Sizzler Oceans 38 Round Three (Feb 2012)
Overall; Mermaid Beach 12th on 46.0 points
U17 Female Surf Board
3rd Emma Dick
U17 Female Surf Race
1st Emma Dick
U17 Ironman
1st James Lacy
2nd Samuel Dick
U17 Ironwoman
2nd Emma Dick
U17 Male Beach Flags
6th Travis Miller
U17 Male Board Relay
4th Mermaid Beach - Team 1 Alexander Mackenzie - Templar, James Lacy, Samuel Dick
U17 Male Surf Board
1st James Lacy
2nd Samuel Dick
U17 Male Taplin Relay - 3 Person
2nd Mermaid Beach - Team 1 Alexander Mackenzie - Templar, James Lacy, Samuel Dick
Round 3 of the Aussie bum series was held at Noosa on Saturday 4th February. Conditions saw offshore winds keeping the ocean nice and smooth, however there was a very tricky shore break to contend with, causing many crews to come unstuck and many boats were over turned while on their way to the finish.
Our Mermaid Motor Boaters competed in the Reserve grade division and our U23 crew, Mermaid Mermen, competed in a combined U23/Open men division (due to lack of crew numbers in both divisions).
The Motor Boaters raced below par with a 3rd and two fourths in the three race round robin and missed out on a place in the semi finals. The Mermen had mixed results from their round robin with a 1st, 3rd and 6th. However, their combined points were enough to get into the semi final. Unfortunately the 5 other boats in the semi final were all open men crews and a little too strong for our Mermen who finished 6th. But full credit goes to the U23 crew for making the semi final while competing amoungst the open mens crew.
The next Carnival for the Motor Boaters is down in Newcasle for the Australian Surf Rowers League Open. This is a large surf boat carnival attracting crews from as far as Tanum sands in Qld and some Victorian crews. Both Mermaid crews will be competing in Qld next at Perigian on Saturday 18th.
Sizzlers Oceans 28 Rd 2: 14 & 15 Jan 2012
Your place getters are:
U14 Ironman
1 Mitchell Simmons (Mermaid Beach)
U14 Male Surf Race
1 Mitchell Simmons (Mermaid Beach)
U15 Female Rescue Tube
5 Melissa Roberts (Mermaid Beach)
U15 Female Surf Team
6 Mermaid Beach - Team 1 Isabel Fisher, Isobel Marshall, Karlie Bull, Melissa Roberts
U15 Ironwoman
4 Isabel Fisher (Mermaid Beach)
U15 Male Rescue Tube
3 Mitchell Simmons (Mermaid Beach)
U15 Male Surf Race
2 Mitchell Simmons (Mermaid Beach)
U17 Ironman
1 James Lacy (Mermaid Beach)
U17 Male Board Relay
2 Mermaid Beach - Team 1 Alexander Mackenzie - Templar, James Lacy, Samuel Dick
U17 Male Surf Board
6 James Lacy (Mermaid Beach)
U17 Male Surf Race
1 Samuel Dick (Mermaid Beach)
U17 Male Taplin Relay - 3 Person
2 Mermaid Beach - Team 1 Alexander Mackenzie - Templar, James Lacy, Samuel Dick
U17 Ski Relay
5 Mermaid Beach - Team 1 Alexander Mackenzie - Templar, James Lacy, Samuel Dick
Carnivals 5th and 6th November
Round 1 of the Navy Series kicked off on the weekend at Surfers Paradise. This was also the launch for the Navy Series for Surfboats Australia wide, so it was quite a large carnival, with many clubs and crews competing from as north as Bundaberg and Tannum Sands in central Qld. The carnival was greatly supported the major sponsor, the Royal Australian Navy, with several fly overs by a couple navy helicopters and other activities involving navy personel. The carnival and other weekend events were also supported by the Surfers Paradise Business Alliance.
