NSW Junior Surfing Titles go virtual for 2020 during COVID-19 pandemic

Surfing NSW, 3 April 2020:

Surfing NSW is excited to announce the Ocean and Earth NSW Junior Web Surfing Titles.
 
The Ocean and Earth NSW Junior Web Surfing Titles which will be powered by Live Heats are an online surf event targeting all surfers in NSW who have existing surfing clips at a beach within NSW from 2020.
 
The clips will be uploaded to a platform supplied by Surfing NSW for online judging.
 
Entries into the Ocean and Earth NSW Junior Web Surfing Titles opened today via surfingnsw.com.au

Accredited judges will determine the winners of each division, with judges will be scoring each wave from 0-10 based off Judging Criteria in Surfing Australia 2020 Rulebook.

The Ocean and Earth NSW Junior Web Surfing Titles will host divisions for U18 Male, U18 Female, U16 Male, U16 Female, U14 Male, U14 Female, U12 Male, U12 Female.

Competitors will upload one clip of their best wave surfed in NSW in 2020 within the competition period Monday 4th of May to Sunday 10th of May.

Winners for the Ocean and Earth NSW Junior Web Surfing Titles will be announced on Monday 11th May.

For more information, check out surfingnsw.com.au or email events@surfingnsw.com.au

Elite Energy's Triathlon Festival at Yamba NSW, 5-6 September 2014

Elite Energy website:

YAMBA is becoming NSW's own North Coast early season festival with a difference. This year an Olympic Distance Triathlon will be the main event, and the festival will become the first event in our 2014-2015 triseries season.

With stylish village charm, pristine beaches, national parks and award winning restaurants, Yamba is a unique holiday or lifestyle experience for the family. Explore the myriad of waterways, stroll the uncrowded beaches, go swimming, fishing or surfing but most of all discover Yamba's friendly hospitality all year round.

Yamba is situated at the mouth of the Clarence River in Northern NSW, the biggest river on the east coast of Australia. Yamba has a relaxed lifestyle with access to all services and is within easy reach of Ballina, Lismore and Grafton. Yamba is only 3 hours from Brisbane, 2 hours from the Gold Coast and only a 2 hour flight from Sydney.

Looking for accommodation? Check out our local partners here »

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Yamba Triathlon Festival, Friday 11 to Sunday 13 October 2013 - Event Schedule & Road Closures

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FRIDAY 11TH SATURDAY 12TH & SUNDAY 13TH OCTOBER 2013

The running of the Yamba Triathlon Festival by Elite Energy Pty Ltd will take place on Friday 11th, Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th October 2013 along River St, Wolli St, Yamba Rd, Angourie Rd, Deering St, Lakes Boulevard. The event will also affect access to the car park at Ford Park and the Whiting Beach car park and boat ramp. Residents will be given access to affected roads at the discretion of an Authorised Traffic Controller when it is safe to do so.

During this event, some roads will be affected by Road Closures and changed traffic conditions for short periods. These roads include:

Car Park Closures

Whiting Beach Car Park & Boat Ramp between 8:00 am Friday 11th till 6:00 pm Saturday 12th October.
Ford Park Car Park between 8:00 am Thurdsay 10th till 6:00 pm Sunday 13th October.

Road Closures

River St between the Ford Park Car Park and Wolli St from 6:00 am to 11:00 am Saturday 12th and 6:30 am to 2:00 pm Sunday 13th October.
Wolli St, between River St and Claude St from 7:00 am to 11:00 am Saturday 12th and 6:45 am to 2:00 pm Sunday 13th October.

Interruptions to Traffic Flow

Traffic Controllers will be located along the course and will make every attempt to ensure there is minimal interruption to traffic flow.

We acknowledge the local community for their support of the event that will highlight Yamba to a wide audience, provide an economic boost for local business and employment. We thank you in advance for your patience with regard to change traffic conditions and will endeavour to limit interruptions where possible.

