It was a very Cold morning but a handful of dedicated Noosa Head Beach Boy Surfing Club Members braved the chilly clear sky's to paddle out and help with the Water safety of the Blue Water Swim.

This was the write up in the paper.

Melissa Gorman regained her Noosa Blue Water title in emphatic style yesterday, beating her closest rival by over half a minute.

Gorman had enjoyed a stranglehold on the 2km event earlier in the decade winning it in 2006, 2007 and 2008 however was last year beaten by friend and close rival Kate Brookes-Peterson. However with Brookes-Peterson sitting out the event for personal reasons, Gorman reigned supreme, taking out the women’s division in a time of 23 minutes 7 seconds. “It was perfect conditions out there today, the water was so clear you could see everything. I got a fair start and moved through the pack quickly to control the race,” she said.

Gorman got out of the blocks early and was rarely challenged. Burleigh Heads’ Danielle Defrancesco and New South Wales’ Stacy Hansford battled it out for second before Hansford stumbled close to the line, allowing the Queenslander to grab silver in a time of 23.38.

In the men’s race, Trent Grimsey beat out his brother Codie to claim a decisive win. Grimsey had well and truly grabbed control of the race after getting off to a bad start to finish in 22.21, 46 seconds ahead of his younger sibling.

Pelican Waters surf lifesaver Sean McCullagh took out his fourth consecutive title in the 1km event.