Waikanae The Winners

Over 300 competitors took part in the Northern Regional Surf Live Saving Championships held at Midway, and the Waikanae Club took top honours by winning the senior six and four man R and R events.

They were also the winners of the aggregate with an advantage of seven points.

Midway showed undisclosed form by finishing well ahead of some of the more favoured entrants.

The reel men (above) wind in their lines and a rescue team (below), Gary Thompson, Barry Green, Bruce Adams and Glen Sutton of Waikanae A, bring in patient Mark Pickett.

The patient is laid out on the beach.

Judge Bill Cairns scores points from David Swann (patient) and Bill Gordon of Midway seniors.

Midway juniors Michael Cutts, Richard Poulsen, Chris Griffin, John Broughton and Freddie Tong race for Positions

Waikanae juniors Dennis Crone, Gerald Egan and Raymond Owen bring in patient Andrew Kerr

Bill Gordon, Keith Twigley, Kevin Pritchard and David Swann are the Midway senior 4 man R & R team

Drawing his marble for team position from bag held by official John Grummit is Maurice Hardy watched by John Bean, Clifton Blumfield and other members of Waikanae snr B 6 R & R team.

Three abreast at the finish of the beach sprint

The start of the surf boat races which supplied plenty of thrills for spectators

Pushing out through the breakers

Waikanae lifts high in the boiling surf

The Murwai team concentrate on getting their boat out

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The Gisborne Photo News

No 152 : February 22, 1967

Waikanae The Winners