March 15 - 21, 2015: Issue 206

     2015 NSW Surf Life Saving Masters Championships  Ocean Beach-Umina

 Palm Beach SLSC gained 7 Gold Medals by Fi Rae, Annabelle Chapman, Di van Ooi, Karen Begg, Tim Gates, Doug Ferris and Sarah Webster. - Picture SLSNSW

 Queenscliff Are 2015 Masters Champions

Saturday 14th of March 2015

After a few days of highly entertaining competition at the 2015 Surf Life Saving NSW Masters Championships, Queenscliff have held on to win the Masters Club Point-Score for the third consecutive year.

The Sydney Northern Beaches powerhouse club finished just nine points ahead of Bondi Surf Bathers, with North Bondi, Coogee and Avoca Beach rounding out the top five.

Boat Events: There were a number of tight finishes on Friday in a highly competitive day of Surf Boat Races to round out the Masters Championships.

South Maroubra won the Male 120 Years ahead of Elouera and Terrigal who finished neck and neck in equal second place. Bronte claimed gold in the Female 140 Years Race, but the judges couldn’t split the team from Caves Beach (named 50 Years of Grey) and Fingal Beach who were awarded joint second place.

There was another draw in the Male 140 Years after Elouera and Narooma were both awarded the gold medal with North Bondi claiming the bronze. There was a clear winner in the Male 160 Event with Bronte finishing first ahead of Clovelly and North Narrabeen.

North Cronulla took out the Male 180 Years Final ahead of Austinmer and Bilgola, while Avalon Beach downed Avoca for the first time in two years to take gold in the Female 180 Years Race with Woolgoolga taking the bronze.

Water Events: Terrigal’s Paul Lemmon continued his solid run of form to nab two gold medals in the 45-49 Surf and Board races. Avoca’s David Broadbent kept the pressure on his local rival in both races to finish with a silver and bronze medal.

Elsewhere in the water Mona Vale’s Paula Tocquer recorded a win in the 40-44 Female Ski as did Queenscliff’s Robyn Henderson who downed club mate Maree White and Kim Winter (Forster) in the 50-54 event.

North Bondi's Scott Thomson dominated his age group in the water, claiming three golds and a silver. Thomson took out the 50-54 Surf Race, Ironman and Board Race and finished second behind Peter Laing from North Entrance in the Single Ski.

Trevor Gee (Avoca Beach) held off Cronulla’s Tristan Howison and Mollymook’s Tony Ireland to win a tight 35-39 Surf Race, with Manly’s Mel Perry surging to a win in the woman’s race of the same age-group.

Right: 1st  in 35-39 Female  Board Race - Jennifer Spencer, Warriewood SLSC

In the Ironman Fairy Meadow’s Jeff Banks held off Danny White (Queenscliff) and Umina’s Bill Cook to win the 65-69 Event, and Ross Blatchford (Redhead) finished strongest over Terrigal’s Lionel Fargher and Elouera’s Malcolm Boon to claim the 70 Years and over title. Avalon Beach’s Chris McGuckin stormed home to take out the 60-64yr Ironman and also finished second in the Board race.

Nowra-Culburra’s Chad Poland also had a highly fruitful championship in the Male 30-34 age group winning gold in the 2km run, Surf and Ironman races.

Sprints: One of the most hotly contested Beach Sprint races was the Male 60-64 Race where Newport competitors Ted Smithies and Martin Lynch battled all the way to line to win the gold and silver medals.

Michael Gedz (Queenscliff) took out the 45-49 Beach Sprint ahead of club mate Brian Dolly and John McCartney (North Entrance), while Ross Langbein (Collaroy) won the 30-34 Beach Sprint over Stephen Hatch (Newport) and Cronulla’s Anthony Lyon. It was an impressive carnival for Collaroy’s Ross Langbein, who also won the Beach Flags taking out the gold ahead of Michael Waghorn from Caves Beach.

