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Mermaid Beach SLSC Supporters Club

 

The supporters club is starting to look like a Surf Club with a 1960’s vintage surf ski being placed on display over the northern deck.  Note the St Christopher Medal embedded into the front deck of the ski (patron saint of travelers) and no doubt affording the paddler some comfort in open ocean paddling.  Mick Fitzgerald, son Sean assisted other nipper parents in the install.

 

The Ski is on loan from a local resident who is supportive of the Life Saving effort.  Keep watching for further developments.

Grant Kelly 0411880184

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Surfsport News...

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Handicap Surf Race 30th January 2010
 
The race of the season so far.  Tumultuous surf although not dangerous tested the competitors weary of marathon swims in virtual flat conditions. The short course was set as a single lap swimming against the sweep to ensure that at least some of the back markers had a crack at the line. The duck sat on the southern can to confuse the front markers a number of whom failed to recognise the strength of the sweep. 
 
If they got it right the front markers were sure to take the prize however a number lost the advantage seeing themselves swamped by the back markers on the final turn.
 
Surf savvy Mark Foster watched evergreen retiring teenager David Zemek pinch a wave on the final turn after grinding 15 seconds only back in the set up of the race to the first and second cans. 
 
There were other wonderful and memorable moment like the competitive petite and polite Miss Roberts being shown that the race is not over until the race is over and a 100 kilo retired brickie and comeback king and title contender Graham (Gunner) Reid shouldered into the line up and to see the endearing and consummate qualities of retro competitors showing support for Mr Handicapper regardless of results makes you warm and fuzzy.
 
Today’s winner picks up top billing on the leader board and (yes I am available for coffee in the morning Damo)
 

Placing
Last Name
1
PAPWORTH, Damian
2
MOORE, Archibald
3
SHERRIFF, Scott
4
FITZPATRICK, Darryl
5
JONES, Richard
6
ROBERTS, Paul (Meredith)
7
TURBAYNE, John
8
HOWARD, Barry
9
MACKAY-PAYNE, Stan
10
MORETON, Greg
11
ZEMEK, David
12
PENMAN, Sandra
13
REID, Darren
14
ROBERTS, Paul
15
GALLAGHER, Nathan

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With a reputation as a “family” club and surrounded by what is colloquially referred to in the real estate industry as “millionaire's row”, our club boasts an annual membership of nearly 900 active and award members including a strong contingent of 300 Nippers between the ages of 6 and 14 years and their families.

Our total membership is 4,000 including Social Members and we attract over 80,000 visitors to the club every year. We also have a sister club relationship with Kawana Waters Surf Life Saving on the Sunshine Coast and Life Saving Clubs in Japan and Sweden.

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Latest News
The January Edition of Mermaid's Tale is out... - Monday, 8 February 2010

The January edition of Mermaid's Tale has been published.  Click here to read more..

 
Mermaid Juniors in Action at GC Little Dudes... - Thursday, 28 January 2010

Mermaid Juniors recently invaded Coolangatta beach along with serveral hundred other Nippers from the Gold Coast for the annual Little Dudes carnival. Click this link to see them in action..

 
What are they doing at the Supporter's Club? - Wednesday, 27 January 2010

They've gone Barmy over Parmis - Check this out..

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December Bronze Squad shines... - Tuesday, 19 January 2010
With the new year upon us, a new band of bronzed souls have courageously commenced training to achieve their bronze medallion qualification and join the ranks of the patrolling members at Mermaid Beach S.L.S.C.
 
The last group of graduates successfully completed their training and passed their assessment under the expert tutelage of chief training officer Andrew Cotis and his dedicated team in December just prior to Christmas.
 
Click on this link to see the team in action and come and say ‘Gidday’ the next time you visit our wonderful beach playground…
 
Holland Park Surf Safe Appeal - an outstanding success - Tuesday, 1 December 2009
The Holland Park local community showed outstanding support for the Mermaid Beach SLSC Surf Safe appeal. The club raised in excess of $4000 over the collection weekend through door knocking in the local area and at the main collection site that was set up at the local Dan Murphy’s outlet at the Holland Park hotel. Mermaid Beach Club President Ron Plass said that the support shown by Dan Murphy’s in allowing the club to set up a collection site at their outlet was instrumental in the club exceeding its collection goal, and was greatly appreciated.
 
The display at Dan Murphy’s over the weekend included an operational Inflatable Rescue Boat and other key items of life saving equipment and created great interest to local patrons and also generated a number of membership enquiries.  
 

“We are deeply indebted to the management of the Dan Murphy’s organisation who allowed us to collect at their store and their local management and staff who were wonderful hosts over the weekend ” Ron Plass…

 
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