Rego Day – Saturday 17th March

Only 11 Days to go until we kick-off our 2018 season…

Between 12pm and 2pm this coming Saturday 17th March we will having our Final Registration day for those of you who have not yet signed up and those of you who want to join as a social member. We will set up in front of Southend Surf Club (on the grass up top), the BBQ will be cranking and so will the tunes so come down and enjoy a few snags and a cold drink and meet the crew.

If you cannot make it you can this Saturday you can still register online @ https://www.liveheats.com/southendboardriders. This option will be available until next Thursday 22/3. But with 85 people already registered don’t delay. We are limiting the number of surfers in each division this year to 24.

Finally this year we will be looking for surfers or parents who want to be Divisional Representatives. The divisional representatives main role will be to look after all the needs and wants of surfers and parents for their nominated division.

Reps main roles include

  • The main point of contact during club event
  • Welcome & introduce new surfers,
  • Point of contact for surfers and parents during events and also pass on all surfers feedback to the Contest Director and committee.

The more people that get involved the easier the day is. So if this sounds like something you would be interested in please let us know.

Have a great week and hope to see you down there on Saturday.

 

 

 

Softlite and Mullet Boards join the Baxter party

The Baxter Shield is day is all about having fun, wacky outfits, bad surfing being rewarded, a few cold ones and grooving to the DJ on the beach. So we are stoked to announce that Softlite and Mullet Surfboards have jumped onboard as event sponsors.

Both companies will be providing us with a stack of boards for competitors to use at this years event. There will also be spare boards for others to use and mess around on whilst they are waiting for their heat. We will also be raffling off a new board on the day.

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The Baxter Shield is back!

The 2017 Sands Hotel Paul ‘Baxter Shield’ will be held on Saturday October 21 at Maroubra Beach. After having a year off we have moved the Baxter Shield to the warmer month of October in 2017 with a new revitalised format!

This contest is an open pre-paid surfing event with limited amount of surfing spots available that go on a ‘first in, first served’ basis. (Keep in mind that there is only a maximum of 64 competing surfers on the day and we currently have well over 150 members at Southend – so get in early to guarantee your spot. You can register simply by clicking on the link http://southendboardriders.com.au/purchase/paul-baxter-shield/2017-baxter-shield-entry/

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