!!Newsletter w/c 6 October 2014! FRIDAY DRINKS are on this FRIDAY. ALL WELCOME, Bar Opens 5pm. MEMBER REGISTRATION IS NOW DUE. PLEASE COMPLETE YOUR FORMS ASAP AND RETURN THEM TO THE OFFICE WITH PAYMENT. THANK YOU U14 s and U15 s 2014/2015 SEASON There is a meeting for all this year s U15 s and those U14 s who completed their SRC last season, this coming Sunday, October 12 th at 10am, in the Clubhouse to discuss pathways after the SRC, as well as the activities and what you want from your club this season. Parents are invited and their contribution welcomed. Liz Osborne and Rob Macnamara lizosborne@optusnet.com.au RESCUE 2015 WORLD TITLES.. Welcome Home to all Travellers. Here are some reports on our triumphs. MASTERS SWIM BOARD AND SKI SECTION A small contingent of the Masters Swim Board and Ski section Daz Jones, Tim Hayes, Ian Poole, Peter Dean, Kevin Harris and Ed Kwanten travelled to and competed at the World Surf Lifesaving Championships held at La Grande Motte outside of the French town of Montpellier in September 2014.
The organization of the water area left much to be desired including: lack of sufficient craft for competitors; inefficient system for hiring and returning craft; changing venue of team meeting without adequate notice; inflexible application of the competition rules (eg running heats when could have run a straight final; very slow running of events, particularly on day one when many events had to be carried over to day two due to lack of time. The surf conditions at La Grande Motte were generally flat, with the exception on day two when there was a two foot plus chop due to gale force on-shore winds. The water temperature was however a pleasant 23 degrees and the water was very salty. There was a bank that extended halfway to the turning buoys benefitting competitors with longer legs. Surprisingly, most of the top competitors from surf clubs in Australia were in attendance making for strong competition. Day one of the competition was overcast with strong offshore winds that were very cold. The surf was flat. We were not able to hire craft as, despite lining up to hire craft for over 50 minutes, all were allocated. Avalon, Freshwater, Dee Why and Manly however, were very generous in loaning us craft for our events. Results of day one, which was for individual events as well as Board Rescue, included: The first medal of the day to our contingent, a SILVER, was won by Daz Jones after finishing second in the 45-49yrs Surf race after a great swim and leading most of the way only to be beaten by the man of the carnival, Paul Lemond. Tim Hayes exceeded all expectations by claiming BRONZE, his first ever Worlds medal, in the 45-49yrs Board race. Tim finished 3 rd in his heat and was 7 th in the semi-final before producing another outstanding paddle. Daz Jones, surprised even himself by making the final of that race and finishing a very creditable 9 th. In the 50-54yrs age group, Ian Poole was 2 nd in his heat, then finished 5 th in the semi-final before running out of puff and finishing 7 th in the final. Peter Dean, showed why he is such a good paddler by easily winning his heat in the 55-59yrs age group Board race, then finishing 2 nd in the semi-final where he coasted most of the way, before finishing an unlucky 6 th in the final of the event. The 65-69yrs Board race was a straight final with Kev Harris and Ed Kwanten contesting the event. Because of the long wade and the flat conditions there was a lot of pushing and shoving and getting squeezed. Ed finished 6 th and Kevin 9 th in a hotly contested field. In the only Board Rescue event held Tim Hayes and Daz Jones, in the 45-49yrs age category, finished 3 rd in their heat before finishing 5 th in the final. The two big blokes on the same board struggled to co-ordinate their paddling timing!!! Day two was cold with gale force on-shore winds causing the surf to be very choppy with some two foot plus waves. Results for the day were: In the 150yrs Board Relay event, which was a straight final, Tim Hayes, Daz Jones and Kevin Harris, paddled very well to finish a very creditable 5 th giving away some 16 years to other teams.
Ian Poole, Ed Kwanten and Peter Dean in the 170 years Board Relay event, which was also a straight out final, combined to win GOLD. They had previously won the Board Relay event at the World Surf Lifesaving Championships in Lorne in 2006. It was also sweet revenge for being narrowly beaten at the Australian Championships in April 2014 in Perth. Daz Jones, Peter Dean and Ed Kwanten made up the team for the 170yrs Oceanman event (Taplin). Both Daz and Peter excelled in the swim and board respectively in the heat and the final, Ed found it very tough going trying to jump on an unfamiliar ski in gale force winds. Once on he had no difficulty negotiating the course. After finishing 5 th in the heat the boys finished 11 th in the final. MASTERS RUNNERS Congratulations to all the competitors at worlds (15 runners). Everybody got a medal at least silver. Best ever result at worlds. Special congratulations I the Men's 170 team of Greg, Simon and James, I can't criticise Simon again for his fitness from taking the team from 7th to first. Sprints Gold - Michael Gedz, Helen Porter, Bob Wilson, Sukie Hammond Silver - Steve Hoy, Kelly Macfadden, David Shearsby Flags Gold - Bob Wilson, Sukie Hammond Silver - Michael Gedz, Kelly McFadden Bronze - Helen Porter 2k Run Bronze - Helen Porter Relays Gold - Men's 130 (Greg Gardner, Simon Dorahy, James Castle) Mens 150 (Steve Nelson, Michael Gedz, Steve Hoy) Women 130 (Sukie Hammond, Annabel Nelson, Kelly McFadden) Silver - Men 170 (Ross Collins, Bob Wilson, David Shearsby) Women 150 ( Helen Porter, Tina Martin, Suzanne Brown) Awards Best run - Simon Dorahy (from 7th to 1st)
Most awesome gold - Mens 130 (unexpected and thrilling) Best change - Dave (stole 2-3m back from Newport taking off exactly with Brett Budde on last leg) Most boring - Men's 150 (30m win in a three leg relay) Superfreak - Sukie 3 gold Redemption - the Nelsons (3 x 4ths and DQ before finally coming good in relays) Valiant 4ths Annabel - Sprint, Flags and 2km Steve Nelson - Flags Tina Martin - Sprint Other finalists Sprints - Men's 50-54 - Steve Nelson (DQ), Ross 5, and Simon NIPPER BEACH CARNIVAL SUNDAY 19 TH OCTOBER On Sunday Oct 19 th Queensie are holding a Nipper Beach Carnival on Queenscliff Beach. Any nipper in NSW is eligible to compete. The events at this carnival will be: All Age Relay, 1 km runs, beach sprints, flags and mixed relays( 2 boys,2 girls only) There will be medals for all place getters. If you are able to assist on the day please contact Michael on degedz@hotmail.com HELP REQUIRED ONLINE CLOTHING SHOP We need the help of a volunteer to co-ordinate the online clothing shop that will be ready within the next fortnight. The volunteer will need to process the orders and have them ready for dispatch on a Sunday when they are due for collection.
