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CARNIVAL & ACTIVITES CALENDAR

2010-11	EVENT	VENUE
July		Venue
9^th-10^th	Level 1 Coaching Course	Yamba
17^th	Byron Bay Ski Ocean Paddle	Byron Bay
18^th	20k Long Distance Ski Paddle	Byron Bay
August 14^th	JAC Youth Meeting	Lennox Head
17^th	Branch General Meeting	Lennox Head
September
11^th.	Board Surf Sports Meeting	Lennox Head
11th	Surfguard Training	TBA
18^th	Level 1 Officials Accreditation Course	Yamba
21^st	Branch General Meeting	Lennox head
25^th.	Raising of the Flags	Lennox Head
25^th.	Jacob Lollback Memorial Board Race	Yamba
25^th	Patrols Commence	All Clubs
October
9th	Lennox Head Dolphin Enduro	Lennox Head
6^th-16^th.	Rescue 2010	Egypt
16^th.	JAC Youth Meeting	Lennox Head
19^th	Branch General Meeting	Lennox head
23^rd.	Level 1 Competition Officials Course.	TBA
24^th.	U/12-U17 Youth Carnival	Byron Bay
23^rd/24^th	North Coast Boat Series	Red Rock rd1&2
30^th	Cudgen Classic	Kingscliff
November
7^th.	Coolangatta Gold	Gold Coast.
14^th.	Youth Carnival.	Brunswick
16^th	Branch General Meeting	Lennox Head
20^th.	Board Surf Sports Meeting	Lennox Head
20^th/21^st	North Coast Boat Series	Scotts Head rd 3&4

27^th/28^t.	Coffs Craft Carnival	Coffs Harbour
28^th	Youth Carnival	Yamba
December.
4^th.	Level 1 Competition Officials Course	Byron Bay
4^th.	Brunswick Masters	Brunswick Heads.
5^th	Youth Carnival	Byron Bay
11^th.	JAC Youth Meeting	Lennox Head
11^th/12^th.	Inter Branch Championships.	Soldiers Beach.
18^th	North Coast Boat Series	Minnie Water rd5
19^th	Senior Carnival	Kingscliff.
January. 8^th	North Coast Boat Series	Wauchope Bonny Hills rd6
15^th/16^th/17^t	Country Championships	South West Rocks
18^th.	Branch General Meeting	Lennox Head
23^rd.	Board Surf Sports Meeting	Lennox Head
29^th	North Coast Boat Series	Coffs/Woolgoolga rd7
February.
6^th	Senior Carnival	Byron Bay
12^th/13^th	North Coast Boat Series	Yamba rd 8&9
12^th.	JAC Youth Meeting	Lennox Head
15^th	Branch General Meeting	Lennox Head
19^th/20th	F.N.C Youth Branch Championships	Evans Head
27^th.	F.N.C. Branch Masters/Inter Club Championships	Evans Head
March.
5^th.	Board Surf Sports Meeting.	Lennox Head.
11^th/12^th/13^th.	N.S.W State Age Championships.	Kingscliff
17^th.	N.S.W State Masters Championships	Kingscliff
18^th/19^th/20^th.	N.S.W State Open Championships.	Kingscliff.
18^th /19^th/20^th	Queensland State Junior Championships	Greenmount
25th	Queensland State Masters	Kurrawa
26^th	North Coast Boat Series	Coffs/Woolgoolga.
26^th/27^th	Queensland State Seniors Championships.	Kurrawa.
April.
5^th/ 6^th	Australian Masters	Kurrawa
7^th/8^th/9^th/10^th	Australian Open Inter club Championships	Kurrawa
21^st	Branch General Meeting	Lennox Head
May.
7^th.	JAC Youth AGM	Lennox Head
June. 18th	Branch AGM / Awards of Excellence	TBA

John Watson

Director Surf Sports.

Far North Coast Branch S.L.S.

Please note carnival date changes:

Senior Carnival at Byron Bay on the 21^st November 2010 has been transferred to February 6^th 2011

Events:

HITTING THE BEACH: Evans Head - Casino surfboat crew
win reserve finals and $700 at the Yamba centenary carnival.

WINTER training proved profitable for Evans Head surf boat crews at Yamba’s centenary carnival late last month.

With prize money on the table a good turn-out was expected, and while numbers weren’t quite as high as organizers would have liked, the level of competition was good..

Crews came from as far north as Tannum Sands, near Galdstone, Mooloolaba and Currumbin, while Coogee represented Sydney and other powerful crews included McMasters Beach.

However, the far North Coast Branch took home the lion’s share of winnings – a rare thing in surf boat racing, where victors usually get only a slap on the back and the chance to enter a shout.

Evans Head won the masters division and turned around with much the same crew to take out the reserve division, taking home $1150.

Brunswick won the open division while Yamba girls won the women’s open followed closely by Byron Bay.

The day was a pearler, after a week of rough southerly, and a left-over 1.5m swell was just joggly enough to provide a challenge to boats on Pippi Beach.

Yamba organisers must be congratulated for arranging a terrific day, with so many events: Ski and board marathon as well as beach events and of course the boats.

Evans Head crews have been busy training in the off season, taking advantage of Lismore Rowing Club’s stalwarts Peter Wallace and John Power.

Flat water rowing is a precise discipline and its frustratingly finicky technique give surf boat rowers a clear edge, once they punch through the shore break.

Surfboat rowing has a long and rich history. Did you know that half a century before surf clubs were established boat crews dashed through the surf to reach arriving square-rigged ships, bearing news of foreign wars and promising rich orders of fresh meat and vegetables, chandlery items and the rest?

Those crews were tough and dedicated and their boats were built light, long and lean.

When you see surf boat crews on the beach this summer you will see living history played out in a way that does not exist outside of Australia and New Zealand.

Having said that some European clubs are getting involved with surfboats and we may see a global rebirth of this great sport yet.

If anyone wants to have a go at surf boat rowing the Evans Head – Casino Surflifesaving Club has a number of bronze medallion courses running throughout the year.

Inquire by emailing the club at evanssurflifesaving@bigpond.com

32km long-shore marathon start of things to come

Saturday, September 13:

Evans Head - Casino Surf Club held what we hope may become an annual event for our little organisation: A picnic race from Ballina to Evans Head, about 32km.

Next year it may start from Woody Head, near Iluka - it all depends on wind direction. And we'll run more shorter course races to include all ocean lovers.

But for this year it was a terrific outing with just a very few starters.

Peter Jacobsen from Ballina joined us in his South African ocean ski and blitzed the Australian surf boat by 32 minutes.

Mind you, the surf boat crew of five - Nick Rose, Chris Snel, Brett Farmer, Mick Robson and Jamie Brown - took several breaks, swapping positions, grabbing drinks and snacks and going for a swim.

We heard whales underwater loud and clear off Patches Beach. Peter Meanwhile got up close and personal with a humpback closer to Broadwater.

Peter paddled straight through, sucking succulence from a Camel-Pack and managed to seal with a short, sometimes steep north-east sea. and this despite a slightly damaged rudder, inflicted on his Epic by a Croker oar. It doesn't pay to get too close to to a surf boat in a seaway!

Peter Jacobsen doesn't even look puffed!. The bloke with a radio in his hand is Ben Redman, who kindly volunteered his skills as a lifeguard, patrolling the 32km of beach as we travelled offshore.

Chris Snel sweep the crew in through a nor'east slop after a little more than three hours on the water.

Well done lads. And more to come!

Times:

Peter Jacobsen in a Epic V10 Ocean Ski: 3h08m

Evans Head surf boat crew in a DKG surfboat: 3h42m

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