Friday night, we saw the Seal Point Boardriders Club gather at the Pig & Rooster for their inaugural Boardriders Boogie and fundraiser to cap off a successful year.
200 people
An estimated 200 people arrived for the bash, got snacking on the Cape St Francis Biltong samples, and bouncy castles kept the young groms entertained as the rest of the crew had a few libations, spoke about the year, caught up with friends and shot the breeze after a week’s worth of small but fun surf at the beachie.
Membership
After a year of recalibration and consolidation, as well as zero fees for members, it was time to ask for membership fees for those who wished to become members, and we had about 100 members sign up, which was very encouraging.
The Pig & Rooster hotdogs and hamburgers went down a treat, and then it was time for the main business of the evening – the fundraising raffle.
Before the raffle, club chairperson Dan Thornton gave a recap talk, regaling the audience with a description of the club highlights and the surfers who had achieved success on all fronts during the year, including three SA Champions in Slayde Shooter, Rory Dace and Simon Fish.
Sponsorship support
There were so many prizes to be raffled from sponsors, like:
- FIFTH AVENUE BEACH HOUSE
- EAT PRAY LOVE PILATES
- FLAVII
- CAPE ST FRANCIS BILTONG
- THE STORE
- BETTER DAYS
- KLEURSPACE
- HARTS ICE CREAM
- SURF SENSE
- ST FRANCIS BREWERY
- WHITE MOUNTAIN GAME FARM
- RIP CURL and
- BILLYS BEACH
The Big Prizes
Dustin Harding won the blesbok, Wayne Emslie won the tickets for Ballies Beach, and Slayde Shooter won the Rip Curl E-Bomb 4/3 wetsuit, which he gave to his dad, Tim, for a small trade.
It was a fantastic turnout and a great evening. The Seal Point Boardriders Club has wonderful plans for 2025, including the grom comps and coaching sessions, the Club Champs, some local interclub comps, and a grom weekend away camping trip. We are also considering subsidising First Aid Courses for members and parents in the new year.
For those who didn’t make it to the function and still want to sign up as members, mail the club on sealsboardriders@gmail.com to sort it out.
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