April Comp Wrap

Thanks Natasha for providing the April Comp wrap, featuring the much loved Juniors and beginner grades.

Rapt!
It was a beautiful Bondi morning, high tide, full on the bank and very clean for our first comp heat, advanced juniors. A big welcome to our new junior sirens Lara and Poppy, not only advanced juniors but showing the older sisters what was what in the intermediate A heats.

Poppy opened it up with an ‘absolute screamer’, according to one of the judges, and a few nice drops were taken, mostly right in front of the judges so easy to score. In the end Poppy’s ride earned her first place, with Camille second and Lara third.

Lara created a bit of excitement with a drop in and collision caught on camera by her Dad, the original surfer still upright and Lara hidden behind a wall of foam…no surfers or boards were injured.

All the junior girls surfed in the Intermediate A heats, and Camille progressed made the finals, so well done Juniors, keep it up!

Comp wrap up for Adult Beginners

Phew!
It was slightly lower tide but still mighty full for the intrepid Adult Beginners, with Tasha and Maggie welcoming new member Daniella to the gang. Maggie led the way out and inspired us with the spirit of competition, and all were in position for the green flag. A few lovely waves caught us, and I was super excited to get my first win, not just the win but the wonderful prize of sea gypsy leggings, thanks to our sponsor and our sponsorship manager!

Maggie cruised into second place and Daniella took out third, by the way, good work Daniella, we all know how much guts that first ever comp takes, and it does get easier…

All winners this month were brand new members!!

See you all again Saturday for the May comp @ 7.30am

Photos courtesy of Mike (Kelly’s beau)

        

BGSR May Comp proudly bought to you by……

Drum roll please ladies…… the May Bondi Girls Surf Riders club comp is bought to you by:

You know what this means…? Yes my fellow gurfers, that’s right, there are six 12 month CoastalWatch Plus subscription vouchers up for grabs!

These babies are worth a whopping 80 big ones and boy are they worth every cent! As a personal subscriber to CoastalWatch Plus, I can tell you first hand how great it is! I can sit at my desk at work and watch the high definition surf cams and see the actual facial expressions on people, THAT is how good the resolution is! You’ll never have to guess what the surf is going to be like, you can roll out of bed an do a surf check from your lounge room!

Check out all the details here: CoastalWatch Plus

So, you want to win a voucher on Saturday morning? Well preparation is the key to success. Those who fail to prepare, prepare to fail! This means start putting together your game plan for Saturday morning now- get in the water for a few surfs between now and then. Practise catching as many waves as you can in 15 minutes.  Check out super shredder Brenda’s comp tips for some more hints, get a good nights sleep on Friday night and get down nice and early on Saturday morning to help set up and warm up before your heat. Keep checking in on our facebook page for updates and more info on comp day: BGSR

Cheers, Sof x

 

The BGSR April 2013 comp bought to you by Salt Gypsy

Wax up your boards & start training now girls, because the BGSR April comp is bought to you proudly by Salt Gypsy, and do you know what this means? Some RADICAL prizes! Yep that’s right, the winner of each division will get a pair of Salt Gypsy Surf Leggings.

What are these ‘surf legging’ things you say? Well, they are leggings, that you wear in the surf! (Well actually I would wear them outside of the surf as well, but that’s just me. Some people say leggings aren’t pants… but who cares what people say?!) ‘Cos melanoma ain`t pretty! They are perfect for Indo surf trips, long hot summer sesh’s and also I recently discovered- for days when Bondi is full of blue bottles an it’s too hot to wear a steamer!

Our very own BGSR member Clare Youmans snapped on a surf trip last year rocking a pair of bespoke Salt Gypsy leggings

Salt Gypsy are passionate supporters of women’s surfing and if you just can’t wait to get a pair of leggings till you win your division at the April comp, for every pair of bespoke surf leggings sold in March, they will donate a pair of leggings to the folks at Kovalam Surf Club in Southern India.

