Club social night this Wednesday
Who – Wellington Boardriders Club Members
What – Social drinks / get-together
Why – Kick off 2011 with a hang out session
Where – Lyall Bay Bowling Crescent, 53 Apu Cres, Lyall Bay.
When – 7.30pm, Wednesday 9th February
How – Surf, skate, walk, run, drive etc.
IF THERE ARE WAVES, POSTPONED UNTIL SUN-DOWN, OF COURSE
Results – final 2010 contest
Titahi Bay venue for Sat 11th contest
Register here.
Results – club contest 7 November
Sunny waist high waves greeted competitors on Sunday for the first Wellington Boardriders Club Pointscore Contest of Spring. Postponed from Saturday due to ugly conditions the day before, competitors took to the challenging yet contestable connditions with a positive attitude.
The sets were consistent but the quality was not. Finding a wave that was easy to surf was a challenge, yet competitors pressed on at The Bend, Lyall Bay.
Congratulations to all those who placed first in their respective divisions. Points will be allocated shortly and placed on this website under the ‘points tally’ tab. Our next contest is on Saturday 11 December, and will be followed by a metal concert that night to celebrate.
A big thanks to our sponsors and supporters:
- Osiris Shoes
- MossRax Limited
- Rob Hawley PA systems
- Wgtn Christian Surfers
RESULTS:
Open Mens:
1st – Ethan Burge
2nd – Jeremy Buckley
3rd – Darryl King
4th – Kristin Savage
Junior Mens:
1st – Ethan Burge
2nd – Jack McDonald
Over 30 Mens:
1st – Jeremy Buckley
2nd – Darryl King
3rd – James Whitaker
4th – Russell Millar
Over 40 Mens:
1st – Russell Millar
Open Womens:
1st – Hayley Rodgers
2nd – Dominika Zielinska
Longboard Mens:
1st – James Hakes
Club Contest POSTPONED until Sunday
An open letter to Wellington surfers.
Lyall bay is not my local. I’ve surfed it off and on since I was a grom with a full deck of Gorilla Grip, but I wouldn’t consider myself a local. I was in wellington and surfed that last little lump of swell which produced the conditions on Monday the fourth of October 2010. I also surfed it on the Sunday and Tuesday mornings.
Whatever anyone says Lyall Bay can be a fun wave. Monday there were certainly fun waves. As someone not a local I hung on the inside catching the rogue set waves. I didn’t contest the best waves of the set. If I got caught on the inside I took the hit rather than interfere with another guys ride by splashing for the shoulder. I was polite and tried not to be too greedy. The crowds didn’t bother me, there was hardly any crowd on the Sunday and Tuesday. What bothered me was no one looks inside. No one ever looked to see if the surfer closest to breaking wave was on it. Instead you just went. Most of the time when I called out the surfer pulled off. Unfortunately some obviously didn’t know how. It’s one thing to contest the waves, especially when the conditions are crowded, but there are certain etiquettes. The basic one is, if someone has already caught the wave, has the right of way on a wave and is in fact surfing the wave, don’t carry on paddling and then stand up. It’s just rude. It can be argued that on an average day at Lyall bay there is a fifty/fifty chance the surfer paddling for the wave isn’t going to make the drop. So if you are second in line there is a fifty percent chance you’ll be in the right, if you’re third in line a twenty five percent chance.
The unfortunate thing about this is that surfing is not a level playing field. Surfing is a royal sport for the natural kings of earth, as Jack London put it. The good surfers stand out in the line up and so on down to the flailing kook. It should be obvious in the line up who will make the drop and who will not. Even on the small days with a handful of surfers, even after letting four set waves go through and taking the last ugly, misshapen one and a half foot set wave, if a wellington surfer decided to paddle for wave I was on, if they felt the lift of the board and pick up of speed, regardless if I was already on it, the wellington surfer would start getting to there feet without looking to the left or right. Do you cross the road like that? Someone is going to get hurt.
This letter is mainly to those more royal amongst the wellington surfers. You have the authority to regulate the break, what you do is copied by the kooks and the groms. Good etiquette goes a long way toward a pleasant session. If you do consider such conduct to be acceptable in the line up then I would ask you not to surf at my local break.
Ngä mihi ki te Moana
Club Stickers for sale
Our 1st Birthday Party – Sat 21st Aug
Wellington Boardriders Club (Inc) is turning one…
Come and celebrate at our annual club party. You can even wear a nappy if you want?!
When – 7.30pm, Saturday 21st August
Where – Lyall Bay Bowling Club – 53 Apu Cres, Lyall Bay
Cost – $5 entry – (Bring a plate)
What – Surfboard giveaway, Music, DJ, Surf footage, club stickers & tees on sale + more.
[Members and Non-members welcome]
‘There will be a BRAND NEW SURFBOARD given away to one lucky attending member’
AGM for Wellington Boardriders Club
Members of Wellington Boardriders Club are invited to attend our club Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 11 August, 7.30pm, at Lyall Bay Bowling Club.
Call for nominations:
Please EMAIL your nominations to: wellington.boardriders@gmail.com. These will be presented at the AGM.
All current members, including those who make nominations of members as officers for the club committee, are welcome to attend the meeting next Wednesday. Nominations will be made known at the meeting and the committee election will take place.
AGM Agenda:
- Welcome
- 2009-2010 club report
- Membership report
- Financial report
- Election of officers
- Any other business
Any questions simply email: wellington.boardriders@gmail.com
Greater wave access in Fiji
NAMOTU SURF DEAL: Right now (things may open up a bit more on 23July)
there is space available Sept/October of this year.
The price has been dropped to $2107usd per person for shared accommodations and
$2307usd per person for private accommodations (based on double occupancy)
7 Nights Air Conditioned Accommodations
3 Meals Daily, Beverages Additional
Unlimited Surf Break Transfers
Round trip Airport to Island Transfers
Use of resort facilities
Hotel taxes
Not Included: Beverages while on the island.
DUE TO THE FIJI SURF DECREE OF JULY 1, 2010. we can no longer offer
exclusive access to our breaks but can now surf breaks that have been off
limits to us in the past
Our package prices reflective of these changes
NOTE: when preparing your flights to Fiji, you will need to arrive no later
than 3pm on the first Saturday
And depart no earlier than 9am on the following Saturday.
Namotu will not be responsible for late arrivals into Fiji





