PoohBear SOUTH CURL CURL SLSC NEWSLETTER Our last Patrols have been completed for Season 14/15 and the committee would like to thank all our Active Members for their time and efforts in ensuring another successful season. Our beloved stretch of coastline can throw up all sorts of challenges throughout the season resulting in patrolling days that can vary from quiet and calm to hectic and intense. I’m pleased to say that we were able to meet all the challenges put our way. ANZAC Day Event For those who were able to assist or attend at Collaroy on ANAZC day, I am sure you will agree we were witness to a very special occasion at the 100 Boats/100 Years commemoration and service. After a week of horrendous weather which resulted in large parts of the Northern beaches being heavily impacted, the sun shone and the seas relented at exactly the right moment. The SCC committee would like to thank the organising committee of Bryn, Zulu, Janice and Lisa for their extraordinary efforts in bringing this event together. The many hours/weeks/months of planning paid dividends on the day as 80 surfboats and crews were assembled and participated in the landing at A note from the committee Inside this Issue Committee Update 2 ANZAC Update 3 Gallipoli 100 6 Aussies 2015 8 Diary Dates 10 May 2015 www.southcurlcurlslsc.org 1
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SOUTH CURL CURL SLSC NEWSLETTER
Our last Patrols have been completed for Season 14/15 and the committee would like to thank all our Active Members for their time and efforts in ensuring another successful season. Our beloved stretch of coastline can throw up all sorts of challenges throughout the season resulting in patrolling days that can vary from quiet and calm to hectic and intense. I’m pleased to say that we were able to meet all the challenges put our way.
ANZAC Day Event
For those who were able to assist or attend at Collaroy on ANAZC day, I am sure you will agree we were witness to a very special occasion at the 100 Boats/100 Years commemoration and service. After a week of horrendous weather which resulted in large parts of the Northern beaches being heavily impacted, the sun shone and the seas relented at exactly the right moment.
The SCC committee would like to thank the organising committee of Bryn, Zulu, Janice and Lisa for their extraordinary efforts in bringing this event together. The many hours/weeks/months of planning paid dividends on the day as 80 surfboats and crews were assembled and participated in the landing at
A note from the committee Inside this IssueCommittee Update 2ANZAC Update 3Gallipoli 100 6Aussies 2015 8Diary Dates 10
Collaroy in a remarkably smooth and coordinated fashion. The service itself on the beach at Collaroy was wonderfully constructed and struck a great balance between solemn remembrance and respectful celebration of the tragic events of 100 years earlier.
Thanks also to those many members who helped out on the day; it was fantastic to see so many South Curly faces both at Fisherman’s and at Collaroy contributing to the success of event.
SCC at GallipoliWe also had a crew at Gallipoli on ANZAC Day in one of the clubs old surfboats, I am sure there will be some great stories to come on their experience.
Ocean SwimOf course the very next day after ANZAC Day we had our annual Ocean Swim, and while the weather was not quite as good as the previous day the swimming conditions were excellent. Once again we owe a great deal of thanks to our organising committee, Pete Allen, Cathy Proctor, Paul Torrington, Deb Austin, Kevin Mullen and just to fill in her spare time Lisa Settree.
Again the support from members was outstanding with the provision of water safety and assistance in registration and set-up/management of the finish line. Many of the volunteers backing up from the previous day at Collaroy.
SCC AdminJanice Russell has decided this season will be her last in the admin position for the club. Janice and Lisa have been in the admin role since its inception some 5 years ago when the club decided the role was too large to be handled in a voluntary capacity. Now to be fair the amount of “paid” admin hours represents only a portion of the actual hours that the club receives. Janice has been a tireless worker for this surf club and was recognised last year when made a Life Member. Her contribution has been
extraordinary and her input will be greatly missed by all. Janice’s incredible patience and good humour, (a pre-requisite for this role), in the face of endless frustrations in dealing with the eccentric beast that is the South Curly membership, has been remarkable. On behalf of the committee, and I believe all our members, we would like to thank you for exceptional efforts and outstanding work for the club over many years.
Aussies 2015The Aussies have been run and won for 2015 and South Curly had great representation across the 2 weeks of competition. All our competitors performed extremely well and there were some standouts that will be detailed further on. Suffice to say there were a number of Medals that made their way back down the coast!
Congratulations to all our competitors but particularly those who were able to make the podium:
Bella Charlesworth – BRONZE in U19 Female Champion Lifesaver
Sophie CoolicanEmma CostelloCharlotte WaltersEllie WinstanleyRob Lowery (Sweep)Aka - Straw Hat Pirates – GOLD in Open Female Surfboat
Bob BuckinghamMark CampbellBill GoodTony MulveyChris Fleming (Sweep)Aka – White Bread – SILVER in 220 years Surf Boat
AGMThe club AGM is on August 2nd and all committee positions are open at that time. If you are interested in standing for a position please contact the secretary for details on how to nominate.
