2010/2011 Season

Nippers State Finals Day

First Day Success at State Titles

Ned the Master at Branch

North Curl Nippers Shine at Branch

Rip Current Awareness Day

Kerry Broomham Shield Another Hit (& Giggle)

Medal of the Order of Australia for Club Life Member

Welcome to Burleigh Heads Mowbray Park Surf Club

Santa Visits Nippers at Over the Hill Contest

Congratulations North Curly on another Successful 3 Points Challenge & Ocean Swim

Freshwater Hosts Old Dogs & Youngsters

Nippers Successful Carnival Season Kickoff

Bennetts Junior Classic Tests Our Youngsters

Youngsters Join Inter Branch Team

Bar & Grill Opening Night Success

New Life Members and 70 Years Service Recognition

2009/2010 Season

2009/2010 Branch Awards Night

NCCSLSC 2009/2010 Season Presentation Night

New IRB motors arrive thanks to BT Financial

Yogi Finishes Season with Narrathon Win

Vale Saxon Bird - 1990-2010

Masters Win Aussie Gold in the "Bob Duff"

New Assessors In Club

Double Medals for Rhiannon Lougher at State

North Curly Nippers Ever Present on State Finals Sunday

Nippers kick off first day at State with medals

Water Competitors Shine in Murky Waters

Junior Branch Beach Events Survive Downpour

Youngsters Bolster Branch Medal Count

Life Saving Skills Demonstrated at Branch Championships kickoff

North Curly Win Australia Day Boat Carnival

Nippers Place 2nd at Narrabeen Carnival

Fun at East Coast Masters

Weather Causes Havoc on Golf Day

Record numbers for 3 Points Challenge & Ocean Swim

Kerry Broomham Shield Run & Won

Strong Hitout at Manly Nippers Carnival

Competition Kickoff for Nippers at Bennets Junior Classic

Nippers Kick off the New Season

Boaties 1 from 1 at Bilgola Boat Carnival

North Curly Shine at 2009 Interbranch Golf Day

2008/2009 Season

2009 Annual General Meeting

NCCSLSC Presentation Awards Night 2008/2009

North Curly Gold Medallion holders

GOLD and DISTINCTION at Aussies

Twin Golds at 2008 NSW Championships

North Curly Nippers finish 11th at NSW Age Championships

North Curly Boaties place in Top 5 in Ocean Thunder

Nippers Take 2nd Place at 2009 Branch Championships

Opens & Masters 2009 Branch Championships

North Curly Ocean Thunder Adventure

Big North Curly Crew at East Coast Masters

2008 Annual NCCSLSC Golf Day

2008 Kerry Broomham Shield

Nippers Stamina Shows Up at Queenscliff Carnival

2008 3 Points Challenge & Ocean Swim a huge success

Freshwater Masters Carnival Antics

Manly Carnival Kicks Off Nippers Season

Nippers fire up at 2008 Bennetts Junior Craft Carnival

Christening of the "Bob Duff"

North Curly competitors make SNB Interbranch team

2007/2008 Season

Sydney Northern Beaches SLS Branch Awards 2007/2008

NCCSLSC Presentation Awards Night 2007/2008

U19 Beach Relay Team Win Silver at Aussies 2008

Michael Kember 3 Gold Haul at 2008 NSW State Championships

North Curly Nippers Success At 2008 State Championships

North Curly Opens & Masters hit their straps at 2008 Branch Championships

North Curly Nippers excel at 2008 Juniors Branch Carnival

eVive Ocean Thunder Pro Surf Boat Series 2007/08

Kerry Broomham Day 2007

2007 Annual NCCSLSC Golf Day

2007 3 Points Challenge & Definition Health Clubs Ocean Swim

State Titles Update & Finals Days

13th March 2011

Day 3 , Finals Day, and the best in the State competed in the water in tricky conditions at Kingscliff this morning. Isaac Smith finished 5th in the U12 boys Surf Swim and Olivia Heaton 6th in the U11 Ironwoman.

In the days premier event - the U14 Ironman, Ollie Signorini drew a lousy alley for the start on the board but had a sensational swim to finish 5th overall. Well done Ollie.

Congratulations to our U14 Cameron Relay who have just finished and are taking home a Bronze medal. Our new kids at competition - the U8 boys Wade Relay finished 6th in the final - well done boys and we hope you enjoyed your first State competition.

Day 2 at the NSW Age Surf Lifesaving Championships at Kingscliff was an exciting day. Sophie McGovern winning Silver in the U12 girls Beach Sprint and the Under 10 girls Beach relay team winning Bronze. In the water the U12 boys Board Relay team won a Silver medal

The U12 girls Beach Relay finished 4th in the final, Kaitlin Glanville made the final of the girls Beach Sprint finishing in 7th place and the U11 Girls Board Relay finished in 4th place. A great effort by all!!

Well done to all of our competitors - top effort and a big thank you to the coaches, officials and parents who have helped the kids throughout the year and have travelled up to Kingscliff to support our Nippers. And a special thank you to the team from the Burleigh Heads Mowbray Park Surf Club who provided our IRB water safety for the event !!

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First Day Success at State Titles

11th March 2011

Day 1 NSW Age Surf Lifesaving Championships at Kingscliff saw some mixed results for our youngsters competing. We got a Bronze medal in the Under 10 girls board relay with Tas Woolley, Jami Prowse & Jacki Burnand. Just out of the medals was young Harry Wilson who picked up 4th place in the U11 boys flags after a run-off. Also in the flags in the U9 boys, Declan King made the finals and finished in 7th place - unlucky in a run-off.

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Ned the Master at Branch

19th Feb 2011

With North Curly not having a boat crew for this season, Matt Heaton decided that the Branch Carnival would be a good opportunity to try something different from his normal pursuit of boat rowing. And try something he did - Ned entered virtually every event he could in both the water and beach areas. He started the day with a warm up event - the 2km Beach run, in which he came 4th. In the water, he won the Tube race (disproving the theory that boaties aren't too good at swimming), won the Board Rescue teaming with Rob Lovely, came 2nd in the Board, and also picked up 2nd with Rob and Martin Gall in the Swim Teams, and 3rd in the Board Relay. Back on the beach Ned came 2nd in the Beach Sprint, and a creditable 4th in the Beach Relay with Spider Atkins, and again with Rob and Matin. And to cap it off he came 6th in the flags (albeit in a younger division than his own due to a shortage of competitors with the stamina to hang around for his age group). Not bad for someone better known for his boat rowing ability !!

In other results, some of our younger competitors showed we have good talent flowing up into the senior ranks. Lauren McAleer highlighted her surfing skills, by taking out the U17 Short Board surfing, and also getting 3rd in the same discipline in the Opens. Sam Williams demonstrated staying power to come in 3rd place in the 2km beach run, whilst Oliver Signorini showed his potential with top 5 finishes in both the Surf Swim and Iron Person in the U15's, an age group up for Ollie who is in his last year of Nippers this season. All augers well for the future.

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North Curl Nippers Shine at Branch

13th Feb 2011

This year's Sydney Northern Beaches Junior Branch Championships were held at Collaroy, which proved to be a happy hunting ground for our Green & Gold Nippers, who came 3rd overall at the carnival behind Queenscliff and Manly. The results were spread across the board in both water and on the beach, and across all age groups.

In the U8's, young Tyler Sully had a ripper of a day, coming 2nd in the Wade, and then takling out the Beach Sprint and Beach Flags double...and the U8 boys also came 3rd in the Wade Relay and the Beach Relay. Some talent there to watch in the future.

In the U10 Girls area, the Swim team were too good for the more fancied Manly and Freshy teams, taking out that race, whilst Jami Prowse took out the Board Race.The U11 Boys were amoungst the action also, with the Jacob Gall and Kelsey Howe pair teaming up to again out power the might of Manly and Freshwater in the Board Rescue. Together with Adam Van Heren, they came 2nd in the Board Relay. Harry Wilson showed plenty of get up and go and staying power to take out the U11 Boys Flags.

Sophie McGovern was again showing a clean pair of heals in the U12 Girls, winning the Beach Sprint and Flags double, and then being joined by her team mates for the Beach Relay which she anchored home to victory. 3 of this team then teamed up with Kaitlyn Glanville for the U13 Beach Relay, which raised some fears for the other teams on the line, and they proceeded to get 3rd place - a great effort.

