Our Nipper section is riding a wave at the moment. Our enrolment number is around the 250 mark and our surf education programme is working well. All age groups have a competitive racing team so we are looking forward to another summer in the sun. Nippers is a great family activity. It’s a lot of fun for kids and adults alike. Membership is from 6 to 14 years and involves education, training and competition. Our aim is to educate our children about surf safety and teach them life saving techniques. We try to wrap it in a whole lot of fun. Regular events include a beach sprint, relays, beach flags, swim, board and wade. All equipment is supplied but many families choose to buy their own boards to make unscheduled training easier.
The Junior (Nippers) committee meets on the third Wednesday of every month in the Betty Barry Room at the Dee Why Surf Life Saving Club from 7.00pm. All are welcome to join in. Please contact Matthew Molinia (Nipper Coordinator) on 0402 247 886 or Lisa Trewin (Nipper Secretary) via the nipper contact form below for more details.
Nipper Resources
If you wish to check which age group your child will be in, click on this link
Annual Proficiency Swim
Swimming assessments of all Nippers U/8 to U/14 will be conducted before kids can enter the water in any nipper activities at Dee Why SLSC. A timed pool swim is conducted.
*A childs’ inability to meet the above swimming requirement does not mean they cannot participate in the Nipper program. We need to assess their level of competency for Sunday morning water events and they must be proficient if they wish to compete at Carnivals. Arrangements can be made for swimming assessments to be conducted on any child unable to attend the official assessment day at the Definition Pool.
Anyone wishing to Register can still do so on a Sunday morning, before the 9:00am commencement time. Proof of child’s’ age (ie birth certificate or passport) must be presented for all new members.
RIPS & CURRENTS TALK
For further information on surf, sand and rips and Dr Brander’s book, please visit his website: www.scienceofthesurf.comNIPPERS ENQUIRY (via Nipper Secretary)
BENNETT BOARD CLASSIC 2011 RESULTS
| Location: Dee Why Date: 30/10/2011 | ||
| Place | Name | Club |
| U9 Individual Board Boys | ||
| 1st | Tyler Krenkels | Manly |
| 2nd | Jordan Lancaster | Manly |
| 3rd | Teddy Wilson | Nth Curl Curl |
| 4th | Andy Gagen | Nth Curl Curl |
| 5th | Louis Grossemy | Sth Maroubra |
| 6th | Sam Heaton | Nth Curl Curl |
| U9 Individual Board Girls | ||
| 1st | Tiger Lily | Bronte |
| 2nd | Piper Harrison | Manly |
| 3rd | Claudia Wolff | Freshwater |
| 4th | Grace Carpenter | Manly |
| 5th | Sophie Walters | Manly |
| 6th | Sarah Murdoch | Manly |
| U10 Individual Board Boys | ||
| 1st | Jonah Gellitsen | Queenscliff |
| 2nd | Thomas Bedingfield | Manly |
| 3rd | Logan Kaye | Queenscliff |
| 4th | Hugo Blackley | Manly |
| 5th | Kai Vankool | Newport |
| 6th | Max Von Appen | Nth Curl Curl |
| U10 Individual Board Girls | ||
| 1st | Georgia Singleton | Freshwater |
| 2nd | Eliza Curll | Manly |
| 3rd | Jamie Gavin | Bronte |
| 4th | Madison Wand | Manly |
| 5th | Mia Colella | Nth curl Curl |