For further details contact 4423 7775 during business hours.

YAMBA TRIATHLON FESTIVAL 2013 EVENT SCHEDULE
FRIDAY 11TH OCTOBER 2013
TIME	EVENT	LOCATION
4.00pm	Registration Opens - 1000m Ocean Classic Swim	Registration Marquee - Ford Park, Yamba
5.00pm	Registration Closes - 1000m Ocean Classic Swim	Registration Marquee - Ford Park, Yamba
5.15pm	Race Briefing - 1000m Ocean Classic Swim	Transition - Ford Park, Yamba
5.30pm	RACE START - OCEAN CLASSIC SWIM	Yamba Bay
6.30pm	Optional Registration Opens - All Events	Shores Tavern, 64 The Mainbrace, Yamba
7.30pm	Optional Registration Closes - All Events	Shores Tavern, 64 The Mainbrace, Yamba
7.30pm	Ocean Swim Presentation & Welcome Dinner	Shores Tavern, 64 The Mainbrace, Yamba
SATURDAY 12TH OCTOBER 2013
TIME	EVENT	LOCATION
5.30am	Registration/Transition Opens - Sprint Triathlon (inc Junior Series 16-19yrs)	Registration Marquee - Ford Park, Yamba
6.30am	Registration/Transition Closes - Sprint Triathlon (inc Junior Series 16-19yrs)	Registration Marquee - Ford Park, Yamba
6.30am	Lifestyle Expo Opens	Ford Park, Yamba
6.40am	Race Briefing - Sprint Triathlon (inc Junior Series 16-19yrs)	Transition - Ford Park, Yamba
7.00am	RACE START - SPRINT TRIATHLON (INC JNR SERIES 16-19YRS)	Yamba Bay
8.00am	Registration/Transition Opens - Enticer Triathlon (inc Junior series 12-15 yrs)	Registration Marquee - Ford Park, Yamba
9.00am	Registration/Transition Closes - Enticer Triathlon (inc Junior series 12-15 yrs)	Registration Marquee - Ford Park, Yamba
9.10am	Race Briefing - Enticer Triathlon (inc Junior series 12-15 yrs)	Transition - Ford Park, Yamba
9.30am	RACE START - ENTICER TRIATHLON (INC JNR SERIES 12-15YRS)	Yamba Bay
9.30am	Registration/Transition Opens - MINIMAN 10-11	Registration Marquee - Ford Park, Yamba
10.30am	Registration/Transition Closes - MINIMAN 10-11	Registration Marquee - Ford Park, Yamba
10.30am	Registration/Transition Opens - MINIMAN 7-9	Registration Marquee - Ford Park, Yamba
10.40am	Race Briefing - MINIMAN 10-11	Transition - Whiting Beach (500m from Finish)
11.00am	RACE START - MINIMAN AGES 10-11	Whiting Beach, Yamba (500m from Registration)
11.30am	Registration/Transition Closes - MINIMAN 7-9	Registration Marquee - Ford Park, Yamba
11.30am	Registration Opens - Fun Runs	Registration Marquee - Ford Park, Yamba
11.40am	Race Briefing - MINIMAN 7-9	Transition - Whiting Beach (500m from Finish)
12.00pm	RACE START - MINIMAN AGES 7-9	Whiting Beach, Yamba (500m from Registration)
12.30pm	Registration Closes - Fun Runs	Registration Marquee - Ford Park, Yamba
12.30pm	Registration Opens - Criterium Race	Registration Marquee - Fair Trader Drive, Yamba
12.40pm	Race Briefing - Fun Runs	Transition - Ford Park, Yamba
12.45pm	RACE START - 2km FUN RUN	Transition - Ford Park, Yamba
1.00pm	RACE START - 5km FUN RUN	Transition - Ford Park, Yamba
1.30pm	Registration Closes - Criterium Race	Registration Marquee - Fair Trader Drive, Yamba
1.40pm	Race Briefing - Criterium Race	Fair Trader Drive, Yamba
2.00pm	RACE START - CRITERIUM RACE	Fair Trader Drive, Yamba
4.00pm	Lifestyle Expo Closes	Transition - Ford Park, Yamba
5.00pm	Presentation - Triathlons, MINIMAN, Fun Runs & Criterium	Shores Tavern, 64 The Mainbrace, Yamba
SUNDAY 13TH OCTOBER 2013
TIME	EVENT	LOCATION
5.30am	Registration/Transition Opens - Classic Distance Triathlon	Registration Marquee - Ford Park, Yamba
6.30am	Registration/Transition Closes - Classic Distance Triathlon	Registration Marquee - Ford Park, Yamba
6.30am	Lifestyle Expo Opens	Ford Park, Yamba
6.40am	Race Briefing - Classic Distance Triathlon	Transition - Ford Park, Yamba
7.00am	RACE START - CLASSIC DISTANCE TRIATHLON	Ford Park, Yamba
2.00pm	Lifestyle Expo Closes	Ford Park, Yamba
2.00pm	Presentation - Classic Triathlon	Shores Tavern, 64 The Mainbrace, Yamba

