by Melanie Goodman

The second Surf Life Saving carnival of the season was held at Four Mile Beach on the weekend.  The blustery conditions proved problematic for some, yet a blessing to others.

Saturday will long be remembered for the events that unfolded while Sunday couldn’t have been better.

Port’s contingent of 55 competitors generated impressive results finishing third overall behind Ellis Beach SLSC in second place and Cairns SLSC in first place. Etty Bay and Mission Beach Clubs finished fourth and fifth respectively.

UNDER 8

Jonte Revell, Under 8 competitor, was again outstanding finishing second in all of his events. Revell was joined Phoebe Brown, Jazmin Edmondson, Poppy Maunder, Hunta Langley and Troy McNeill to claim third place in the Beach Relay and fourth in the Wade Relay.

UNDER 9
 
In the Under 9 age group Sophie Knight was the most exceptional winning four of her five individual events. Oliver Lukin put in another noteworthy performance on the beach finishing second in both the Flags and Beach Sprint. Lukin also improved on his previous efforts claiming third spots in both the Surf and Wade races.

Yolanda Passow was third in the Wade Race while Harper Woods, Guy Edmondson and Kai Ilbery contributed to the tally with individual placings of third and fourth across a number of events. With the assistance of Zane Collins the team of Knight, Edmondson and Woods finished second in the Wade Relay.

UNDER 10
 
The Under 10 team comprising Ethan Pedemay, Tilly Lalor, Harrison O'Gorman-Petrack and Darci Maunder were second in the Beach Relay. Tahlia Polkinghorne alongside Pedemay, Lalor and Maunder were third in the Board Relay and fourth in the Wade Relay. Pedemay was also the strongest individual performer on the day finishing second in the Flags event and fourth in the Wade Race, Board Race and Sprint.

UNDER 11

In the Under 11 age group Jai Hackett was the club’s star performer finishing second in both the Flags event and Beach sprint while Ryan Stanaway and Sophia Corrie were both fourth in the Sprint.

UNDER 12

In the highly competitive Under 12 age group Mitchell Knight again performed well in water events finishing second in the Surf Swim, fifth in the Board Race and Ironman event.

Finn Stanaway confirmed his promise on the beach with two third places in the Sprint and Flags event. Mia Devine-Cameron completed the Ironwoman course in a commendable fifth place as well as finishing fourth in the Board Race and third in the flags.

Joshua Lukin, Kalani Revell, Che Innes-Collins, Neisha Elkins, Raine Ward, Moses Hannett-Wade, Jack Johnston and Connor McNeil ably assisted Knight, Devine-Cameron, and Stanaway to finish first in the Cameron Relay, third in the board Relay and second in the Beach Relay.

UNDER 13

In the Under 13 age group Harry Goodman finished second in the Surf Swim and Beach Sprint, while BJ McLeod maintained his recent form finishing in fifth place on the board.

Hamish Doye earned points with his hard earned third place in the Beach Sprint. Sophie OGorman-Petrack teamed up with Mia Devine-Cameron to finish commendably in second place in the Board Rescue.

UNDER 14

Under 14 competitor Finn Devine-Cameron performed exceptionally well earning victory in the Ironman and Board Race and second in the Surf Swim and Beach Sprint.

Eliza Markham continued to impress on the beach with a second consecutive win in the Sprint in addition to second place in the surf swim and fourth in the Ironwoman event.

Alison Munro finished sixth in the Ironwoman and fourth in the sprint while Simon Kramer joined Devine-Cameron to win the Board Rescue. Newcomer Sabrina Uhlman was to be commended for her gutsy performance as she assisted the Under 14 team to second place in both the Cameron and Beach Relays.

SENIOR

In the senior arena Port again struggled with numbers but competitors Daniel Walsh, David Munro and Tom Richardson didn’t disappoint claiming point positions in both the Beach Sprint and Flags event.
 
MASTERS

Masters competitors were undeterred by the swell with Kelly McNamara showing her metal finishing first in all her events.

Steve Pollard had similar success with placing first in three events including the ironman and two seconds. Port’s contingent were spectacular in board races with Nikki Innes, Grant Knight, Col Cameron, Sara McLeod and Brian Markham all claiming first place in their respective age groups.
 
The next carnival of the season is a Masters only carnival at Palm Cove in just two weeks’ time.