| 6th | Emily Allen | Manly |
| U11 Individual Board Boys | ||
| 1st | Mackenzie Gavin | Bronte |
| 2nd | Ryan Singleton | Freshwater |
| 3rd | Ruben Laws | Manly |
| 4th | Max Ries | Bronte |
| 5th | Ed Waddington | Nth Curl Curl |
| 6th | Tvata Maistes | Manly |
| U11 Individual Board Girls | ||
| 1st | Summer Walker | Bronte |
| 2nd | Jade Garrett | Manly |
| 3rd | Jamie Prowse | Nth Curl Curl |
| 4th | Tasma Woolley | Nth Curl Curl |
| 5th | Sophie Wickham | Freshwater |
| 6th | Shannell Ryan-Last | Sth Maroubra |
| U12 Individual Board Boys | ||
| 1st | Hugh McAlpine | Newport |
| 2nd | Flynn McGrath | Manly |
| 3rd | Freddie Lussick | Freshwater |
| 4th | Matthew Melhuish | Freshwater |
| 5th | James Curll | Manly |
| 6th | Harry Wilson | Nth Curl Curl |
| U12 Individual Board Girls | ||
| 1st | Naoni Scott | Queenscliff |
| 2nd | Kara Blacken | Manly |
| 3rd | Sienna Coulter | Manly |
| 4th | Hayley Sparks | Nth Curl Curl |
| 5th | Grace Owen | Queenscliff |
| 6th | Claudia Harris | Nth Curl Curl |
| U13 Individual Board Boys | ||
| 1st | Harmon Kassulke | Manly |
| 2nd | Samson Coulter | Manly |
| 3rd | Jake Stevens | Bronte |
| 4th | Joel Aitken | Queenscliff |
| 5th | Callum Lowe-Griffiths | Queenscliff |
| 6th | Lachlan Vella | Freshwater |
| U13 Individual Board Girls | ||
| 1st | Remi Krenkles | Manly |
| 2nd | Isabella Wolf | Freshwater |
| 3rd | Tully Marr | Monavale |
| 4th | Natasha Bernard | Manly |
| 5th | Janice Quinn | Monavale |
| 6th | Billie Myall | Manly |
| U14 Individual Board Boys | ||
| 1st | Harrison Stone | Manly |
| 2nd | Mitchell Scott | Queenscliff |
| 3rd | Charlie Brooks | Newport |
| 4th | Thomas Zdrillic | Manly |
| 5th | Saxon Witton | Newport |
| 6th | Guy Rees | Newport |
| U14 Individual Board Girls | ||
| 1st | Christie Leonard | Nth Curl Curl |
| 2nd | Kelly Singleton | Freshwater |
| 3rd | Charlie McGrath | Queenscliff |
| 4th | Lilly Kelly | Manly |
| 5th | Lara Jones | Queenscliff |
| 6th | Lucy Knowles | Manly |
| Place | Team | |
| U9 Board Relay mixed team | ||
| 1st | Manly A3 | |
| 2nd | Manly B3 | |
| 3rd | Nth Curl Curl | |
| 4th | Manly C3 | |
| 5th | Freshwater White | |
| 6th | Nth Curl Curl Green | |
| U10 Board Relay mixed team | ||
| 1st | Manly A | |
| 2nd | Manly B | |
| 3rd | Manly C | |
| 4th | Queenscliff | |
| 5th | Freshwater Maroon | |
| 6th | Bronte | |
| U11 Board Relay mixed team | ||
| 1st | Bronte Gold | |
| 2nd | Freshwater A | |
| 3rd | Manly White | |
| 4th | Freshwater B | |
| 5th | Manly Blue | |
| 6th | Nth Curl Curl A | |
| U12 Board Relay mixed team | ||
| 1st | Manly B | |
| 2nd | Manly A | |
| 3rd | Queenscliff W | |
| 4th | Freshwater A | |
| 5th | Freshwater B | |
| 6th | Nth Curl Curl Orange | |
| U13 Board Relay mixed team | ||
| 1st | Queenscliff R | |
| 2nd | Manly A | |
| 3rd | Bronte | |
| 4th | Freshwater A | |
| 5th | Manly B | |
| 6th | Queenscliff B | |
| U14 Board Relay mixed team | ||
| 1st | Manly A | |
| 2nd | Nth Curl Curl | |
| 3rd | Newport | |
| 4th | Queenscliff Red | |
| 5th | Manly B | |
| 6th | Dee Why A | |
| All Age Relay | ||
| 1st | Sth Maroubra | |
| 2nd | Queenscliff | |
| 3rd | Freshwater | |
| 4th | Newport | |
| 5th | Dee Why | |