August 21st SUP RACE Mooloolabah

Mooloolabah Outriggers are hosting the first regatta of the season on the 21st of August. OC1/OC2, Surf Ski's and SUP. Wish I could race but getting married that day!!! (bad excuse i know)

2 Races: 1 x Short Course 8km and Long Course 14km DW if possible.

There will be a race per month with the Outrigger Clubs including the Gold Coast Cup relay in November and Nationals at Coffs in December.

The race program is below. Get into these races as if interest is low they will dissapear.........


Event Program
Short Course OC1 / OC2 / Ski / SUP + U19 OC1 + U16 OC2 = 8km
U14 OC1 + U12 OC2 = 2km
U12 OC1 = 1km
U16 OC1 + U14 OC2 = 4km
Long Course OC1 / OC2 / Ski / SUP + U19 OC2 = 14km
Timetable
6.30am Registration opens Mooloolaba Marina
7.15am Short Course / SUP / U19 OC1 / U16 OC2 Briefing Mooloolaba Marina
7.30am SUP Short Course start – 8km
7.45am Short Course / U19 OC1 / U16 OC2 start – 8km
9.15am Juniors Briefing Mooloolaba Marina
9.30am U14 OC1 + U12 OC2 – 2km
10.15am U12 OC1 – 1km
10.45am U16 OC1 + U14 OC2 – 4km
12.00pm Long Course / SUP / U19 OC2 Briefing Mooloolaba Marina
12.45pm SUP Long Course start – 14km
1.00pm Long Course OC1 / OC2 / Ski + U19 OC2 start – 14km
2.15pm BBQ Mooloolaba Marina

** LC direction will be confirmed the afternoon of Friday, 20 August via the MOCC website, email to clubs and
AusOutrigger. We have allowed extra time between the LC briefing and the race start in the event of a downwind from
Moffat Beach - conditions permitting. If conditions do not allow for a downwind, please be prepared to start soon after
the LC briefing. All registration, briefings and canoe launching will take place at the Mooloolaba Marina compound. **
All divisions of OC1 / OC2 / Ski will start together in the Short Course and Long Course.
Short Course / SC SUP / U19 OC1 / U16 OC2 paddlers will register and, after the briefing, will launch their craft at the
Mooloolaba Marina and paddle out the river mouth to the start line as a warm-up. There is no need to put in at
Mooloolaba Beach before the race. If the Long Course is not a downwind, the LC procedure will likely be similar.
Other Junior races will be held in the Mooloolah River with registration and canoe launching from the Mooloolaba Marina.

I don't know for sure but from what I hear there were 2 or 3 people that raced in last years series so it's an all in affair. Could be chicken and egg though, if people don't know the race is on it could be hard to get numbers....... If you want to race I'd say take a big fast board, if you want to participate and be part of a good crowd of people, BBQ etc etc take whatever you've got and have fun being the start of a new sport.

I will still be here so will try my best to get up there and drag a few others along as well!!!!! Might have to do a bit more training on the oc1 and have a go at racing both sup and oc1

Yes CMC you are correct. There has only been the usual 2 - 5 competitors enter these races in the "Sth QLD Outrigger Series" over the last 2 years.

Last year after much liasing and convincing the outrigger administrators and officials they did offer SUP the following regarding classes.

12'6", 14' and Unlimited
Under 40 and Over 40 in each board category.

I'm not sure if they have continued to follow these recommendations this year. As the SUP was not supported much over the last 2 years in this Series, maybe they have simplified the categories accordingly. I have not become involved so far this year as a SUP representative for this Series.

I'm heading up for the 7:30am race, but unfortunately won't be able to stay for the downwinder as I need to get down to Port Macquarie for Aussies that afternoon.
Are there any other Sup'ers planning to do the short course?

I floated the idea of re-scheduling the wedding with the significantly better half but there was something in the 'you don't like the way your genitals are attached' look that made me think better of the idea.

It sounds like it's going to be a good one with a few crew heading up. Time to show people that this sport is growing. The more fun it looks to others, the more people will join in and soon small races become big ones.

If only there was something tieing all of these races held by the different organisations together for those that get the most points overall to gain added recognition. One step at a time though, get people to actually paddle first....

This Sth QLD Outrigger Race Series does add all of your individual race results together to come up with an Overall Series Winner and placegetters. Last year I believe Stuart Phinn went very well in the SUP. Although Stuart may not have actually won a race, he was consistant in entering and placing which I think won him the overall Series.

OC1/2 SERIES -- 2010


RACE 1 21/08/10 MOOLOOLABA OCC

RACE 2 11/09/10 TWEED/BALLINA (at Ballina)

RACE 3 02/10/10 FRASER COAST OCC

RACE 4 23/10/10 NOOSA OCC

RACE 5 13/11/10 GOLD COAST CUP CHANGE RELAY

NATIONALS 11/12/10 COFFS COAST OCC

Thanks sue!! it looks like not much wind so it just means a bit more paddling, but that's all good.

Jacko

can people that have pre paid and registered just turn up for downwind paddle at moffat beach for briefing at 12.00 or do we have briefing at mooloolaba marina still

Good luck to everyone paddling the long course - the weather looks great, although not much wind!! Bummed I'm going to miss this one due to a cold/work

Thanks to all of you who came and supported the event today, especially those who travelled 2 hrs up from the Gold Coast. The weather was just perfect but the wind was not strongand the ocean was therefore pretty flat.

There were 5 SUP entries in the Short course this morning and 5 different SUP entrants in the Long Course this afternoon. Some of the Gold Coast crew like Jacko and Steve did the Short Course on OC1 (single outrigger) in their first ever race and then they did the Long Course on SUP later in the day. A total of 22km of paddling today. Well done guys !!

I only have the results and times of the Long Course so far. Sorry Short Course paddlers. I will post your results as soon as I get them. I can see by Flakers photo's who some of you are but don't know official times. I do know that there were about 65 total craft on the water for the Short Course (5 being SUP) and 73 craft on the water for the Long Course (5 being SUP).

And I know that PT (Peter Turner) won the short course SUP this morning cause he was on my DC17' (first pic with blue board) And can you return it sometime soon PT then ask Santa/Dale to buy/make you one !!

I will post the Short Course results as soon as I get them. Here are the Long Course Results (14km) in completely flat water with a left hand side wind around 5-10 knots. (Travis Grant actually said there were times when you had a slight head wind too. Trav was on OC1 and won outright in the Long Course)

1st Paul Jackson - 1hr 20mins 55secs
2nd Steve Walker - 1hr 28mins 26secs
3rd Steve Quiller - 1hr 32 mins 20secs
4th Angela Jackson - 1hr 32mins 24secs
5th Scott Roberts - 1 hr 33mins 45 secs (Master)

Fantastic effort again guys. Hope to see you all, and more, back again for the next race in 3 weeks time at Tweed/Ballina.

Photos from the Long course - Not to clear as I was up at Ma & Pa Bendles Hill Look out with Taj asleep in the back of the car after his big 1 km paddle (Half)


Two Steve's heading out to start line


Angie


Group Shot


Race Start - Angie kicking them off the line




Heading towards Carties

Short Course (6km) results-

1st Peter Turner 53.32.00

2nd Alan Head 55.53.00

3rd Mike Kramer 59.27.00

4th Jason Voght 1.05.33

1st Female Marita Finch 1.07.17

Jacko it will take them a few days to get it sorted I'd say. I had the timer email me just the SUP for this thread. I will let you know when all the OC1 results are done.

Here's the link of where you will find them in a few days:-

http://www.mooloolabaoutriggers.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18:events-a-results&Itemid=15