Watersports Guru needs some help

By Jo Kennett

A LARGE trailer owned by a popular Tweed Coast water sports company, which was stolen in late July, has been found at Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast, but unfortunately nearly all of the water sports equipment inside is still missing.

Watersports Guru owner Tim Jack Adams, who played a crucial role coordinating flood rescues at Chinderah last year, said the trailer disappeared from the park beside the bridge at Kingscliff on the night of Thursday, July 20. It was packed with stand-up paddleboards (SUPs) and kayaks which Tim said were worth around $20,000.

It was last seen at around 3.30am driving along Tweed Coast Road near the Cudgen Road traffic lights, being towed by an older, white Toyota HiLux dual-cab ute.

The trailer was found at Leda Road, Burleigh Heads, on Wednesday, August 2, but unfortunately most of the equipment inside was missing.

“We missed the trailer for a couple of weeks, but we will need to restock our equipment to get back to full operation”.

“We are at half operations, losing half our equipment including the beloved BIG SUP.

“We have 12 staff in total and we were lucky it was winter and we have until September holidays to get back to full strength again. We are still operating and look forward to seeing our customers.

“The community has been amazing. They have been so supportive and feeling that support has been phenomenal.

“When things like this happen you feel how much the community gets behind you and how much love there is in this community.

“The silver lining is feeling how much they have supported us through this and what a beautiful community it is.”

Police are investigating the theft and anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers anonymously online or by phone on 1800 333 000. The report number is E93908144

Friends have started up a GoFundMe page to help Tim replace the missing equipment.

To donate please visit: gofundme.com/Help-Watersports-Guru