CONGRATULATIONS Queenscliff's Isaac Smith will be joined by clubmate Callum Lowe-Griffiths from Sydney Northern Beaches have been chosen for the NSW High Performance camp to be held at the elite Surfing Australia High Performance Centre at Casuarina. VALE PETER DALEY Sunday 23 November 2014 @ Queenscliff Beach Life Member Peter Daley's family has chosen this date to scatter his ashes. After a lifetime of SLS service, surfboat rowing, sweeping, coaching, starting and officiating Peter's last surfboat ride will be at his beach, Queenscliff. We are all hoping the flotilla will rival Normandy. Details of time and arrangements at the club afterwards will be published over coming weeks, but everyone is welcome, so we'll see you on the day. Senior March Past Team Our very successful march past team are starting training for the new season on the 23rd of October at 6pm at Queenscliff beach. Whilst a nucleus of team members will be backing up again this year we welcome new faces. The team will be competing in carnivals from mid December up to and including the Aussie titles at Kirra on the Gold Coast in April. Join an outstanding group of your club members. David Piper 0411 012 344 CARNIVAL DATES FOR THE 2014/2015 SEASON, please diarise: Nippers Running only carnival 19/10/14 Masters twilight 5/12/14 Nippers 7/12/14 Open / Boats 17/1/15 Swim For Saxon 5/4/15
TAKE THE PLEDGE Take the Pledge is a fresh initiative to raise awareness about littering, and keep litter OFF our beaches this summer! We need your help in providing volunteers and getting pledges for the Take the Pledge Day in November. The Program in a nutshell We re tackling litter on NSW beaches by collecting pledges to not litter. Right now anyone can pledge online (www.takethepledge.com.au), but we ll also be having a Take the Pledge Day on Saturday 1 November, when volunteers will gather in groups on their local beach to get beachgoers to physically sign the pledge on the spot. We ll also be running a social media competition where the pledgers can have their photo taken with an I ve taken the pledge sign, and upload it to Instagram or twitter to win a prize. If you you would like to volunteer to give a couple of hours on Saturday 1 November to collect pledges. Please register by October 14 at www.takethepledge.com.au. Taking the Pledge would greatly appreciate your support in this regard! NIPPER NEWS Download the Queensie Nippers app Queensie Nippers now has an app, to download follow the instructions here - http://www.queensie.com/page/203/queensie-nippers-app Age Managers/Assistants Training + U6/new U7s Orientation & BBQ We will be conducting a training session on Saturday 11th October from 12pm for all Age Managers and Assistants (new and returning) and invite all U6 and new U7 nippers and parents to come along to this training session as an orientation to Queensie nippers. At the conclusion of the training/orientation we will be hosting a BBQ upstairs at the club. Sunday Nippers Schedule Sunday October 12th Please check the website and/or app for the activity schedule for Sunday 12th October. U8s are on Uniform Shop and U14s are on BBQ duty - http://www.queensie.com/page/204/
Pool Proficiency Testing For safety and development reasons, nippers in the U8s through U14s need to complete a proficiency evaluation of an unassisted pool swim and a float to participate in our Sunday nipper sessions (for full details please see the Nippers Information page). We do not have access to the Queensie ocean pool until November this year due to council upgrade work, so need to get our pool proficiency testing completed in Manly Pool. Manly Pool has been booked for the following two sessions and we implore all nippers aged U8 to U14 to take advantage of these opportunities to complete their pool proficiencies: Sunday October 12th, 4-6pm Sunday October 19th, 4-6pm Nipper Parent Season Opening Party Come down to your club and welcome in the new season with old friends and new - Saturday 1st November from 7pm. $60 per head gets you canapés and drinks. To purchase your tickets click here http://www.trybooking.com/102508. For more details - http://www.queensie.com/articles/132 Dates to Remember: Age Manager/Assistants Training Day + U6/new U7s Nippers and Parents Orientation & BBQ October 11th @ 12pm First Day of Nippers - October 12th @ 8:45am Pool Proficiency Testing Session 1 October 12th, 4-6pm Beach-Only Carnival @ Queensie October 19th enter now - http://www.queensie.com/page/199 Pool Proficiency Testing Session 2 October 19th, 4-6pm Season Welcome Party November 1 st
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