Only 3 weeks until the Whalebone. Hopefully the weather will be a bit kinder this year than last.
There is $1000 Prize money for the 12'6 class. It costs $55 to enter and you get a T-shirt, entry in all prize draws, free drinks in the Marquee and a heap of other goodies. There will be a Starboard SUP given away at the presentations at the Cott.
You do need to get your entries in before the event though. Entry forms are available here http://www.whaleboneclassic.com.au/
If the weather is like it was a couple of years ago (i.e light off-shore, a bit of swell), we are thinking of setting the course like below.
Each leg would be about 500m, so still 3kms in total but we thought it make things a bit more interesting catching some waves on the way in and negotiating some whitewater on the way out. No running legs though just a paddle around buoys.
The advantage of this is that we don't need to do a car shuffle and it will be a better spectacle for the people on the beach.
If there is a southerly blowing, we will go back to the original plan and have a straight line race from Sandtracks as below.
This course is still 3k's... maybe a bit longer.
What do you think? Any preferences on the course?
Here are some pics from the start and finish of the 2009 Race.
Waiting for the Start
The Start
Scotty....Winning.
Galvo & Chris de Aboitiz battling for 2nd.
Theresa - 1st place Ladies
