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The Manly masters crew has raced the Coolangatta Gold since 2013 — mostly the sprint, mostly in teams, always with an eye on the other Manly crews. This is the running log: the teams, the times, and every photo worth keeping.
The full surf sports experience in about an hour. It mirrors the 25.6 in design — ski, swim, board and a run to finish, all through the Coolangatta surf zone.
Saturday 17 October per the official race info; 7:30 am start per the Race Roster listing — the circular has the final word.
The Manly teams
Manly Nips
Captain Eleonora dV · 2 racing
Manly Old Gold 1
Captain Peter T · 4 racing
Manly Old Gold 2
Captain Scott D · 4 racing
Manly Shufflers
Captain Nick E · 2 racing
Manly Sunnies
Captain Nicole G · 2 racing
Two Flat Whites
Captain Claude B · 4 racing
Cameron B
Sprint, solo
John Michael T
Sprint, solo
The results
Every Manly time goes up after the race — the team totals and the ski, swim, board and run splits, ours highlighted, so the inter-club conversation has numbers behind it.
“Hey Coolongatta legends. Can you start letting me know what teams you're thinking?”
— Mel, July 2025
Every trip north
Pink in 2013 and 2014, orange through 2017, hi-vis ever since. Newest first; the COVID years sit quietly in the middle.
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Got old Coolangatta photos?
Every year since 2013 is in here — some thinner than others: 2015 (11 photos) and 2019 (11 photos). Photos sitting in your camera roll from any past race go straight into the right year.
- Open ＋ Share photos, give your first name, and tap a past year — say which year.
- Pick them from your Photos app, not from WhatsApp (WhatsApp strips the date).
- Send. They go into the archive after the next update — with your name on them.