Ninety-five years after one of their founding fathers, Sir Bernard Freyberg, swam ashore in the Gulf of Saros to distract the defending Turkish forces, a group from Lyall Bay Surf Life Saving Club are in Gallipoli.
Twelve members of the Wellington based club, which is celebrating its centenary, are in Turkey for 2 1/2 weeks to help local people start preparing for the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings in April 2015.
As part of those commemorations, 100 New Zealand and Australian surf boats will compete in a 100-kilometre race down the Dardanelles. Turkish teams will also be involved.
The Team members are: Martin Robinson (Manager/Official), Dylan Mckee, Ray Stoddart, Arie Moore, Brad Lawson, Alex Weir, Mike O'Connor, Nicole Taylor, Leeza Papps, Amy McMullan, Chantelle Cowlrick, Kelsey Moffatt.
Updates on the team in Turkey
- Monday 23 August, 100km surf boat race to honour Gallipoli centenary - TV3 Video
- Friday 27th August Surf Lifesavers pay respects in Gallipoli - TV3 Video
- Check out photos from the tour
- Send the team a message
- Gallipoli 100 Blog - http://gallipoli100.blogspot.com