Flag Events: The Beach Flag events were highly competitive as the athletes took “no prisoners” approach to the competition as they put their bodies on the line. Marilyn Clarence (Swansea-Belmont) took gold over Helen Porter (Queenscliff) and Collaroy’s Kerry Armstrong in the 60-64 event, while Louise Smallwood (Collaroy) took out the Women’s 65+ Flag event.

Team Events: As attention switched to team events for the second day of competition, individual rivalries were cast aside as old club battles came to the fore.

It was the Central Coast Show in the Male 45-49 Board Rescue with Terrigal’s Paul Lemmon and James Purcell teaming up to beat Avoca’s David Broadbent and David O’Grady, with Steve Allen and Peter Laing (North Entrance) finishing in third place.

Byron Bay’s Jo Kay and Helen Murray took out the highly competitive 45-49 Female Board Rescue ahead of Laura Thurtell and Bonnie Danuser (Forster) and Umina’s Kerry Armstrong-Smith and Vanessa Henderson.

Bondi Surf Bathers dominated the 110 Years Female Events claiming gold and silver in the Surf Teams Race, Board Relay, and Taplin Events as well as gold in the Single Ski Relay.

In the 130 years team events Shellharbour downed Queenscliff in the Female Surf Teams Race, while Forster also downed the Sydney Northern Beaches club in a titanic battle in the Taplin Relay.

The Wanda team of Scott Allen, Christopher Iredale and Michael Mead Scott defeated Terrigal and Coogee in the men’s 150 Years Taplin Relay, while Caves Beach (Murray Davis, Bryan Searle and Mark Watson) held off the team from Urunga in the Board Relay Race.

Hosts Umina enjoyed success in the 150 Female Surf Teams as Kerry Armstrong-Smith, Wendy Cook and Fiona Lloyd held off Coogee and Bondi Surf Bathers. Palm Beach had a strong showing in this age category as they won both the Taplin Relay and Single Ski Race.

“It’s been a fantastic few days of competition played out in the right spirit, and with the boats still to come I’m sure it’s going to be an exciting finish to determine the champion club,” Surf Life Saving NSW Sports Manager Shane Knight said.

“We’ve been very fortunate with the weather and seen some wonderful performances across the disciplines.”

Final Point-Score:

Queenscliff SLSC 265

Bondi Surf Bathers LSC 256

North Bondi SLSC 217

Coogee SLSC (NSW) 205

Avoca Beach SLSC 172

Umina SLSC 140

North Entrance SLSC 135

Manly LSC 133

Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 129

Redhead SLSC 129 North Avoca SLSC 111

The 2015 Surf Life Saving NSW Championships, proudly supported by ClubsNSW concludes with the Open Titles from Friday 13 March through to Sunday 15 March.

 60-64 Male Board Rescue - 2nd  Avalon Beach SLSC Team A - Chris Mcguckin and Bob Richardson

 60-64 Male Beach Flags 1st  Martin Lynch, Newport SLSC and 2nd  Ted Smithies, Newport SLSC

 55-59 Male Board Race - 1st  Nick Carroll, Newport SLSC

2015 NSW Masters Championships - Overall Rank and Points Report
Pittwater Clubs
Rank                Club                                                                 Points
1                      Queenscliff SLSC                                           265
2                      Bondi Surf Bathers LSC                                256
3                      North Bondi SLSC                                          217
4                      Coogee SLSC (NSW)                                   205
5                      Avoca Beach SLSC                                       172
6                      Umina SLSC Inc                                             140
7                      North Entrance SLSC                                    135
8                      Manly LSC                                                       133
9                      Redhead SLSC                                              129
9                      Palm Beach SLSC (NSW)                            129

13                    Newport SLSC                                                 87 
21                    Mona Vale SLSC                                             60
28                    Warriewood SLSC                                           42
39                    Avalon Beach SLSC                                         23
46                    Whale Beach SLSC Inc                                    12
54                    Bilgola SLSC                                                       4
57                    North Palm Beach SLSC Inc.                             1

