PRESIDENT/CAPTAIN'S REPORT

We're on a roll - two comps in a row. Things didn't look too good early but the rain held off & the glassy conditions & small waves made it an enjoyable morning.

Judging - Alan , Phil , and yes it's Pete Farell back!
Wazza crunching the numbers in the background.

Good to see Pete Farrell grace us with his presence. You've still got it big fella. A big welcome to the club to Col Woodbury. Shows some talent in the surf too. Congratulations to Mick Calnan who won the day with some fine surfing - I was robbed. We've had a great response to our next social outing at the Mi Thai in Lennox Head on Friday 14th Nov. at 7.00pm. I have booked for 32 so should be a great night.

By the time you read this I will be in Agnes Waters catching some waves with Pete & Marg Bryant. Hope we have something to brag about when we get back. In the meantime get out there & get into it. Wazza.

SOCIAL CALENDAR

Our next social outing is the Mai Thai restaurant in Lennox Head on Friday November 14th at 6:30PM. This night is always a great night with alfresco dining on the sidewalk a little unique and quite comfortable on a warm evening. For booking purposes we will need to know attendance numbers prior to the evening and Wazza has asked for numbers at the November comp round. Please email the secretary if you plan to attend. Hope to see you all there!

See the Club Calendar page for full details of all our planned social activities.

COMPETITON UPDATE

COMPETITION RESULTS - NOVEMBER 2008

JIM DEVLIN MEMORIAL INTER-CLUB CHALLENGE

This year the Six Ways Interclub Challenge was renamed the Jim Devlin Memorial Interclub Challenge in memory of Jim Devlin who died while surfing in last year's event. It was a beautiful sunny day with light winds and fun half to one metre rights breaking close to shore.

The six teams competing were Byron Bay, Burleigh, Lennnox, Ballina, Evans Head, and Second Wind - Federal.

Our club entered a full team of 15 riders with each rider competing in a 20 minute heat for the best two waves. After 15 heats we had tied with Lennox Longboarders for 5th place. The final Tag Team Event sorted the men from the boys with Ballina edging out Lennox to finish ahead at the end on the day. A great result given the ongoing rivalry between the two local clubs. It was great to see such a high level of interest from our club. Thanks go to all members who competed. See the Photo Gallery for all the pictures of the day...

Our next club round is on Sunday 7th December.

MEMBER PROFILE

In this section we get to learn a little more about fellow members.

NAME: Rob House

ADDRESS: Angels Beach, Ballina

PHONE: 6681-5515

AGE: 52

ORIGINS: Blocktown, Sydney

FAMILY: Girlfriend Sue, Mum, and a sister living in Ballina

CURRENT JOB: Youth Worker

TIME ON NORTH COAST: 15 years in Ballina

SURFING STYLE: Upright!
(Ed - Rob has several pins restricting the movment in one knee. Rob performs very well in our comps considering his restriction. Rob tells me he prefers big waves.

QUIVER: 8'9" thruster, 8'3" thruster, and looking for a good 9'1" comp board.

STARTED SURFING (AGE & LOCATION): 12 yrs of age at Manly and at Seal Rocks on holidays.

FAVOURITE SURF SPOT: North Wall to Lennox Beach.

FAVOURITE FOOD: Seafood curries.

FAVOURITE ACTIVITY (BESIDES SURFING): Backgammon with friends.

REASON FOR JOINING THE CLUB: Looking far a good social activity & motivation to surf through winter.

TRAVEL REPORT

This month's contribution come from Monica & Bob Wilcox from Brisbane. (Ed - 2007 was the worst Xmas Holiday period in many years.)

After seeing Brian’s empty nest adventure I figured I’d share our plans. Some of you know us, some will go “who?” we’re the brissos who turned up at the AGM & huddle against the windswept southerly with the diehards or the other Wilcox-s. Our empty nest plans include a camper trailer bought in November last year & being able to toddle off when Bob is home from work. Plus, hopefully the first Sunday of the month @ Lennox would co-incide. We started with our annual Xmas New Year pilgrimage to Flatrock. Our grand plans went awry immediately……..

Get the picture……….

This was coffee @ Bungalow.

A fleeting moment of dry tranquility and optimism things could be improving.

By January meet………we had surrendered and gone home.

Tried again a few days later and this time the sun came out but……… beach conditions weren’t optimal.

We tried to make the February meet. While you locals heard the pounding of the rain & didn’t get out of bed……. we were calculating how many minutes/seconds we had to get to the loo & back before the next downpour! This was taken about 9.30am! It had eventually stopped raining & we couldn’t see any cars up the car park.

In July we stayed in Lennox & enjoyed the luxury of a solid roof, heating and an inside loo.

We had the best intentions of going to the July meet but things changed quickly. So that morning……….we poked our heads out but decided not to get out of bed either. Nature’s cathedral….. plus Gromfest training.

Please email the secretary if you have an interesting story.

CLUB T-SHIRTS

At the November comp members discussed the issue of T-shirts and agreed to purchase sky-blue shirts with a single colour logo. Wazza collected a list of sizes and plans to order the T-shirts ASAP. Cost is approximately $20.

NEWSLETTER & NEW WEB SITE

The club has a new web site – www.ballinamalibuclub.org. All the club newsletters can now be accessed via the web site and either viewed online or downloaded in a format suitable for printing. Members who have provided their email addresses to the secretary will receive an email each month containing a link to the newsletter. The Committee urges all members to take advantage of the new web site and register their email address. Members without an email address will still receive a printed copy via surface mail.

Members will find many benefits with the new web site including:

Members interested in submitting stories for inclusion in our monthly newsletter should Email submissions to secretary@ballinamalibuclub.org

MEMBERS CLASSIFIEDS

Items for sale (eg. used surfboards, surfing-related items etc) may be listed free of charge by members. Members are invited to lodge advertisements by Email to the Secretary. Please include a description, asking price, contact details, and preferably a color photograph of the item(s) for sale.

Harro Malibu Thruster 9'3" x 23 1/8" x 3"- Reduced by $50 for a quick sale!
		Malibu thruster, good condition, has a few stress fractures under the nose but no damage to the underlying foam. Some minor repaired dings. A very affordable secondhand mal. Listed By Chris Bull PH: 6683-4602 PRICE $400 O.N.O.
Phill Myers Malibu - 9’ 1” x 22 1/2 x 2 3/4 - NEW Three fin longboard plus new Balin travel bag. Listed by Eric Walker PH: 66860899