Presentation Night : Saturday July 31st

6.30pm, Saturday 31 July, Mornington Racing Club, Gunnamatta Room.

Featuring live music, 3 course meal, black tie fashion, presentation of all division placings & the best party of the PSC year!

Prices are $75 for over 18's and $40 for under 18s (U18's partners $20)

Tickets have now been released, so make sure you organise yourselves a seat at a table and pay for your tickets. The following crew have been nominated as table captains, and with double this many tables expected to be filled, we encourage members to take the initiative and sort out the money and seating for groups of ten themselves.

Table Captains: Skip, Lachy McD, Sean McDevitt, Liam McCafferty, Johnny Leggatt, Jane Featherstone, Luke Chalmers, Grant Williams, Cal Nicolson, Sam McCorist, Gavin Duffy (or create your own table of ten).

Working Bee Thanks

Massive thanks to all who turned up at the working bee. A lot was accomplished with a new driveway being put in behind the skate ramp, fire hazard clearance near the shaping sheds, storage created under the skate ramp, the bar renovation beginning with the bar being moved, GT's container cleaned out, and generaly cleaning and maintenance work done.

Thanks especially to Rod Barber, JP Ricca, Jason Owen, Straussy, Ronnie Gorringe, Jai for cooking, Darty and James Thompson for clearing the new driveway, and all those forgotten.

We have a great club and premises and the effort we all put in secures that for the future. To anyone who didn't turn up and failed to communicate with us, well your aggregate result might receive a minor shock!

Peninsula Surfriders Take Up the Challenge!

And what a challenge it was! On Saturday 24th April 2010, PSC held its annual Single Fin Classic in support of charity organisation - Challenge. In harsh, wintery conditions, over 80 members and guests crawled from their warm beds to don their wetsuits in support of Challenge to make waves for kids with Cancer at Gunnamatta.
And, whilst conditions on the day weren’t ideal, the action around the beach was not to be missed with great 1970s surfboards on display, some fancy dress competitors, and of course hilarious surfing highlights (and lowlights) on the unconventional equipment. Caiden Fowler, Amy Hackett, Ronnie Gorringe and Liam McCafferty won the open, womens, over 50s, and over 35 divisions respectively.

The real winner on the day was Challenge however as the club had organized a web-based fundraising campaign prior to the event. And with major prize incentives and fantastic support provided by event sponsors TriggerBros Surfboards, Billabong, Rusty, and Insight, Spikas Retro Surfboards, Oke Surfboards, JB Hifi and Four N Twenty Pies, combining with such a worthy cause, the total raised topped $10,000.

Liam McCafferty and Kerri Pope took home a surf gear pack for their highest fundraising effort and summed up the clubs’ work perfectly - “everyone should be proud of supporting such a fantastic charity and taking part in a great event. It reminds us of just how lucky we are.” Jane Featherstone, Morgan Winch, Gavin Duffy, Tim Antonie, and Sam McOrist were also rewarded for their large fundraising and contributions.

As Challenge’s Australian Marketing Manager, Sam’s work was doubly important. "I'd like to give a big thanks to the Peninsula Surfriders Club and everyone involved in running the event and making it such a success. We look forward to more fun at the beach with PSC next year!”

3rd Contest in Cracker Conditions

PSC held its 3rd Aggregate contest on Sat March 13 in epic conditions – blue skies, light offshores and four to five foot waves. With over 100 surfers competing, the first heat hit the water on sunrise and the contest had to be run on multiple banks to get it done in one day. A great time was had by all with fantastic competitive and free surfing on display from dawn to dust.

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2nd PSC Contest Completed : Dec 12

After three bad weekends of surf consecutively, the Peninsula Surfriders Club was determined to hold their second annual contest no matter what mother nature served up last saturday. Strong onshore winds and a 1.5 metre swell at Rye Back Beach offered less than ideal surf but didn't dampen spirits or performance levels of the 100 strong turnout.

With a quick start to the morning thanks to a preregister system and heat draw, 3 hours of open division surfing highlighted the potential of the average waves to spectators and other divisions. Excellent performances came from Junior surfers Mikey Barber, Hayden Forrest and Sam Chalmers while open regulars Caiden Fowler, Ross McDonald, Jack Winter and Joel Reid also put on great displays.

As the day progressed, the weather cleared and the field was wittled to only 8 open surfers prior to contest directors Liam and Tim sending out the older divisions. The atmosphere in the carpark electrified as the low-tide provided challenging conditions for many of the club's senior members.

The women's final gallantly took on the conditions with Matilda McLellan coming out the victor over Amy Hacket, Michelle Richens and Melissa Dart.

The cadet final followed with Grant Williams and Tom Antonie ripping the waves they caught with Grant Williams coming out the victor in the last minute with an excellent scoring wave and Christian coming in third.

The junior final had the best waves of the finals and the performance level was extremely high in the double up rights and showed why they are the future of progressive surfing on the Mornington Peninsula. Hayden Forrest's flawless style was on display with a victory to a close second Michael Antonie, with Michael Barber in third, Tim Williams in fourth and Sam Chalmers in fifth. The result opens up the Junior Aggregate title with many strong contenders.

The open final was hotly contested by Adam Morris, Calum Nicolson, Jack Winter and Ross McDonald with Calum blitzing the field with two very high scoring waves, followed by Jack with an extremely vertical attack, Ross third surfing extremely smoothy and Adam fourth. The win (coupled with first comp's second place) puts Nicolson (21 years old) in a strong position to claim his first Open Aggregate title as the season shifts into the latter half after the summer holiday period.

Other division winners were Cam Stynes (Senior Mens), Charlie Nann (Masters), Tim Antonie (Senior Masters), Mark Harrison (Grand Masters) and Ron Gorringe (Legends).

Thanks to club sponsors Ozmosis, Everist Timber & Bon Accorde.

Lachy McDonald (PSC President)

PSC Season 09/10 is Underway!

Saturday 7th November saw clear blue skies, offshore winds, 3ft swell - super contestable conditions all day! Well done to the new committee for putting the new format into place with the trials and 4 man finals!

What a fantastic start to the season! Congrats to all division winners!
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Ozmosis welcomes new team members

Ozmosis are proud to announce the signing of Caiden Fowler, Georgia fish, Sam Chalmers and Tom Antonie. Team manager Dave Thomas is really excited with the new additions to his ever expanding team...

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Final Aggregate for 08/09 completed

The 5th and Final PSC Aggregate Contest was held in average conditions at a Rye Back Beach on 9th May 2009.

PSC Contest No. 4 Completed

Great day down Gunna with 3-5ft offshore and sunny conditions all day! Results withheld until Preso and photos to come...

Victorian Open & Masters Titles 2009

Well done PSC members who entered the recent Vic Titles on 1st March at Woolamai. Big congrats to Tex Walker, Mark Harrison, Gary Burns & Lloydy for their division title wins! < Full SurfingVic Results >

- Open - Caiden : Quarter Finals
- Over 28's - 1st Tex, 3rd Shannon, 4th Peter Watts
- Over 35's - 3rd Tex, 4th Peter Watts
- Over 40's - 1st Gary Burns, 2nd Mark Harrison
- Over 45's - 1st Mark Harrison, 2nd Gary Burns, 4th Richie Porter
- Over 50's - 1st Mark Lloyd