JULY 13

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Lakesloitering There’s never been a dull or boring CCMB club day.

If it’s not the weather and waves playing tricks on the unwary – you can almost guarantee that one or two club members will come up with a classic faux pas’ to get the laugh-o-meters going.

And this particular day would prove to be no exception to the status quo. The wiser (and I mean that without tongue in cheek) among us made what was considered by the dull and ignorant to be an utterly unwise decision to move from Lakes SLSC to a point further north supposedly offering a much better selection of wave conditions. “Rubbish” said almost all and sundry!

“Let’s head back to the clubhouse.”

Overruled, and of course as the day wore on, most, including your scribe, had to eat a bit (lots) of humble pie and admit that EL Prezo and his very small band of cohorts were absolutely correct in their predictions of improving conditions at this location. There, I’ve said it and there’ll be no more crawling in this newsletter!

Around 25 very lucky participants enjoyed idyllic winter conditions. A beautiful beach set-up with clean and glassy 2’ to 3’ waves gently fanned by a soft north westerly breeze.

Quite early in the morning we experienced what could best be described as almost late spring conditions with many taking to the shorts, tees and bare feet. And almost mid-winter!

For very good reason we are absolutely ‘the lucky country’.

The usual many thanks to all who gave a willing hand during set-up.

Special mention to Clive T who never fails to volunteer for battery carting duty. The battery will be the first of our gear to be dumped on the ground where all passers-by manage to conveniently ignore it for anything else that is handier (and lighter). If it wasn’t for our very own “macho, macho man” I think the much heavier than air item would be often left to find its own way to the beach!

Have to also make a mention of how good kids have it these days. How many dads would carry their daughter’s beach igloo

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The penalty for such nonsense was, of course, after paddling all the way out sans rashie having to do it all over again. And also the Gumbie award!

Dan managed an almost, but not quite good enough job of disguising a bit of snaking on Geoff B. Very brave Dan, “you can run, but you can’t hide”. The Prez is a master at the surprise payback!

The same Prez also managed a nice fin chop on his foot that, although not opening him up, certainly left a pretty gnarly lump that may make donning a pair of shoes a little difficult for a few days.

Ron G managed an early retirement due to what he described as “rib cartilage damage sustained playing soccer”.

Soccer? Maybe time to hang up the boots Ron! If truth be known he was overheard very quietly confiding to one of our down the beach and also then set the thing up for them?

Well done Dan, although I hope next time Mia carries

crew that the morning’s conditions had tested him and he was just too out of puff to take on another paddle out. True!

your boards for you!

at a certain person for omitting one of the blue rashies from

Around the end of the first round the banks and swell had started playing tricks.

the rashie bag. Ho-hum another walk back to the trailer.

Just in time for the eights and old mals the right bank which

And who’s supposed to check these things anyway?

had been working well most of the morning filled up and

Speaking of rashies, who was also the dunderhead who forgot

ceased to be a viable rideable proposition. The left bank

to don his red rashie for his heat? Oh, yeah that’s right, the

however showed an increase in size and offered some great

same blockhead who left out the blue one! The penalty

peeling lefts to competitors that stayed alert. Drop your guard

for such nonsense was, of course, after paddling all the

for a second however and it would chew you up and spit you

way out sans rashie having to do it all over again. And also

out. It definitely was changing, with a few drop-outs from the

the Gumbie award!

final rounds.

And speaking about Mia, I’m pleased she wasn’t too mad

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Either way there was much cheering and hooting from the beach and a very regal acknowledgment wave from Don. Some blokes will do anything to avoid a paddle out!

Pack-up was swift and efficient thanks to many hands and

I gave this the “ride of the day that never happened”. If Donnie

carpark. The understatement overheard was, “it could use

had known that this backwash wave would carry for 20 or 30

a bit of a spruce up”!

metres I just know he would have stood up and waved a cheerio

the usual relaxing, convivial and tasty BBQ went off well in the salubrious surroundings of Lakes Beach northern

That’s all till next month, Stay cool. (It is winter after all, isn’t it)?

to those sitting out the back. And there is no rule that I know of (in our club anyway) that says you can’t be scored riding out as

J.O. (Snr).

well as in. Potentially a heat winner. As it happened I think he

Peak: A wave which simultaneously breaks both ways, thus

was so surprised he just couldn’t find his sea legs.

enabling twice as many surfers to fight over it.

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ed’s rave Lakes turned it on again for the lucky CCMB crew, the lefts were nothing short of sensational...

But I may be a little biased coming from the goofy foot brigade.

I am glad J.O mentioned the groaning and moaning about why this spot? Lets just say it was a 50-50 bet and lucky for all of us the dividend was worth the punt, just look at the smile on young Tonys face!

