I-SUP Illawarra SUP Surfing Club

What do some of club members do when there is no surf. They do a 29km long distance paddle around Lake Illawarra.
Massive effort by 5 of our club members today. Jon, Scott, Noel, Andrew and Steven set out to do a lap of the lake.

As part of the 24/25 Season we have include in this years calendar distance paddling. This will consist of a 3 to 5km race for the novices and a 9km race for the more experience paddlers.

Thank you to everyone who attended the AGM and Presentation today.
We had a very successful year, Thank you to our incredible Sponsors who support the our club Albion Park Landscaping, Stand Up Paddleboarding Shellharbour and Wave Chaser.

Congratulations to Rebecca Dunning Winning the Open Womans Point Score, Ray Hughes taking out the Open Mens Point Score and also the highest scoring wave for the year.
Micheal Flood Congratulations winning Drop In of the Year.

Noel Potter took out Club person of the Year, this award couldn't of gone to a nicer guy and so deserving, Thank you for all you do it definatley does not go unnoticed.

Thank you to all our former committee members for all your hard work and dedication you did for our club.

Congratulations to all the New Committee members voted in today. We all look forward to an incredible season.

Our fist “club” trophy. A relay team consisting of Bec Dunning, Jack Gleeson, Jono Gatt, and Justin Dunning took out the relay at 2023 Sussex Inlet Santa SUP

A big shout out to our club Sponsor……winter is brrrrrr🥶 see Noel and the team at APLS and be toasty this winter 🔥

Next Sunday 30th June is our last Point Score so what better way to end the comp with a BBQ down on the beach
We will be having free sausages sangas for all
BYO Beer and Soft Drink

Another fantastic weekend away for the ISUP Club at the Scotts Head Paddle Games for 2024.
A great weekend of competition and club comradery, down to the last paddler in the 9km distance race.
We had finalists in all divisions we competed in ( hey 40's men, you guys need to represent)
Surfing:
60-69 yrs Men U10ft - 3rd Place Noel Potter
50-59 yrs Men U10ft - 4th Place Jason Barbour; 5th place Jon Gatt
50-59 yrs Men 10ft + - 2nd Place Eddie Coogan; 4th Place Jon Gatt; 5th place Justin Dunning
40-49 yrs Women U 10ft - 1st Place Rebecca Dunning; 2nd Place Storm Wheatley
40-49 yrs Women 10ft+ - 2nd Place Rebecca Dunning
Open Women U 10ft - 3rd Place Rebecca Dunning; 6th Place Storm Wheatley
Open Women 10ft +- 2nd Place Storm Wheatley
BOP:
Jon Gatt - 7th overall; 6th Male; 2nd 45-49 Male
Rebecca Dunning: 12th overall; 2nd Female; 1st 45-59 Female
Storm Wheatley: 20th overall; 7th Female; 3rd 45-59 Female
Andrew Martin: 21st overall; 14th Male; 6th 45-49 Male
9KM Distance:
Jon Gatt - 4th overall; 4th Male; 1st 45-49 Male
Rebecca Dunning: 10th overall; 2nd Female; 1st 45-59 Female
Stephen Wicks: 17th overall; 11th Male; 3rd 60+ Male
Andrew Martin: 21st overall; 14th Male; 6th 45-49 Male

And Best Nose Ride- Eddie Coogan

well done every one.

The I-SUP Round 6 Club Comp was held today at Warilla in some of the best conditions we have had this year!!!

Congratulations to our top 4…
1st Nick Kontopoulos
2nd Scott Burton
3rd Ray Hughes
4th Justin Dunning

A full breakdown has been published on LiveHeats…

Thanks for comming down PM.ocean.images

Well the weather turned it on today
Another great ISUP Comp Round
well done to all those who entered in our first BOP
Congratulations to all competitors and top 3 spots went to
Ray Hughes, Blair Moore and Jason Barber

I am no pro photographer but here are some photos
Thank you to our amazing sponsors

Albion Park Landscaping Supplies
Stand up Paddle Boarding Shellharbour
WaveChaser

We appreciate you
See everyone back at the beach on the 9th June :)

We are going to have a BOP on Sunday after our point score
Bring your race board down and have a crack
Some of our SUP ers have been doing long distance training early in the mornings so they will be putting on a show for you 🤪

Hey crew,
As posted, our postponed May comp will be on this Sunday at Warilla Beach. The forecast has a short period 3ft East swell with really light SW winds.

