Hello everyone, It’s hard to get motivated on these cold, dark winter mornings but keep in mind Vince Lombardi’s saying “Winners never quite and quitters never win”.
Time Trial Saturday 11 May
We are trying a new time for our monthly time trial. Kicking off this Saturday we’ll see if this makes a difference to the number of people who participate. Three courses will be available and self timing is encouraged. Early starts are scheduled to avoid boat traffic and weather (sun, wind). Times – On the water, ready to start – 10km at 5:30am, 7km at 5:45am, 3km at 6:30am Cake afterwards.
10km CottonTree
7km Petrie Creek
3km Red Marker
Membership Fees and Renewals
Last month I included advice from Paddle Australia about their new fee structure. Here is a refresh: As notified in the April edition of the Paddle Pulse newsletter, the Paddle Australia component of your membership will be increasing from $45 to $47 for Senior members, and from $22.50 to $23.50 for Junior members.
Paddle Queensland fees for the 24/25 membership year will increase for Senior members from $70.00 to $73.00 and Junior members fees will increase from $75.00 to $78.00 in line with the Paddle Australia Membership Fee Review Policy.
Club fees and boat storage remain unchanged.
Membeship and boat storage fees are due from 1 July 2024.
Awards Voting
Each year our club nominates individuals, events, photos and videos to Paddle Queensland for awards in the following categories:
Volunteer, Coach, Junior Paddler, Masters Paddler, Photo, Video, Event and Club.
To assist with this process we are seeking your input on a monthly basis.
If you see a stand out action, event, photo, paddler, coach, please let us know via sunshinecoastpaddlesportsclub@gmail.com
Asia Pacific Cup
Best of luck to our members Dakota Luke and Byron Dieckmann competing at the Asia Pacific due to b e held in Sydney International Regatta Centre from 9-11 May 2024.
Wetlands Wonder
Please support the Pacific Coast Marathon Series and get your entries in for the Wetlands Wonder paddle race to be held at Sandgate. Remember you earn points for yourself and your club. There are three distances availalbe 5, 10 and 15km. Bonus is that travel is only one hour down the highway!
Sponsors
Our club has some ongoing sponsors that provide services to the club. Please consider using these companies should you need their services.
| Sunshine Coast 4WD Centre | Office Works Maroochydore | Accurate Pest Management |
| Westaway Electrical |
The 2023 Maroochy River Paddle Sponsors were:
| Perren & Penny, Civil & Plumbing Contractors | Paddles (formerly the Paddle Shop), Warana | Alexandra Headland SLSC |
| North Coast Frozen Foods | Noosa Paddle Shop | Future Plus Environmental |
| Viking Trucks | Carruthers Contracting | More Smiles Dental Practice |
| Gara Paddles | Buderim Guardian Pharmacy | Clint Robinson Paddling Clinics |
| Pure Paddling | Caloundra Skin Cancer Centre | Heads in the Cloud Salon |
We are also grateful to be the recipient of grants from the following local, state and federal governments:
| Sunshine Coast Council | Qld Government, Dept of Sport & Rec | Australian Government, Dept of Business & Industry |
Please don’t hesitate to contact us with your ideas, concerns, or suggestions anytime. You can find my phone number on our Facebook page, and we are always responsive to club emails.
You are also invited to send your stories for our Facebook page.
Warm regards
| Delia West, President | Paul Shipton, Secretary | Doug Brennan, Treasurer |
| Matt Ramke-Meyer, Media | Nicky Donaldson, Head Coach | |
| General Committee Members | ||
| Lach Kent | Justin Wright | Deb Wright |