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Whitianga Bathtub Race
Labour Weekend saw Hottie lifeguards again in action at the Whitianga Bathtub Races.
Antz, Millie, Jazard, Conner and Andrew provided event safety with 2 irbs on the course, entertained the crowds with some pick ups and an irb race, Conner and Jazard even managed our first rescue of the season. Highlight was Antz laying down smoke for the Westpac Rescue helicopter to fly in and do a water pick up on Millie.
Callum and Hayley competed in borrowed tubs and despite very little practise did the club proud. Andrew took line honours in the final “celebrity race”.
A big thank you to Keith Finch from Whitianga Hardwear for the loan of a tub,Rob Davis of rdp Panel & Paint for the loan of a tub and for donating his prize of a brand new Century Marine Pro battery to the club, also to John Booker of Pacific Coast Marine and Diesel who donated his prize money from the Open event, and to Callum who won a brand new VHF radio which he also donated to the club.
Also to Sue, Sharon, Jean and Ted who did a marvelous job raising more funds cooking up mussel fritters for the spectators.
The event raised money for the Westpac Helicopter, Whitianga Coastguard and Hot Water Beach of which Hottie received $500.
Perhaps next year Hottie will have their own tubs competing, any takers?
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- Callum
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- Hayley racing a bathtub
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- Connor and Jazard
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- Antz setting the smoke for the Westpac Helicopter
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- Callum racing
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- Andrew racing
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- Andrew preparing for his race
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- Millie being winched by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter
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- Antz and Millie
Andrew Oliver
Regional Guard Trials
Trials were held in Whangamata for regional guards on Sunday 16th October. Great sea conditions and a warm sunny day enabled our trialists to give it a good shot.
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- The 3km run
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- Trialist exiting the water in run-swim-run
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- The Tube Rescue
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- David saving Josh in Tube Rescue
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- Callum putting Connor into the recovery position
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- K’an with Gary in the recovery position
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- Vanessa putting Emily into recovery position after Tube Rescue
Scallop Festival 2011
The Whitianga Scallop festival was held on Saturday on 21st September!
Oysters – GONE by Midday
Scallops – GONE by Midafternooon.
A big thanks to everybody that contributed towards our day being such a success; Andrew Oliver, OPC, Lisa & Pacific Marine Oysters Coromandel, Herb & his Kina, Gary & Taimania Hinds, Ted & Connor McVerry, Callum Oliver, The Auti-Paul Family, Tracey Brown, Steve Sant, Sandi & Cody Lowe, Jodie Russell, Logan Carter, Stacey Semmens, Wayne Bourne Ultimatum, The Hinds-Senior Family, The McMurtrie Family, Emily Adam, Vanessa Nightingale, Ruby Williams, Rhys Schwenke, NIcki Williams, Rose & Edward Selby, The Norgrove Family, The Lamason Family,
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- Posing around the shucking table before the crowds hit
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- Jazard
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- Selling out Fast
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- Emma
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- Emily and Stacey at Fish Auction
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- Prawn Kebabs on the BBQ
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- Hard at work
Winter Training in Tairua
Winter IRB Training kicked off at Tairua on Saturday of Queens Birthday Weekend. Hottie Guards that attended were, Andrew Oliver, Callum Oliver, Josh McMurtrie, Jim Donnell, Hayley Betteridge and Thomas O’Connell. Nonstop rain, 2 metre waves and shore dump did not deter our guards from participating in this training exercise.
Due to the sea conditions, the Sunday session was held at Pauanui and ended with an 8 boat game of IRB soccer.
For any further winter IRB training please contact Andrew Oliver on 021 275 1367.
