Sending you all some pre-Christmas cheer… Only 14 more sleeps till Santa is here! 

We've achieved some really great things in the Capital Coast this past month. But keep up the great work, especially as we head into a very busy time of year. 

So far this season, across the Captial Coast area, we have achieved:

• ·         83 Frist Aid Qualifications (Level One - Level Three)
• ·         Trained three new instructors and we have five probationary examiners working towards the SLA Examiners qualification
• ·         22 members have gained their Marine VHF Operators qualification
• ·         16 members have been awarded their Patrol Captains qualification
• ·         Five new IRB drivers and 20 crew people
• ·         Six members have been awarded Surf Coaching qualifications
• ·         59 new Surf Lifeguards helping to patrol our beaches!

We still have a three SLA exams scheduled for next season - Register your candidates as soon as you can.

1.     Tuesday 15^th January 2013 at Maranui
2.     Saturday 19^th January 2013 at Otaki
3.     Sunday 10^th February 2013 venue TBC 

The minimum patrol period started a few weeks ago, and so far we have the following stats on record:

• ·         645 hours worked by volunteer lifeguards
• ·         Five first aid incidents
• ·         211 Preventative actions which involved over 700 people!

It is really important you get all your patrol information loaded onto PAM as soon and as accurately as possible!

Please also remember to get your refresher documentation to me so we can update PAM. Send the forms through to me as soon as they are completed, rather than leaving it all until January 31^st!

PAM tells me we have only refreshed 90 guards so far this season… so get those refreshers signed off and paper work in ASAP.

Rescue of the Month

Rescue of the Month awards are the opportunity for clubs and clubbies to be recognised for their outstanding contribution to the community and Surf Life Saving's purpose of protect our community in the water. This season will see a new format of in the nomination process, with all nominations being submitted through CDOs (Me) to the National Lifesaving Manager and National Lifesaving Committee for judging. Each month (November, December, January, February, March and April) will have four regional winners (one in each of the region), with one being selected as national winner.

The winners of each region will receive a framed citation to proudly hang on the wall in their respective clubs with the National Winner will also receive $100 dollar fuel voucher from BP. 

Nominations close at 5pm with your CDO on the date advised below. There will be reminders sent via the CDO updates throughout each month. If your club wins the Rescue of the Month, SLSNZ may approach the lifeguards and the club for further media opportunities.

 

Month	Nominations close	Winners announced by
Winter/November	4 December 2012	14 December 2011
December	8 January 2013	18 January 2013
January	5 February 2013	15 February 2013
February	5 March 2013	15 March 2013
March	5 April 2013	12 April 2013
April	2 May 2013	10 May 2013

 

How to make a nomination:

• Download and fill in the nomination form
• Email it to me  before the deadlines above
• The National Lifesaving Manager and National Lifesaving Committee will judge entries
• The winners will be contacted and announced on the website

For more info visit www.surflifesaving.org.nz/rescueofthemonth and read about previous winners.

Jandal Day 2012

Congrats everyone for a really fantastic appeal week! Was great to see so much red and yellow on the streets.

The money is slowly being counted and collated and we should know more later in the week.

Sport, sport and more sport…

Results for the Whitehorse #1 and Junior Surf #1 are on the web. Check them out here.

The next event in the Whitehorse series is at Titahi Bay this Wednesday, Dec 12^th. Kick off is at 6pm, with managers briefing at 5:30pm.

Following that there is a half day competition at Lyall Bay, Saturday Dec 22^nd. This event is for senior competitors and includes boat and canoe. Details coming soon!

The next Junior Surf event is at Otaki this Sunday, Dec 16^th. Events start at 10am and the full programme can be found on the SLSNZ web page.

The Sonic Race Series starts with the Eastern Surf Sport Carnival at Whangamata December 15^th  .

The series, which starts at the Eastern Surf Sport Carnival in Whangamata on December 15, will feature four rounds of racing in iron, board, ski, swim, sprint and flags. The top-10 ironmen and women will also have a bonus grand final round during the Oceans'13 event in Mount Maunganui in late February.

All series information is on the SLSNZ sport page. Click here to find out more.

Central Region Champs

With a proud history the Central Region Champs is a regional event which attracts more than just regional athletes; in addition to competing for regional honours' athletes use this event is an ideal competitive warm up to the Nationals. The event is also the second round of the Sonic Race Series, all members are welcome.

Pool Manikin Order!

SLSNZ are putting through an order for pool manikins. If your club is interested in purchasing one, or more, let me know ASAP.

Doing a bulk order will bring down the cost of shipping, and the more manikins we order the cheaper they will be.

This order will hopefully go through before Christmas.

Second Hand Gear

In my last update I mentioned the unfortunate incident at Worser Bay, where four of their boards and two paddles were stolen.

They have since gone through the proper legal and insurance processes, however need another rescue board to replace the missing one.

Does anyone have or is looking to sell a second hand yellow rescue board?

Please contact club chair Grant Rae haberae@paradise.net.nz or cell phone: 0274455862

Christmas Leave and Office Closure

The SLSNZ National Office will be closed between December 24^th 2012 and January 4^th 2013.

I will also be taking annual leave during this time, however will be available by phone if anything urgent comes up.

 

Here's to a safe, happy and sunny summer!

 

See you on the beach

 

Zoë

PS. Please be sure to send this to your club members. Feel free to use the information in your club newsletters or share on the web page and/or Facebook

 

 

 

 

 

Zoë Canvin
Club Development Officer
Surf Life Saving New Zealand
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