In the U13 Girls, Kristie Leonard showed she has plenty of stamina given the program she decided to undertake, entering virtually every water event available. She took out her pet Board event, and also came 3rd in the Ironperson and the Surf Swim, as well as 2nd in the Swim Teams which saw some of the other teams not finish the race. Ollie Signorini showed great consistency U14 Boys, coming 2nd in the Ironperson, 2nd in the Board and 3rd in the Surf Swim, as well as podium finishes in the Board Relay and Board Rescue team events.

Highlight of the day was watching young Alex Glanville in the U10 Boys Beach Sprint. Alex has had plenty of good team results in relay events since he started in Nippers, but this was his chance to shine solo. And he did it in style when he came 2nd across the line in a tight finish. The determination on his face as he crossed thorugh the finish gates was replaced with a huge smile and arms in the air when he realised he had made the podium. He embodied what Nippers is all about - it's about getting involved, having a go, and sometimes suprising even yourself how well you can do at anything you have a go at, and most of all, having fun ! Well done Alex and well done to all our Nippers for a fantastic effort!!

For details of results Click Here

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Rip Current Awareness Day

Sunday Feb 6th is the first annual Rip Current Awareness Day. This day marks the anniversary of the Black Sunday Tragedy that occured at Bondi Beach in 1938, when 5 people drowned and over 250 had to be rescued after being caught in a rip current. Along the Sydney beaches this Sunday, surf clubs will be releasing a dye into the surf as a way of demonstrating rips. This is being synchronised across all beaches for 3:30pm, and will be covered by the media as a way of raising public awareness of the dangers of rips. So if you see a funny colour in the water, you will know what it is.

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Kerry Broomham Shield Another Hit (& Giggle)

30th Jan 2011

Having been moved from December due to various issues, the Kerry Broomham Shield was run with a field of 4 teams of willing competitors taking part on what was a glorious day at North Curly. First event was the Surf Teams, with the teams fairly evenly spaced out - gutsy effort from Billy Watson who made it around the cans in what is his least favourite event (excluding boards we believe). Next event was the board relay, and unfortunately a certain team took a slight advantage of picking a better board than the rest, which helped them take this event out easily - no names shall be mentioned !!

Then it was onto the sand, for the team flags event. No real suprises here, even though we used the unorthodox starting position - competitors on their backs. This was followed by a new event introduced this year - the beach rescue - basically a board rescue type event, with no water, and no board - patients were carried across the sand by 2 rescuers. Must say that some of the carry techniques left a little to be desired - some pretend patients ended up being real patients the way they got dragged across the sand.

Final event, the Tug-O-War. Always a favourite with the competitors, until they realise they have at least 2 run throughs at the event. But all in all, it was well contested, and the overall event was fun for all involved. Results will be kept under guard until presentation night later in the year.

See Photos of the event in our Photo Gallery

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Medal of the Order of Australia for Club Life Member

26th Jan 2011

As part of the Australia Day 2011 celebrations, our club historian and Life Member, Kevin Martin was rewarded for his long and dedicsted service to the community and especially to Surf Life Saving, with the Medal of the Order of Australia.

We congratulate Kevin on this honour, as a just reward for his long standing contribution not only to North Curl Curl SLSC and Surf Life Saving but also for his general community work.

For more details, Click Here

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Welcome to Burleigh Heads Mowbray Park Surf Club

17th Jan 2011

A team of cadets from the Burleigh Heads Mowbray Park Surf Life Saving Club arrived at North Curly Surf Club this morning, where they will camp down for the next week. The youngsters will be competing at the Australia Day weekend carnivals at Manly and Freshwater. After the long overnight drive down from Queensland, the youngsters were happy to see the spectacular view, with sunny skies and a solid 5 foot swell to test their skills in. But first priority was scoping out the best sleeping spots in the club - and as expected, the front window view was the hotly contested position.

The group will be bunkered down for the next week at the club, so if you are down at the beach, make sure you pop in and say hello to Terry and Dan and the rest of the crew.

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Santa Visits Nippers at Over the Hill Contest

12th Dec 2010

Santa was right on time with his annual trip to the beach, when he visited the North Curly Nippers, who were hosting the Dee Why Nippers in the annual Over the Hill contest.

Some kids were a little concerned when Santa arrived on the IRB and proceeded to land on the beach with a Steve Irwin like commando roll out of the boat, but it was smiles all round as the kids lined up to get their Christmas treats. Next year we suggest Santa sticks to the standard reindeer mode of transportation — much safer option !!!

See Photos of the day in our Photo Gallery

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Congratulations North Curly on another Successful 3 Points Challenge & Ocean Swim

4th Dec 2010

Whilst the weather and water conditions conspired all week against us, this year's 3 Points Challenge & Ocean Swim was yet another huge success, with well over 700 competitors signing up to take on the swim and the Challenge, and some even doing both. Dismal wet days in the lead up week nd the unseasonal cold water was always going to be a deterrent for some punters, but with 575 pre-registered entries, we knew the day would be a big one - and it was - with plenty of die hards still turning up as late entries

As always, we had a great team of club members and supporters to help put the event on, with over a 120 volunteers on the roster, covering registrations, course marshalling, water safety and just helping out as required. Thanks to all of you on a sterling job. All the feedback we have recieved so far has been extremly positive, which will ensure this event will only get bigger and more successful. And as a result of this, we have a great fund raising tool to help us maintain our rescue services and general club amementies.

We have photos available now covering the event. And also there are some video highlights available of the day on our Race Website - enjoy - some of you got a starring cameo role !!!

See coverage of the event in our Photo Gallery

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Freshwater Hosts Old Dogs & Youngsters

20th & 21st Nov 2010

Freshwater Beach saw plenty of action on the weekend, when they hosted two carnivals. On the Saturday, it was the Masters strutting their stuff in the annual Freshwater Masters carnival. Ray Merton was quick to advertise that he won the Double Ski in the 45-49 category, more so because he had finally cracked a gold by selecting a new partner, David Young. A noticable absentee from this carnival was Ray's regular partner in crime, Spider Atkins, who is normally good for some sort of news worthy event....so nothing out of the ordinary to report. Although the boys did manage to get their photos taken by a roving photographer, and Rob Lovely (pictured here) even managed to make into the centre page sports spread of the Manly Daily with his Movember effort (which some have commented is somewhat of a porn start look, but we know it is temporary Rob - all for a good cause !!)

On the Sunday, it was the Nippers turn with the annual Freshwater Bennett Junior Ironman & Board Carnival, which hosts some of the best youngsters from all over the state. Results have yet to be posted, but we know that Kristie Leonard once again had a great day, taking out the U13 Girls Board (Editors Comment: and sticking it to those Branch selectors that decided to bypass her for the Interbranch team after being selected in the train-on squad - what were they thinking !!).

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Nippers Successful Carnival Season Kickoff

14th Nov 2010

The first major junior carnival of the season at Manly was set in disarray with the dangerous sea conditions forcing a major change to the carnival format. The U9 and U10 water competitors were taken around to Shelly Beach for their water events, whist the rest of the water events were called off. This then meant that many of our water competitors were able to have a crack at the beach events, which went ahead unchanged. Cleary all our competitors enjoyed the extra competition, as there was plenty of success for the green and gold caps. So much so, that the North Curly kids managed to come in a clear 2nd place in the overall carnival, behind the hosts Manly (who had what looked like a thousand Nippers competiting on the weekend !!!).
A great start to the 2010/2011 season !!!

Footnote: The Manly Daily local newspaper gave us some great coverage in their sports section centre spread. if you missed the paper, to read the story online Click Here

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Bennetts Junior Classic Tests Our Youngsters

31st Oct 2010

A strong nor-easter, mixed in with some customary Dee Why Beach sea weed, as well as some tricky surf conditions made sure our young Nippers were tested at the Bennetts Junior Classic. Conditions were such that the younger groups (U9-U10) were taken to what was supposed to be the more protected southern corner of the popular surf spot, whilst the older groups were put through their paces closer to No-Mans land.

