State Champs for the Boaties

Saturday 16^th saw a condensed schedule at the Surf Boat arena for day 1 of the surf lifesaving state championships.

It started early with the surf boats kicking things off in the Lifesaver relay.

Mullaloo provided 2 teams with the U19 Mermaids assisting their team to 6^th place & gaining valuable points.

With the forecast all day showing minimal swell & offshore winds, this made for hard work in the flat water conditions.

We then turned our attention to the U19 & U23 age categories.

U19 male final – Mullaloo Stormbringers finished 2^nd place

U19 female final – Mullaloo Mermaids finished 2^nd place

Mullaloo Makos finished 5^th place

U23 male final – Mullaloo Minerz finished 5^th place

U23 female final – Mullaloo Usain Boat finished 4^th place

All claiming valuable points for the club, complemented with some silverware!

Next up was the Surf Boat relay with 3 crews (1 x U19, 1 x open male, 1 x open female).

Mullaloo had the luxury of providing 2 teams (Gold & Blue), unfortunately both teams missing a place in the final & finishing 5^th & 6^th respectively.

With the individual (Beach& Surf) Masters already completed 2 weeks ago, it was the surf boat fraternity to take centre stage.

Mullaloo started their campaign in the 180 (min. combined rowers age) female category, with the Marlins taking 3^rd place & Freebooters close behind in 4^th.

180 Male category

The Gents finished 2^nd place

160 Male category

Rebels finished 4^th place

All taking valuable masters points.

Sunday 17^th – Day 2.

The overnight SW winds didn’t ease on Sunday with the swell picking up also. This changed the race plan for all crews taking part in the Opens & Reserves categories.

Usain Boat competed in the female open division & rounded out their day in 6^th place.

Mermaids, Marlins & Freebooters took part in the female reserve division with The Mermaids & Marlins making the finals.

Marlins finished 6^th place

Mermaids finished 4^th place, but finished with all smiles after beating their nemesis, Sorrento.

The Male reserves saw 19 crews across WA take part over 3 rounds, after which it was culled to 2 x 6 crew semi-finals & 1 x 6 crew final.

Minerz & Rebels narrowly missed out on a semi-final berth, but our U19 Stormbringers trumped their semi-final in 1^st place, then rounding out the day in the final finishing in 2^nd place!

For most now, we take a short break prior to winter training & the Albany Challenge in June. But the Stormbringers will continue their sprint work in the lead up to the Aussies in 4 weeks’ time. Good luck boys!

Photographs from the events here