The Australian Surf Rowers League Series Finals – Navy Australian
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UPDATE - DAY ONE - Friday 5 February
A strong and dangerous northerly swell made conditions treacherous today at the Navy
Australian Surf Rowers League National Finals at Wollongong’s City Beach.
The start was delayed by two hours until high tide gave the crews a chance to clear the beach.
Several boats found the seas too tough, coming to grief in the first break. Thankfully no-one was
seriously injured.
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:
Saturday February 6th 2010 (Northern & Southern Arena)
Heats & eliminations start 8am finish 4pm.
Navy Australia Open (Block Racing – morning session) – Reserve Grade/U23 men/women.
Navy Australia Open (Block Racing – afternoon session) – Open Men/Open Women/ Reserve
Grade/Under 19 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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