Member of the Month – June 2019

MEMBER OF THE MONTH: NAME: Lindsay Vaughan AGE: 34 BORN: Las Vegas Nevada LIVES: Ballina NSW OCCUPATION: Owner and Coach of the gym Cross Fit in Ballina. DIVISION  : Senior Beginner WHAT MADE YOU START SURFING? I used to have a huge fear of open water and I used to walk out on the BallinaContinue reading “Member of the Month – June 2019”

June Club Round Results

The June club round was held in rather icy conditions at Lennox beach. The cold offshore winds helped make for not bad conditions with some heavier sets breaking on the outside bank and some fun littler ones on the inside. Lucky the water was warm at 22 degrees and the company was fun. The juniorContinue reading “June Club Round Results”

Ma Bendall-Phyllis O’Donnell Memorial Inter Club Tag Team Shield Event 2019

The Ma Bendall-Phyllis O’Donnell Memorial Tag Team Shield-Interclub Challenge was held on the June Long weekend in dreamy conditions. This memorial shield was created to honour the contribution to Australian women’s surfing by these two pioneering women surfers. It is an event that celebrates women’s surfing and promotes comradery. The first interclub event held toContinue reading “Ma Bendall-Phyllis O’Donnell Memorial Inter Club Tag Team Shield Event 2019”

Member of the Month – May

MEMBER OF THE MONTH: JEMIMA  MOORE: AGE: 13 BORN: 02/05/05, Brisbane LIVES: East Ballina Divison : Junior intermediate WHAT MADE YOU START SURFING? I have always loved the ocean and surfing seemed like fun. WHO ARE YOUR SURFING IDOLS? Tyler Wright & Stephanie Gilmore WHERE IS YOUR FAVOURITE WAVE? I just like the local spots.Continue reading “Member of the Month – May”

May Club Round Results – 2019

Our May club round and annual camp out was held at Evans Head. The club round was moved to Chinaman’s Beach in Dirrawong National park and we were met with beautiful clean conditions with dolphins, whales and kangaroos popping in to say hello. The wahine masters and Opens surfed the outer banks for some EpicContinue reading “May Club Round Results – 2019”

Member of the Month – April

FREDA PHILLIPS: AGE:73 BORN: Germany 15 .01 .45 LIVES:  Byron Bay Which  DIVISON do you surf in :   beginners WHAT MADE YOU START SURFING? I always admired people having fun  in the water. I grew up in the country and never learned to swim. I only learned to jump  in the pool  with out holding my nose at the age of 60. When we moved to Byron to a house with aContinue reading “Member of the Month – April”

April Club Round Results 2019

What a glorious day to hold our April Club round!! We were blessed with sunny weather and fun waves. The surf was clean and consistent for the duration of the meet and provided some 3 foot faces. The low sand bank produced many paddling challenges for surfers, but a shout out to the Senior IntermediatesContinue reading “April Club Round Results 2019”

February Club Round Cancelled

  After much deliberation and assessment of forecasted conditions, we decided it was unsafe for us to hold the February club round on Sunday 24th February. We had hazardous surf warnings as well as gale wind warnings and as safety is of utmost importance to us, we decided it was better to not run. ThereContinue reading “February Club Round Cancelled”