Lifeguard Prizegiving Evening
Josh McMurtrie's Fire Staff Display
Overall Age Group Winners
Under 16 years female – Ruby Williams
Under 16 years male – David Hotham
Under 19 years female – Emily Hotham
Under 19 years male – Callum Oliver
Vanessa, Superman & Emily
Open woman – Stacey Semmens
Open mens – Andrew Oliver
Masters woman – Susan Hinds
Masters men – Andrew Oliver
Mum – Jo Menzies
Dad - Matt Goodman
Prizegiving Winners
Special Awards
Hinds Family Trophy – Ruby Williams
Most Volunteer hours (165 Hours) – Sandi Lowe, Andrew Oliver, Vanessa Nightingale
100+ Hours – Adam Adam, Emily Adam, Jazard Aitu-Paul, Logan Carter, Mitchell Carter, Peter Curry, Lisa Gifford, Gary Hinds, Josh Hotham, Sandi Lowe, Josh McMurtrie, Claire McVerry, Connor McVerry, Katie McVerry, Megan McVerry, Vanessa Nightingale, Andrew Oliver, Callum Oliver, Stacey Semmens, Ruby Williams
Dinosaur Patrol – Ian Carter, Michelle Carter, Jim McDonell, Mike Smith. Baby Dinosaur – Billie McDonell
Junior Guard Trophy – Jazard Aitu-Paul
Senior Guard Trophy – Sandi Lowe
Overall Junior Surf Trophy – Dain Whiting
Sponsors Award – Hahei Holidays
Acknowledgements
17 rescues in 1 hour – MIke Smith (PC), Andrew Oliver, Jazard Aitu-Paul, Logan Carter, Peter Curry, Callum Oliver, Stacey Semmens,
Bloopers
IRB Flippers – Jazard Aitu-Paul, Peter Curry, Andrew Oliver
NZ Next Top Lifeguard Model – Andre Adam, Jazard Aitu-Paul, Connor McVerry
Barbie Award – Emily Adam
Dipstick Award – K’an Kai Lee Kropidlowski-Lees
Superman – Gary Hinds
Special Thanks to….
Tracey Brown, Michelle Carter, Cathy Gifford, Lisa Gifford, Susan Hinds, Diane Hotham, Jean Oliver, Ted McVerry, Paul Senior, Sue Williams
The Piha Experience
Under the Waterfall
A hugely sucessful roadtrip and weekend away at Piha.
Everyone at Piha
Trying out the Jet Ski
Oceans 11
Wooo hoooo Go ‘Hottie’…. We Rock BIG Time
We took 8 athletes to the National U14 Surf Life Saving Champs held at the Mount. The weather was fantastic; the sea was pretty ‘out there’ with 2 meter waves building up out the back and thundering in on Thu and Fri. What amazed me was how fearless children were, they just got stuck in and gave it a go!
We had a few events in the water arenas on Thu, mainly the board races and attempts at getting through the run/swim/runs. Our crew got pretty bashed around, with Paul coming in in his heat with 4 other boarders trying to make the top 7 to go through to the semi, cresting on a giant wave which took them all out, boards flying up in the air, total carnage.
Wilson would have to have been the most determined board paddler I have ever seen, he tried and tired and tried and tried to get out through the huge surf, nearly making it too I might add, but got smashed back into shore and was unable to complete the race. ‘Big Ups’ to you Wilson.
John Clout was the only Hottie boarder that completed the race and returned on his board! To do that in those waves showed his guts and determination. Very well done John.
A few events throughout the 4 days were shifted around due to the sea conditions and to make sure that it was safe for our children.
We ended up complete some events in Pilot Bay, board rescue with Paul and Kobi, just missed making the semi! Well done boys.
Tube rescue with Kobi and Wilson, what an awesome race they had coming in 2nd in their heat making the semi only to be DQ’d. Never mind boys next yr you will nail that race.
Kyla and Kobi worked hard in the surf swims, both gaining a spot in the finals on Sunday. Fantastic.
Joe had a busy couple of days, getting amongst it and experiencing Oceans 11.
Paul, Joshua and Wilson all made it through to the finals in the flags which were run on Thursday. It was a hard slog for the boys, Paul was disappointed in his 7th place in the flags and Joshua worked really hard and came 5th. Wilson had a stunning flags final and gave Hottie their very 1st Silver medal in a long time at Oceans….whoo hoo… very, very well done Wilson, BIG congrats to you.
Liam completed the Diamond and had an amazing race; he got 1st reserve for the final in his heat. Very, very well done, fantastic effort Liam.
Kobi and Kyla had their surf race finals on Sunday, the waves were more manageable with a good one coming through every 6th one!
Kyla had a steady swim and came in 12th out of 22 in her final.
Kobi….…. We all lost sight of him as he swam out but we reckoned he was in the top 10 heading around the 1st can. A group of 3-4 swimmers got a good jump on the rest of the pack and were on their way home when a big wave came through, we could see that someone had got on it and was body surfing it in….hold your breath people…. Drum roll please…… it was the Kobsta, he had come around the last can, spotted the big wave and went for it. That last ditch effort shot him into 2nd place as he surfed past everyone to land right behind the boy in 1st place….it was an amazing effort… he leapt up and managed to wade strongly then sprinted up the beach to grab our 2nd Silver medal. Go the Kobsta…. Fantastic effort.