Go halfway round the world and do well in an international triathlon - come home and the local media can't decide on your surname.

One can only guess how Ray Hunt of Yamba must have felt when he opened his morning paper yesterday.......

The Daily Examiner 25 September 2013:

VETERAN Yamba triathlete Ray Jones battled oversized wetsuits and freezing temperatures to pick up a silver and a bronze medal at the London International Triathlon World Championships.

Competing in the 70-74 age group, Hunt picked up silver in the aquathlon (1km swim and 5km run) and backed it up with a bronze the next day in the sprint distance triathlon (750m swim, 20km bike ride, 5km run).

He rounded off his efforts with the Olympic Distance Triathlon (750m swim, 40km ride, 10km run) with a 5th placing.

Read the rest of the article here.

Clarence Valley represented at the 11-15 September 2013 London Triathlon

Ray Hunt of Yamba is competing in the 2013 London Triathlon, representing Australia.

Ray’s first triathlon leg is the ITU Aquathlon World Championships in the 70-74 year age group for men, along with four other fellow countrymen. His start number is 10767.

This swim leg is scheduled to commence at approx. 6pm AEST 11 September in Hyde Park, London.

The sprint and standard legs for the 70-74 year age group start at approx. 5pm AEST Friday 13 and approx. 4pm AEST Sunday 15 September respectively.

This is not the first time Ray has participated in International Triathlon Union events.

Ray Hunt will be back home in time for the Yamba Triathlon Festival held on 11-13 October 2013.

North Coast Voices wishes him well in London and looks forward to watching the Yamba events.

Especially those 7-11 year old future athletes running, swimming and riding in their own special triathlon on Saturday 12 October as part of the festival.

* Photograph from The Daily Examiner

UPDATE:

Ray Hunt came 2nd in his age grouping in the Aquathlon swim and run held on 11 September 2013

Click on images to enlarge
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Ray came 3rd in his age grouping in the Sprint Distance Age-Group World Championships swim, bike and run held on 13 September 2013

Ray came 5th in his age grouping in the Olympic Distance Age-Group World Championships swim, bike and run held on 15 September 2013

Why am I not surprised at this?

The Office of Public Prosecutions requested a rescheduling of a former St Kilda player's rape trial due to start in July 2011 to avoid colliding with the AFL home-and-away season that year. Apparently the timing was "inconvenient" for a large number of that season's players.

So what does this say about footballers and the legal profession generally? When a piece of stitched pigskin in the hands of sporting 'stars' is seemingly viewed as more important than commencing a rape trial in a timely manner.

And to run that argument past a female judge - priceless!

