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Red Beach lifeguards Kalani and Kaiha Gilbertson, two of the club’s top surf ski paddlers, bagged five gold medals between them at the NZ Surf Life Saving Championships held on March 16 and 17 in Mt Maunganui. Kaiha took out the final of the U19 Men’s Surf Ski final in a tight finish. Moments later, Kalani (21) powered home to win the Open Men’s Surf Ski final ahead of a class field.
A day earlier, Kaiha and teammates Laine Creighton and Ashton Savage won the U19 Ski Relay event. Kalani emulated this feat, teaming up with Kade Scheib and Grant Clancy to collect the Open Ski Relay title.
On the opening day of the Nationals, Kaiha paired with Laine Creighton to paddle home first in the U19 Double Ski event.
In total, the club bagged 22 medals – nine golds, seven silver and six bronze and placed sixth overall out of 47 clubs at the national championships.
