The Crew
One patrol, every walk of life, united by the red and yellow. Portraits are taken on the sand at the first shifts of the season, all against the same backdrop. Want to change your line? Write it on the share page, under "Your line".
Claude
Patrol Captain · MC · 'We can do better' on pack-up
Jane
Head of Operations · Pack-down Queen · National Medal
Liz
Head of Hospitality · head of comms · box-fresh for Laura's last day
Laura
The Whistle · now in LA · position not vacant
Leanne
Queen of the Beach · keeper of the patrol kitty · 'What's banana?!'
Mari
Hostess of Château Notaras · board rescue in huge surf before the season
Paul
Five-star Uber driver · the drop-in bandit
Andrew
IRB · radio · finds things at sea
Alex
Perfect season 24/25 · Patrol Person nominee · keeps the masses out of the rip
Anthony
Mr South Flags · Head of Rip Compliance · Golden Whistle
Neil
Department of Patrol Efficiency · karaoke best on ground · National Medal
Linda
Leads the post-patrol swim to the skiff club
Tim
Patrol Captain of the Year 2026 · found the other buggy
James
IRB driver · a snail man
Michelle
Captain of fun awards · sandwich collector in training
Camille
Rip rescue of the year · birthday patrol
Stephan
Sunrise photographer · Golden Whistle runner-up
Ronnie
World champion · Masters Competitor of the Year, twice
Julia
Coolangatta Gold · Olympians' walkway
Rob
Unofficial Head of Catering · Easter buns · Olympians' walkway
Jo
Olympians' walkway · Santa, Christmas Day 2025
Zoe
The whistle apprentice · never early in her life
Kaija
An original member of Patrol 14
Santi
Vice Captain · 20 years since his Bronze
Colin
MVP — charmed us out of a patrol audit
Nic
Head of entertainment · recruiter
Yannick
Joined Jan 2026 · wine tasting in Orange
Michael
Back in 2025 · Violet's dad
Mark
Best whistling (with Ronnie)
Alexis
First responder · last of the Bronzie group
Nikki
One tenth of a patrol, once
Trent
Joined Feb 2026
Andrew M.
Joined Feb 2026
Nicholas
Joined 2024 — found what he was looking for
Joseph
Newest recruit · 2026/27