What a wonderful day Saturday April 25th 2015 was! The weather was perfect, the crowd that came was amazing, the ceremony was memorable, and the conduct of all involved superb. Our hope is that everyone will carry this day with them for the rest of their lives, ensuring the legacy of our servicemen and women is not forgotten.
The day began with a flurry of activity – boats, boats everywhere! But all organised, and all there for a purpose. Even the weed at Fisherman’s Beach couldn’t put people off!
The flag boat landings were perfect, and with all successive waves coming in unscathed – with a few near misses – it was a real sight to behold. (Some of the stories coming out after the event were enough to make you laugh….2 up in the boat, and when the coin was lost overboard one dove in to retrieve it – right when they were called to the line to row in! That crewman had to hang on and climb in as the rest of his crew weren’t waiting for him to find the coin!!)
Schools and crews partnered for the day, the schools making wreaths to give to the crew and the crew providing each school with a pine sapling – each as a memento of the day and the actions of 100 years ago. There were so many proud children there on the day, first with their wreaths and then with their Lone Pine saplings…..hopefully the pines all made it to schools…..as they grow to a 15m span, they’re too big for anyone’s back yard!
Thank you to those schools that provided extra students on the day to cover those not in attendance. The students came without knowing if they'd be required, and that act itself is in line with the original ANZACs: they came hoping they could help but notsure if they'd be successful.
ANZAC Day 2015
From the landings, the RAAF fly-over (thanks Fl Lt Tim), to the RAN catafalque party, the ceremony, the readings, the students …. There were so many elements that made it special, it’ almost impossible to put into words.
To be able to bring such an inclusive service, involving all three nations is something we will treasure. To our partner Beko, Warringah Council (who really saved the day by coming in and repairing the beach after the wild weather of the days before), our suppliers, and all who helped make the day what it was – THANK YOU. Your attendance and participation in the ceremony was integral, and was appreciated beyond measure.
Australians look at ANZAC Day as a day to remember the sacrifices made & the price paid by our Service Men and Women of 100 years ago, and to this day. It was a privilege to be able to share it with you. We hope that the ceremony was respectful & relevant, commemorating something we all hold dear.
The Organising Committee have been inundated with thanks by all involved for arranging the 100 Years 100 Boats Anzac Beach Memorial. Below is a portion of an email from a member of the Freshwater SLSC that best captures the comments being made by many of the day:
It’s very difficult to find the words to explain how all of the crews at Freshie were feeling after being part of your event last Saturday at Collaroy. Every person on the beach and on the water would have felt the emotions having seen the whole spectacle unfold, we’re very proud to have been part of it.
So to each of you on behalf of the Freshwater Boat section I say a big Thank You, it was a truly amazing experience.
Thank you for sharing Anzac Day 2015 with us & the local Sydney Northern Beaches community. It will long be remembered.
Janice, Bryn, Lisa and Zulu
ANZAC Day 2015 continued
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For the Anzac Day Ceremony at Collaroy I was Honoured with the task of hois;ng the Australian Flag, with representa;ves from Turkey and New Zealand raising their respec;ve banners. I quickly made myself known to the Turkish gentleman, Mehmet, and following the Flag Raising we made our way to the arranged sea;ng.
A lady sang the New Zealand Anthem, and then a man sang the Turkish Anthem. I insisted that Mehmet sing the Turkish Anthem, which he did. When he finished he said to me ‘Charlie, it’s been so long that I sang that, I’ve been 40 years in Australia and am an Aussie, it brought back memories, and I said to him ‘Well, it’s Advance Australia now, we’ve both got to give it a big go’, and we did -‐ an Aussie and a Turk singing Advance Australia.
I have a son from Brisbane who aPended, he’s a re;red newspaper photographer, who said that he has aPended more than 80 Anzac Day ceremonies, this one was by far the most impressive, beau;ful Anzac Day he had ever aPended.
Another memory, walking into the room where all the Wreaths were stored before the Ceremony, the strong scent of dried gum leaves and wild flowers. You only get shows like that one once in your life;me. Charlie Kuhn
After three years of anticipation, the (slightly smaller than original) contingent from South Curly made their way to Turkey for the eight day Gallipoli 100 event with Military History Tours. Part of the Gallipoli 100 tour involved 26 surfboats taking part in a 60km marathon over two days of rowing down the Dardenelle Straits and up the Aegean Sea into ANZAC Cove. Of the 26 boats, 22 were from various surf clubs around Australia including WA, SA, Vic, NSW and Qld, two were from New Zealand and another two were local Turkish crews who'd been previously equipped and trained for the event. Pinching the Tony Cuneo out of Dickie's backyard the day before theboats had to be packed into their shipping containers at Port Botany proved to be no major obstacle, bar the family of possums evicted by Marko's high-pressure gurney. Despite not having been rowed for "quite a few years", the Tony Cuneo survived the trip halfway around the world and was still perfectly watertight - no small relief to the crew who set off on the initial 12km rowing leg in 8 degree air temp and only marginally warmer water. Needless to say though, in typical South Curly fashion, not everything went perfectly to plan on day one with a mercy dash to the local hardware store in Eceabat to find some longer bolts to hold down the rails for the rolling seats (which of course the other crews had bothered to fit prior to shipping the boats from Australia). Fortunately Elts and Peter were proficient enough in hand gestures to procure the requisite hardware and the seats were duly fitted, thus preventing some serious arse-chaffing not to mention hypothermia.
