South Brighton surf SPORTS
The South Brighton clubs enjoys a long history of being one of New Zealand’s strongest clubs in the competition arena. The club won its first National title in 1944 when a team of juniors won the Junior 6 Man R&R event at Lyall Bay. Since then the club has won over 300 National titles in both team and individual events. Our surf sports programme strives to deliver high performing athletes and fit lifeguards. Our athletes perform across most surf sport disciplines - including surf and beach events, canoe. The coaching programme caters for beginner, intermediate and advanced athletes and our successes are testament to the quality of the coaching available to our members. The South Brighton Surf squad train all year round and we provide a comprehensive training programme that spans the full range of rescue skills and test competitors’ strength, fitness and agility in swimming, running, paddling a surf ski, board or canoe.
2023 / 2024 surf sports season
The sport component of the 2022 / 2023 sports program has commenced with preseason training at Lyttelton harbor. This year the club will be offering a comprehensive board/ski program as well as a beach and IRB program. Training will start in September and go through until Nationals 2023 in New Brighton and this year we hope to include a visit to Mt Maunganui for the ERC’s competition. Keep an eye on Facebook and your emails for more information and if you have any questions about the programs the club offers and how you might fit in, please contact our Sports Manager Brad Wilson.