Whilst the team overall put in some good performances, Kristie Leonard was excellent in the U13 Girls Board race, which finished with 6 girls on the final wave home to the beach, with Kristi getting across the line first after a quick dash up the sand. An ideal way to keep hear name top of mind for the Inter Branch selectors watching proceedings. Claudia Harris was also successful in taking out the U11 Girls Board, whilst our other Inter Branch junior competitor Oliver Signorini came 2nd in the U14 Boys Board. And to finsh off the day, our All Age Relay team cam in 3rd place behind Manly and Queenscliff. Well done kids !!

See coverage of events in our Photo & Video Gallery

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Youngsters Join Inter Branch Team

20th Oct 2010

The Sydney Northern Beaches Inter Branch selection trial that was supposed to happen on our beach last Sunday was moved to Dee Why Beach due to the surf conditions. Looks like local knowledge was not required for Oliver Signorini, as he managed to get some great results in the water events in the Under 14 Boys, and has now been selected to represent the branch at the NSW Interbranch Carnival to be held at the Lakes beach in early December.

Also joining him will be young Sophie McGovern in the U12 Girls, who is going to be a real threat on the beach. Sophie carried on from where she left off last year at State (where she took the Gold in the sprint and bronze in the flags). The selection carnival was really a formality, with Sophie taking care of business in her normal non-chalant manner. She almost cracked a smile !!!

And in the highly competitive U13 Girls, Kristie Leonard has been named in a Train On Squad with 5 other competitors from the Queenscliff and Freshwater clubs, with a final selection of who will be in the team to be made following the Manly Junior Carnival to be held in early November. Let's hope Kristi can make it a trifecta of representatives from North Curly !!!

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North Curly Bar & Grill Opens to Packed House

24th Sep 2010

The opening evening of the North Curly Bar & Grill was well supported with a packed house, made up of members and new visitors to the club. The kitchen was kept well and truly busy with over 200 meals being sold, which was a fantastic result for the kickoff of our new bottles setup. Looks like we have a winning format, and we hope the rest of the season is as successful !!! So get down there every Friday and Sunday evenings from 5:00pm and enjoy the great food with a drink and a sensational view.

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New Life Members and 70 Years Service Recognition

1st Aug 2010

Alex Wye and David Murray were bestowed Life Membership to North Curl Curl Surf Life Saving Club at the 2010 Annual General Meeting. Both Alex and David were recognized for their outstanding contribution to our club and to surf life saving in general. Amongst a number of Long Service awards which were awarded during the meeting, Bill Geoghegan was presented with his 70 Years Service award, a tremendous achievement - and Bill is still actively involved in helping to provide guidance to our young competitors at the sprightly age of 91.

The meeting also saw the election of the Board of Directors and delegates for the 2010/2011 season. Congratulations to all those that were successful with their nominations. Full list of the board and delegates can be found on the Club Info page

NCCSLSC Annual Report - 2010

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Branch Awards Night

18th Jun 2010

The 21 Surf Life Saving clubs that make up the Sydney Northern Beaches Branch came together for the 2009/2010 Branch Awards night at Dee Why RSL. Congratulations to Clare Hagon who was awarded the Cedric T Walton Competition Recorder of the Year award. Clare is a well deserved recipient, with her dedication in performing the labour intensive recording role at numerous board riding competitions during the past season.

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NCCSLSC 2009/2010 Season Presentation Night

22nd May 2010

Rewards and recognition were the order of the night as we celebrated the success of another season at the North Curl Curl SLSC Presentation night. Surf Life Saving, Surf Sports and general service to the club were recognised in various categories.

The Major Award winners for 2009/2010 are -

• Honour Blazer - Tony Williams
• Mark Watson Memorial Award for Best Patol Person - Warren Hallford
• Best Patrol Captain - Joint Award to Phil Hagon & Jamie Howieson
• Best Junior Patrol Person - Claudia Forsythe & Kate Phippard
• Best Patrol - Patrol No 8 - Jamiew Howieson (C),Todd Sample, Kaye Smith, Rowena Bennett, Scott Easey, Andrew Thornthwaite, Scott Cook, Greer Smith, Kate De Wolf, James Forbes, Billy Leonard, Pat O'Hara, Corey Fehily
• Junior of the Year - Adam Atkins

2009/2010 North Curl Curl SLS Awards Recipients List
See coverage of the evening in our Photo Gallery
Images from the past season as shown at presentation night

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New IRB motors arrive thanks to BT Financial

Our much anticipated two new IRB motors have now arrived and will be appropriately “run in” by our IRB Captain, Brett Kirby during the closing stages of this season and during the off season. The motors were purchased with the generous donation from BT Financial, and includes cowling covers which protect the motors. We wish to acknowledge the ongoing support of BT Financial, and thanks to our Director of Marketing, Andrew Waddington for his efforts in securing this extra sponsorship

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Yogi Finishes Season with Narrathon Win

10th Apr 2010

Whilst most competitors have put away their summer gear and have already kicked off their winter sports campaigns, Glenn Coltman finished off the 2009/2010 surf life saving season with one final hitout in the Narrathon hosted by Narrabeen SLSC - an event made up a 10km ski leg, a 1km swim leg, a 2.5km board paddle and a punishing 2km beach run. And to cap off probably his best season in some time, Glenn took out the open category. Well done Glenn - time for some rest and relaxation before training for the new season kicks off !

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Vale Saxon Bird - 1990-2010

19th Mar 2010

Our Surf Life Saving community lost one of its best and brightest young members today, when an accident in the U19 Ironman at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships at Kurrawa resulted in the tragic death of Saxon Bird.

Saxon was well known to many of us, and his loss is felt by all. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Bird family, his parents Phil and Dana, and his sister Arielle, and also with his training partners and friends, and his club mates at the Queenscliff SLSC. Saxon's memory will remain with all those whose life he touched.

Vale Saxon. May you rest in peace.

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Masters Win Aussie Gold in the "Bob Duff"

17th Mar 2010

When it comes to the making a final at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, you need to make sure everything goes right to have a chance of winning a medal, especially when it comes the surf boat arena. Well our 140 crew in the Masters showed that sometimes, luck can go against you, but you can still prevail

As all the finalists struggled to make their way out through the growing Kurrawa surf, the North Curly crew finally cracked a way through the biggest of the incoming sets to head for the turning cans, when bow man Simon Fraumeni snapped his oar with more than half the race still to go.

Despite this setback, the boys turned the can in front and headed for home, with Sean Stacey guiding them onto a wave to bring them safely onto the beach to the cheers of the crowd which included many members of the North Curly touring party. Once again, the "Bob Duff" had tasted success, this time with a coveted Gold Medal at the Australian Surf Life Saving Masters Championships.

See coverage of events in our Photo Gallery

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New Assessors In Club

Steve Atkins and Phil Godbee have been successfully nominated and approved to the Sydney Northern Beaches Board of Education and Assessment as probationary members for the purposes of Assessment in Bronze Medallion qualifications. The club congratulates these two members for undertaking this training which comes with long term responsibility.

The addition of Steve and Phil to our assessor ranks will help reduce the ongoing load placed on our current assessors, Clare Hagon and Dave Murray, and addresses an ongoing 2009/2010 Club Training objective. At the end of the probationary period, North Curl Curl will be in a stronger position for Assessor numbers relative to other clubs, and is positioned at the Branch statistical mean value of 6 Assessors.

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Double Medals for Rhiannon Lougher at State

28th Feb 2010

Rhiannon Lougher has once again dominated the board riding competition at the NSW Surf Life Saving Championships, winning Gold in the same event she took out last year, the U19 Female Board Riding. And to back that form up, she then went on to take Silver in the Open event. Last year Rhiannon demonstrated great form thoughout the season, and again this year she has been getting consistant results at Branch and now again at State level. In the Open Female Long Board competition, Belinda Moore came in a creditable 5th place, carrying on with the great results from our female board riders.

Our Board & Ski captain Glenn Coltman has led by example with some solid performances that included a semi final appearance in the Open Iron Man on Saturday, as well as making the finals of the Open Surf Swim event on Sunday.

For details of results Click Here
See coverage of events in our Photo Gallery

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North Curly Nippers Ever Present on State Finals Sunday

21st Feb 2010

Sunday is traditionally finals day on the beach at the NSW State Junior Championships, with all the beach sprint finals being run, including the relays. And North Curly was right amongst it, with 8 finals featuring our green and gold youngsters.

