COOLUM BOARDRIDERS
Gavin Potter – President
Happy New Year to all our valued Club Sponsors!
ON BEHALF of Coolum Boardriders, we would like to express our sincere gratitude for your generous support throughout 2024. Your contributions played a crucial role in:
- Supporting our members: Providing a safe and fun environment for over 150 active members and their families to enjoy the sport.
- Funding our events: Enabling us to successfully host 11 local rounds and the prestigious “Yaroomba Classic” competition.
- Supporting our elite athletes: Sending our top seeds to compete in major events such as the Usher Cup, Kira Teams Challenge, Kirra Junior Challenge, and Straddie Invitational. At these events, all our athletes and supporters proudly wore their club tees, and we utilized our marquee and sponsor wall to promote your businesses. We were also able to support two boys and two girls in competing at the National Junior Surfing Titles.
We are incredibly proud of the achievements of our members and the club as a whole in 2024, and we attribute a significant portion of our success to the invaluable support of our sponsors.
Exciting News for 2025!
- Hyundai Australian Boardriders Battle: Coolum Boardriders has qualified for the Finals of the Hyundai Australian Boardriders Battle held at Burleigh Heads on March 8 -9, 2025. This prestigious event features a bigger event site, more interactive partnership activations, viewing areas, Jim Beam Bars, and a total prize purse of $113,000! Our team, which competed in the preliminary stages late last year, has already begun training for this exciting challenge.
- World Junior Championships: One of our talented 16-year-old female junior surfers Brisa Canina has achieved the incredible milestone of qualifying for the World Junior Championships in May 2025, to be held in Puerto Rico. We are committed to assisting her with raising enough money to cover her travel and competition expenses.
Supporting our Junior Surfer!
To help our junior surfer Brisa Canina represent herself and our club on the international stage, we are applying to Bunnings to run a sausage sizzle. We are also reaching out to local businesses for support in making this opportunity a reality.
Join Coolum Boardriders!
Memberships are open to the community via www.surfingaustralia.com. Many of our 2024 members have already renewed, and we encourage new faces to join! Our first round is on February 9th, so register now! Please follow us on Instagram to stay updated on club activities and events.
