The first ever IRB meeting hosted by The Lakes SLSC went off without a hitch on the weekend as the state’s top racers consolidated their positions in round two of the 2018 NSW Sharkskin IRB Premiership season.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
Caves Beach took another giant leap to dethrone six-time-series winners Kiama Downs on the Central Coast.
The South Coast powerhouses are far from done, and with two rounds left, will be keen to deny their Hunter rivals the chance to be crowned champions when the circuit travels to Caves Beach next month.
In what was the biggest ever IRB series meeting, almost 350 lifesavers gathered at the start line for the two-day carnival.
Caves Beach (117), Kiama Downs (89) and Terrigal (63) repeated their round one performances to again finish as the top three clubs overall, while some of the smaller clubs including Bungan Beach and Nobbys picked up some encouraging results.
In the open female division, Forster took out the tube race ahead of North Cronulla and Catherine Hill Bay. The Sydneysiders bounced back to take out the teams race, while the women’s team from Kiama Downs proved too strong as they took the honours in the open female rescue and mass rescue races for the second consecutive round.
The open male team from Kiama Downs experienced mixed success throughout the weekend. They were first past the post in the rescue and mass rescue events before being downed by Caves Beach in the team race.
The Kiama Downs mixed 35+ team utilised their experience to win all their races in that division to build on their performances in the season’s opening round.
NSW surf sport manager Rob Pidgeon was delighted with the turnout for what turned out to be an exciting weekend of racing.
“We were extremely lucky with the conditions on the weekend and the weather certainly helped showcase IRB racing at its very best,” he said.
The third round of the series will be hosted by Umina SLSC on June 2-3.