Claudia Harris was first to be involved in the individual sprints, making the U10 Girls final, and just missing a medal coming in 4th place. Following her was the in form Sophie McGovern, who had already picked up a bronze in the flags. This time she lined up in lane 1 of the U11 Girls final, and blasted down the track to take out the Gold medal, in her normal nonchalent manner.

In the beach sprint relays, our U9 Girls were up, and hoping to match their Branch medal finishing effort. At the final change, a podium finish was looking in jeopardy as Tasma Woolley took off on the final leg in 6th pace. Keen to taste success again, she took off after the front runners, passing most of them and only just missing on crossing the line first - a Silver medal for U9 Girls was a sensational effort. The U10 and U11 Girls were both just a whisker away from medals, coming in a close 4th place. Our U12 Boys were ecstatic (and suprised) just to make the final, getting in after 2 teams in front of them were disqualified in the Semi Final on Saturday. But a final is a final, and the boys did us proud.

The last two appearances of the day was from our U12 and U14 Girls. The U12 team actually were made up with three U11's, with Sophie & Caity McGovern together with Elise Glanville running up an age group with Kaitlin Glanville (yes, 2 pairs of sisters), but that was no disadvantage, and the whole team put in a great effort. And for the U14's, knowing that their last appearance as a Nipper was in a State relay final will always be a memorable one - special note of the gutsy effort from Kate McAleer, who despite being injured, left nothing in the tank and matched the other competitors in the opening leg of the race. That is what North Curly is all about - going the extra mile for the team.

Congratulations to all the coaches and mentors, especially Tony Williams, Martin Gall and Rick Chown, on what has been a very successful season. Thanks to all the parents that helped out during the year and over the State weekend. And most of all, thanks to all the kids who did the green and gold of North Curly proud.

For details of results Click Here

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Nippers kick off first day at State with medals

19th Feb 2010

Our Nippers got off to a great start at the State carnival today with medals & strong competition both on the beach and in the water.

Sophie McGovern, still in great form after Branch, collected bronze in the U11 Flags with her twin sister Caity finishing 9th - keep your eyes on these 2 girls in the years to come. Just of the medals, finishing in 4th today were Emily Hill in the U13 girls flags and Harry Wilson in the U10 boys flags. Olivier Heaton finishing a very respectable 5th in the U10 girls flags competition. Great results and effort from all our beach competitors today

Out in the water, the conditions were testing at times with a 3-4ft swell. Shiny silver medals for our U13 and U9 boys Board Relay teams. The U9 girls Swim Team picked up Bronze and our U13 Girls Board Relay finished in 5th place.

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Water Competitors Shine in Murky Waters

14th Feb 2010

Sydney's wet weather once again affected the competition at the Sydney Northern Beaches Junior Branch Championships, with the water competitors greeted by some murky water due to the storm water runoff. Officials decided to get the swims over and done with first, in anticipation of the water getting dirty from the Queenscliff lagoon as the tide went out. As the water levels subsided, the water was so bad, a decision was made to cancel the board rescue events.

But with the events that were run, there were plenty of North Curly kids amongst the front of the pack, resulting in North Curl Curl coming 3rd overall in the final standings, behind Manly and Queenscliff, with Freshwater a distant 4th behind us. A great result, and an excellent hitout in preparation for State next week.

For details of results Click Here
See coverage of events in our Photo Gallery

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Junior Branch Beach Events Survive Downpour

6th Feb 2010

With water events put on hold for a week due to dangerous sea conditions, it was up to the beach competitors to do battle in the Sydney Northern Beaches Junior Branch Championships held at Queenscliff. The skies were threatening all morning, and eventually the skies opened up, but that did little to dampen the enthusiasm of our North Curly Nippers as they went about their business. With the team bolstered by some of our water competitors, there was plenty of Green and Gold to be seen across all events and age groups, with plenty of great results.

Young Tasma Woolley was so far in front she had time to do a victory salute as she crossed the line first in the Under 9 girls sprint, accompanied with a beaming smile. She had already joined her young team mates to take out the U9 Sprint Relay, again accompanied with much celebration. Sophie McGovern continued her great results at Branch level, yet again winning her age beach sprint, and also being involved in the winning beach sprint relay team.

The boys also got amongst the medals, with the U14 Sprint Relay coming second in their last ever Junior Branch beach event, as they move to the senior ranks next year. At the other end of the spectrum, the U8 Boys Sprint Relay team had their first ever Branch Carnival and came second - well done to Adam Eglesz, Max Von Appen, Alex Stirrat and Aiden Campbell - looking forward continued success from them over the coming years.

For details of results Click Here
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Youngsters Bolster Branch Medal Count

31st Jan 2010

It was a case of deja-vu, with some familiar faces amongst the North Curl Curl crew competing in the Sydney Northern Beaches Branch Championships at Queenscliff. The last time the club saw Amy Callaghan, Lauren McAleer and Gemma Saunders team up in a board relay was at the 2008 Junior Branch, when they won their 6th consecutive Board Relay gold medal.

Well it was like riding a bike, as the girls teamed up to come second in the U17 Female Board Relay, in their first carnival together in 2 years. And the boys made sure the girls didn't have all the fun, with Adam Atkins anchoring home the U17 Male Board Relay team to a close second place. There is nothing more pleasing than to see our youngsters graduate from Nippers to the Seniors, and its even better when they have success at the same time - well done all round!!

There a number of medals taken by the North Curly crew - more details to come soon.

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Life Saving Skills Demonstrated at Branch Championships kickoff

30th Jan 2010

A format change for this years Sydney Northern Beaches Branch Championships, saw the Life Saver, R&R and Masters water based competition held on their own on Saturday, in lieu of the rest of the competition being held on Sunday. We had a good number of Masters competing in various events.

The dedication and training of all our surf life saver community was demonstrated in no uncertain terms, when a competitor from our neighbours South Curl Curl in the 170 Taplin event suffered a heart attack whilst returning to the beach on his board. Quick action by the water safety team had the patient into the IRB and onto the beach in a matter of seconds, where patrol members and fellow competitors continued resuscitation action, until ambulance staff arrived. Once stabilized, he was rushed to hospital. Our thoughts and prayers are with our fellow surf life saver. And we salute the quick action and excellent team work of those that were involved in the rescue and resuscitation.

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North Curly Win Australia Day Boat Carnival

24th Jan 2010

The North Curl Curl A Crew have wasted no time in putting their newly purchased oars to the test, by winning the Australia Day Boat Carnival at Freshwater Beach. Outside of the Australian Championships, this is the biggest surf boat carnival of the year, with crews from all over Australia making the trip to compete in the Manly and Freshwater carnivals held over the Australia Day period. Rowing in the "Bobby Duff", the boys backed up from the previous day's event at Manly, where they placed a creditable 4th, to take out the prestigious carnival. When Joanne Duff christened this boat named after her late husband in October 2008, she said that there was gold in the boat. Well her predictions have well and truly come true, and the boys were rapped in winning this event

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Nippers Place 2nd at Narrabeen Carnival

17th Jan 2010

Our young Nippers kicked of the new year in winning style at the Narrabeen Junior Carnival, placing 2nd overall behind Manly. Once again we had strong performances across a range of disciplines and age groups, with the results showing that the active training programs implemented this year are paying off. Next carnival is Branch in a couple of weeks, so lets hope we continue to maintain the form

Narrabeen Junior Carnival Results

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Fun at East Coast Masters

10th Jan 2010

Collaroy once again played host to the 2010 East Coast Masters, welcoming the elder members of Surf Life Saving with a flat swell, and very warm weather.

North Curl Curl had a small team turn up for this year’s competition, which is held in prime holiday time, impacting the overall numbers at the carnival over all. But those that turned up enjoyed some spirited but friendly competition. The North Curly crew didn’t get to trouble the medal presenters, but that didn’t stop them having some fun.

As Peter “Shaky” Spedding waited on the shore line for his turn in the board relay, he commented that his team mate Steve “Spider” Atkins seemed to be using the event as a means to do some sun baking. Harsh call Shaky !!

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Weather Causes Havoc on Golf Day

28th Dec 2009

Even the best planning for this year's Annual Golf Day could not prepare everyone for the attrocious weather conditions which greeted the golfers at Mona Vale Golf Club. Not even the most ardent golf enthusiasts was going to hit a golf ball in the heavy rain, and play was cancelled. Despite this, we had a healthy comtingent of players come back to the surf club for a drink and a meal, as well as some raffles, auctions and the famous horse races, which ensured that the fund raising aspect of the event was not a total loss. Hopefully next year we will get the sunshine back.

