Water Patrol Australia

Perry Hatchett

West Australian State Team Member in Opens 1982, Senior Men 1993.

1984 Australian Team Member @ the ISA World Games in the USA.

2000 Australian Sports Medal for Australian Sporting Achievement.

2002, 2003, 2004 & 2005 West Australian Sports Official of the Year for Surfing.

2004 Inducted as a Life Member into Surfing WA.

2006 Inducted into the Australian Surfing Hall for Administration.

2009 Len Dibben Award for Outstanding Services to the development of surfing in West Australia.

1990-1998 appointed full time Australian Judge for the Association of Surfing Professionals World Tour.

1999-2009 appointed International Head Judge for the Association of Surfing Professionals World Tour.

10 x West Australian State Titles in 5 different divisions >

Cadet U/15, Junior U/18, Open Men, Over/35, Over/40.

1st place, ASP World Cup of Surfing, Sunset Beach, Hawaii 1996.

2nd place, Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational. Waimea Bay, Hawaii 2001.

3rd place, Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational. Waimea Bay, Hawaii 2003.

1st place, ASP Indonesian Open, Nias 1994.

1st place, ASP Indonesian Open, Nias 1997.

1st place, ISA Big Wave Challenge, Todos Santos, Mexico 1999.

1st place, XXL Big Wave Awards Paddle in section, 2003.

Water Patrol Australia also has a number of very experienced PWC Operators/Watermen which they utilise when needed.

These operators all hold high levels of first aid and rescue qualifications along with many achievements within the West Australian surfing arena:

Dave Delroy-Carr, Keighley Bremner, Zac Haynes-Love, Richard Sills (SAFR), Simon Tien and Dino Adrien.