SHQ Cruise to the Cerberus and Cabrinha SUP Series
When: Sunday 28 March
Where: Sandringham Beach end of Jetty Rd
Start: 10 am sharp (sign up from 9am at shq Cafe)
Course: Sandringham Breakwater to Cerberus and back (6km)
Entry Fee: $10 (incl free BBQ)
This is foremost a social SUP Event, all levels of sup'ers are warmly welcome, from first timers to long distance race professionals. There will be over 20 demo boards available with SUP Intro Clinics by some of the most well know Sup'ers in Australia. Last year we had already 40+ participants, let see if we can get 80 this year !
Matt supporting his wife on the finish line in 2009
Classes:
Open Unlimited Class:
This class is open to everyone, with or without a board. Bring your 17ft" glide, 8'0" wave board, old windsurfer or grab one of our demo boards. It's all about participation. But don't be fooled there will be some very quick competitors in this class and racing will get very serious. Matt Lumley did 6 km in 32 min, let's see what happens this year.
There will be trophies for : Mens, Women's and Youth divisions.
Team Race
Join the fun Team Relay Sprint Race after the Cerberus event. Teams will be put together randomly, so you could end up paddling in the same team as Lumley, Cam or DJ. Lot's of fun !
SUP Intro Clinic:
Dave (DJ) Peterson will run a SUP Intro Clinic after the race. So if you are new to SUP and would like to get some great tips from Mr SUP himself make sure not to miss this !
Demo:
Try the latest shapes and paddles from Naish, PSH, GSI, Oxbow, Cabrinha, JP-Australia, Kialoa and Quickblades. We will have over 20 demo boards available.
Free BBQ + Drinks
Hang out for the free BBQ and prize ceremony afterwards. And make sure you catch up with breezers and other like minded SUP enthusiasts.
Prizes:
It's all about the honor and the highly contested perpetual trophie's, no prize money here.
However:
A brand new Cabrinha SUP (first production board in Australia) is going in the lucky draw at the end of the SUP series, all you have to do is turn up for the remaining 2 events !
All other prizes kindly donated by our sponsors, Cabrinha, Naish, PSH, GSI, Oxbow, Jp-Australia, Kialoa, Quickblade, Werner, Creatures, FCS and Balin are given away by lucky draw at the day of the Cerberus event, so you just have to enter to walk away with a brand new carbon paddle, deck grip, leash, board bag etc ! ($5000+)
Confirmed Prizes for the 7th of March and Cabrinha SUP Series:
Trophies:
Perpetual Cerberus Trophie
Perpetual SUP Summer series Trophie
Men's Open trophy
Women's Open Trophy
Youth Open trophy
Cabrinha
1 x First production Cabrinha SUP board in Australia
1 x carbon paddle
1 x carbon paddle
1 x carbon paddle
1 x carbon paddle
Werner
1 x Werner Nitro carbon paddle
1 x Werner carve carbon/glass paddle
1 x paddle cover
1 x paddle cover
Global Surf Industries
1 x Mc Tavish paddle
1 x Mc Tavish paddle
1 x adjustable paddle
1 x adjustable paddle
1 x adjustable paddle
1 x adjustable paddle
5 x drink bottle
Naish
1 x carbon/glass paddle
1 x carbon/glass paddle
Kialoa
1 x carbon Shaka puu paddle
Oxbow
1 x carbon/glass paddle
1x carbon glass paddle
Balin
1 x 11ft board cover
8 x coil sup legrope
Quickblade
1 x paddle cover
1 x paddle cover
FCS
1 x SUP deckgrip
1 x paddle bag
So don't miss it, this could turn out the biggest event in Australia !
Check shq.com.au for more info:
www.shq.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=219&Itemid=57
Can't wait!!! Not sure if I'll have the money to pay off my board by then, but I'll hire one or something, lol.
hey guys, have fun. Unfortunately im out of the water for a little. Some one else will have to step up to try and stop cam.
SHQ Cruise to the Cerberus 28 March
Cerberus Update:
Possibility for a downwider:(Woohoo !)
If the wind is over 15 knots and mainly blowing from the North, we will consider running the Cerberus Race as a downwinder. From Sandringham breakwater past the Cerberus to Ricketts Point (Beaumaris).
The decision will be made in the early morning depending on conditions. Sign -up is still at the SHQ Kiosk at the bottom of Jetty Rd.
If we go ahead with the downwinder we will organise a car shuffle and use our Van to help transport gear back to Sandringham. Should be lot’s of fun !
C you there !
Forecast for Sunday
Overcast 31 degrees
Winds:Northerly 10 to 20 knots during the morning then increasing to 20 to 25
knots in the afternoon. Winds north to northwesterly 25 to 35 knots during the
evening. Seas: Below 0.5 metres increasing to 2 metres by the evening.
Latest forecast...