Our Mermaid Reserve grade crew, the Mermaid Motor Boaters, competed in this carnival and obtained very positive results, especially given it is was their first carnival with a new member in the crew. The carnival consisted of 4 race round robin format, in which each crew races 4 times to accumulate points to earn a place in the finals. In the four race round robin, Mermaid received a 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th, which placed them in the top 14 of more than thirty boats competing. This is a very commendable effort given the fact that the Navy series doesn't have a Reserve grade category and our Mermaid Motor Boaters were competing against many Open Mens crews. In the final the Motor Boaters finished 3rd and were less than a boat length from a 2nd placing.
So a very positive start to the season for the Motor Boaters.
One Day Bonanza Water Carnival
Club placing: 5th
Everyone from the U/15 performed fantastic on the weekend for their first ever senior carnival.
U15 Female Surf Board
3 Isabel Fisher (Mermaid Beach)
U15 Ironman
4 Hayden Slee (Mermaid Beach)
U15 Ironwoman
6 Isabel Fisher (Mermaid Beach)
U15 Male Surf Race
4 Hayden Slee (Mermaid Beach)
U17 Female Surf Board
1 Emma Dick (Mermaid Beach)
U17 Female Surf Race
1 Emma Dick (Mermaid Beach)
U17 Ironman
2 Samuel Dick (Mermaid Beach)
6 James Lacy (Mermaid Beach)
U17 Ironwoman
1 Emma Dick (Mermaid Beach)
U17 Male Single Ski
3 Alexander Mackenzie - Templar (Mermaid Beach)
U17 Male Surf Board
1 James Lacy (Mermaid Beach)
U17 Male Surf Race
6 Samuel Dick (Mermaid Beach)
Navy Series : 12th November Round 2
Reserve grade B final – winners!
U23 – missed out on the final by 2 points.
MAROOCHY CLASSIC U15 - OPEN CARNIVAL 19th & 20th November
Club – 11th
U15 Female Board Relay
6th - Isabel Fisher, Karlie Bull, Melissa Roberts
U17 Female Surf Race
3rd - Emma Dick (Mermaid Beach)
U17 Ironman
2nd - James Lacy (Mermaid Beach)
U17 Ironwoman
5th - Emma Dick (Mermaid Beach)
U17 Male Surf Board
1st - James Lacy (Mermaid Beach)
U17 Male Surf Race
6th - Samuel Dick (Mermaid Beach)
Brunswick Masters Carnival 26th November, 2011
Congratulations to the Masters team of 9, who took on approximately 10 other Clubs at Brunswick Heads for the annual Masters Carnival on Saturday.
There was nowhere to hide with all 9 members taking place in surf swims, craft and beach events to take home the trophy by 8 points, over Currumbin.
The Con Asmussen Memorial Award went to Mermaid's new member John Dockray for his special swim performance in the taplin. John managed to snare a monster wave from out the back and eventually putting his team in 2nd place.
Brunswick is an excellent carnival. Congratulations to the Brunswick crew for putting on a great carnival with a strong focus on participation and fun.
Our thoughts and prayers for the family and friends of Con Asmussen who passed away in June this year. Con was the official recorder for this carnival for may years, with Life Membership at both Ballina SLSC and Helensburgh-Stanwell Park SLSC. RIP Con.
Coffs Craft Carnival - 26th & 27th November, 2011
On the weekend 26/27 November Mermaid Beach boaties travelled to Coffs Harbour for the annual craft carnival.
The Under 23 crew (the Mermen) rowed well to make the semi-final on Sunday morning. The crew consisting of:
· Kurt Rose- Stroke
· Matt Fritz- Second Stroke
· Luke Dempsey-Ceh- Second bow
· Will Nash- Bow
· Phil Chipman- Sweep
The Reserve Grade ‘Motorboaters’ continued their excellent result from the previous Navy series carnival and won the Reserve Grade final winning $1,000 prize money for the Club.
This was an excellent result against some of the best Reserve Grade crews in Queensland and NSW. The crew consisted of:
· Adrian Jahnke- Stroke
· Alex Jahnke- Second Stroke
· Chris Baron- Second Bow
· Karl Mulcahy- Bow
· Phil Chipman- Stroke
Well done boaties, we wish them all well for the rest of the season.