Gordon Harris "GH" Surfboat

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The GH surfboat was named after Life Member Gordon Harris, built and named in 2010 by South Coast Surfboats in Queensland.

Gordon was elected as a Life Member of the Club in 2004 and held a range of committee roles from 1996 to 2020. He was a tireless worker for the Club — operating the club bar, maintaining the Club history and cooking many a BBQ for Club functions.

Roles and Service

Gordon held the following committee positions:

• Registrar 1996–2001
• Club Secretary 2000–2011
• Radio Officer 2012–2017
• Branch Delegate 2002–2020
• Committee Member 2019/20

Gordon was awarded Club Person of the Year in 2002 and 2004, and the Far South Coast Branch Administrator Award in 2009.

Achievements

The GH surfboat was very successful in surf sports events, mostly swept by Rob Pollock at the coast. Its achievements include:

• 1st ASRL Interstate NSW Representative Crew 2011
• 4th Australian Championships Under 23 2011
• Australian Semi-Final Under 23 Women 2012
• 1st NSW ASRL Under 19 2011
• 1st Young Guns NSW Under 23 2011
• 1st NSW Country Champions Under 19 2011
• 1st NSW Country Champions Under 19 2012
• 1st NSW Country Champions Under 19 2013
• 1st NSW Country Champions Reserves 2013
• 1st NSW Country Champions Under 23 2011
• 1st NSW Country Champions Open Women 2011
• 3rd NSW Country Champions Under 23 Women 2011
• 3rd NSW Country Champions Reserves 2011
• 2nd George Bass Marathon Open Women 2012
• 1st Rooster River Run Open Women 2012
• 1st NSW Best of the Best Under 19 2012
• 1st NSW Best of the Best Reserves 2012
• 1st NSW Best of the Best Under 23 Women 2012
• 1st NSW Best of the Best Under 19 2013
• 2nd World Titles Under 19 2013

The boat was sold in 2020 to a South African Surf Life Saving Club and transported in a shipping container.

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