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8th Season underway
November 2009

Season 8 of the Pounders welcomes a return to the normalcy of life that existed before some boofhead politician decided that we needed daylight saving. How nice it has been to paddle when the sun has been up for a while and there is a little warmth in the day.

And that’s not the only warmth around. One of the great pleasures of being a Pounder is the warmth of the camadarie that exists on the water as we paddle. It’s great to see old faces back and meet new faces that are joining. Numbers already have been very strong and given the season ahead I am sure it will continue that way.

This year we will continue with our “normal” events (I am not sure the Tuppaware Dare can be called normal in any sense). The Pounders Cup will be held on December 12 and as always will head down to Cottesloe. This year the Cottesloe Council has kindly erected a new Pylon for us to use as a turning buoy. We would have been in trouble if they hadn’t done so. Being very sharp we would have probably just kept going. The Tuppaware Dare will be on the 19th December 2009 and be followed by a Christmas breakfast on the balcony. After Christmas we will again have the Doubles Championship (6th February 2010), The Sprint Championship (13th February 2010) and the Groyne to Esky on the 27th March 2010.

This year has already seen the introduction of the Flounders (can’t wait for that Logo), an offshoot of the Pounders dedicated to getting a little better at swimming. Training is currently on Monday nights at Challenge stadium at 7.00 pm. With this in mind for those of you that are in Perth on Australia Day the Rocks have a fabulous swim in the morning from the Block to the City Beach groyne. There are no rules; you can wear flippers floaties or whatever. You can get out and walk for a while if you like it doesn’t matter. The event is followed by breakfast on the balcony – what a great way for a true blue Aussie to start Australia Day.

The Surf Club is again in the capable hands of John “old dog on the move” Davies, with new President Jeff Scott. There is a very strong group of paddlers training hard for the States and The Aussies (back to the Gold Coast this year) and it is great to see the large increase in very competitive paddlers competing for the club.

As I write this the Anaconda is being run and several Pounders are doing this event. Yesterday the “King of the Cape” was held from Bunkers to Smiths Beach and with the touch of northerly in the breeze the big guns would have got some great runs once they rounded the Cape.

There was a strong contingent representing City of Perth in the season opener the Bridge to Bridge. Conditions were painful but there were some great performances. Shane Caddy showed how good his paddling is with a fabulous time of 1 hour 15 minutes over the14 km course. Not bad when the winner elite iron man Brendon Sarson did 1 hour 3 minutes.

As you have all probably noticed Dave Caley is taking most of the sessions these days and is doing a wonderful job. Have a great season, see you on the water.

Ken

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