Congratulations to young Jake on grabbing a few sensational tube rides on the day, only bummer was we were in the same heat, so I got to see how good they were right up close, it is great seeing the stoked smile of a young fella living the dream, only a surfer knows the feeling!

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Wow only three more club rounds for the year; time to shut the books and see who wins the sheep stations for 2013. It’s certainly going to be close! Congratulations to Madi Daugaard, on taking out the under 18 girls event at the state titles in Port Macquarie, what a magnificent effort!

Not much to report on the formal front, if you still need to pay any club dues please see Greg this weekend. We are really in

Wow only three more club rounds for the year; time to shut the books and see who wins the sheep stations for 2013...

need of a club sponsor who can help out with some donations for our raffles. If you have friends in surf shops have a chat to

If you are unsure do some ghost judging and sit with the panel,

them and see if they would like to be involved in the club with

that way you can see what maneuvers are awarded the better

sponsorship in the way of goods or vouchers. It’s good

scores, And it will help you understand what you can do to

exposure for them and helps the club throughout the year.

improve your scoring potential. It is important to judge the

Quick reminder on the Judging – make sure you judge the heat, two heats before your own. we all want to surf as much as possible on the day so schedule your free surfs around your

surfer for what he does on the wave, not how good the wave was, on the bottom of your judging sheet is a scale that you can use from poor to excellent to help you allocate your scores.

judging and stay out of the contest area. Importantly with the

This weekend the 11th of August we are at Avoca, see you all at

judging you need to get involved and learn as you go, ask

the shark tower at 7.00am for what will be another great day.

questions seek out people who can assist you.

The Prez

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voodoo to

sandshoes part 2

Well, here it is, Part 2 of my own (very abridged) personal recollections of 60,s surfing culture.

The old “plywood plank” had mysteriously disappeared one week night from under Uncles house at Wanda.

We never did discover its fate; however, I suspect it may have been offered up to Huey as a beach bonfire sacrifice!

We never did discover the culprits, but the smouldering embers found on the beach on Saturday morning did kind of give us a clue as to it’s ultimate fate.

I had just left school at 15 years of age and not really knowing exactly where my life was headed (aside from sport and girls) I applied for and was accepted to the venerable position of general rouse-about and finish coat trainee at Keen Davis surfboards in North Sydney. The magic of

I became pretty good pals with one of the

from our home called Arthur Spain.

foam and fibreglass had certainly got hold

two glasser’s in the factory at that time.

Arthur must have suddenly come into

of me by this stage. These boards were

He had a new board he was making on

some money (he was a railway apprentice

mainly churned out by KD for the likes of

the sly for himself and as luck would have

electrician) for he turned up one day with

the Mick Simmons chain of sports stores,

it he owned an old 9’6” G&S board that

a 1960 Holden ute.

but nonetheless the shapers and glasser’s

was now surplus to his requirements.

There was about 5 or 6 of us who liked a

were still of a pretty highly skilled nature

An exchange I think of about 7 pounds

surf, and weekends, and the odd weekday

and most of the boards were built to

and this beauty was mine. My first “real”

would see around 5 malibu’s stuffed into

almost custom made standards. (Do any

surfboard, and he even delivered it to

the back of the ute with 3 surfies in the

still exist?) I did enjoy the pin striping,

Hurstville from Manly and then took

front (we tossed a coin for this privilege) and

finishing and polishing to give that final

me down to Cronulla for a test run.

another 2 or 3 in the back holding the

lustre to a completed board. And this side

I was stoked to the max!

boards down! THEY’D PUT YOU IN JAIL

of the business was nowhere near as

Over the years I had been on and off

FOR THAT NOW!!

messy as shaping and glassing.

mates with a fella from around the corner

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were always jam packed and although unlicensed at this time it was not unusual to see the odd bottle of Vodka mixed with club orange juice passed around to add to the fun. And of course Mary Jane was also often in attendance to add to an already heady mix of music from the likes of Little Pattie, The Delltones, The Surfaris and many other great surf bands of this period.

The G&S was shortly traded for the 9’ Scott Dillon which for some unknown reason has fortunately sort of hung around to the present day. I guess it would be kind of nice to have all of those old boards back. Oh well, “se la vie”.

Dad was kind enough to advance me a loan, paid back in very long instalments, to purchase a 9’6” Norm Casey which at the time to me was better (I sort of think) than winning a date with Sophia Loren.

(Ask your Grandad kids)!! From memory the board was about 30 Pounds. A lot of This was our awakening and our

maybes. Policed by none other than the

money back then to a 16 year old first

enlightenment to that infinite and

local surf lifesaving clubs!

year apprentice, but worth every single

exciting world of surfing’s possibilities.

