Events

The community originated with an absence of technology, having to communicate in more traditional ways. Despite the club sustaining an active online presence, face to face interaction is essential and familiar. Alike any community, private communication occurs frequently through physical conversation and interaction, with gossip spreading within and even beyond the boundaries of the community. Most regularly, this takes place at the large array of events held for members and outsiders who hold interest.

Such events include;

Activities and means for non-digital communication are held daily either through its weekly training sessions (one-one training, squad training or patrol training etc), patrols, nippers, fundraisers and further competitions.  As noted by (Baym 2010, p.111), “community is found in places that are neither work nor home”, ideally the public nature of the beach allows the club to broadcast to society their strong sense of community.

Competing is a prime aspect pivotal to this community. It pushes members to challenge themselves and each other in other clubs both statewide and nationally. Through holding several distinct events which tests its members both physically and socially its brings together a diverse crowd. Subsequently such events display an immense sense of community, ultimately conveying Bayms “ elements of connectedness, those of “shared identities”(Baym 2010, p.124) and “interpersonal relationships” (Baym 2010, p.12). This multitude of events inherently become a platform of promotion; interesting new recruits and sponsors.

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