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Red Beach Surf Club Open Women’s crew, known as the Bullets, has been selected to represent New Zealand.
The crew was named following its success at the NZ Surf Boat Trials at Whangamata last month, where they won all their races ahead of eight other women’s crews.
The Bullets crew of four women will compete against one of Australia’s top women’s crews at Waihi Beach on Saturday, February 8. The event is the Trans-Tasman Surf Boat Challenge, an annual event that sees New Zealand and Australia taking turns to host.
Rowing for the Bullets are Courtney Younger, Jasmine Brake, Libby Bradley and Courtney
Matthews. Tom Jacka is their sweep. Three other crews will also wear the NZ colours at Waihi. An Open Men’s crew from Piha will take on Australia’s top male crew, and there will be two U23 crews – one male and one female – to battle it out for Trans-Tasman honours.
The Bullets continued their winning ways in surf boat racing when they competed at the Central Regional Championships at Wellington’s Titahi Bay on January 11, winning all their races in a five-race series.
