Saturday April 12, 2025
Koa, the TP52 owned by Andy Kearnan and co-skippered by he and Mark Griffith, has taken line honours in the 2025 Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race that started off Barrenjoey Headland on Friday at 1pm.
Koa finished the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s annual east coast classic at 11.10.21.46pm this evening, in the time of 1 day, 10hrs 21mins 46secs. It was well outside the record time set by Peter Harburg’s super maxi, Black Jack, of 17hrs 10mins 31secs in 2022, but Koa’s crew sailed an exemplary race.
Line honours to Koa. Photo: Alex Dare/ Pittwater Coffs.
Koa also currently holds top spot for overall honours and will be hard to beat. Behind her, six yachts are battling for a podium finish, the order changing throughout the race so far. Shortly after midnight, Richard Hudson’s modified Farr 45, Pretty Woman, had assumed second place overall, overtaking Geoff Hill’s Santa Cruz 72, Antipodes, from Hong Kong.
Anarchy (Grant Pocklington), Sticky (Richard Harris), last year’s line honours victor, XS Moment (Ray Hudson) and Khaleesi (Sandy Farquharson) are also in the picture with the first two-handed entry, Verite, sitting eighth overall.
Full reports by Di Pearson HERE
Newport SLSC excelled again this year, finishing the championships ranked 2nd on 249 points, with their Newport Kinghorn Academy Surf Racing Academy accounting for a swathe of those - although all local clubs had members winning points for their club in each Age Division or ensuring their club's colours were front and centre on the sand or in the water.
The peninsula also saw a large crew of officials heading north to ensure the championships could take place, happily giving their time, energy, and a fair amount of money, to be where they could support the events.
On a special note during the week of Aussies, Newport's Life Member Gary Cook received a recognition award for his 30 years of service as an official which is an outstanding contribution to his club and lifesaving as a whole.
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Gary Cook at Newport SLSC's 2025 Pool to Peak swims. Photo: A J Guesdon
2025 Surfboat Officials. Photo: Malcolm Trees
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2025 Surfboat Officials - ABSLSC's Melinda Akehurst in the centre. Photo: Malcolm Trees
Three great peninsula March Past teams made the Finals with the Collaroy Ladies being awarded the Gold, the Freshwater Maroon in 5th and the Collaroy Bears in 8th.
The Collaroy Ladies Team have been judged the best of all the March Past teams at Branch, State and Nationals over several years, with the Collaroy Bears also always among the best of the best. These two teams are excellent exponents of the traditional event that dates back to the pioneering days of Surf Life Saving. Ladies March Past was first held in 1946 and Collaroy competed and won the first NSW Ladies March Past Championship in 1947. In those days the team comprised a total of 20 marchers.
The Collaroy Ladies weren't the club's only Gold on the sand with Kerry Armstrong winning the 70-74 Female 1km Beach Run and Miho Kawasaki winning the 60-64 Female 1km Beach Run.
Some of the biggest smiles came from more than 30 athletes hitting the beach for the Adaptive Program events on Day Eight of the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships.
With most competitors tackling all events – beach runs, beach sprints, flags, swim, board and wading – the competition was fierce in front of a loud and energetic crowd at North Kirra.
In its second year of operation, the Adaptive Program at Aussies aims to give people of all abilities the opportunity to experience the exhilarating thrill of surf sports, whilst growing participation and competition opportunities nationwide.
John Baker AM ESM, President of Surf Life Saving Australia said, “This shows that Surf Life Saving is for everyone. We pride ourselves and our Surf Clubs on being really open and it doesn’t matter where you come from, what your ability is, what your background, everyone is welcome at a Surf Club, and everyone can find a meaningful place and rewarding experience.
“This is a great example of what we want to be as a movement which is open to all Australians.
“We are seeing growth in numbers from last year and we would like to grow those numbers further. Our aim is to make this a showcase every year and be an example to other sports on what they can do with inclusivity and adaptive programs.
“There is a huge amount of interest from those here at the Australian Surf Life Saving Champs and the support has been great to see.” Mr. Baker said
Gold, Silver, Bronze, points and 'having a go' is still brimming over across all ages - it's a good thing everyone has an Autumn School Holidays break to wind down in.
