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Perranporth Duo make GB team for World Champs

Dan Goodway and Dani Perks of Perranporth SLSC have recently been selected to represent Great Britain in the World Surf Life Saving Championships due to be held in Germany in July/August 2008. Both Dan and Dani after several successes and over weeks of intense Pool, Beach and Ocean events around the country, were informed of their GB selection earlier this month.
Dan 21, a PCSO in Perranporth has an impressive sporting background as a National level swimmer and has previously competed in Commonwealth swimming trials. He has just returned from a winter lifeguarding season and surf life saving training in New Zealand, which has certainly paid off, as this is his first British selection for life saving sport. Dani 19, a local Perranporth girl and Swansea University Sports Scholarship student has previously competed for the GB life saving team as both a junior and a senior, although this is her first World Championships. Dani currently holds two British records in the pool events and like Dan, has competed at National level in other sports.Perranporth SLSC wishes them both the best of luck.

CLUB TRAINING SCHEDULE

Summer Training 2008

Monday
Rowing (womens squad) - contact Shelley Holland
NARS Beach Lifeguard / SLSA Award /IRB training
6.30-8.30pm weekly - contact Dave Meads

Tuesday
Rowing (mens squad) 5.30am - contact Fred
Youth/Seniors/Masters squad training
7pm - 8.30pmweekly from 20th May - contact Simon Boyle

Wednesday is Club night: 7 – 9pm
Beginners & Newcomers weekly 7-9pm
contact Pete Whitbread-Abrutat
Patrol – led activities weekly 7-9pm
contact Patrol Captains
Rowing (social & novices) 7- 9pm - contact Fred
Notices are held from 8.45pm onwards

Thursday
Nippers 6.30 – 8.30pm weekly meet outside club for water, beach and life saving skills
contact Nigel Bowden

Friday
Ladies only training 7-9pm
contact Pete Whihtbread-Abrutat

Saturday
Beach Patrols TBA – contact Pete Whitbread-Abrutat

Sunday
Youth/Seniors/Masters squad training 9am onwards weekly contact Simon Boyle
Surfboat training 10am – 12pm on the beach weekly
Nipper squad training & parents social/BBQ’s
10am weekly from 25th May – contact Nigel Bowden
Surf swim/board social session 11am weekly from 25th May

Winter 2008/09

As winter is many months away these sessions MAY change and extra sessions could also become available.

Tuesday
Swimming training 7 -8pm Redruth School Pool, Stillwater Life Saving Training (Squad) & Lane Swim

Wednesday
Club night Juniors & Seniors only 7 – 9pm Fitness/Running/Weights /First Aid/Signals/Notices

Thursday
Swimming Newquay Pool Nippers 7-8pm, Juniors/Seniors 8-9pm

Saturday/Sunday
Ski Paddling
Truro River see Simon Lawrence for time/day subject to tides
Surfboat Training Sunday
9 – 12am Falmouth Watersports Centre Jan – end of April, see Peter Gaisford for more details.

Club's Angels delight in Wales

Perranporth SLSC ’s Rebel Angels put in a heavenly performance at the opening round of the United Kingdom Surf Rowers League (UKSRL) Summer Series held at Porthcawl in South Wales on 31 May.
Perranporth SLSC ’s Fallen Angels, despite half of the crew rowing their first race, managed to pick up some valuable points too.
The small surf conditions – waves in the 1-2ft range – put a premium on rowing technique and fitness.
Two wins in the opening three rounds and a bonus point for coming home first in the final heat contested by the top six crews showed a rigorous training programme for the Angels over the winter had paid off.
“It’s promising but there’s a long way to go,” cautioned Shelley Holland the Ladies boat captain. “Bude deservedly won the European title last year and they pushed us hard. We had a tough battle against Portreath as well. This season is not going to be easy!”
Both mens and womens crews compete throughout the summer in the UKSRL Leagueand the Cornish and National SLS Champs. In September they will be travelling to Biarritz, France for the European Surf Rowing Champs and the Ocean Thunder Pro Surfboat Contest.