Hi everyone! Welcome to our June newsletter. It’s great to see there are still plenty of paddlers training regardless of the cold weather.
Membership Renewal Just a quick reminder that membership renewals are due 1 July. Keep an eye on your inbox for emails from Paddle Australia. While you’re renewing, please make sure your address, phone number, and email details are up to date. You can also pay for your boat storage along with your membership.
Boat Storage You’ll notice that all the skis are now stored in the roadside section with numbers on small stickers at the right rear of each craft. To help everyone put their boats back in the right spot, we’ve added name tags above or below your boat.
Club Boat Usage & Care Please ensure you wash club equipment after use including: removing sand and salt water; washing off brown sludge that accumulates on the hull; drying inside boats as much as possible and/or returning to racks upside down so that any remaining water drains out. Please be careful of the rudder when getting into the boat; and when retrieving and storing. Make sure the rudder is in deeper water and not stuck in the sand when getting into your boat. The cockpit combing is fragile and can crack easily if you sit on it so avoid this if at all possible.
Maroochy River Paddle We’re getting ready for the 2024 Maroochy River Paddle on 18 August! If you know any businesses that might be interested in sponsoring the event, please email us at sunshinecoastpaddlesportsclub@gmail.com
Barron River Challenge A huge shout out to Steve McLay and Nicky Donaldson for their adventurous paddling at the Barron River Challenge on the weekend of 25-26 May. Well done!
Steve McLay with his winnner’s certificate
Geoff & Nicky on the water
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Geoff Pearce and Nicky Donaldson recieving their winner’s certificates
Wetlands Wander Congrats to the 17 club members who raced at the Wetlands Wander on 26 May! It was fantastic to see so many of our members in the top 10 finishers of the 15km race. Great conditions as you can see from this panoramic photo.
Photo courtesy Andrew Ash
Currumbin Capers Mark your calendars! The next race in the Pacific Coast Marathon Series is on 7 July at Currumbin. Good luck to everyone participating!
Coaching Welcome to Mark Rantall, who is coaching the QAS squads under the guidance of Sharlene and Nicky. We’re excited to have you on board! Mark has started with taking the final two weeks of X-training while Sharlene takes a well earned holiday.
Our coaching afternoon will be on Saturday 22 June from 2pm. This session is open to everyone interested in learning the correct skills and terminology, even if you’re not planning to become a coach.
June Time Trial The June Time Trial is happening on 15 June starting at 6:30am. Same courses as last month. See you there!
Fundraising Please support our fundraising by buying tickets in the community lottery. Tickets are $2 each. Just visit www.communitylottery.com.au, search for Sunshine Coast Paddlesports Club, and purchase your tickets. All proceeds go to the club.
Monthly Voting Don’t forget to send in your votes for:
- Master Paddler of the Year
- Open Paddler of the Year
- Junior Paddler of the Year
- Club Coach of the Year
- Instructor/Guide of the Year
- Volunteer of the Year
- Club of the Year
- Event of the Year
- Photo of the Year
- Video of the Year
Christmas in July Join us for Christmas in July with a twist on Saturday 20 July! Get creative and write a verse, poem, lyric, haiku, or adapt your favourite song for our stand-up comedy competition. Please bring a plate to share. We’ll have a fire pit in the wash down area to keep warm and our poets extraordinaire will keep us entertained.
Stay Connected We love hearing from you! Your ideas, concerns, and suggestions are invaluable to us. Feel free to reach out anytime via phone, email, or our Facebook page. We also welcome your stories and contributions to our community.
Thank you for your unwavering support and dedication to our club. Together, we’ll continue to thrive and succeed.
Warm regards, Delia West, President; Doug Brennan, Treasurer; Paul Shipton, Secretary ; Nicky Donaldson, Head Coach; General Committee Members: Deb Wright, Lach Kent, Justin Wright, Tim Kreis (on leave)
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 | Paddle Shop Sunshine Coast | Alexandra Headland SLSC |
| North Coast Frozen Foods | Caloundra Skin Cancer Centre | Future Plus Environmental |
| Viking Trucks | Carruthers Contracting | More Smiles Dental Practice |
| Pure Paddling | Buderim Guardian Pharmacy | 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 |