About 1,500 meters after setting off on the first leg (just as we were sharing the narrowest part of the Straits with a line-up of stupidly large container/tanker ships navigating the same waters) one of the wheel bearings under the second stroke’s seat decided to reach the end of its working life. This correspondent will leave you to guess who was rowing in that seat (clue: he started a Facebook guessing competition about how many kg’s would be gained during his pre-Gallipoli expedition through Switzerland, Austria and Italy, and as every living member of the club will no doubt find out over the following season, has a story to share about a certain Genoan Gelataria).
Presumably Marko was a boy scout as a lad, as he promptly whipped out a bag containing spare parts and tools, and in the 10 minutes it took to replace the wheel, the brisk tailwind and four knot current had kept us moving in the right direction, though we were promptly passed by every other boat who were enjoying the same favourable conditions sans technical failure.
Day two however was a very different story in which we experienced a Biblical-like phenomenon – having endured the torrential downpour on the one hour bus trip down to Morto Bay where the boats had been left overnight, we set off in the freezing rain with tightly clenched jaws as we quietly psyched ourselves up for the headwind forecast to hit us as soon as we rounded Cape Helles for the 30km trip up to ANZAC Cove. Lo and bloody behold/praise Allah, within 20 minutes the clouds had cleared, the sun was shining, and not only did the wind stay off us, halfway up the leg towards X Beach, the ocean glassed off completely, revealing full visibility to the coral reef and abundance of fish underneath us.
The surprisingly perfect conditions seemed to provide the boost that we needed after the challenges of day one, and with a jubilant rendition of the Curly Song, the Tony Cuneo was the first boat to arrive at X Beach for the changeover, and held the line honours position for the remaining two ‘racing’ legs on day two.
Thereafter we had the privilege of rowing into and back out of ANZAC Cove, where a relatively impromptu service was briefly held on the beach. Some students from Scots College (who rowed in an old Freshie boat) had no sooner finished a couple of solemn verses on the bagpipes when the crowd were pleasantly surprised to hear Waltzing Matilda played by a lone piper on the beach, Marko having quietly pulled his kit out of the boat. Bloody sensational and the crowd went nuts when he finished.
We then rowed the final 5km leg back to Brighton Beach and had no sooner carried the boats off the beach than the wind kicked in and the rain started falling again - we were definitely kissed by a rainbow on the arses that day.
A few days later at the “non-Government” ANZAC Day dawn service on the beach at Gelibolu (the town that the Gallipoli peninsula is named after), the 26 surfboats silently sitting in the pre-dawn darkness a few hundred meters from the beach were treated to more of Marko’s bagpipe magic while we waited to row in at the start of the service. Later that day we played two-up on our floating RSL club tied up at Cannakale (MSC Opera) as we waited for Elts and Vanessa to get back from their 30-hour epic journey to the official Government service, having been fortunate to be drawn out in the Kiwi side of the ballot.
The remainder of the tour was filled with guided tours of the Gallipoli battlefields and tragically populated cemeteries, as well as some of the many historical buildings and structures in the ancient city of Istanbul. It culminated in an ANZAC commemorative ball held on the final night, after which the South Curly gang each went their separate ways to explore some more of the Northern Hemisphere (some of whom managed to catch up with Spook and Liane who were meandering through Turkey at the same time, with photographic evidence of Spook’s beloved black sluggoes terrorising a boatload of tourists off the Mediterranean coast).
T'was a very special occasion which
will no doubt remain especially
memorable for all involved.
South Curly boat crew after arriving at ANZAC Cove L to R: Gill, Steve, Peter Gow, Marko, Caron Jander, Elton, Campbell Mason
Back row L to R: Steve 'Mehmet' Hall, Mark 'Mustafa' Campbell, Campbell 'Kemal' Mason, Elton 'Furkan' McKay, Peter 'Gorkem' GowFront row L to R: Kylie 'Fatma' Hall, Gill 'Gizem' Campbell, Vanessa 'Esra' McKay, Caron 'Yasemin' Jander
The week started with Champion Lifesaver which is one of the few events in which you have to ‘qualify’ to get to the Aussies, only the top three placings from each state & age group - so it’s definitely best of the best by the time the competitors arrive at this arena. Bella Charlesworth & Kiorie Bennett were representing South Curly having been very successful at both branch and State earlier in the season. As always it was a hard fought event – very much surf lifesaving’s version of the decathalon but with the added ‘excitement’ of a written exam!