110 yrs min. Female Taplin
Grand Final 3rd Mona Vale SLSC Team A Mona Vale SLSC 4points 
Monnock, Kristyn (F) Stokes, Sophie (F) Tocquer, Paula (F)

110 yrs min. Female  Single
Grand Final 2nd Mona Vale SLSC Team A Mona Vale SLSC 5 points
Monnock, Kristyn (F) Stokes, Sophie (F)  Tocquer, Paula (F)

110 yrs min. Female Board R
Grand Final 4th  Mona Vale SLSC Team A Mona Vale SLSC 3points  
Monnock, Kristyn (F)  Stokes, Sophie (F)  Tocquer, Paula (F)

130 yrs min. Female Taplin
Grand Final 4th  Newport SLSC Team A Newport SLSC 3 points 
Hopton, Christine (F)  Layard, Lise (F)  Proudfoot, Janet (F)

130 yrs min. Female  Board Relay
Grand Final 3rd  Newport SLSC Team A Newport SLSC 4 points   
Hopton, Christine (F)  Layard, Lise (F)  Proudfoot, Janet (F)

130 yrs min. Male  Surf Team
Grand Final 3rd  Mona Vale SLSC Mona Mona Vale SLSC 4 points 
Monnock, Hugh (M)  Munro, Bryce (M)  Stevenson, Bruce (M)

130 yrs min. Male Taplin Relay
Grand Final 6th  Mona Vale SLSC Mona Mona Vale SLSC 1 point 
Monnock, Hugh (M)  Munro, Bryce (M)  Spencer, David (M)

150yrs Min. Female Surf Team
Grand Final 4th  Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) Team A Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 3 points
Chapman, Annabelle (F)  Rae, Fiona Robin (F)  Van Ooi, Diane (F)

150yrs Min. Female Taplin Relay
Grand Final 1st  Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) Team A Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 6 points
Chapman, Annabelle (F)  Rae, Fiona Robin (F)  Van Ooi, Diane (F)

150yrs Min. Female Single Ski
Grand Final 1st  Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) Team A Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 6 points
Begg, Karen (F)  Chapman, Annabelle (F)  Rae, Fiona Robin (F) 
Grand Final 2nd  Newport SLSC Team A Newport SLSC 5 points  
Channells, Eva (F)  Hopton, Christine (F)  Layard, Lise (F)

150yrs Min. Female Board Relay
Grand Final 1st  Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) Team A Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 6  points
Begg, Karen (F)  Chapman, Annabelle,  Rae, Fiona Robin (F)

170 yrs min. Male  Beach Relay
Grand Final 2nd  Warriewood SLSC Team A Warriewood SLSC 5 points 
Bauder, Glen (M)  Gee, Adam (M)  Hargy, Ben (M)  Leggett-Budden, James

170 yrs min. Mixed Surf Team
Grand Final 3rd  Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) Team A Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 4  points
Creer, James (M)  Gates, Tim (M)  Oxenham, Shane (M)

170 yrs min. Mixed  Taplin Relay
Grand Final 4th  Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) Team A Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 3 points 
Gates, Tim (M)  Lang, Gordon (M)  Wood, Nicholas (M)

170 yrs min. Mixed  Board Relay
Grand Final 2nd  Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) Team A Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 5  points
Ferris, Douglas (M)  Van der Wallen, Adriaan (M)  Wood, Nicholas (M)
Grand Final 5th  Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) Team B Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 2  points
Creer, James (M)  Gates, Tim (M)  Lang, Gordon (M)

180 yrs  Male Surf Boat
Grand Final 3rd Bilgola SLSC Bilgola Old Bilgola SLSC 4points
Jacobs, Grant (M)  McManus, Don (M)  Parsons, Mark (M)  Pounder, Norman (M)  Smith, Garett (M)

