Surf Board, Boat and Ski Champions

North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club has a strong history of Surf Board, Boat and Ski champions.

Australian Senior Surf Boat Championships (1946)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club

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.

"Two of the Best" Australian Surf Board Champions, Keith Hurst & Keith Sawyer (1950)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club

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.

Australian Senior Surf Boat Champions (1957)North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club

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

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