This of course led to an uprising of almost

Of incidents and accidents there were

biblical proportions when boards were

many, but we were still incredibly

actually removed from their owner’s

My surfing mates and I were fortunate

determined to make sure these were going

possession, with clubhouse storerooms

enough to hang onto our council

to be the best years of our lives.

being broken into and much payback

registered boards through all the

Around this time in an effort to stem the

damage being done as a result. I recall a

draconian rules and regulations placed on

seemingly endless tide of wayward

group of locals even made an attempt to

our young rebellious generation at the

surfboards and their equally wayward

set fire (unsuccessfully) to the North

time. This was not just pure luck however

owners, (and also to raise some extra

Cronulla clubhouse at one stage. The

and did involve a fair bit of artful dodging

revenue) the local councils in their infinite

“surfie, clubbie” wars were as real and

and weaving to avoid the “club police”.

wisdom placed a registration fee with an

tangible as depicted by the tabloids

Even on dance nights!

accompanying sticker on all surfboards

at the time.

If your not tired of all this “fussin’

used on their respective areas beaches.

At the same time the “clubbies” often

and fightin’” then stay tuned next

Any board not in a designated area or

welcomed us, and happily took our

month for the “surfie, rocker” wars!

washed up onto the beach without its

money, for what became the Saturday

And other old stuff.

sticker was confiscated, no if’s, buts’ or

night stomps. Go figure! These nights

J.O.

ounce of blood shed for the privilege of owning a brand new custom built plank.

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JULY results

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EST 1985

Established 1985

? = New Members to be graded after three contests

NAME

GRADE

Hugh Daugaard David Witt Dave Fibbins Mitchell Fraser Paul Johnson Ron Galea Geoff Balken Marshall Duncan Dave Fraser Jacob Boyd Skinner Jordan Reynolds Darren Boyd Skinner John Sojoski Terry Byrne Dave Hayes Wayne Craven Dave Ryan Don Blades Clive Thomas Greg Byrne Dave Shearim Darryl Saunders Matt Hippisley Dan Daugaard Lachlan Jonquieas David Jones Glen Page Mick Crowley Dean Page Brad Fraser Mia Daugaard Madi Daugaard Phil Morgan Tony Bayliss Daniel Balken Mick Jonquieas Paul Goder Byron Boyd Skinner Michael Brown Toby Farrell Mitchell Hayes Jason Brown Damien Pepper Nathan Lechey

A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B C C C C C C C C C C ? ? ? ?

8 foot POINTS

CONTESTS

QYT

TOTAL SCORE

RND 1 RESULTS

RND 1 POINTS

RND 2 RESULTS

RND 2 POINTS

JULY POINTS

5 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 1 1

230 201 183 179 173 171 170 160 158 149 142 114 81 46 45 176 162 144 108 97 89 83 80 78 78 72 60 42 35 34 82 78 75 55 55 54 49 48 40 35 53 48 30 16

1 1 3 2 1 3 2 2

42 42 28 35 42 28 35 35 0 42 0 28 0 0 0 42 28 21 21 35 21 28 21 35 14 0 14 0 0 0 7 0 0 14 0 21 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 3

5 4 0 6 3 0 4 6 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 3 6 6 0 2 4 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

47 46 28 41 45 28 39 41 0 44 0 33 0 0 0 42 32 26 21 38 27 34 21 37 18 0 19 0 0 0 10 0 0 16 0 23 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 3

1 3 4 4 2 4 3 4 2 5 5

6

5 4 5

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Qty Contests

Total Score

Result

July Points

Dave Witt

5

236

2

47

Hugh Daugaard

Ron Galea

5

230

3

46

David Fibbins

5

230

5

44

Hugh Daugaard

5

225

4

45

Dave Ryan

5

230

3

46

Paul Johnson

4

174

6

43

Clive Thomas

4

174

6

43

Jacob Boyd Skinner

4

170

1

48

Greg Byrne

3

142

2

47

Paul Goder

4

156

0

Paul Johnson

2

90

4

45

Clive Thomas

4

154

40

Jordan Reynolds

1

46

0

Mitch Fraser

3

141

0

Marshall Duncan

1

45

0

Darryl Saunders

3

127

5

44

Glen Page

3

124

7

41

Marshall Duncan

2

87

0

Dave Fraser

2

85

0

Mick Crowley

2

75

0

Dave Hayes

1

45

0

Jordan Reynolds

1

43

0

Mitch Hayes

1

40

0

Lachlan Jonquieas

1

39

0

8

Qty Contests

Total Score

Result

July Points

5

234

1

48

1 4 3 1 5 2

3 2 4 1 1 5 3 2

4

5 5 4

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