Now the pressure was on Kyla, Joshua and Paul to deliver the goods in the sprint finals!
Joshua was up 1st, the gun went, he pinned his ears back and went for it, the determination on his face was magic. He came 4th by a whisker. Well done Joshua.
Kyla wound up those long legs of hers and managed to come in 4th as well, great stuff.
Paul was up next, the BIG boys were pumped and ready to let rip. The gun went and they were off, I was standing at about the 55m mark, saw that all the boys were pretty much neck and neck, and then saw Lanky Legs kick into another gear and pulled out slightly ahead of the pack with the speedster from Midway. The Midway boy stumbled slightly under the pressure of Paul breathing down his neck just before the finish line, but managed to hang on to 1st place. Paul ran through for 2nd place and another Silver medal for Hottie. Just fantastic.
I want to say a great BIG THANKS to the kids for giving it their all and for their guts and determination over the weekend. Some of you were disappointed with your results but you need to remember that for some of you it’s your 1st Oceans, you have got a few more to go, and will continue to build up your skills and strength in your chosen events.
I’d also like to say Thank You to Mike for all his support, guidance, time and effort he has put into our kids through this season. Look at these results for such a small group of athletes.
What did we do differently this season, we had Paloma working with the kids on boards 2x per wk through the holidays and Mike gave up 2 extra mornings per week to train our Oceans team. Look at the difference it has made for our kids.
We had 5 of the team make 8 finals and came away with 3 Silver Medals, fantastic results for Hottie.
I’d like to say thank you to Susan for being my back up Team Manager, to Malc and Tracey for bringing down a board each for the Clout boys and the extra tent pegs we needed. As always the parents worked well together to make sure kids were where they needed to be for each of their races.
ROCK ON HOTTIE
Eastern Regional Junior Champs
The Eastern Regional Junior Champs were held on the 12th & 13th of Feb at the Mount. What a fab weekend we all had, the kids had a blast and entered anything and everything that they wanted to entre. The weather was great and the sea conditions challenging as always.
Our team consisted of;
Paul Clout – Lanky Legs got stuck in and made the rest of the competitors eat his dust, taking out 1st place in the 13yrs beach sprints, flags and 3rd in the boys relay. Well done.
Joe Cooke – had another solid competition grabbing 3rd in the beach sprints and a 3rd place in the 13yr beach relay with Paul, Joshua and Kobi. Well done.
Jess Menzies – had a steady weekend on the beach, and continues to gain experience in every comp she enters. She did well to get into the beach sprint final and got 5th. Well done.
Kobi Abrahamson – took on most of the water arena events, 6th in the run/swim/run, 4th in the board, 5th in the diamond and 3rd in the relay team with Paul, Joe and Joshua. Well done.
Billie McDonnell – continues to enjoy competing and gains experience at each event. Well done.
Liam Brown – another that continues to keep on keeping on. Well done.
Joshua Hinds-Senior – our ‘Ever Ready Battery’ worked hard on the beach with a 4th in beach flags, 2nd in the beach sprints and competed up in the 13yr olds beach relay with Paul, Joe and Kobi helping us achieve 3rd place. Well done.
Wilson Wolfe – enjoyed his wkd by being involved in the water arenas and on the beach, with a 5th in the beach sprints, 5th in flags and 6th on the board. Well done.
Kyla Abrahamson – continues to get stuck in with a wee ‘push’ from us all…. Coming in 5th place for the surf race and 3rd in the beach sprints. Well done.
Emma Hinds-Senior – our ‘Pocket Rocket’ worked hard as always with a 2nd and 2nd in the Cameron (with Monica and Jonty). Well done
Monica Menzies – continues to gain experience and always looks like she is enjoying herself. She got 2nd in the Cameron (with Emma and Jonty). Well done.
Jonty Abrahamson– had a solid weekend in the water and on the beach with a 5th in run/wade/run, 4th in the diamond and 3rd in the beach sprints. Jolly well done.
Thanks to Jim for bringing the trailer down with the gear and taking it home again.
To all the rest of the parents, thanks for mucking in and making sure your kids were where they needed to be for their events.
‘Oceans 11’ is looming….
Sarah Clout
Coasters
Check out our Lifeguards and Junior Surf members as stars of the TV One show Coasters
Synopsis – http://www.tvnz.co.nz/coasters/episode-5-hot-water-beach-ferry-landing-3967264
Watch Episode – http://tvnz.co.nz/coasters/s1-e5-video-4031829
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