Papamoa IRB Team have just been crowned world champions.
A newsletter sent out this afternoon has stated congratulations to the Surf Lifesaving team, who competed in the Open WORLD IRB Champions in France.
In the newsletter, Papamoa Surf Lifesaving Club member Shane Smith said the result was ''truly great team effort from all members of our team''.
''We have no super stars in our team, just a bunch of cool young people, who while racing for personal goals don't forget the team result.''
Teams from Kurrawa, Australia came in second while Denmark came in third.
The Papamoa club were on a winning streak after claiming the New Zealand overall club trophy in March for the first time in nearly a decade.