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Record numbers for 3 Points Challenge & Ocean Swim

5th Dec 2009

North Curl Curl Surf Life Saving Club held the 6th annual 3 Points Challenge and Ocean Swim in overcast and tricky conditions, which greeted close to 750 competitors. Peter Jacobs managed to defend his 3 Points Challenge crown from last year, but not before getting pushed along on the run home from Freshwater. In the Ocean Swim, Luanne Rowe fulfilled her ambition of winnng the event outright, when she passed Chris Parker on a wave to the beach.

Many thanks go to all our club members who made this day a spectacular success - we had over 100 volunteers helping on the day.

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Kerry Broomham Shield Run & Won

29th Nov 2009

A healthy number of keen competitors (plus some unsuspecting ones that were just hanging around) stepped up to compete in the annual Kerry Broomham Shield, so much so we had to knock some back. This year we changed it up, adding new events and changing the format of some of our traditional events. The board relay was introduced this year, which saw young Michael Jones suprise everyone, pulling down a nice wave to clear the field and bring his team in ahead of the others on the first change over. There was moaning and groaning when the team flags started, with competitors forced to start the event lying on their backs. But once the event started, it was all serious stuff, with the abs getting a great workout. And in the favourite tug-o-war, Chook had a significant weight disadvantage with his crew, as they failed to get anywhere real quick against the other teams - more pudding for your team chook !! All in all, the events were played in good spirit, and everyone had good fun !!

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Strong Hitout at Manly Nippers Carnival

15th Nov 2009

Manly played host to the first full Nippers carnival for the the season. Warm weather, a slight breeze and some smallish but tricky swell made for a great day for all concerned, and a great start for the new season.

Despite being under done as far as preparation was concerned, our kids did extremely well, finishing 4th overall behind Manly, Freshwater and Queenscliff, with strong all round results across multiple age georups and disciplines. Augers well for another strong season for our rising stars.

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Competition Kickoff for Nippers at Bennets Junior Classic

1st Nov 2009

Our North Curly Nippers got their first taste of proper competition for the new season at the Bennetts Junior Craft Carnival held at Dee Why beach. The conditions were very testy for the first serious hit out for our youngsters, but they took it all in their stride as they knocked the winter cobwebs out of the system. Given the fact that they had limited preperation for this event, they aquitted themselves very well, which augers well for the rest of the season.

Evidence of how good we are travelling was in the final event of the day, the All Age Board Relay, where we came 3rd behind Manly and Freshwater. The team was anchored home by Harry Stretton, who in true club spirit, hung around all day just for this event, so that we could field a team. In the end, some unorthothodox board handling was called for as Harry hung on side saddle on a way in to make it the beach, ensuring we made the top 3. Board coach Tony Williams was very satisfied with our first hit out for the season.

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Nippers Kick off the New Season

18th Oct 2009

The skies may have been grey and threatening, but it didn't dampen the enthusiasm for our your Nippers, who had their first day of the new season. Whilst the conditions meant that the surf was off limits for any water events, there was still plenty of fun on the sand for everyone. And for the U9's and U11's there was an opportunity to get wet in the rock pool, where some one on one board training was made available for the youngsters, thanks to the added help from some of our senior club competitors, including Chris Plunkett, Rob Hagon, Glen amd Lauren Coltman and Kate Phippard.

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Boaties 1 from 1 at Bilgola Boat Carnival

17th Oct 2009

The North Curl Curl boaties, better know as the "Jungle Touches", kicked off the 2009/2010 carnival season with a win at the first boat carnival held at Bilgola Beach. Testing conditions were no problem for the boys, as they went about their business in fine sytle. Not bad for a crew that almost missed being registered, until they got that sorted out on Friday evening. Boaties will be boaties.

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North Curly Shine at Interbranch Golf Day

18th Sep 2009

Blue skies and the occasional light breeze greeted teams for the 2009 Sydney Northern Beaches Interbranch Golf Day, held at the Bayview Golf Course. There were representations from many of the 21 clubs that make up our branch (with some notable absentees - no comment), with our club providing 5 teams of keen golfers for the day, probably the biggest contingent from a single club. The North Curly boys contributed to the spirit of the day, maintaining a competitive but entertaining demeanor as they made their way around the course.

When it came down to the final scores, 3 of our teams were in the top 10, with our esteemed boaties managing to burgle a 2nd place for the day. This was all the more unbeleiveable given that Justin Lowry's team were following Rob Watson's group around the course, but some how managed to take a wrong turn at the 10th hole, and ended up playing their own personal layout for the day, and instead of finishing just after Rob's team at around 11:45, they were seen finally strolling up to the club house at around 1:00pm. Must have been Sean Stacey's navigation skills that let them down....!!!!

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2009 Annual General Meeting

30th Aug 2009

A couple of major milestones were recognised at the North Curl Curl Surf Life Saving Club 2009 Annual General Meeting. Jimmy Newton and Leslie OKeefe were both awarded their 50 Years Service Awards at the meeting. Jimmy is still an active member at Tweed Heads/Coolangatta SLSC, and has also been recognised for 50 Years National Patrol Service. Les was present at the AGM, and provided an insight into his service that spanned not only North Curl Curl, but also Avalon and Manly Surf Life Saving Club, going back to 1952 when he first recieved his Bronze Medallion. Andrew Broad was also recognised for 25 Years Service, and Lisa Jones, Roger Harris and Frank Lindley were recognised for 30 Years Service.

The meeting saw the election of the new board and committee for the 2009/2010 season. Whilst most of last years' team were back on board for the new season, there are some new faces on the team that will help steer North Curl Curl SLSC through our 88th season. Full list of the board and delegates can be found on the Our Club page

North Curl Curl Surf Life Saving Club Annual Report - 2008/2009

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NCCSLSC 2008/2009 Season Presentation Night

23rd May 2009

The achievements and success of our club in the 2008/2009 season were celebrated at the North Curl Curl Surf Life Saving Club Presentation night. Awards were presented in the areas of surf rescue services as well as competition, and general service to the club and the surf life saving movement.

The Major Award winners for 2008/2009 are -

• Honour Blazer - Louis Tassone
• Mark Watson Memorial Award for Best Patol Person - Ray Merton
• Best Patrol Captain - Joint Award to Phil Hagon & Chris Tassone
• Best Junior Patrol Person - Joshua Spedding
• Best Patrol - Patrol No 5 - Ian Thurgood, Carol Callaghan, Alice Thurgood, Mitchell Callaghan, Jenny Klause, James Bonner, Greta Thurgood, Megan Bonner, Tahlee Auton, Jessica Young, Peter Totidis, Alanna Patison
• Cadet of the Year - Tim Hagon
• Junior of the Year - Joint Award to Alice Thurgood & Adam Atkins

2008/2009 North Curl Curl SLS Awards Recipients List
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North Curly Reflections Video as shown at presentation night

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New North Curly Gold Medallion holders

An additional 4 Gold Medallion holders have joined the club ranks, with Steve Atkins, Phil Godbee, Michael Johnston and Ray Merton passing their examination/proficiency recently. As part of their path to gaining the pinnacle of Surf Life Saving certifications, the boys had to perform some complex patient rescues and support with and without equipment, as well as passing some tough surf skills and fitness exercises. Well done boys.

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GOLD and DISTINCTION at Aussies

21st Mar 2009

Rhiannon Lougher has received the ultimate prize for the year with a Gold medal at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships being held in Scarborough WA, as she took out the U19 Female Board Riding title. To top off her sensational year on the board, after a nasty knee injury nearly saw her out of all competition this year, Rhiannon was awarded the Distinguished Award as Board Rider of the Year in Scarborough this morning. A fitting reward given she won Gold at Branch, State and now at the Australian Championships. Congratulations Rhiannon.

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Twin Golds at NSW Championships

1st Mar 2009

Rhiannon Lougher has once again medaled at a State Championships Board Riding event, but this time it was a Gold medal, as she took out the U19 Girls Board Riding title. After coming 2nd in her age group last year, and also picking up a bronze in the Opens, this year she was able to go one better. And in the Opens, she was just outside the medals coming 4th.