You`ll be helping to provide surf leggings, including their mini gypsy range, to local surf groms in Southern India and the crew of salties (Crystal Thornburg-Homcy, Liz Clark, Lauren Hill, Emi Koch, and Kate Baldwin) helping to create the doco ‘Beyond The Surface‘ which is an amazing project to document 6 Women touring India, experiencing the harsh economic and social differences & hoping to evoke unique ways surfing, yoga, & eco. creativity can bring about change.

Hot off the press – LGS Coaching Clinics

Brenda Miley and the Fantastic Team at ‘Lets Go Surfing Bondi’, as Gold Sponsors of BGSR are running coaching clinics for the beginners and Intermediate grades – FREE OF CHARGE to all 2013 financial members. Let us know at the March comp this Saturday if you wish to take part.

Dates are as follows:-

Beginners –  Saturday 23rd March 2013 – 7.30 am

Intermediate A and B – Saturday 13th April, 2013 – 7.30am

More details soon, but until then why not check out there website!

http://letsgosurfing.com.au

Brenda's Surf Tips - Feb 2013

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Brenda Miley has taken time out from her frantic schedule, running one of the busiest and best Surf Schools in Oz (Lets go surfing Bondi) to share her knowledge of all things surfing with us here at BGSR as our official Head Coach.

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Are you prepared for the first BGSR comp for 2013. Here is a fantastic article I dragged from the archives that is still relevant today. Preparation is key! Good Luck

BGSR 2013 Season is officially open

Hello and welcome to a new season, surfing women of Bondi,

Yes the excitement has reached fever pitch as we look forward to a fabulous new year in the surf together!

If it’s friendly competitions, camaraderie in the surf, cheers and whistles as you pull off your best ever move and helping lug some sandy gear up the beach, that you’re after…then we continue to be the club for you!

We have an exciting year ahead planned for Bondi Girls Surfriders, so strap yourselves in and read on!

We kick off the season next Saturday 2nd March, so get your quiver together, follow the instructions below and register early

What:                  Registration Day / 1st comp

When:                 Next Saturday 2nd March, 2012

Time                    7.15am Registration (don’t be late)

Where:                Meet in the Car park near the skateboard rink.

Cost:                   Adults     (Over 18)    $120 (includes all comp fees, previously it cost $5 on the     day as well…not anymore! No money on the day! )

Juniors  (Under 18)  $ 80

Registration fee includes : 1 Free limited edition BGSR T.Shirt and lots of fantastic benefits (see website for details.) http://bondigirlssurfriders.wordpress.com/membership/ Online registration - 

• Get organised and pay early via EFT

How

• Deposit your registration fee into our bank account (see below for account details)
• email the receipt with your name in the reference section to bondigirlssurfriders@gmail.com
• Go the the website and print off the registration form. (click on link)  http://wp.me/PfKWR-5
• Fill it, in sign it and bring it with you along with your receipt.

Bank account details

Electronic funds transfer to :

Bank :                              Commonwealth Bank

Account name:              Bondi Girls Surfriders Club

BSB:                                  062 123

Account number:          10204978

Important

* Make sure you put your surname in the reference section so we know who it’s from.

* Pay by next Friday 1st March

* Print your receipt and bring it with you, along with your filled in registration form.

If you are having issues raising the cash, don’t fret, just come and talk to one of the beach team and we will work something out with you.

Can’t wait to see you all next Saturday

Cheers

Sarah Shannon

President BGSR

 

New Season Starts Saturday 2nd March

If you want to be a part of the friendliest all female boardriders club in Oz,

then mark Saturday the 2nd March, 2013 in your diary, check out our facebook page and stay tuned for details. Yeeeeewww!!

10th and final Chloe Byron Memorial Longboard Championship – Sun Oct 14

 This October, for the 10th and final year,  Bondi Girls Surfriders will come together to support Bondi Longboard club and celebrate the life of Chloe Byron, a beautiful life tragically lost, but never forgotten.

  “The Chloe”, brings together the surf communities from Bondi and beyond, for a day of remembrance, fund raising, great surfing and fun. Bring your friends, family, the kids and your dogs and plan to to stay for a day that will warm your heart.

Let’s all support this fantastic local event put together by Nell & Kate

9 decades of longboarding at Bondi – Opening night at Bondi Pavillion -11th Oct