a few other small changes we wish to make so look out for the notice. Please look at the documents attached to this Rip for your information. Summary of important things to note: Approved Trading hours ASLSC Operating hours - Fri and Sat 11am to midnight & Sun 11am to 10pm Friday evenings + events and functions - we will post in Rip when its open but the aim is to be open most Friday evenings subject to availability of volunteer bar staff generally 5.30pm onwards

7 Who is allowed? Do we sign in? Reciprocal membership Members of ASLSC and their guests max 5 guests per member. U/18 are allowed up the top but must not approach the bar. Parents of Junior members are welcome to take out a social membership or join as a family. Guests are very welcome for 3 any member guest visits. Then we ask you to take at least a social membership. Yes. There will be a registration book up the top that you will need to sign when the bar is open and you will need to sign in any guests. Members of other surf clubs can be granted temporary membership during events Club Room Capacity Can we sell takeaway drinks? Can we invite our friends? Who runs the bar - Who coordinates functions? No. Yes. Members need to sign them in. Maximum of 5 guests per member and you are responsible for them Us. As usual, being a volunteer run club its our willing members that have got their Approved Manager or RSA qualifications that has allowed this to come to fruition. If you think you can help, let us know. No one at this stage. We are keen to find a willing Social Coordinator who can take the pressure of the usual people and organise Fridays with food from time to time and coordinate fundraisers like last Friday night not to run them, just coordinate them. Again, if keen, let us know. All normal licencing rules apply such as not serving intoxicated people, not serving under 18 s, asking for I.D. where appropriate, providing water, etc. Please respect our bar facility the same as the whole club and help us make this a good thing for the club where we can socialise in a safe and friendly family environment and make a few dollars for the club along the way. Middleton Beach - Surf Babies & Surf Kids 5 th February 19 th March Contact Celia for registration celia8083@hotmail.com

8 VERIFICATION OF YOUR SLSA AWARDS Did you know You can print off a copy of your SLSA Awards via the Member Portal? If you need a copy of your SLSA awards for work, school or just for your own records you can: 1. Go to and click on Members 2. Log in or create an account. 3. Click on Lifesaving Online and then click on Awards 4. To print a copy click here If you need help with this process or a letter confirming your qualifications flick a request through to Perdie via admin@albanysurfclub.com.au Check out the Member Portal for: Lifesaving - Patrols This weekend is going to be a very busy one,if you are on patrol please make sure you turn up for your patrol.we need to have full teams as we are going to be on show with lots of other clubs and officials watching how we run our beach.so best foot forward.please make sure if you cannot make it, that you find a replacement.if you cannot find one,please let Jo Lucas know as she has a few people on stand by.if you do not have a patrol cap,please borrow one as we have run out completely.we have ordered new ones and will let you know when they arrive.we'll blame our fantastic SRC's for finishing their course and being kitted out (all 20 of them!! You may have noticed the new shelter over the last couple of weeks (the giant pringle),every patrol team will get a lesson on how to put it u p,apparantly not as hard to put up as it looks.!! The patrols have been fantastic over the holiday period,our patrol teams have had full teams every week,well done! Thankyou for making the effort, in previous seasons we have had problems filling each weekly patrol. Everyone seems to have been able to find replacements.with the start of school, patrols wont be as hectic as we are onto Sunday patrols and public holidays. Thankyou to our holiday Lifeguards who have done a great job,lots of positive feedback from the public.it was great to see the beach being used by the public due to the great weather and the shark enclosure. Patrols this week;;;; Thursday 26th January.; Team4,Patrol Captain Jo Lucas Thursday 26th January;;; Team3, Patrol Captain Jeff Medcalf Saturday 28th January;;;; Team2, Patrol Captain Jim Morcom Sunday 29th January;;;;;; Team5, Patrol Captain Ian Spurgeon Good Luck to all the competitors this weekend.go Team Albany!!! Jo Lucas and Sally Moir Directors of Life Saving.

9 Patrol Proxies Required Name Team Date Contact THANK YOU -PROXY FOUND Virginia Mercer 1br 19 February 9-4pm O Kelly Parker 7br 21 January Sat Greg Webb Abbie Tucknott 4src 26 January PH Jasmin Jagusinski Need to find a replacement for patrol?? Please put you details on patrol whiteboard and also the Rip media@albanysurfclub.com.au SURF SKI TRAINING November to end of March. FRIDAY NIGHTS: On water start 5:00pm (allow 15 minutes prior for setup. ) Our paddles on east winds comprise ins & outs into the breeze along Ellen Cove; on west winds we venture along the coast toward Griffith St. or Emu Point. November has seen a mixed bag of interest from both club members & non club members, hoping the numbers increase as the weather warms. All levels of paddlers are welcome. 1. Those new (16 yrs +) to the sport getting used to balance and technique in the ocean. 2. Those wanting to hone their paddling skills and strength for competition or improved fitness levels. Within the club Senior Sports Calendar for Sunday mornings there is a provision for some ski competition at a friendly club level. Note: To be eligible to actively train & compete on a Ski, SLSA requires members must be 16 years & over. However orientation with Ski paddling may be carried out at an introductory/recreational level for younger members approaching that age. Enquiries please call Rob Slattery (SKI CAPTAIN) PS: The club has one double surf ski surplus to requirements, requires some TLC if anyone is interested. Some members are doing early morning paddles Sat. mornings when wind is normally quiet, contact me if you may be interested. SAVE THE DATE : 28 th October 2017

10 MEMBER INFO Missed a Rip??? view them on our website!! STAYING IN TOUCH - READ THE RIP, PLEASE TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS FOR OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, VISIT WEBSITE REGULARY. USE THE HANDBOOK FOR MEMBER INFORMATION HANDBOOK CALENDAR SPONSORS photo rights Our sponsors may want to use a photo in their publications from Surf Club ie. Club Champs Day, Ryde Marathon. Sponsor Form or see the website for the form asking for permission for the sponsor to use an image. Please complete and return to sponsor@albanysurfclub.com.au or bring to a club day. The Small Print Photographs & Communication In the course of normal Surf Club activities your child s or your photo could be taken. Sometimes these images may be used for public viewing such as newspaper articles, website, FACEBOOK, newsletters and Surf Club publications. If you do not want your or your child s image used for any purpose outside Surf Club please inform the Surf Club in writing to media@albanysurfclub.com.au Please be advised that given the amount of pictures taken during a Surf Club season it is not always possible to identify all the children. Alternatively if you have taken photos through the season that are suitable please send to the above for inclusion and or archiving. (name & date images.) Any articles for the newsletter must be ed to media@albanysurfclub.com.au or robainslie@hotmail.com by Wednesday 2pm all articles and advertising must comply with SLSWA policy and are subject to approval. Please refer to your Handbook for information about events, procedures and contact lists. Please check for daily updates and further information on FACEBOOK Instagram follow and tag Further information