And our North Curly Boaties also took out gold in the Reserves Surf Boat event. Sweep Sean Stacey had to make amends after the A Crew were disqualified in their first event of the carnival for cutting it too close at the turning can, and did so with interest as the North Curly boys took out the final, just reward for their consistant form shown during the 2 days of rowing.

Overall, whilst the medal tally was lean this year, the team made a number of finals across various events, and showed some great commaraderie as they went about their business. Well done Curly!

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North Curly Nippers finish 11th at NSW Age Championships

22nd Feb 2009

Our young Nippers picked up 3 more medals and plenty of finals appearances on the final day of competition in 2009 NSW State Age Championships to place 11th overall, improving on last year's final standing by 1.

Sophie McGovern won a Silver in the U10 Beach Sprint, and backed up in the U10 Girls Beach Relay team to win a Silver with team mates Josie Dixson, Alyssa Jephcott and her sister, Caity McGovern. The U9 Girls Beach Relay also won Silver medals, with the team of Claudia Harris, Olivia Heaton, Molly Marr and Maya Williams.

Other medallists included:

Billie Taylor 3rd - U8 Female Beach Flags, Florrie Dixon, Janet Prowse, Tasma Wooley, Caitlin Yeates 2nd - U8 Female Beach Relay, Oliva Heaton 2nd - U9 Female Beach Flags, Emily Hill 3rd - U12 Beach Flags, Brent Kelly, Jon Kelly, Harry Sherwood 3rd - U13 Male Board Relay

A great all round team performance to cap off another great season for the juniors - well done to the whole team, the coaches and the parents. You did the Green & Gold proud.

Junior NSW Championships Results
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North Curly Boaties place in Top 5 in Ocean Thunder

14th Feb 2009

Strong onshore winds and light rain was the order of the day once again for the 4th and final round of the Ocean Thunder Surf Boat series at Dee Why beach. A solid 4 to 5 foot swell greeted the crews for this final hit out, which ensured that there would be plenty of thrills and spills, and they didn't dissapoint. It also opened up some of the results, with many boats not finishing some of the rounds as they were knocked back to the shore by the solid swell

The North Curl Curl Wahoo Pools crew were solid all day, and never out of the top 8 in a day where only a handful of points seperated the top 10 teams. They saved their easiest race for the semi-final, when the seas parted like Moses had ordered going out to the cans. In the final, the boys were looking like a certain 3rd place behind series hot shots Austinmer, and long time top runners and winners for the day North Cottesloe. But just 50 metres from the shore, it all went wrong when the boys slewed down a wave and eventually capsized, to finish 5th. It was a tough way to finish an otherwise successful day's racing, and saw the boys crack the top 10 for the 2008/09 series, placing 9th overall - a great result given the calibre of participants in the series.

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Nippers Take 2nd Place at Branch Championships

8th Feb 2009

It's official, our North Curly Nippers have placed 2nd at the Sydney Northern Beaches Branch Championships held at Palm Beach.

There were Green and Gold caps in plenty of finals, and many of those young competitors converted their opportunities into medals. What was so pleasing for all the team and parents involved was that not only the competitors that were expected to do well made it to the winners podium, but also plenty of other dark horses stepped up to be counted. All our kids are taught to never give up no matter how they are placed, and to do their best. That attitude paid off for both our U11 Girls and Boys Beach Sprint Relay teams, who each won silver medals when they seemed no chance as they took off on the final leg. But their perserverance paid off, as there were disqualifications of other teams (5 in the girls and 4 in the boys) which elevated them up to 2nd place.

We had great results across all disciplines - the U9 Girls won the Board Relay, Jon Kelly won the U13 Board, Sophie McGovern won both the U10 Flags and the U10 Beach Sprint (in a final where we had 4 runners - a great effort girls), the U9 Girls won the Beach Sprint Relay (amazing effort after the collision between our first two runners at the first baton change saw us drop to almost last), as did the U12 Girls......the list goes on and on....

Congratulations to all the kids that competed, and congratulations to the all the coaches, helpers and parents that helped make this fantastic result happen.....Go Curly !!!!

Junior Branch Results
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Opens & Masters Branch Championships

7th Feb 2009

Our competitors had a serious hit out at the Masters and Open Sydney Northern Beaches Branch Championships at Palm Beach. Our Open Female Swim Team cracked the first medal in this event for some time, with Lauren, Rhiannon, Belinda and Suzy picking up the bronze. The U17 girls continued the good swim team results with a 2nd place, and not to be outdone, the U17 boys picked up a silver also in the surf teams race.

Rhiannon Lougher picked up where she left off from last year, winning the U19 Female Board Riding, with Belinda Moore picking up the Bronze in the same event. And Jack Rickers also picked up a bronze in the U17 Male Board riding. Over the past few years we have had some great results in the boardriding discipline, and looks like we have continued in that fashion.

In the Masters, we dominated the 35-39 Ski event, with Glenn Slater taking out the Gold, Mark Nicholson the Silver, and Simon Baker just missing the tri-fecta coming in 4th place. Our 110+ Male Teams had a great day taking Gold in the Ski Relay, Silver in the Board Relay, and Bronze in the Surf Teams event, and 6th in the Taplin. Michael "Chook" Johnston picked up a bronze in the flags, whilst the 170 Beach Sprint Relay team also picked up a bronze.

And Spider was up to his old tricks again in the flags, by some how turning a certain silver/possible gold into dust, when he decided to take a right hand turn when he got to the flags, only to miss out on a flag all together. We think he needs a wheel balance, although he did manage to run a straight line and get a Silver medal in the sprint.

Overall, our combined Nippers, Masters and Opens pointscore placed us 5th in the Branch, which is where we finished last year, another great effort when you consider the size of our club compared to some of the others.

Open & Masters Branch Results
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North Curly Ocean Thunder Adventure

17th Jan 2009

The North Curly boat crew are once again competing against some of the best surf boat crews in Australia in this year's Ativo Ocean Thunder Surf Boat series. After some dissapointing results in the first two rounds, a good leadup carnival at Queenscliff had them primed for a good showing in Round 3 at Dee Why, in choppy and windy conditions. Some good results in the prelimenary rounds including a couple of wins got the boys into the quarter finals, where they drew two of the best crews going around, Austinmer and Whale Beach. Unfortunately they did not progress past the quarters, but had they bought just one half decent wave, it could have been a different story.

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Big North Curly Crew at East Coast Masters

11th Jan 2009

One of our biggest group of Masters competitors in recent years took part in this year's East Coast Masters, with a team of 16 taking part. We had plenty of new competitors join the regular warriors, many coming from our recent bronze squad. Debutants Danni and Holli managed a third place podium finish in the 30-39 Board Rescue, in their first ever carnival. Well done ladies.

Spider Atkins missed out on a massage this time around, and was further frustrated after getting DQ'd from the flags by offical and fellow club member, Les "Misery" Bulmer. Too bad Steve, but given Misery has DQ'd his own nephew, you never had a chance !!

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Golf Day a Big Hit

29th Dec 2008

Our annual Golf Day was held at Mona Vale Golf Club this year, a change of venue from previous years. And judging by the large numbers that signed up for the day, it was a welcome change. Over 130 golfers turned up for breakfast before a shotgun start saw the teams converge on the well groomed tree lined course.

Once the burglers had completed their rounds under the threat of rain, it was back to the Dee Why Surf Club for the post mortems, held during lunch (which was prepared by some of our long standing life members) and over a few beers. Some raffles and auctions over with, it was on to the horse races, where some punters were luckier than others.

A great day for all, and thanks to Rob Watson and his team for organising yet another great North Curly Golf Day

Drummond Golf, Dee Why once again threw their support behind our golf day. Show your support by visiting the boys down at the Dee Why store when you are next looking for a set of clubs, and mention North Curly SLSC for a special deal.

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Kerry Broomham Shield Run and Won

21st Dec 2008

There was plenty of fun to be had at the annual Kerry Broomham Shield which was held for 2008. There was foxing and strategies being played out between the 3 teams, captained be seasoned campaigner. Pat Kember, wannabe Michael "Chook" Johnston and newly promoted kid on the block Michael Kember.

