Green and White Rag – March 2013 - Anglesea Surf Life Saving Club

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March Boat Section Report Since the last newsletter the boat section have had great success both on and off the water. The 17 th February saw a very successful tin rattle with another scheduled for 24 th March. A swag of medals has also been won at Stockton for the Navy Australian Surf Boat Series Open, the Masters State Titles at Lorne as well as the Victorian State Titles at Anglesea. Last weekend saw the Reserve grade men pick up silver in the Lifesaver relay. At Stockton medals where won by all competing masters’ teams. The 240+ Men took home the gold in a closely fought battle with Fairhaven. 180+ women won bronze and 160+ women brought home the silverware. The open women battled trying conditions to make it through to the quarter final. At the Masters States Titles at Lorne many more medals were collected with both the 140+ women and 240+ men winning gold and the 140+ men finishing in the bronze medal position. The State Titles at Anglesea saw the women’s open crew make the final in what was arguably the closest fought race of the weekend with Jan Juc the clear winners and Lorne Edge, Lorne Clippers and Anglesea Weeds all on the same wave battling for second and third, unfortunately the results saw the ladies piped for a medal with the two Lorne crews granted equal second, leaving Anglesea medal less, but now even hungrier for glory. Three crews will be competing at the Aussies this year and we wish these crews the best of luck as they attempt to top what has already been a most successful season. Above: Anglesea Weeds trailing at Vic Titles at Anglesea “In rowing I found a sport that demanded some skill, granted, but placed a much higher premium on plain hard work and persistence.” -- Harry Parker, Harvard Freshman Crew Coach (1961-1963); Head Coach Harvard Crew (1963-present) Want to Keep in Touch Over Winter The perfect way to keep up with happenings around the Club is to join in with the Anglesea Bears. First Sunday of each month the Bears go for a brisk (quick) swim and then thaw out over a BBQ lunch. Various sections hold training sessions prior to Bears and the day concludes with a rendition of the Bears Anthem. This is a day for ALL members from Nippers up so come along and join in as the Bears emerge from hibernation on Sunday 5 th May 4
IRB Crew Course - Easter We are running an IRB Crew course over Easter as follows: • 9.30 to 5.00 on Friday and • 10.00 to 1.00 on Saturday. This course is a prerequisite for Silver Camp (old BronzePlus) next summer. Last year we did a Last Gasp IRB Crew course the day before Bronze Camp. We will NOT be doing that this year as Silver Camp will start on Saturday 14 December at 9.00am, not on Sunday as it did this summer. We will also try to run IRB Crew courses on Queens Birthday weekend and in September this year. If you want to enrol please e-mail tim.mason@brackenbury.com.au . We also need some instructors for that course, so if you would like to help please contact Tim. IRB Drivers Practice and Assessment We will be having driving sessions over Easter for trainee drivers to practice and get their award. • Good Friday from 10.00 am • Saturday from 9.00 am • Assessment Sat from 11.00 am Almost two thirds of the candidates who went through BronzePlus have now successfully passed and it would be great for the other 15 to get it done. Bronze Plus candidates in the IRB Stream will not qualify for the Certificate III (Aquatic Rescue) until they have passed this course; furthermore the club gets no funding for the course if they do not get Cert III which would be very disappointing and costly. We urge all trainee drivers to get this course finished as soon as possible. You do not need to be 17 to finish the course. IRB Racing Team Practice - Easter Saturday 1.00pm- 5.00pm Anglesea will be fielding an IRB Racing Team in this year’s winter competition which starts in May. We have allocated a budget for this team and have committed significant funds for new motors and equipment. We regard this as an important way to improve the skills of the drivers and crew of our primary rescue vehicle. We will also be looking to get more GoPro footage and do a video for the team and would like volunteers for leadership and organising roles in the team in a Team Meeting at 5.00pm in the Lower Club. 5
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