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Despite a spirited challenge from North Cronulla SLSC, a fourth straight title is heading back to Lake Macquarie after Caves Beach SLSC triumphed, once again, at the 2026 Sharkskin NSW IRB Championships in Fingal Bay.
It’s another Sharkskin NSW Inflatable Rescue Boat Premiership title for Caves Beach SLSC, but the win came with a statement from a Sydney club that the chasing pack is getting closer and closer with every race.
Surf Life Saving NSW members and initiatives will contest five categories at the upcoming NSW Community Sports Awards, while a stalwart of country surf sports will be recognised with a Distinguished Long Service Award.
Two of four 2026 Sharkskin NSW Inflatable Rescue Boat Premiership rounds are in the books, with teams passing the halfway mark and chasing incumbent champions, Caves Beach SLSC back towards the finish line.
Liam Blair: It’s a name you might have heard over the PA or the livestream at a Surf Life Saving event, and now it’s a name that sits alongside the once 13–year–old Olympic legend of swimming, Ian ‘Thorpedo’ Thorpe AM.
11 years of Newport SLSC dominance came to an end on Sunday 1 March as Wanda SLSC topped the overall club point score at the 2026 NSW Surf Life Saving Open Championships, proudly presented by Your local club.
After a stuttering start to the carnival, the 2026 NSW Surf Life Saving Open Championships, proudly presented by Your local club, hit full speed on day two, with teams medals won and places in Sunday’s finals package earned across Blacksmiths Beach.
A huge two days of competition has wrapped at Blacksmiths Beach, with the 2026 NSW Surf Life Saving Masters Championships, proudly presented by Your local club, wrapping up for another year.
A bumper summer, including a maiden birth in the premier Iron Series in the country, has Noah Steiner of Wanda surf club primed for big things as one of the biggest months of surf sports action begins in Lake Macquarie.