Pat played his joker in the first round, the surf teams event, and maximised that with a win. But the teams were all brought closer together as the events turned to the beach. Plenty of upsets on the day, including a highlight with Claudia Forsythe out-muscling her male rivals for a win in the team flags event.

All in all, it was a fun event - but no chariot race due to safety concerns - just an exhibition under the supervision of our technical consultant (pictured right).

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Nippers Stamina Shows Up at Queenscliff Carnival

7th Dec 2008

Once again our Nippers performed strongly at the Queenscliff carnival, placing 4th overall. There was planty of action in the water and on the beach, with our green and gold caps featuring prominently across all disciplines. A few of our Nippers could have been excused for missing the carnival all together, given they had competed in the gruelling 3 Points Challenge the day before. This included Matthew Saunders and Oliver Signorini, who are 11 and 12 respectively. Oliver's dad Doug who also did the Challenge, wanted to go home to rest & recover, but Oliver just kept going and making finals all day. They are Ironman material !!

2008 Queenscliff JAC Carnival Results
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3 Points Challenge & Ocean Swim a huge success

6th Dec 2008

Warm sunny weather and a passive sea greeted over 560 entrants to this year's Bendigo Bank 3 Points Challenge and Definition Health Clubs Ocean swim. Competitors were licking their lips when they arrived at North Curly beach, which looked like a travel agent postcard. This was going to be a stroll in the park compared to previous years - so they thought. As they came out of the race briefing, their confidence looked shattered, as they found out the course had been changed, and instead of a simple swim south, they were going to turn left near the rock pool, and visit Shark Alley !!! Even long time club stalwart and champion swimmer, Kathy Langthorne looked nervous as she had a rethink about her morning plans for a leisurely swim. But they all did it, and enjoyed it to boot.

And the 3 Points athletes were not left too happy when they saw the swim cans for the first leg at North Curly bobbing up and down half way to New Zealand...and even more concerened when Glenn Slater informed them with a smile about the 400M sand run to finish this year's run home. Tough day at the office for all concerned.

Once again, the success of our event was dependant on getting help from our club members, and they came to the call. We had around 100 club members help out on the day, doing everything from registrations, to preparing fruit and food, cooking BBQs, manning transition stations, directing competitors around the 3 km course, water safety, course prep etc...etc. The feedback from many competitors was just how much more fun our event is, purely because of how our members hospitality and good nature, so all of you that helped in any way on the day, should all be proud of the effort you put in.

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Freshwater Masters Carnival Antics

22nd Nov 2008

Our Masters competitors kicked off their season at the 2008 Freshwater Masters Carnival, with some "new" blood amongst the team, including our tallest club member, Christian Fehily. The "A...." man was like a duck in water, not only competing in the surf, but also on the beach sprint track. But our star attraction for the day was Steve "Spider" Atkins, who added a whole new dimension to beach sprinting, by deciding to do a forward somersault as part of his running technique...10 out of 10 for style Spider, but it will never catch on!! To cap his day off, whilst his double ski partner Ray Merton was on the line madly searching for him as the race was about to start, Spider was relaxing having a nice massage. He just got to the line on time, which was fortunate as they managed to get a third place. Well done boys !!

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Manly Carnival Kicks Off Season

16th Nov 2008

Our Nippers kicked off the season's first full carnival in style at the Manly JAC Carnival. There was plenty of green and gold in the water and on the sand, and plenty of top results also, with the club placing 4th overall. Given the comparison in overall particpant numbers compared to the big 3 clubs of Manly, Freshwater and Queenscliff, it was a fantastic effort, escpecially on the beach where we came second to Manly, who had what seemed to be a thousand competitors on the beach. Most importantly there was plenty of participation across all events, and everyone had a great day.

2008 Manly JAC Carnival Results
2008 Manly JAC Carnival Club & Competitor Points Details
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Nippers fire up at 2008 Bennetts Junior Craft Carnival

Our young water competitors took part in the Bennetts Junior Craft Carnival at Dee Why as a kickoff for the 2008/2009 season, and despite being under strength (with our older Nippers at the Junior Development Camp), the Green & Gold caps featured prominantly in the top places across multiple age groups. Our youngest competitors especially showed plenty of guts & determination to get through the testy surf conditions. And in the All Age relay, we did extremely well despite not having an U14 competitor in the event !! It all augers well for the rest of the season.....Go Curly !!

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Christening of the "Bob Duff"

Members young and old were present at the christening of our newest surf boat, named after the late esteemed Life Member, Bob Duff. Warm sunshine and a gentle surf welcomed the crews first row of this new boat, which was proudly sponsored by Your Style Designer Home Additions and Wahoo Pools. Joanne Duff helped to wet the bow of the boat with some champagne, and a special pour over the bow rollock, which was Bob Duff's postion in the crew over 55 years ago. Then our crews were like kids in a toyshop as they each lined up to have turns at crewing the new craft.

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North Curly competitors make SNB Interbranch team

North Curl Curl hosted the Sydney Northern Beaches Interbranch Selection Carnival, used to select the team that will compete in this year's Interstate Championships to be held at Catherine Hill Bay on December 13th & 14th. This was our third year as hosts, and once again we put on a great afternoon, and were complimented by the Branch officials on our effort. Thanks to all our members who helped on the day

On the competitor front, our participants put in a great effort, especially given this is their first serious hit out for the season. And as a result, the following were selected in the Interbranch team -

Jade Parsons - U12 Water

Harry Sherwood - U13 Beach

Alex Zimaras - U15 Water

Blake Lovely - selected in the Train On Squad for further development

Congratulations on making the team !!

...also congratulations to another club member who made the team, Michael Kember - Open Beach (competing for Collaroy)

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Sydney Northern Beaches Branch 2007/2008 Award Winners

A number of our club members were honoured at this year's Sydney Northern Beaches Branch awards.

• Distinguished Services Award - Ross Lambert
• Presidents Award - Highly Commended - David Murray
• Youth Athlete of the Year Award - Highly Commended - Lauren McAleer
• Competition Team of the Year Award - Highly Commended - U14 Girls Board Relay Team

Congratulations to our winners, and also to those that were recognised as nominees in various categories, including Phil Godbee, Claire Hagon, Michael Kember, Louis Tassone, Alice Thurgood, and the U19 Mens Beach Relay Team.

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North Curl Curl SLSC 2007/08 Season Presentation Night

Another successful year of patrolling our much loved stretch of coastline was celebrated at the North Curl Curl SLSC Presentation night. Outstanding contributions in managing our beach, as well as supporting the club community were recognised, including our successes in the Surf Sports competion arena.

The Major Award winners for 2007/2008 are -

• Mark Watson Memorial Award for Best Patol Person - Carmel Howard
• Best Patrol Captain - Ian Thurgood
• Best Junior Patrol Person - Joshua Spedding
• Best Patrol - Patrol No 5 - Greg Stretton, Ray Merton, Tony Natoli, Rich Lacey, Nick Shorter, Giles Day, Paul Burkett, David Quinn
• Cadet of the Year - Mitchell Callaghan
• Junior of the Year - Joint Award to Michael Kember & Josh Spedding
• Honour Blazer - Harry Coltman

2007/2008 North Curl Curl SLS Awards

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U19 Beach Relay Team Win Silver at Aussies 2008

After 3 years of coming so close to medalling at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, our U19 Male Beach Sprint Team have finally realised their potential, and won Silver at this year's Aussies held in Scarborough, Western Australia.

Matt Coulton, Chris Tassone, Phil Lougher and Michael Kember have had a fantastic season after coming together as a new combination this season. Under the coaching of Bob Langbein, and the mentoring of Pat Kember, the boys have been a strong competitive unit all year.

Having beaten their arch rivals Manly at State this year to win Gold, the tables were turned in the Aussies final, with Manly taking out the Gold with a sensational run, with our boys bringing home the Silver. Emotions ran high with the realisation of a dream for these young men, who have toiled hard all year, and especially so for Chris and Michael who together have been the nucleus of our beach relay team since their early Nippers' years.

The same team stepped up to make club history when they placed 6th in the Open Men's Beach Relay Final. We are still checking the archives to verify this, but we believe this is the first time in over 40 years that North Curl Curl have made a final in this event. Well done boys - mission accomplished !!!

