Club History

 Founding officers:

• President: Wendy Smyth
• Head Coach: Glenn Smyth
• Treasurer: Angus Menzies

Pittwater Pinks were not formed until the 2005/6 season

• Pinks Rep: Peri Liddel

To kick training off, the club initially rented 2 boats

• President: Wendy Smyth
• Committee meeting attended amongst others by Doreen and Jenny Jones
• 82 members strong!
• Bei Loon and Pinks race in Canberra States and local events
• Club wins first trophy
• Masters and Grand Masters introduced
• Club financially well run and purchases 2 boats

• President: Wendy Smyth
• 140 Members – 70% increase!
• 15 Trophies and Medals
• Assets of $50k
• Pinks go to Dragons Abreast Colundra
• 6 representatives in State and National teams
• NZ Tour – 29 paddlers
• St Ives HS send 84 students for a try-out!
• Plans to form a youth team
• Erg machine introduced

• President: Wendy Smyth
• The first time Bei Loon competed at Nationals.
• State and National Champions!
• 23 State Reps – biggest by any club
• Hilary Lamb and Mike Wall win World Champ Medals in Penrith
• Pittwater RSL sponsors club
• Club has assets of $60k
• Third and fourth boats purchased

• President: Wendy Smyth
• 163 members – largest in NSW!
• Invited to Macau WCCC
• 1^st Premiers trophy
• Compete at Nats in WA (1st time as a club)
• Pinks achieve PB at Nationals
• 13 reps in Aus squad for Prague
• Newport Arms come in as sponsors
• 3 extra boats rented
• Size of club becomes difficult to manage and cracks
  start to appear as teams want to go in different directions…

• President: Glenn Smyth
• 150 members, including 40 Prems
• Pinks in Women’s Masters Final
• Masters Men retain State title
• Top 3 (Erg rated) paddlers leave club
• Club enters rebuilding phase

• President: Glenn Smyth
• Governance and team selection concerns lead to the formation of Pittwater DBC – a club to be focussed primarily on competition
• Membership declines to 115
• Club House project goes on hold
• 2 new boats ordered
• Twilight Race series introduced, sponsored by Newport Arms, Tooheys New and Wild Oats Wime
• The BL Submarine makes it’s debut at the Canberra Nationals

The never give up award goes to...

Stroke: Dave Elliot

Drummer: Justine Bednorz

• President: Glenn Smyth
• 110 members
• Gold at the 2k Opens Nats, with a mixed team
• Gold at Masters Games
• Pinks win Bronze in NZ
• We had a van!

• President: Glenn Smyth
• 114 members – 9 over 70!
• 29 men / 85 women
• Linda coaches the Pinks to compete in Sarasota
• Online registration introduced
• The Smyth Dynasty ends! Glenn and Wendy leave to form a new club in Narrabeen

The Holy Trinity get to work to stabalise the club, meeting in a secret bunker (now used as the beach locker)

• Sir Terry Stewart
• St George Webster
• The Messiah Sean Foster

• President: Terry Stewart
• Head Coach: Steve McKeogh
• 92 members – 40 over 60
• Pinks go to Florida International
• Masters Open 20’s invited to WCCC Adelaide
• 5 State reps
• 11 social events
• Bei Loon 1st in DBNSW Points score, beating ACCA and Pittwater
• 4 NSW race records @ 200m and 500m
• Scotland Is. Race attracts 18 crews
• Hosted filming of Biggest Loser

• President: Sir Terry Stewart
• 91 Members, 43 over 60
• Collaroy Beach Club sponsors Pinks
• Pinks join Dragons Abreast Australia
• 8 State reps across 3 divisions

• 1^st in Prem/Masters men at Dobroyd
• 1^st Masters Open Manly Dam
• 1^st GM mixed at Penrith
• Pinks  2^nd in Chinese New Year final
• Something went down in Adelaide!

• President: John Flaherty (a.ka John Flattery)
• Steve Head Coach + 4 other coaches
• St George organises; Events,1st Par 3Golf Champs,  Accommodation, Buses, Meals (270 attend post-8k dinner!)
• 93 members (31 Pinks)
• Commitment & Achievement Awards go to
  • Megan Tozer, and
  • Bob Davies
• Rookie of the Year Ben Dall’Amico
• 9 State reps, Bob also in the Auroras
• Pinks win PanPac Masters Medals
• Megan, Wynnette, Robyn & Jennifer do Ord River 55k Marathon

• President: John Flaherty
• 94 members – av age now 60
• St George is canonised for good works
• Helga receives Inspiration Award
• Di Millgate gets Team Player
• Louise Vriens Rookie of the Year
• Bei Loon 10 Social events, including 3 Barbies
• Pinks 8 Social events, inc Fund Raisers for Florence,  26 attend
• Open Boat State Champs
• Close 2^nd to Different Strokes in Nationals

• President: John Flaherty
• 95 members
• Wynette invited to DBNSW Board
• Libby and Steve Doherty Rookie’s of the 
  Year
• OC1 Outrigger and new tents acquired
• Snr B Mixed & Snr A women qualify for France CCWC in France 2020
• Pinks 3^rd fastest Aus team in Florence, coming 26 out of 120 teams
• Hungary (1st time Bei Loon competes overseas)
• Women record a PB in 500m by 9 secs!

• President: Dave Dunwoodie
• 96 members (58 over 60)
• A memorable year with:
• COVID 19 !
• Drought
• Fires & Smoke
• France canceled
• 4.5 regattas – State finals cut short due to smoke
• Pinks 1st in BC Survivors, Canberra
• 1st Paddling Day Camp
• 14 clubs compete in Scotland Island 8k
• Pinks win 200m DA, Canberra and Best Dressed award as the Y2K Bug
• 8 social events held

• President: Dave Dunwoodie
• 101 members – 54 year age gap!
• COVID medical team:
• Gerry, Doreen, Sarah & Lamiah
• Social calendar decimated but the club trains
  on with 122 training sessions, 5 coaches, 8 regattas and 8 sweeps
• New boat racks installed – thanks Pete!
• 8k race still held
• 17 Pinks do Mother’s Day Classic walk at Narrabeen

• The start of the King Dynasty
• President: Gayle King
• 105 members (22 new)
• $84k in assets, successful 8k race contributes 
• 3 months of training lost to COVID
• Pinks prepare for IBCPC in NZ
• 3 Regattas + Scotland Island 8k with 10 teams
• Woman win Bronze in Nats 2k
• Information Day attracts 16 people
• 10 sweeps + trainees
• Second Training Camp

• President: Gayle King
• 117 Members – 42 with club over 10 years
• Pinks go to NZ
• John Flaherty represents Australia in Thailand, Senior C’s
• WhatsApp introduced
  Pittwater RSL sponsors us again
• Try-outs attended by 18 “wanna-bees”
• New boat trolley makes its debut
• Saturday Stretch introduced
• Gayle hosts new member welcome

• President: Jo King (keep it in the family!)
• Biggest club in NSW (again!)
• Come rain or shine, we love competing
• Come COVID or bushfires, we love to train
• We are well organised
• We have an awesome club spirit
• Everyone pitches in and helps
• Financially solid
• We love to party!