2022 SunSmart WA Endurance Championships

The 2022 SunSmart WA Endurance Championships – Surf Boats was hosted by Mullaloo Surf Life Saving Club on Saturday 29 October.

Six Mullaloo crews participated – Usain Boat (Open Female), SeaGals (Masters Female), Stormbringers (U19 in Open Male) and Wizards (Open Male) competed back-to-back weekends. Additional crews were created by combining eligible Little Mermaids and Misfits to form Mullaloo’s Merfits (U19, competing in Open Female), and pooling male rowers to form Team Fisky (Masters Male).

The 7.5 km course started and finished on the water off Mullaloo Beach. (Those of you who saw our efforts the previous weekend may have noticed this differs from the “jump in”-style race starts of short courses). Unfavourable weather with howling SE winds generated plenty of additional work at the final stage of the race. Unpleasant but equally affecting all, fortune favoured those who had prepared physically and as a crew.

Mullaloo medalled in one event with SeaGals (Clare Ketteringham, Bec Millar, Ria McBennett, Annika Crockford, Sweep Darren Protzman) finishing second in the Masters Female division. Well done ladies! They want to thank their sweep Darren for setting up a brilliant retic system to keep those sliding seats wet over 7.5 km and for keeping them fired up at the later stages of the race. He knows what they mean.

Honourable mentions go to Usain Boat for really giving Scarboro Diamonds a run for their money throughout the race, the Merfits for taking it to the Opens Ladies and finishing 6^th, and the Stormbringers for another consistently strong performance against their Opens rivals, finishing 5^th. Sweep Steve Part credits his young crew with a perfect start, and a battle cry of “Sha-Boom!” to finish strong and close behind our Wizards. The efforts and results of all crews who participated generated points towards our clubs Championship Tally. Well done everyone.

Open Female

• Usain Boat 4^th
• Merfits 6^th

Masters Female

• SeaGals – 2^nd!!!

Open Male

• Wizards – 4^th
• Stormbringers – 5^th

Masters Male

• Team Fisky – 4^th.

Our volunteers did the Club proud on Saturday – Boaties Captain Richard Calnon extends his gratitude to Jacqui McGregor, Guy Edwards, Will Ketteringham and Nathan Vartesi for course set-up, pack-up and water safety. A big thank you to Sandy Clarke for organising a popular and memorable event. Thanks to all the boaties who helped with traffic management and boat logistics and to Stu Ketteringham and Paul Beattie for supplying this week’s photos.

When can you see the boaties next? Mullaloo will be competing at City Beach on the 12^th of November. Stay tuned for more exciting news and results as our season progresses.

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Sorrento played host for the Endurance Runs, Surf Race, Board Race, Ski Race and Nipper Gold!

Some amazing results came from the weekends State Endurance Competition, despite the terribly cold & rough conditions.

Medals were a plenty, with the following making it up onto the podium;

Beach Run

• 45-59 Female 1.5km Beach Run – Bronze medal to Helen Gigney
• 30-44 Male 1.5 km Beach Run – Bronze medal to Brodie Edwards
• U17 Male 3 km Beach Run – Silver medal to Lachlan Bean

Swim

• 45-59 Female 2 km Swim – Gold medal to Joanne Bean-Hannigan
• 45-59 Female 2 km Swim – Silver medal to Nicole Barrett
• 30-44 Male 2 km Swim – Silver medal to Cameron Sudintas
• 60+ Male 2 km Swim – Silver medal to Garry Wood
• U15 Male 2 km Swim – Silver medal to Aidan Woods

Board Race

• 45-59 Female 3.5 km Board Paddle – Bronze medal to Sarah Gregson
• Open Female 3.5 km Board Paddle – Silver medal to Neve Macleod
• U17 Male 3.5 km Board Paddle – Gold medal to Donnacha Murphy
• U19 Female 3.5 km Board Paddle – Silver medal to Leah Martin
• U19 Female 3.5 km Board Paddle- Bronze medal to Jade Bamforth

Ski Race

• 45-59 Female 7 km Single Ski – Bronze medal to Jenny Wood
• 60+ Male 7 km Single Ski – Gold medal to Garry Wood

Nipper Gold

• U12 Female Nipper Gold – Silver medal to Gabriella Jackson
• U12 Male Nipper Gold – Bronze medal to Liam Barrowclough
• U13 Male Nipper Gold – Silver medal to Harry Linehan

Special thank you to our Officials Vicki & Jesper Rasmussen and Brenton Rose for taking the trailer with the skis, board & tents there & back for us!

Photos from the event.