Top Surfers' Demonstration

The Waikanae Six-Man Rescue and Resuscitation team which won the blue riband of national surf life-saving, the Nelson Shield, at the national championships in Wellington, demonstrated their skill on a recent Sunday afternoon at Waikanae Beach.

Pictured on this page is their demonstration of a rescue as it would actually happen, without all the military precision required for a competitive rescue.

The team's trainer, Mr Ivan Wilson, who has since transferred to Nelson, gave a running commentary of events.

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Beltman, Barry McLean, sprints down the beach and is followed by the rest of the team with the reel

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The reel is positioned on the double

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Trainer, Ivan Wilson

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The patient being carried up the beach. Surfers are from left: Robbie Turnbull (beltman's assistant), Gary Thompson (obscured, linesman), Dick Glover (linesman), Mark Pickett (patient), Bruce Adams (linesman), and Barry McLean (beltman).