180 yrs Female Surf Boat
Grand Final 1st Avalon Beach SLSC Avalon Beach Antiques Avalon Beach SLSC 6  points
McEwan, Kerry (F)  McSullea, Tracey (F)  Tilbury, Beverley (F)  Wishart, Donna (F)

200 yrs min. Mixed Surf Boat
Grand Final 4th  Warriewood SLSC Team Platinum Warriewood SLSC 3 points  
Baker, Paul (M)  Lamb, Russell (M)  Peaston, David (M)  Sheridan, Matthew (M)  Usher, Jason (M)

200 yrs min. Male  Beach Relay
Grand Final 3rd  Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) Team A Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 4 points 
Brook, Nick (M)  Davies, Robert (M)  Gates, Tim (M)  Van der Wallen, Adriaan

230 yrs Min. Mixed  Beach Relay
Grand Final 1st  Newport SLSC Team A Newport SLSC 6  points
Budd, Brett (M)  Emerson, Robert (M)  Lynch, Martin (M)  Smithies, Ted (M)

30-34 Female  Beach Flags
Grand Final 1st  Webster, Sarah (F) Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 6 points
Grand Final 2nd  Sursok, Michelle (F) Queenscliff SLSC 5 points
Grand Final 3rd  Hrastovsek, Nika (F) Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 4 points

30-34 Male  Beach Sprint
Grand Final 2nd  Hatch, Stephen (M) Newport SLSC 5 points

35-39 Female  Board Race
Grand Final 1st  Spencer, Jennifer (F) Warriewood SLSC 6 points

35-39 Male  Board Rescue
Grand Final 6th  Mona Vale SLSC Team A Mona Vale SLSC 1point  
Monnock, Hugh (M)  Munro, Bryce (M)

40-44 Female Board Rescue
Grand Final 2nd  Mona Vale SLSC Team A Mona Vale SLSC 5 points  
Monnock, Kristyn (F)  Stokes, Sophie (F)

40-44 Female  Single Ski
Grand Final 1st  Tocquer, Paula (F) Mona Vale SLSC 6 points
Grand Final 3rd  Monnock, Kristyn (F) Mona Vale SLSC 4 points

40-44 Female  Board Race
Grand Final 1st  Monnock, Kristyn (F) Mona Vale SLSC 6 points
Grand Final 2nd  Stokes, Sophie (F) Mona Vale SLSC 5 points

40-44 Female Beach Sprint
Grand Final 1st  Monnock, Kristyn (F) Mona Vale SLSC 6 points
Grand Final 6th  Stokes, Sophie (F) Mona Vale SLSC 1point

40-44 Female Beach Flags
Grand Final 3rd  Monnock, Kristyn (F) Mona Vale SLSC 4 points
Grand Final 4th  Stokes, Sophie (F) Mona Vale SLSC 3 points

40-44 Male Board Rescue
Grand Final 6th  Mona Vale SLSC Team A Mona Vale SLSC 1 point  
Stevenson, Bruce (M)  Woolnough, Timothy

40-44 Male Beach Sprint
Grand Final 1st  McKay, Nathan (M) Newport SLSC 6 points
Grand Final 3rd  Gee, Adam (M) Warriewood SLSC 4 points
Grand Final 6th  Hargy, Ben (M) Warriewood SLSC 1 point

45 yrs and over Female  Doub
Grand Final 4th  Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) Team A Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 3 points Begg, Karen (F)  Rae, Fiona Robin (F)
Grand Final 5th  Newport SLSC Team A Newport SLSC 2 points Layard, Lise (F)  Proudfoot, Janet (F)

45-49 Female Board Rescue
Grand Final 6th Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) Team A Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 1 point
Rae, Fiona Robin (F) Van Ooi, Diane (F)

45-49 Female Single Ski
Grand Final 1st  Rae, Fiona Robin (F) Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 6 points

45-49 Female Board Race
Grand Final 5th  Layard, Lise (F) Newport SLSC 2 points

45-49 Male Board Race
Grand Final 5th  Van der Wallen, Adriaan (M) Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 2 points