Go the mighty Magpies! Come on United! NRRRL Grand Final today

Footy fever hits the Northern Rivers as its rugby league grand final gets underway and kicks off with welcome to country by Yaegl elder Mrs. Lillian Williams at 10.45am in the Maclean Showground.
Then on to the Under 18s Ballina v Kyogle followed by Reserve Grade Mullumbimby v Evans Head and finally to the match everyone has been waiting for Lower Clarence Magpies v Northern United.

Lower Clarence Magpies

Northern United

Click on photos to enlarge
Pics from The Daily Examiner on 19th September 2009

UPDATE: The Mighty Magpies are now the 2009 Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League Grand Final Champions with a 21-20 win over Northern United.
Well done to all players on both sides! It was a close game well played to a tight finish.
Evans Head (24-22) and Ballina (36-12) were the winners in their divisions.

Clarence Valley athlete comes first in his age group in 2009 Gold Coast ITU Aquathlon World Championships

File photograph from The Daily Examiner

Ray Hunt of Yamba NSW

Ray Hunt had a good meet when he participated in the IUT World Triathlon Championships on the Gold Goast last week.
A first and a fifth place in his age group is not to be sneezed at when competing against atheltes from around the world and shows what dedication to a healthy lifestyle in retirement can achieve.

And they're off! 2009 Grafton to Inverell Cycling Classic underway tomorrow, 12 September 2009

The 49th edition of the Grafton to Inverell Cycle Classic will be held tomorrow, 12 September 2009 starting from Market Square, Pound Street, Grafton at 8am through to 8.30am.

Billed as the toughest one day race in Australia, the category one event will have a record 272 cyclists in three grades contesting the nine hour long 228km course.

There prize pool contains a total $27,000 in cash plus prizes and random draws.

The race can be listened to online at www.2nz.com.au

According to Cycling News:

Some of the elite men's teams already committed for the 228km event include Fly V Australia, Dixon Homes, Praties, Team Budget Forklifts, HYPE, Mace-McDonagh Blake and Shortis Cycle & Tri.
Cameron Jennings, Peter Herzig and Peter Ladd (all Team Budget Fork lifts) and Tour de Geelong winner Darren Rolfetheir and Bernard Sulzberger, Ben King, Jonathon Cantwell (Fly V) are among those registered. The race also sometimes draws talented off-road racers. World 24-hour solo mountain bike champion Jason English will try his luck on the road this year after cross country star Chris Jongewaard finished second last year.Whilst the focus may be on the pointy end of the race in the elite division, organisers were thrilled to receive 142 entries in the master categories. The Under 23s will also have strong representation with riders from as far away as New Zealand, Launceston, Hobart, Fremantle and Rockhampton.
As for women's competition, the numbers are also up in the second running of the Celtic Country Classic de Femme with 36 women from across the country competing in this year's 95km event.

For more information http://www.graftontoinverellcycleclassic.com.au/

Lower Clarence man competes in ITU 2009 Triathlon World Championships

Credit: The Daily Examiner 27 July 2009

Ray Hunt of Yamba is pictured above demonstrating that retirement can be healthy, productive and just plain fun.

Ray will be competing between 9 -13 September 2009 on the Gold Coast, Queensland and the Lower Clarence Valley is barracking for their man as he swims, bikes and runs in the ITU Triathlon World Championships in both aquathlon and triathlon events.

Event schedule here.

Results of races will be posted after 7pm on the day at http://www.triathlon.org/

Update:

Full Aquathlon results

Ray finished the Aquathlon event on 9 September in 0:44.51 (with his first run coming in at 0:11:15, his swim at 0:20:30 and his second run at 0:13:05).

A mere 0:11.41 behind the elite athlete who took out first place.
Well done, Ray.

Further update:

Ray came fifth in his age group in the ITU 2009 Age Group Triathlon World Championships on 12 September, with an unofficial time of 2:30:56.

Just 0:9:31 behind the age group winner David Roadhouse (USA).

A sterling effort.