The girls did us proud as always, Kiorie placed 5th in her age group and Bella brough home a bronze to add to her collection from previous years.
Congratulations to you both, and to your training teams, Bill & Peter Yeates
The first Boat racing took place on Tuesday morning. Our two Masters crews, the 200s and the 220s rowed their usual powerhouse races, coming into the bank with good leads. The 220s ran aground and were passed by Coolangatta, and the 200s were overtaken by a group of boats and were given 5th. Ribs though,in their first race, had seen a really big wave looming as they neared the turning cans, so they kept rowing out to meet it, Ribs said,‘I want this one’ and they took it to the sand, to thunderous applause from an audience who really appreciate good boat handling.
Both crews made it to the finals. The 220’s were unlucky to finish with Silver – a result most teams would be happy with, but it a heart wrenching finish for the crew who had a healthy lead only to be pipped at the post when they hit a sand bank inches before the finishing line and couldn’t budge the boat. The 200s had to master their nerves over night when the last few races were held over to the next morning. They were also unlucky and finished just outside the medals.
A day of rest and then the rest of the categories commenced. We’ll start with the A crew This crew performed very well throughout the championship, qualifying for the final in an emphatic manner by wining their semi –final. By 100 mtrs. In the Final, from the same starting position, they put their nose under two waves and lost 10 lengths, coming in 6th, Bugger.
So this is a very good A Crew, who now have to be content with their ASRL Open Boat Gold,till next year.
Open Womens Boat Crew, swept by Termite Lowery. The Straw Hat Pirates.
Won at the Branch, and came here looking good. Had some hard rowing to do, including a very close row against our other Curly girls crew,and made it to the Final. In a close race to the line they took a little lift at the very right time ,and with a little bit more speed, stuck their nose out at the right time to cross for Gold. Hooray for Curly, hooray at last.....
Lamp crew under 19sTermite sweeping Fourth in the Under 19s Final. Won at the Branch, Termite fell out at the State. They don’t really look like a top surf boat crew, more like a bunch of kids whose Mums have done a really nice job. However, they seem to have the correct power to weight ratio, and attitude, because they made to the Final of the SLSA Under 19s Surf Boat Championship. ACHIEVEMENT is the word. Well done fellows . Termite you did have a good weekend.
Nathan Wilson’s Open Womens Crew ‘The Heat’ This is a very strong Crew , who performed so well this weekend, really putting it to Termites crew in one of their races. However a couple of waves over their bow late on Saturday put paid to their ambitions. We hope to see them together next Season, as they will do well. Well done ladies.
Reserves: Swept by Phil, They have done the work and done well . You would imagine that having three sweeps in a crew might not go so well, but these guys just love surf boats. They made it through to Saturday and we love to see them do what they do.
We had two crews in the Under 19 Female boat race. The ‘ Chicky Babes’, swept by Zulu, and The’You Little Beauties,’ swept by Ribs. They both performed quite well, only missing out getting a row on Saturday by one and two points. These are very formative years for these people, and the fact that they seem to enjoy it all so much looks good for the future. Lovely to have them there with us all.
Rib’s under 23s crew Made it through to Sunday, flunked the start in their semi –final and so missed out on the Final. A bit more experience and they’ll get there.
Club Boat Relay------Our Team won their heat , but fortune didn’t smile ,and they came 5th.
Under 19 mens with Ribs Went well, made it to the last race on Saturday, so were in the last 16, well done guys .
Boys Under 19s SCC Slickers, swept by Zulu he does a great job starting these young crews off, what an experience for them, to row in the Aussies, to be part of the Sth Curlie Team.We all hope that you really enjoyed the whole scene and come back for more next year !
Senior Presenta,on Night Saturday May 30th 2015 6 pm at the Club Bar Open from 6 pmBuffet dinner from 6.30 pmAwards Presented from 7.15 pmAt the conclusion of the awards there will be live music by the “South Curly Legends”. Awards to be presented include: SRC, Bronze Medallion, Club Champos, and Perpetual Awards (President’s Trophy, Junior and Cadet Clubman of the Year, Best Associate and Rowing Awards etc.) Due to limited space in the club house this funcTon is open to senior members including those who are receiving their SRC’s and Bronze Medallions. Cost: $10/person, payable via the club website>payments>special event and then please reference with “presentaTon night” and the names of who will be aXending. Please RSVP to Michelle at [email protected] by Tuesday May 26th.
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