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The Australian IRB Titles – Mollymook Beach, Friday July 22, 2016

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Mollymook hosts the National IRB Championships. Day 1 – Heats

The National IRB Championships for 2016 began today at Mollymook Beach. Interstate crews participated as well as a crew from NZ with an estimated overall number of surf life savers participating exceeding 500 from over 40 Surf clubs throughout Australia.

On an unusually hot day for winter, competition was intense here on day one as crews demonstrated their skills in the water at Mollymook showcasing the rescue skills of IRB crew’s in a variety of surf conditions.

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2016 NSW State IRB Titles held at Mollymook Beach

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The Inflatable Rescue Boats (IRB) Titles: Hundreds of competitors from across the NSW state representing over 20 NSW Surf Life Saving clubs, met at the Mollymook Beach on the weekend of July 1 & 2, 2016 for the NSW IRB Racing Titles.

Racing was incredible close with a number of spills from over zealous crews chasing that elusive NSW title. (See images below)

On the weekend of July 22 and 23, 2016 these team will return to compete with an anticipated 500 competitors for the Australian IRB Racing Championships.