Calling all Competitors!
2010 Ocean Nationals
The deadline for entries to the nationals is SUNDAY 18 JULY. Entry fee is £10 per person and is subsidised by the club. See your email inbox for dates on each competition and entry form. Anita Griggs must have a completed form and money by 18th July. SUNDAY is the cutoff, sorry but entries after this point cannot be accepted. Let’s make sure Croyde are well represented at all levels this year. Those of us who were there last year had a great time. Hope to hear from you very soon. Any questions, give Anita a call on 891154.
Annual Point Swim - Saunton to Croyde
A late call to action amounted in a spirited turnout in what was optimum conditions for the 3rd Round the Point Swim on 12 July. All in all, nearly twenty swimmers took part in the challenge, setting off round 6:30pm from Saunton on a big 9.7m high tide, considerably increasing the distance this year.
Swimmers were, Youth: Alfie Reed, Joe Windsor, Jas Bennett, Holly Greenway, James Lloyd-Cox.
Adults: Chris Reed, Rosie Oldale, Dan Scotcher, Carl Priscott, Hazel Short, Dawn Edge, Jen and Rich Windsor, Leroy Thommen, Josh Tempest, Shaun Latham, Stuart Kalber, Peter Makepeace, Liz Greenway, Steve Griggs.
The following people provided board safety cover and the club is hugely grateful for their support: Tony Wright, Joe Wright, Chris Burrows, Lyn and Phil Strahan, Ian Bennett, Dezi, EdSghort (sur le kayak!), and of course the wonderful and accommodating young Barrie Charlesworth in the IRB, thanks guys... see you again soon!
Ocean Success at 2010 Devon Youth Champs
A great day with challenging surf conditions for Croyde’s enthusiastic youngsters at the Devon Youth Surf Lifesaving contest
Medal tally as follows;
GOLDS: Flora Lawton 5, Joe Windsor and Will Hartnoll 2, Alfie Reed and Maisie Lawton and Peony Knight 1
SILVERS: Joe Windsor 3, Peony Knight and Will Hartnoll and Jordan Raymond and Flora Lawton and Harriet Knight 2, Maisie Lawton and Jemima Knight and Jasmine Bennett and Jack Middleton and Rachel Pearce and Ellen Raymond and Joe Wright and James Lloydcox 1
BRONZES: Joe Windsor and Maisie Lawton and Ellen Raymond 3, Jemima Knight and Jasmine Bennett and Rachel Pearce and Lamorna Lane and Will Hartnoll 1
Devon U16 Ocean Swim Cup: Joe Windsor
Devon U14 Ocean Swim Cup: Flora Lawton
Adding more points to the team’s haul were Holly and Charlie Greenway, Dan Crocombe, Adam Pollard, Lewis Sayer. Well done guys, brilliant team effort and good work towards the Nationals in August... Go Croyde!
Croyde at Oceanfest
A quick summary of our weekend during the Goldcoast Oceanfest.
First off - a massive thanks to our volunteer stewards who turned up on time patrolled thru the evening and effectively paid for our pitch.
Secondly big thanks to everyone who helped set-up/ run/ hung out at and tear down our stand. Well done the boat crew for manhandling the surfboat on/ off the stand twice during the weekend.
As you know we were fortunate to be offered a pitch on the main showground and it turned out to be great weather and a good turnout of people. We definitely raised our profile, there was a lot of interest in what we do, especially the rowing aspect (which could help to draw in a new member demographic). We also met and reinforced contacts with other community services especially the police. As well as all this it provided a good social meeting point for our members.
In addition through a popular rowing machine contest and sale of t-shirts and greeting cards we raised £180.
Other events were held over the weekend too, we sent a team of six to the Saunton round of the UKSRL league (the surfboat contest). We had a great time and even scored a second in the novice sweep event.
On the Sunday we sent a team of Nippers to a very well attended beach and sea contest. Sea conditions were challenging, but we held our own and as always Anita did a sterling job of bringing the whole thing together.
So all in all an action packed and successful weekend of club activities. Well done all !!
2010 Devon Youth Competition in Croyde!
HEY GUYS - anyone who is 13-19 this year can join in the fun and represent the club on our own beach...
How cool is that? For the first time ever, Croyde is hosting the Youth Contest which gives our club a definate advantage as it is our training beach. If you are a nipper/junior upwards this contest is for ANYONE and we hope all of you can put your names down for the team. There are lots of exciting events to try.
DETAILS: 5.30pm on Tuesday 29th June, (evening beach events) and 8.30am on Sunday 4th July (sea events day)
AT CROYDE BEACH.
Let’s go for it this year and put in a good size team. Your trainers and you have put in the time and effort...now it’s time to put that into practice, and really enjoy some team spirit.
Please reply by email and give a £10 entry fee in an envelope please to jenny with your name on....this wednesday.
Keep fit this summer - training with Ian and James
After a very successful winter training regime,some of you have expressed an interest in continuing your training on the beach through the summer season. Ian and James are primed and ready to go... so get your wetsuits on, pop on a pair of goggles and an orange club swim cap... and you could be enjoying the after-glow from a fun, fit, fearsome evening of exercise-related endorphins....oooer! When is it? Join James on Fridays 7.15pm - 9pm approx where? at the club hut, near the national trust carpark... and then with Ian on Mondays 7th June onwards same time, same place.
2010 Duck Race a Success
The final numbers are in from the duck race fundraiser and we have raised in excess of £2,600!!
In total we collected over £3,200 and gave away 6 £100 prizes, had one unclaimed prize and one who kindly donated their prize back to the club.
A huge thankyou to all those who helped with the event, especially the Windsors who as usual went above and beyond....
Back2theBeach
Remember after our compulsory DRY NITE Sesh in the village Hall on Wednesday 5th May 2010, we will be back on the beach for Nipper and Junior training sessions at these NEW times...
4.30pm from SUNDAY May 9th and then again from 6.15pm on Weds May 12th at the National Trust carpark field with wetsuits, boots and gloves on ready to go.
All enquiries will be answered at the DRY NITE, this coming Wednesday. See you there...
Tuesday nights are Course Nights, come and learn...
CROYDE SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB 2010 SUMMER COURSES
The Club will be running courses in Lifesaving, First Aid and Emergency Response Techniques. Please contact Richard 890101, Dez 890556 or James 890617 for more info. Any committed, full member from age 14 through to any age adult will be welcome. youngsters can use their lifesaving awards in their gcse sports assessments, and adults can apply their first aid knowledge in the workplace, or go on to apply for employment using their internationally- recognised lifesaving award. When? Starting Tuesday 13th April from 7pm prompt to 9pm weekly, Where? at "Breakers", Down End, Croyde.
Get on board the surf bus
Water sports enthusiasts whose bulky equipment means they’re unable to catch
a bus to the beach, could soon have a service all of their own.