There were other great results for the club, with our U15 Cameron Relay team made up of Adam Atkins, Aaron and Alex Zimaras, coming 10th in the final at their first Australian titles. Aaron backed that effort up coming 19th in the final of the U15 Surf Swim. A great experience for some of our debutants.

Zac Auton made the final of the U19 Surf Race, coming a creditable 15th in a hot field of swimmers. And Michael Kember was within a few hundreth's of a second from getting a podium finish in the U19 Beach Sprint, when he came 4th on finals Sunday, a superb effort in a super fast field. Michael also made the final of the U19 Beach Flags, coming in 8th place.

All in all we had a great carnival, and many thanks must go to Harry Coltman, who put the whole exercise together, providing an excellent week not only for our competitors but also for those that made the journey to support the team. Thanks Harry, and thanks to the support team that cheered on the green and gold!!

2008 Australian Surf Life Saving Championships Results

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Michael Kember 3 Gold Haul at 2008 NSW State Championships

Michael Kember has continued his outstanding form that saw him earn state and national selection earlier this season, by winning 3 gold medals at the NSW Open Surf Life Saving Championships held at Swansea Belmont.

After taking out the U19 Flags, Michael backed up to take out the U19 Beach Sprint convincingly on finals Sunday. He then teamed up with Matt Coulton, Chris Tassone and Phil Lougher to take out the U19 Beach Relay, beating pre-race favourites Manly, and defending Australian Champions Coogee, in what could only be described as an emphatic and sweet victory.

Rhiannon Lougher had a great result in the Open Female Board Riding competition, picking up a Bronze medal, and came 2nd in the same event in the U17.

In the Masters section, we had team of just 6 competitors, with all of them collecting medals, led by Glenn Slater and Mark Nicholson who picked up Gold in the 30-34 Double Ski event. Steve Atkins and Michael Johnston won Bronze medals on the sand, whilst Ray Merton and Clinton Hall teamed up with Glenn Slater to get a Bronze in the 110 years min Taplin.

All in all, this capped off one of our best State Championships for some time.

2008 NSW Surf Life Saving Championships Results

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North Curly Nippers Success At 2008 State Championships

Our North Curly Nippers have capped off a great season by coming 12th overall at the 2008 Westpac NSW Age Surf Life Saving Championships, and being the 3rd most successful club from the Sydney Northern Beaches branch.

Around 5000 Nippers competed in the 3 day carnival at Swansea Belmont, and our team of 80 plus, all kitted out thanks to McGrath Real Estate, continued their great form shown over the year, with many great individual and team results

The green and gold North Curly caps were present in many finals across multiple disciplines, with the medal tally being -

• 4 Gold medals
• 3 Silver Medals
• 3 Bronze medals

Thankyou to all the parents who worked tirelessly over the weekend to manage teams, communicate results, help with beach setup and make sure the kids were well looked after. Thankyou to Paula Woolley and Helen Williams for arranging the State gear, the wind jackets were sensational in the blustery conditions we had to deal with. A huge thankyou to all our competitors for proudly representing North Curl Curl, you were all outstanding.

A special thankyou to Rick Chown and Tony Williams for devoting their time and effort into coaching our kids. Without their dedication we would not have achieved the results we have this season.

2008 NSW Age Surf Life Saving Championships Results

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North Curly Opens & Masters hit their straps at 2008 Branch Championships

Our competitors have put in a sterling effort at this years Sydney Northern Beaches Open & Masters Branch Championships held at Newport, coming in at a creditable 5th place in the Opens carnival. The clubs combined points score from Juniors, Masters and Opens has seen us place 5th overall at the combined Branch carnivals. This is a great result considering we were down on the number of competitors participating in the Masters area this year.

There were great performances across the team, with standout efforts from -

• Rhiannon Lougher taking out both the Under 17 and Opens Board Riding events, continuing our great results in this discipline
• Aaron and Alex Zimaras, who featured in multiple finals, with Aaron backing up from placing 3rd in the Opens swim event to go straight into his Under 15 Swim and come 2nd, a fantastic effort
• Michael Kember, who took out both the Open and Under 19 Beach Sprint & Flags double, continuing his great form, as well as anchoring the Under 19 and Open Sprint Relay teams to 2nd and 3rd place respectively

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North Curly Nippers excel at 2008 Juniors Branch Carnival

A huge congratulations to all North Curl Curl Nippers who participated at the 2008 Sydney Northern Beaches Branch Championships at Newport. 95 of our Nippers proudly wore the green and gold of North Curl Curl and were absolute champions.

Our results all through this season have surpassed any other and this weekend was no exception. We placed 3rd overall but were only a few points off Freshwater in 2nd place. (Manly 550, Freshwater 341, North Curl Curl 307, Queenscliff 210, Collaroy 170.5, Newport 162, Mona Vale 160 & North Steyne 150)

Overall our Nippers brought home:

• 14 Gold medals
• 18 Silver medals
• 14 Bronze medals

Nearly every final had a North Curl Curl competitor in it which was outstanding. Our younger competitors are proving to be a force to be reckoned with with our U8 girls dominating in all events.

Our U14 Girls Board relay team, Lauren McAleer, Amy Callaghan & Gemma Saunders made history in winning Gold in the Board Relay for the sixth consecutive year.

The girls have won every board relay event at every Northern Beaches carnival they have ever entered throughout their Nipper career. They have displayed great teamwork and friendship throughout their time in Nippers and we hope to see them competing in Cadets next season. Congratulations girls.

To cap off a great carnival, the annual Sydney Northern Beaches Junior Life Saver of the Year Awards was officially announced at Branch Championships. Our club was represented by Lauren McAleer and Alex Zimaras.

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Alex Zimaras, won the male Junior Life Saver of the Year Award. This is a wonderful achievement for Alex and really is the pinnacle achievement of Junior Surf Lifesaving. Congratulations to Alex, you have done us proud.

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2007/2008 eVive Ocean Thunder Pro Surf Boat Series

The North Curly boat crew went head to head with 23 other elite surf boat crews from around Australian in the 2007/08 eVive Ocean Thunder Pro Surf Boat series. Held over 4 rounds at Dee Why Beach, the Your Style sponsored crew placed well in the early rounds, coming 2nd in round 2, and 3rd in round 3, and finishing in the top 10 overall, an outstanding effort given the quality of teams participating.

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Kerry Broomham Day 2007

This annual event was held on January 20th this year, with fun had by all who attended. This traditional annual event always ensures some friendly competition amongst the club members, and this year was no exception. Visit the Photo Gallery for some snapshots of another great day.

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2007 Annual NCCSLSC Golf Day

The 2007/08 NCCSLSC Golf Day was held at Long Reef Golf Course on Friday, December 28th. Thank you to all Sponsors, players and those who assisted on the day. A great day was once again enjoyed by over 120 people and at the same time raised good funds for our Club. Again competition was fierce on and off the course with very competitive golf scoring and bidding for auction items and horses. Magic and the boys from Mona Vale again supported the day with a half a dozen groups.

There are many to thank and if I leave you out I will apologise now.

Thanks to:.

• - Russell Smith, Scott Agnew and Chris Stoneman for their organisation. Russell Smith a special thanks for arranging the starting packs for the players.
• - Kay Smith - Starter
• - Warringah Home Loan Staff - Halfway refreshment stall
• - Bill Highway on the 13th Hole
• - Phil Waddington, Joanne Duff and Janette Phippard - Nth Curly Kitchen.
• - Ross Lambert, Keith Stoneman and Kevin Martin for cooking the BBQ for lunch.
• - Carl & Kim for putting out signage on the course and Carl for making som additional signs.
• - All of the bar staff.

Winners on the day were James Hobdays group. Runners up were Magic's group from the Mona Vale Social Golf Club.

Thanks again and I hope you can all make our next day in December.

Watto

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2007 3 Points Challenge & Definition Health Clubs Ocean Swim

Well, once again mother nature conspired against us, but despite the inclement weather, we were able to put on another polished event when we held the 2007 3 Points Challenge & Definition Health Clubs Ocean Swim on Saturday, December 1st. Despite being the first day of summer for 2007, it looked more like a scene from a deep Atlantic shipping disaster in the making when daylight broke. From about 4:30am, the weather turned from a benign overcast day into a nasty wind blown wet miserable day. Despite this, the event proved to be another success, thanks to the tireless effort of a multitude of club members…

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