Two Avoca Beach surf boat racing teams competed successfully in the Team Navy Australian Surf Rowers League national short course championships at Manly on January 24.
The Avoca Beach Dog Squad came third in the Under 23 Men’s event and the Avoca Beach Gruntz came third in the Under 19 Mixed event. The fifth round of the NSW arm of the 2015-16 Team Navy Australian Surf Rowers League (ASRL) Series was contested at Manly SLSC on Saturday, January 23 followed by the National Short Course Championships on Sunday, January 24. Divisions of surfboat racing being contested include Open Men, Open Women, Reserve Men, Reserve Women, Under 23 Male, Under 23 Female, Under 19 Men, Under 19 Female and Masters.
Over 200 crews making up 1,000 competitors represented approximately 100 clubs from across the state and country The Australian Surf Rowers League was born in New South Wales in 1992 as the International League of Australian Surfboat Rowers Inc. (ILOR) and currently has over 3,000 members from over 260 clubs which make up over 550 crews.
Media release, Jan 20, 2016 Jodie Artis, Australian Surf Rowers League