50-54 Female Rescue Tube Race
Grand Final 4th  Van Ooi, Diane (F) Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 3 points

50-54 Female  Iron Woman
Grand Final 4th  Van Ooi, Diane (F) Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 3 points

50-54 Female 2KM Beach Run
Grand Final 4th  Hough, Gillian (F) Newport SLSC 3 points

50-54 Male Surf Race
Grand Final 3rd  Meares, Stuart (M) Newport SLSC 4 points

50-54 Male Rescue Tube Race
Grand Final 6th  Meares, Stuart (M) Newport SLSC 1 point

50-54 Male  Board Race
Grand Final 6th  Spencer, David (M) Mona Vale SLSC 1 point

50-54 Male Beach Sprint
Grand Final 4th  Budd, Brett (M) Newport SLSC 3 points

50-54 Male Beach Flags
Grand Final 3rd  Davies, Robert (M) Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 5 points
Grand Final 6th  Bidencope, Ross (M) Avalon Beach SLSC 1 point

50-54 Male 2KM Beach Run
Grand Final 6th  Dyer, Neil (M) Warriewood SLSC 1 point

55-59 Female Rescue Tube Race
Grand Final 5th  Begg, Karen (F) Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 2 point

55-59 Female  Iron Woman
Grand Final 5 Begg, Karen (F) Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 2

55-59 Female Board Rescue
Grand Final 2nd  Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) Team A Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 5 points  Begg, Karen (F)  Chapman, Annabelle (F)

55-59 Female Single Ski
Grand Final 5th  Hopton, Christine (F) Newport SLSC 2 points

55-59 Female Board Race
Grand Final 5th  Hopton, Christine (F) Newport SLSC 2 points
Grand Final 6th  Begg, Karen (F) Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 1 point

55-59 Male Surf Race
Grand Final 5th  Creer, James (M) Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 2 points

55-59 Male Rescue Tube Race
Grand Final 4 Creer, James (M) Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 3 points

55-59 Male Iron Man
Grand Final 4th  Creer, James (M) Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 3 points
Grand Final 5th  Gates, Tim (M) Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 2 points

55-59 Male Board Rescue
Grand Final 3rd  Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) Team A Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 4 points Creer, James (M)  Wiadrowski, Simon (M)

55-59 Male Single Ski
Grand Final 6th  Carroll, Nick (M) Newport SLSC 1 point

55-59 Male Board Race
Grand Final 1st  Carroll, Nick (M) Newport SLSC 6 points
Grand Final 6th  Creer, James (M) Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 1 point

55-59 Male 2KM Beach Run
Grand Final 1st  Gates, Tim (M) Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 6 points

60-64 Male Iron Man
Grand Final 1st  Mcguckin, Chris (M) Avalon Beach SLSC 6 points

60-64 Male Board Rescue
Grand Final 2nd  Avalon Beach SLSC Team A Avalon Beach SLSC 5 points Mcguckin, Chris (M)  Richardson, Robert (M)

60-64 Male Beach Sprint
Grand Final 1st  Smithies, Ted (M) Newport SLSC 6 points
Grand Final 2nd  Lynch, Martin (M) Newport SLSC 5 points

60-64 Male Beach Flags
Grand Final 1st  Lynch, Martin (M) Newport SLSC 6 points
Grand Final 2nd  Smithies, Ted (M) Newport SLSC 5 points

70 yrs and over Surf Race
Grand Final 1st  Phillips, Bill (M) Whale Beach SLSC Inc 6 points
Grand Final 3rd  Ferris, Douglas (M) Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 4 points

70 yrs and over Rescue Tube
Grand Final 1st  Phillips, Bill (M) Whale Beach SLSC Inc 6 points

70 yrs and over Board Race
Grand Final 1st  Ferris, Douglas (M) Palm Beach SLSC (NSW) 6 points

Article and Pictures by Surf Life Saving NSW, 2015.