Profile of the Week The Australian Surf Life Saving Championships 2025: Finals Results + 'Wrap' This year's Australian Surf Life Saving Championships 'wrap' of members efforts from the Surf Life Saving Sydney Northern Beaches Branch is a compilation of Surf Lifesaving Australia, Surf Life Saving New South Wales, Avalon Beach and Newport surf club reports.
Newport SLSC excelled again this year, finishing the championships ranked 2nd on 249 points, with their Newport Kinghorn Academy Surf Racing Academy accounting for a swathe of those - although all local clubs had members winning points for their club in each Age Division or ensuring their club's colours were front and centre on the sand or in the water.
The peninsula also saw a large crew of officials heading north to ensure the championships could take place, happily giving their time, energy, and a fair amount of money, to be where they could support the events.
On a special note during the week of Aussies, Newport's Life Member Gary Cook received a recognition award for his 30 years of service as an official which is an outstanding contribution to his club and lifesaving as a whole.
Three great peninsula March Past teams made the Finals with the Collaroy Ladies being awarded the Gold, the Freshwater Maroon in 5th and the Collaroy Bears in 8th.
Some of the biggest smiles came from more than 30 athletes hitting the beach for the Adaptive Program events on Day Eight of the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships.
Gold, Silver, Bronze, points and 'having a go' is still brimming over across all ages - it's a good thing everyone has an Autumn School Holidays break to wind down in.
This Issue the full list of Finalists across all Age Divisions and Events.
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DIY Ideas BOM's Autumn 2025 Forecast Makes this Season Great for Garden Care + What to Plant Now
The Bureau of Meteorology has released its long-range forecast for Autumn 2025 indicating coming weeks are likely to be warmer than usual across most of Australia and warmer nights are also likely in coastal areas of the mainland.
While Autumn is often a time for cooler weather to begin, this season is very likely to be warmer than average across Australia and summer heat may persist into early autumn, the BOM stated
Most of NSW (including the ACT) is likely to have rainfall in the typical range for autumn. Average Autumn rainfall in recent decades has been between 100 and 400 mm along most of eastern NSW, while western and central NSW have between 25 and 100 mm, and up to 600 mm in parts of the north coast.
Warmer than usual Autumn temperatures are very likely across the state.
This makes the coming weeks a great time to get outdoors and enjoy your own home garden - with great specials from Johnson Brothers Mitre 10 running until April 27 and in time for the Easter and Autumn School holidays break.
This Issue a few tips to help keep your garden healthy this Autumn plus what Native plants you can put in and what Winter veggies to plant now for harvesting food from your own place.
Food The Waterfront Café & General Store: Lunch at 'On The Deck'
The Waterfront Café & General Store
1860 Pittwater Rd, Church Point
Website: www.waterfrontstore.com.au
Phone: 9979 6633
Open: 7 days a week
Breakfast Menu is available from 06:30 - 11:30 daily.
The ‘On The Deck’ Menu is available for lunch and dinner service from 11:30am daily.
Please note: Slight variations on the menu may occur depending on time of year / seasons.
A fine day, the smell of the estuary and the gentle sounds of commuter boats putt-putting over the still waters inspired seafood fare - and here, after searching everywhere else in Pittwater, the Oysters Kilpatrick fan was able to get a dozen done just as he liked them. Requests elsewhere had been fruitless, but at the Waterfront Cafe they are part of the permanent menu.
Verdict - absolutely excellent - the best he has had in over a decade done the traditional way and with a little something extra that elevated this traditional dish above the splash of Worcestershire and bacon usually applied.
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Profile of the Week The Australian Surf Life Saving Championships 2025: Finals Results + 'Wrap' This year's Australian Surf Life Saving Championships 'wrap' of members efforts from the Surf Life Saving Sydney Northern Beaches Branch is a compilation of Surf Lifesaving Australia, Surf Life Saving New South Wales, Avalon Beach and Newport surf club reports.
Newport SLSC excelled again this year, finishing the championships ranked 2nd on 249 points, with their Newport Kinghorn Academy Surf Racing Academy accounting for a swathe of those - although all local clubs had members winning points for their club in each Age Division or ensuring their club's colours were front and centre on the sand or in the water.
