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St Clair Womens Crew competing. Maree Kelly, driver.
Chris Scott (left) and Jaron Mumby.
2001
Piha Club wins Surf Rescue of the Year. SLSNZ takes five IRBs to Sth Africa as part of Tri Nations challenge - Making sure all teams race our craft and introducing the NZ set up. Standardisation of all engines and hulls for competition is introduced to create level playing field and manage cost/ reduce modifications. The rebrand of 146 IRB hulls with the new BP Helios is undertaken over a three month period, in the height of summer.
2002
United Nth Piha win BP Surf Rescue of the Year. SLSNZ introduces annual regional engine maitenance courses to improve club capability to perform core maintenance.