Huge weekend 7/8 February for the club
We have a huge program of events this weekend and we really need our members and their families to help out where possible!
If you can assist at any stage over this weekend please email us at bullisurfclub@gmail.com
BULLI WORKERS CLUB RAFFLE: This Friday 6th Feb, Saturday 7th Feb and Sunday 8th Feb we require 2 or 3 members each evening from 6pm for 1 hour to sell raffle tickets. Proceeds to back into the club to assist our Life Saving and Education sections. Please contact Lincoln Costello Ph 0419407446 or bullisurfclub@gmail.com
BULLI FORAGER MARKETS: this Sunday 9am-12.30pm at Bulli Showground. One of our life members, Paul Hennessy will be looking after this. We collect gold coin donation and assist patrons in finding parking spots. These funds go directly into our Building Fund. If you can spare some hours please email bullisurfclub@gmail.com
PATROLS: We still have a few Saturday patrols to complete - this Saturday we require volunteers from 10am-2pm. We need to cover 3 Bronze members, with ARTC, IRB driver and IRB crew. Remember we have the Shannon Eckstein clinic on and these patrol members will also act as First Aid Officers. Please reply to Keith Caldwell Ph 0414258295 as our Club Captain, Scott, is away this weekend or email bullisurfclub@gmail.com
Reminder to patrol team 6 (Adam Smith) is on morning patrol (845am-130pm) and Patrol 2 (Dave Green) is on in the afternoon (115pm-6pm). Please be on time and in full uniform and make sure you arrange a swap if you cant make it!
EDUCATION: We have advertised 2 courses recently with Silver Medallion Basic Beach Management on Thursday 5 Feb from 530pm at Bulli SLSC. Thank you to Connor Basham, Eden Taylor, Kiah Taylor, Gavin Stapleton, Markus Meirer-Lindner, Shawn Van Duin, Glen Meznaric, Michael Harris, Jamie Thorpe, Iszak Lunney, Toby Allnutt and Brad Nees who have all enrolled for this course.
Next Thursday 12 February we have the Advanced Resuscitation Techniques Certificate on from 530pm at Bulli SLSC. At present, we have Markus Meirer-Lindner, Shawn Van Duin, Phoebe Basham, Jamie Thorpe, Denver Richards, Iszak Lunney and Toby Allnutt enrolled with Brad Nees, Russell Brinkworth, Al Green and Lachlan O'Grady doing a refresher of ARTC. If any other members wish to do these courses please contact Jamie Caldwell jamie.caldwell7@bigpond.com asap for pre-course information.
SHANNON ECKSTEIN CLINIC: Saturday 7 Feb at Bulli Beach from 830am-3pm. Please see flyer attached. Cost $55 and the kids get signed peak cap, water bottles, morning tea and lunch. Any of our Bulli kids U10-U19 who want to learn more about surf skills including body surfing, board skills and racing should register NOW. Learn from the best....Shannon is the current World & Australian ironman champion plus Australian Life Saving Team Captain. He has won 8 Nutri-Grain ironman series. We have a host of special guest coaches also coming along including current Australian Team member & Terrigal iron-man Tim Schofield plus former AUS Open Belt Champ Matt Freeman, former Uncle Toby's & Nutri Grain star Greg Miller and a few more.
Assistance is requried at the beach as followings:
- 7am to set up tents, banners etc
- 9am to assist with morning tea
- 12midday for lunch preparation.
- 230pm for pack up!
- IRB Driver and crewman required from 9am - 3pm (if enough volunteer, hopefully we can do 2 shifts)
SATURDAY NIGHT @ BULLI BEACH CAFE: Social night for club members!! from 6pm-10pm. Come along and have dinner and a few drinks in the back room overlooking Bulli Beach. Club member, Nathan Flint, will be belting out a few tunes and Club President will have a chat with Shannon about his career! Limited to 40 seats. Please contact Keith on 0414 258295 or bullisurfclub@gmail.com if you wish to come!
SUNDAY NIPPERS is on this Sunday BUT STARTING AT 9am. Please note earlier start due to Shannon Eckstein Hit-Out ahppening directly after nippers.
SHANNON ECKSTEIN "HIT-OUT" Sunday 8 Feb at Bulli Beach. Please see flyer attached 11am-3pm (after nippers). This is for any surf life saving club water kids only U10-U17 to have some fun racing with and against Shannon and our other special guests. Heaps of give-aways as well. We will be setting up beach from 8am - assistance required.
SURF SPORTS: Senior Surf/Craft squad will be training at 8am Sunday at Bulli Beach. Our Reserves and U23 Mens crew will be contesting the final round of Ocean Thunder at Dee Why beach this Saturday from 8am.
CONGRATULATIONS: Congratulations to our U23 men boat crew (Barry Lowe, Albert Smeaton, Iszak Lunney, Kyle Mercer & Toby Allnutt) on gaining selection as the NSW representatives to row at the Australian Surf Rowers League next month at Shellharbour. And of course, to our Open Men's crew (Shane Geloven, Dean Roberts, Heath Mercer, Ben Lowe & ADam Barlow) who are off to New Zealand to represent AUSTRALIA in the Trans Tasman Test Series against New Zealand on Saturday 7 February.