Chch women surfers shine

Press, 5 March 1984, Page 8

Chch women surfers shine

Special correspondent

Women lifeguards from the Christchurch region can now claim total dominance of rescue and resuscitation events following South Brighton’s crushing win at the Westpac surf life-saving championships at Westshore at Napier at the week-end.

Their deductions of 3.00 compare with Waimairi with 9.50 and New Brighton with 11.10 deductions.

Nobody at the beach could recall a deduction as low as this year’s winning figure and considering the recent change in the scoring system, the South Brighton team’s performance was outstanding.

"It was a classic case of a perfect team performance and one the girls can be justifably very proud of,” said the South Brighton women’s coach, Mr Russell Forster.

Their win also incorporated a measure of good fortune, especially in the draw for team positions. “We are fortunate to have both very good swimmers and girls who are good drillers on land,” he said. “But the luck came when our draw was perfect in this respect” The senior surf race was almost a South Island benefit with the first three, Rickie Laing, Lars Humer and Alistair Park, all from St Kilda in Dunedin.

The first across the line was the visiting Australian Dwayne Thuys by about 20 metres, but as an invited competitor he does not qualify for a New Zealand title.

Results.— Surf race.— Senior R. Laing (St Kilda), 1; L. Burner (St Kilda), 2; A. Park (St Kilda), 3. Junior B. Lyons (Brighton), 1; W. Jack (Pacific), 2; S. Melsop (Brighton) 3, 3. Women: H. Barrett (New Plymouth Old Boys), 1; S. O’Connell (Waimairi), 2; S. Howarth (Castlecliffe), 3. Over 30’s: R. Brown (Waimarama), 1; S. Johnson (Castlecliffe), 2; A. Kindred (Muriwai), 3. Over 40’s: R. Harker (Red Beach), 1; J. McLean (Waikanae), 2; T. Corkin (Fitzroy), 3.

Belt race.— Senior R. Novak (United), 1; L. Burner (St Kilda), 2; W. Cheeseman (Paekakariki), 3. Junior: G. Kidd (Mt Maunganui), 1; J. Johnston (Waikanae), 2; W. Jack (Pacific), 3. Women: A. Jackson (Mairangi Bay), 1; L. Blencowe (Waikanae), 2; S. Pemberton (South Brighton), 3. Tube rescue race.— Senior P. Thompson and B. O’Neill (Worser Bay), 1; P. Ryan and R. Edwards (Fitzroy), 2; W. Cheeseman and B. Hook (Paekakariki), 3. Junior R. Nicol and C. Berquist (Mt Maunganui), 1; W. Jack and M. Shaw (Pacific), 2; K. Lyons and S. Allen (Brighton), 3. Women: L. Griffiths and A. McKendry (New Brighton), 1; B. Coutanche and B. Crean (United), 2; P. Horne and S. Leathaby (South Brighton) 3. Double ski race.— Senior P. McDonald and I. Ferguson (United), 1; G. Bramwell and R. Hansard (Waikanae), 2; A. Thompson and P. Duncan

(Waikanae), 3. Junior. C. McKenzie and G. Gunderson (Mairangi Bay), 1; W. Jack and M. Shaw (Pacific), 2; R. Nicol and C. O’Sullivan (Mt Maunganui), 3. Canoe races.— Senior United 1, Waikanae 2, Mt Maunganui 3. Junior Red Beach 1, East End 2, Westshore 3.

Boat races.— Senior Midway 1, Piha 2, North Beach 3. Junior Mairangi Bay 1, Levin—Waitarere 2, Whakatane 3.

Beach sprint.— Senior: A. Doreen (South Brighton), 1; R. Hamlet (Waipu Cove), 2; A. Clark (Lyall Bay), 3. Junior B. Telford (New Plymouth Old Boys), 1; C. Magner (Whangamata), 2; A. Brown (Whangamata), 3. Women: S. George (East End), 1; S. Kilgour (Palmerston North), 2; C. Beachen (Pacific) 2. Beach relay.— Senior Lyall Bay 1, Levin-Waitarere 2, Waikanae 3. Junior Whangamata 1, Mairangi Bay 2, Red Beach 3. Women: New Plymouth Old Boys 1, Palmerston North 2, Pacific 3.

Ski rescue.— Senior: S. Davis and L. McKeown (Taylor’s Mistake), 1; R. Boyle and K. Jones (Taylor’s Mistake), 2; D. Neate and H. Purse (Taylor’s Mistake), 3. Junior M. Shaw and G. Davies (Pacific), 1; J. MacDonald ana P. Bassett K, 2; R. Gunderson and S. (Mairangi Bay), 3. Malibu board race.— Senior B. Wilson (Midway), 1; M. Bassett (Otaki), 2; D. McKenzie (Mairangi Bay) and P. Cox (Waikuku) equal 3. Junior G. Virtue (Waikanae), 1; M. Fitzharris (Waikanae), 2; J. MacDonald (Otaki), 3.

Six place rescue and resuscitation.— Senior. Taylor’s Mistake 1, Fitzroy 2, New Plymouth Old Boys 3. Junior: Fitzroy 1, East End 2, Taylor’s Mistake 3. Women: South Brighton 1, Waimairi 2, New Brighton 3. Four place rescue and resuscitation.— Senior: Taylor’s Mistake 1, Muriwai 2, East End 3. Junior: New Plymouth Olds Boys 1, Taylor’s Mistake 2, East End 3. Women: South Brighton 1, Waimairi 2, East End 3.

Open beach flags.— B. O’Neill (Worser Bay) 1, B. Sokratov (Mairangi Bay) 2, P. Mead (Levin-Waitarere) 3. Iron man.— Senior M. Bassett (Otaki), 1; D. McKenzie (Mairangi Bay), 2; G. Bramwell (Waikanae), 3. Junior W. Jack (Pacific), 1; M. Waide (Waikanae), 2; M. Shaw (Pacific), 3. Surf ski races.— Senior P. MacDonald (United), 1; L Ferugson (United), 2; E. Richards (Red Beach), 3. Junior J. McDonald (Otaki), 1; D. Heileson (Mairangi Bay), 2; R. Nicol (Mt Maunganui), 3.

Taplin relay.— Senior Waikanae 1, Midway 2, Waihi 3. Junior Waikanae 1, Pacific 2, Mairangi Bay 3. March past.— Senior New Plymouth Old Boys 1, Worser Bay 2, South Brighton 3. Junior: New Plymouth Old Boys 1, Fitzroy 2, South Brighton 3. Women: South Brighton 1, Paekakariki and Mt Maunganui, equal 2.