The peninsula also saw a large crew of officials heading north to ensure the championships could take place, happily giving their time, energy, and a fair amount of money, to be where they could support the events.
On a special note during the week of Aussies, Newport's Life Member Gary Cook received a recognition award for his 30 years of service as an official which is an outstanding contribution to his club and lifesaving as a whole.
Three great peninsula March Past teams made the Finals with the Collaroy Ladies being awarded the Gold, the Freshwater Maroon in 5th and the Collaroy Bears in 8th.
Some of the biggest smiles came from more than 30 athletes hitting the beach for the Adaptive Program events on Day Eight of the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships.
Gold, Silver, Bronze, points and 'having a go' is still brimming over across all ages - it's a good thing everyone has an Autumn School Holidays break to wind down in.
This Issue the full list of Finalists across all Age Divisions and Events.
Photo: Surfing Australia
Profile of the Week Richard Jeffery Is Working to Reinstall the North Bilgola Lookout Direction Indicator: photos of Surface or original Casting plans neededThose who visited the North Bilgola Lookout during the 1980’s and early 1990’s will remember a direction marker or toposcope of brass installed on the stone plinth that still stands in the centre of this lookout today.
The original, made of brass, was unveiled in June 1988 as a present to the community from the Rotary Club of Pittwater.
Having seen it and photographed, but now being unable to locate those images (yet), we recall it as being a simple version flat version with lines pointing to geographical features alike that atop Barrenjoey headland.
Others recall something more elaborate, alike that raised surface map at Long Reef point.
Around 20 years later, someone stole it - probably due to the value of material it had been cast from.
Now Richard Jeffery, who has been looking after the lookout for years, wants the North Bilgola Direction Indicator replaced. But first he needs to locate either a photo of the surface which shows how it was or the plans used to cast the sphere.
This Issue a few insights from Richard on this project.
Pictures McCarrs Creek Public Jetty, Brown's Bay Public Jetty, Rostrevor Reserve, Cargo Wharf, Church Point Public Wharf: Site Investigations for Pittwater Public Wharves History series 2024-25
Food The Waterfront Café & General Store: Lunch at 'On The Deck'
The Waterfront Café & General Store
1860 Pittwater Rd, Church Point
Website: www.waterfrontstore.com.au
Phone: 9979 6633
Open: 7 days a week
Breakfast Menu is available from 06:30 - 11:30 daily.
The ‘On The Deck’ Menu is available for lunch and dinner service from 11:30am daily.
Please note: Slight variations on the menu may occur depending on time of year / seasons.
A fine day, the smell of the estuary and the gentle sounds of commuter boats putt-putting over the still waters inspired seafood fare - and here, after searching everywhere else in Pittwater, the Oysters Kilpatrick fan was able to get a dozen done just as he liked them. Requests elsewhere had been fruitless, but at the Waterfront Cafe they are part of the permanent menu.
Verdict - absolutely excellent - the best he has had in over a decade done the traditional way and with a little something extra that elevated this traditional dish above the splash of Worcestershire and bacon usually applied.
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DIY Ideas BOM's Autumn 2025 Forecast Makes this Season Great for Garden Care + What to Plant Now
The Bureau of Meteorology has released its long-range forecast for Autumn 2025 indicating coming weeks are likely to be warmer than usual across most of Australia and warmer nights are also likely in coastal areas of the mainland.
While Autumn is often a time for cooler weather to begin, this season is very likely to be warmer than average across Australia and summer heat may persist into early autumn, the BOM stated
Most of NSW (including the ACT) is likely to have rainfall in the typical range for autumn. Average Autumn rainfall in recent decades has been between 100 and 400 mm along most of eastern NSW, while western and central NSW have between 25 and 100 mm, and up to 600 mm in parts of the north coast.
Warmer than usual Autumn temperatures are very likely across the state.
This makes the coming weeks a great time to get outdoors and enjoy your own home garden - with great specials from Johnson Brothers Mitre 10 running until April 27 and in time for the Easter and Autumn School holidays break.
This Issue a few tips to help keep your garden healthy this Autumn plus what Native plants you can put in and what Winter veggies to plant now for harvesting food from your own place.
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Flooding at Middle Creek Reserve boat ramp, Wednesday morning, April 2, 2025. Photos: Joe Mills