Bay Harbour: May 23, 2018

Wednesday May 23 2018
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De Beer named lifeguard of the year
• By Sarla Donovan
SUMNER AND Taylors Mistake
surf lifeguards dominated the
Canterbury-Tasman Surf Live
Saving awards of excellence held
on Saturday.
Taylors Mistake took home the
majority of the awards, including
top lifeguard, Patrice de Beer,
volunteer, Craig Jamieson, and
rookie, Brieanna Cox, along with
rescue of the year.
The prestigious top lifeguard
gong went to Mr de Beer for his
“exemplary service”, including
more than 55 hours of voluntary
patrolling. He told Bay Harbour
News he was “chuffed” at the
award, saying he didn’t do anything
special. “I just love being
on the beach . . . I’m there too
often according to my wife.”
He said it was his way of giving
back to the community.
The 48-year-old Redcliffs
engineer got into lifeguarding
10 years ago after shifting to
Christchurch from the Netherlands.
He wanted his children to
be comfortable swimming in the
sea, so he went along to a club
open day at Taylors Mistake.
“I got roped into training and
then I was there every weekend.”
Though Taylors Mistake has a
reputation as a dangerous beach,
Mr de Beer says he treats every
beach the same.
And in terms of what makes
a good lifeguard, he says being
flexible, expecting the unexpected,
being helpful and doing what
you can, whether it’s cleaning the
beach, cleaning a toilet, doing
first aid or a rescue. “We’re there
to provide a service.”
Taylors Mistake also took out
rescue of the year after a team
of lifeguards plucked a dozen
swimmers from the waves during
a hot day on January 18
when a flash rip took two groups
of swimmers out beyond their
depth.
Two rescue boards, 11 rescue
tubes and an IRB were involved
in returning the swimmers safely
to shore.
Sumner took home a total of
five awards on Saturday night,
including the honour of top IRB
club.
Committee member Alistair
Malcolm said the club was traditionally
strong using the IRB and
the award was recognition of the
number of new drivers and crewmen
they put through training
and into regional and national
competitions.
“It’s always been a big part
of Sumner; with the big surf
at Scarborough it’s often the
best way to get out and rescue
people,” said Mr Malcolm.
Awards of Excellence –
Canterbury-Tasman
2017/18 Top IRB Club – Sumner
2017/18 Official of the Year
Tania Bailey – Waikuku
2017/18 Event Guard of the
Year
Justice Shaw-Cross – Spencer
Park
2017/18 Coach of the Year
James Gaskell – New Brighton
2017/18 Sports Team of the
Year – Waimairi Open Women’s
Canoe Team
2017/18 Canterbury Team of
the Year – Sumner Under-16
Board Relay Team
2017/18 Te Opepoto Award –
Junior Coaching – Adam Leatherland
– South Brighton
2017/18 Sports Person of the
Year – Louis Clark – Taylors
Mistake
2017/18 Innovation of the Year
Dean Le Warne – Board Fins
from Milk Bottle Tops (North
Beach)
2017/18 Rookie of the Year
Brieanna Cox – Taylors Mistake
2017/18 Regional Guard of the
Year – Fraser Smith – Waimairi
2017/18 Instructor of the Year
Linda Poulsen – Spencer Park
2017/18 Lifeguard of the Year
Patrice de Beer – Taylors Mistake
2017/18 Volunteer of the Year
Craig Jamieson – Taylors Mistake
2017/18 Rescue of the Year
Mass Rescue – Taylors Mistake,
January 2018
2017/18 Club of the Year – Waimairi
Surf Life Saving Club
Service awards – regional
service
BIG NIGHT: Patrice de Beer
was named Canterbury-
Tasman lifeguard of the year
on Saturday.
Emma Derrick, North Beach
Dean Isherwood, North Beach
Morgan Foster, South Brighton
Regional Distinguished Service
Mike Smith, Taylors Mistake
Colin Mackenzie, North Beach
Ken Jones, Taylors Mistake
Craig Todd, Sumner
Regional Life Membership –
Malcolm McClurg, Taylors
Mistake
Craig Todd, Sumner
Sport Awards
Top Under 14 Competitor -
Samantha Lascelles (Sumner)
Top Under 14 Pool Competitor
– Hugo Wrathall (Waimairi)
Top Under 16 Competitor –
Flynn McGuinness (Waimairi)
Top Under 16 Pool Competitor
– Thomas MacGibbon (Sumner)
Top Under 19 Competitor
– Georgia Stroud (Taylors
Mistake)
Top Under 19 Pool Competitor
– Louis Clark (Taylors Mistake)
Top Open Competitor – Louis
Clark (Taylors Mistake)
Top Open Pool Competitor –
Cassie Wright (Sumner)
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