Forecast for Sunday
Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots tending north to northwesterly at 20 to 30 knots during the late morning before strengthening to 25 to 35 knots during the evening. Seas: 0.5 to 1 metres increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon then increasing to 2 metres by early evening.
So if the big NNW doesn't kick in until after 11am, I can sense another big downwinder post race or in the arvo. Who's up for it?
It's looking more and more that the race will be a down-winder.. Now that's my kind of race.. You stop paddling and you go almost as fast.. 
DJ
Cerberus Update:
Down-wind Race/paddle Clinic
Down-wind paddle gooru DJ (Dave Peterson) will give a in-depth clinic on how to improve you’re down wind paddling technique. The Clinic will run after the race, so if you come last better check out DJ’s clinic!
Info on the Molokai Hawaii SUP Race
Jonathan Cowcher form SUP VIC will give us some first hand in-sight of what to expect from the legendary 32 Mile Hawaiian channel crossing. Don’t miss it!
PSH Wood Veneer boards
We all know by now that the new PSH wood veneer and comp weight boards will be here early next month and we can’t wait! For those who have missed the wood veneer PSH prototypes at Mambo we will have Tom Carroll’s personal board down at the beach on Sunday. Together with all the other demo gear we will now also have several Quickblade paddle’s to try. Come and check it out!
C ya Sunday !
Tom Carroll
Hey Woody,
Hope you do well in the race, try out the pigs ear if it becomes a down winder you might be surprised how well it works. Paddle it today and see how it goes.
I'm with you on keeping up to date on the weather as IMO it directly effects board choice including length, width and weight. The shaft length and blade area you will use particularly if your doing an up wind leg. The fin choice, depth, base area and rake for stability.
Also the course style and direction combined with the wind direction will directly effect all of the above.
The race was originally a there and back format, so changing it to a down wider will directly benefit those with less stamina as they wont have a 2 - 3 km push into the head wind.
Nice to have a plan defore you get there.
Have fun and take lots of pics.
Go Breezers
Phill
Fingers crossed we get the light 10 knot nor east early because it only takes half an hour (for the faster guys) and maybe 3/4 hr (for the slower people) to run the race 'up to the Cerberus and back' before the stronger north wind kicks in.
After we hope to do a down-winder from St Kilda to Sandy for some (takes about 1 hr).. and maybe another group could do one from Green Point to Sandy (about 15-20 min) for those who are only new to it.
Either way it's going to be a great day and lots of fun.. 
.. and lots of give away prizes.. You just have to be in it to win it..
DJ
What board are you racing DJ?
We know it will be Naish but is it 12 14 or 17 is the question?
And will you chase down camo the pocket rocket?
As you would say Pics there must be pics and vid lol
Phill
.. I might change my mind last minute and use the 14.. .. (with the down-winder in mind)
Cam will win. It's a bummer that Lumers won't be down as that would make a good competition.
I'm sure it will be a great day - look forward to all the pics on seabreeze.
Fawkner beacon is now showing zero wind.. .. and the latest forcast is looking perfect for the Cruise to the Cerberus.. .. 5-10 knots.
We may still get a down wind run done later in the day for those interested.
DJ
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
Winds: Northeasterly 5 to 10 knots tending northerly 15 to 20 knots during the
morning then increasing to 20 to 30 knots by early evening. Seas: 0.5 to 1
metres increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening then increasing to 2
metres later in the evening.
Quick update on this, was held in pretty glassy conditions with a field of more than 40. Course was the same as last year. Take off the beach 3km up the Cerebrus wreck then 3km back with short beach run. No le mans start this year.
Camo Hosk won his time was 30:30 on a Naish 17
BWDave came 2nd on a DC 16 paddling with his 7yo son on the front!
DJ came 3rd also Naish 17
Rea won the ladies on Naish Glide 12 time was about 37:20
Was a good days racing, thanks to SHQ for doing a great job running it and providing all the fantastic prizes. Very stoked with my new Oxbow paddle!
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for today, as a new SUP'er everyone made me feel welcome and I was really happy to finish only having fallen off at the very start. The wife and the kids had a ball, thanks SUP Vic, SHQ etc: Great Day!!! Great sport!! Great people!! My kids are asking about the next one already, although I'm pretty sure they're more keen on the sausages than they are on the SUP's.
The day started with setting up all the tents and sign in tables etc.
Lots of prizes.
Tom Carrol's own PSH timber board.. Nice.
Looks like the SHQ cafe has had some paint.
Walking over to the race start the weather looked perfect.
Everyone getting ready to start.
Mike explains the race details.
Boards at the waters edge really to start.
Dave's big DC tandom board..
Don't ask.. 
Seconds before the start.. Matty Martin from GSI looking forward to the race and Gav with his brand new 11'4" Naish board.
Cam ready to go with his big Naish 17.. Wake up Cam..
Sounds like it was a crankin race, Camo had to average 11.8 kph to win in 30.30 thats smokin.
When you going Pro Camo?
Well done to all!
Phill
,I think it's more like 4.6kms,
