The Australian Surf Rowers League Series Finals – Navy Australian
Open Titles
UPDATE - DAY TWO - Saturday 6 February
Wild and dangerous surf conditions continued on the Wollongong coast today forcing organisers
of the Navy ASRL National Championships to shift the event location.
Competition started late at Sharky’s Beach, near Bulli, north of Wollongong.
Surf rowers faced an unpredictable sea with an incoming tide bringing with it a shore break and
stiff offshore breezes.
While most crews were able to handle the overcast and raining conditions, the shifting surf still
brought some to grief.
Bert Hunt, ASRL President, said “The event will continue tomorrow whatever the weather and
may return to City Beach with a NE change forecast tonight.”
Racing begins at 8am tomorrow. All results will be available on the ASRL website
Bert Hunt, President, Australian Surf Rowers League or Navy Commander Rod Harrod are
available for interview by contacting Darren Saffin on 0411 089 209.
Tomorrow’s schedule is:
Sunday February 7th 2010 (Northern Arena)
Quarter finals/semi finals/finals start 8am; finish 1pm followed by Navy Medal presentations
Navy Australian Open Surf Boat Championships – (Reserve Grade/U23 men/women /U19
Men/Open Women/Men
Navy is proud to be naming rights sponsor of this iconic Australian sport.
The Australian Surf Rowers League was born in New South Wales in 1992 as the International
League of Australian Surfboat Rowers Inc. (ILOR) and currently has over 3,000 members from
over 260 clubs making up over 450 crews.
The 2009-10 Australian Surf Rowers League Series consists of 28 races across every state and
Territory of Australia from October 2009 to February 2010 and are held on some of the country’s
premier beaches.
As in surf rowing, teamwork is very important to how the Navy operates, along with fitness. This
alliance aims to increase public understanding of Navy and the importance of its values to each
member – ‘the team works’.
For information about a job in the Navy, log on to defencejobs.gov.au or call 13 19 01.
Media Contacts:
Darren Saffin or Jodie Artis
Darren.saffin@gpyr.com.au or 0411 089 209 Jodie.artis@gpyr.com.au or 0414 699 186
Malcolm Grieve, DFR
0409 603 684
Defence Public Affairs
(02) 6265 3343 or 0408 498 664
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