Surf Board, Boat and Ski Champions
North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club has a strong history of Surf Board, Boat and Ski champions.
Boat Events
Boats have been part of surf lifesaving since the beginning. Originally used as rescue craft, surf boats have been used to perform many famous rescues in the early days.
Australian Senior Surf Boat Championships (1946)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Boat Events are a type of competition that involve a team of 4 rowers and a sweep racing approximately 400m out to sea, turning around a buoy and then returning to shore.
Board & Ski Events
Board and ski competition was first introduced at Australian Championships in the 1940s. Originally held using long, hollow wooden craft, boards and skis have gradually evolved over the years to their current day forms.
Surf Ski Race (1950/1959)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
The race has been an integral part of life saving since the movement began. It is one of only two events that has been a continuous feature of championship carnivals since they first began.
Boat, Board & Ski Champions 1938 -2019
Australian Surf Championships Bondi Beach (1938)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Junior Boat Champions 1938
George Welsh, Charles Turner, Edward Latta, Errol Green, Lod Leggett (Sweep)
Australian Senior Surf Boat Championships (1946)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Senior Boat Champions 1946
George Hobbs, Errol Green, Ken Weekes (Sweep), Bob Mills, Don Clift
Australian Senior Surfboat Champions (1947)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Senior Boat Champions 1947
George Hobbs, Errol Green, Ken Weekes (Sweep), Bob Mills, Don Clift, P. Hancock (Reserve)
Surf Board Championship of Australia- 1946-50 (1945)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Senior Long Board Champion 1946 and 1950
Keith Hurst
Keith Sawyer Surfboard Championship of Australia-47-49 (1949)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Senior Long Board Champion 1947 and 1949
Keith Sawyer
K. Howell Australian Single Surf Ski Championship (1954)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Senior Ski Champion 1954
Ken Howell
Australian Surf Ski Champion - Phil Coles- 1956-59-1961 (1955)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Senior Single Ski Champion 1956, 1959 and 1961
Phil Coles
Australian Senior Boat Champions (1956)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Senior Boat Champions 1956
Phil Scott, John McNamara, Keith Hurst (Sweep), Peter See, Keith Wood
AUSTRALIAN SENIOR BOAT CHAMPIONS (1958)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Senior Boat Champions 1958
Phil Scott, John McNamara, Keith Hurst (Sweep), John Sayer, Keith Wood
Australian Senior Surf Boat Champions-59 (1959)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Senior Boat Champions 1959
Max Sayer, Graham Benson, Keith Hurst (Sweep), Don Martin, Craig Cunningham, Graham Wilson (Reserve)
Australian Double Ski Champions 1965 (1965)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Senior Double Ski Champions 1965 and 1969
Phil Coles, Dennis McGuire
Australian Senior Boat champions (1966)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Senior Boat Champions 1966
Paul Cunningham, Carl Piggott, Gordon Cunningham, Paul Morrison, Ron Snell (Sweep)
Andrew Guthrie (1968)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Junior Surf Board Riding Champion 1968
Andrew Guthrie
Australian Malibu Relay Champions (1976)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Malibu Board Relay Champions 1976 and Australian Long Board Relay Champions 1977
Peter McDonogh, Peter Smiles, Guy Oakley
Trent Falson Australian Under 16 Surfboard Champion (1994)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Under 16 Male Board Champion 1994
Trent Falson
Australian Open Ski Relay Champions (1994)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Open Single Ski Relay Champions 1995
Jim Walker, Andrew Peacock, Paul Tatham
Australian Champion Under 19 Single Ski-01 (2001)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Junior Single Ski Champion 2001
Tate Smith
Australian Under 17 Board Relay Champions 2015 (2015)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Under 17 Board Relay Champions 2015
Ally Christopher, Lizzie Welborn, Emma Thomson
Australian Under 15 Female Board Rescue Champions 2018 (2018)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Under 15 Female Board Rescue Champions 2018
Gracie Berry, Xanthe Christopher
Australian Under 19 Male Single Ski Champion 2018 (2018)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Under 19 Male Single Ski Champion 2018
Jackson Collins
Australian Under 17 Male Single Ski Relay Champions 2018 (2018)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Under 17 Male Single Ski Relay Champions 2018
Hayden Smart, Noah Havard, Luca Ekins
Australian Under 19 Male Single Ski Relay Champions 2018 (2018)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Under 19 Male Single Ski Relay Champions 2018
Ben Walker, Jackson Collins, Noah Havard
Australian Under 19 Male Double Ski Champions 2018 (2018)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Under 19 Male Double Ski Champions 2018
Jackson Collins, Noah Havard
Australian Under 19 Ironwoman & Female Board Champion 2018 (2018)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Under 19 Ironwoman & Female Board Champion 2018
Lizzie Welborn
Australian Under 17 Male Single Ski Champion 2018 (2018)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Under 17 Male Single Ski Champion 2018
Noah Havard
Australian Under 17 Male Taplin Relay Champions 2018 (2018)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Under 17 Male Taplin Relay Champions 2018
Noah Havard, Charlie Verco, Hamish Donkin
Australian Under 15 Cameron Relay Champions 2018 (2018)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Under 15 Cameron Relay Champions 2018
Lily Finati, Hannah Ulcoq, Xanthe Christopher, Gracie Berry
Australian Under 15 Female Board Champion 2019 (2019)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club
Australian Under 15 Female Board Champion 2019
Lily Finati