All those that have previously registered are still listed for this Sunday… if you can’t make it, please let us know and/or unregister at the link below. If you can now make it, please register before Friday night.

https://liveheats.com/events/237977/registration

Should be a great day at the beach…. See you all there!! 🤙🤙

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The crew have been busy this week getting some distance runs in

Happy Mother’s Day to all our Mums!🌺🌺🌺

On this ANZAC Day, honouring all our active and former members of the Australian and New Zealand defence forces. We are lucky to have so many of you in our club 🌺

Registration for the 2024 Scott’s Head Paddle Games
Opens 7pm Sunday 21st April
Put that in your diary

2024 LSR Cosmic experience was epic
Congratulations to everyone from ISUP who ventured over to Bali we had the biggest crew there 🙏
Congratulations to everyone who competed
With Huge surf , and a lot of incredible talent

Storm Wheatley and Madeline Rayner making it into the final with Storm coming 2nd and Madeline Rayner coming 3rd

Traci Kay Dostalek making it to the semi finals

Micheal Flood and Jonathan Gatt making to the semi finals also

Wives and partners you also did yourselves proud supporting your man ❤️

Ps Rod… your lady

Photo credits to Micheal Williams

The Crew from the Goldy have this epic event on once again…. Time for a roadie!!

Events — Stand Up Surfers Information on Stand Up Surfers local events and the GC 10ft SUP Classic.

More photos including a legend called Dave with an ISUP shirt!

The club again did extremely well again at last weekend’s Port Stephens Sup Challenge.
Stand outs were Jonathan Gatt and Rebecca Dunning coming home with a haul of silverware ( wooden ware in this case)
Results:
10ft + Mens 60+: 🥉 Noel Potter
10ft + Mens 60+: 5th Michael Flood
10ft + Mens 50-59: 🥈 Jon Gatt
10ft + Mens 40-49: 5th Nick Kontopoulos
10ft + Open Women: 🥇 Bec Dunning
10ft + Open Women: 🥈 Storm Wheatley
10ft + Open Women: 4th Traci Kay Dostalek
10ft + Open Men: 🥇 Ray Hughes
Under 10ft Mens 50-59 : 🥈 Jon Gatt
Under 10ft Open Women: 🥇 Bec Dunning
Under 10ft Open Women: 🥈 Storm Wheatley
Under 10ft Open Women: 🥉 Traci Dostalek
Under 10ft Open Men: 🥈 Ray Hughes
Technical Race:
45-59 Women: 🥇 Bec Dunning(9th overall)
45-59 Women: 🥈 Traci Dostalek(15th overall)
45-59 Men: 🥈 Jon Gatt (4th overall)
60+ Men: 4th Stephen Wicks (18th overall)
Distance :
3km
Open Woman: 🥇 Bec Dunning
Open Men: 5th Andrew Martin
9km
Men 45-59: 🥉 Jon Gatt (3rd overall)
45-59 Women: 🥉 Traci Dostalek
60+ Men: 4th Stephen Wicks

A few of our members got to get a wave with Dave today! This man oozes style. A legend of SUP.
For the record a clean up set came through as we were paddling out - everyone down except Dave who was still dry when he made it out the back.

Wave with Dave crew, huge welcome and thank you to Dave Kalama from Hawaii for attending
our Burton Automotive Group Port Stephens Sup Challenge 2024.
Dave Kalama it’s an honour and a privilege to have you here. 🙏🤙

We were stoked to have RX Physiotherapy Wollongong come down for our point score on Sunday. Helping get some of us back into the water and treating some niggles. For the record it was a 3 way tie for first in the Open Men - Jason Barbour Scott Burton Brad Norris and Open Women was taken out by Rebecca Dunning