O&E Southern Cross SUP Festival kicks off Friday!

The Ocean & Earth Southern Cross SUP Festival Starts this Friday.

As you know the O&E Southern Cross SUP Festival has made the moved down to the Sussex Inlet this year.
The event is open to all states but acts as the NSW State Titles to progress our NSW team through to the Surfing Australia National Titles later in 2015 (view information here www.surfingaustralia.com/nsw/news-details.php?id=5251)

We still have divisions left in the following divisions across surf and racing:

U21 Surfing - 5 positions
O50 Men - 2 Positions
Open Men Surfing - 4 positions
All Technical Race Divisions as unlimited entries
All Marathon Race Divisons as unlimited entries

NOTE: Now we have opened up to be able to surf across two divisions e.g. Open Men & O50

Check out the below information for the event and post any questions today and tomorrow and we will get back to everyone as the week goes.

Online Event information
www.surfingaustralia.com/nsw/event.php?id=1327

Registration
Please call the office on (02) 9349 7055 and chat to Hayley Wallace or Jon Hayman to enter in Surf or Racing

Surfing
Surfing NSW have organised a range of surfing locations from as far north as Culburra and as far south as Mollymook. The whole region will be used to ensure the best waves across Friday & Saturday are found. Please call the event hotline on 0458247 212 each morning from 645am to confirm the schedule and location. Sussex Inlet Beach will be the prime location. Presentation will be at Sussex Inlet surf club Saturday afternoon from 5pm.

Races
Online document has been uploaded here: http://issuu.com/surfingnsw/docs/sup_race_info_2015
Late last week have added in new course maps to include open ocean races. There are many options for the race to ensure we get the right distance and downwind winds for all racers. All race regulations and details as well as prize money breakdown and allocations to the Australian Titles are listed on the document also.

Saturday Meeting location for the Technical Race
Call the event hotline on Saturday 645am for the daily location of the beach:0458 247 212
Meet at 12pm at the surfing beach as stated on the hotline.

Sunday Meeting location for the Marathon Race
Meet at Sussex Inlet Surf Club sussexinletslsc.com.au at 830am for the race briefing and to confirm the race course.
Surfing NSW will run over the event course and this is where all participants will receive your number and driving directions to the start. Race will start at 1030am. Presentation will be at the grass reserve on the finish location of the course.
All must have their own PFD to race.

Entry Information from website
All competitors in the Surfing division will gain two surfs and no one will be eliminated first round. (subject to change if demand increases). All entries will not be allocated from Regional Titles. Entry is based on first in and entered gains the positions.All competitors surf or race need to be a member of Surfing NSW for 2015. Racing Divisions are open national and international competitors.Surfing Divisons are only NSW competitors for 2015 (excluding invitational division).Only NSW race competitors will progress to Team NSW for the National titles.


Event Divisions (Racing & Surfing)

SurfingOpen MenOpen WomenOpen Over 40'sOpen Over 50'sUnder 21 Juniors (boys & girls) - Only at a state level for developmentRacing - Technical (4km-6km)SUP Open Men (12'6)SUP Open Women (12'6)SUP Open Over 40 (12'6)SUP Open Over 50 (12'6)The Technical Race will feature an offshore course that will challenge competitors' technical, surfing and athletic skills. Technical Race competitors will complete multiple laps of an offshore circuit that will include an exchange area where they must beach their equipment for a short sand run around a course flag.This will be held at the location of the surfing.Racing - Marathon (12km-14km)SUP Open Men (14')SUP Open Women (14')SUP Open Over 40 (14')SUP Open Over 50 (14')Discipline will be a point-to-point open ocean race with all races held together. Potentially have a staggered start for each race.

PACKAGE OPTION ENTRIES:

For package options please call 02 9349 7055 or email sue@surfingnsw.com.au with your option and list of division. Please ensure you include your name, email and contact number. Surfing NSW will contact you to make entry fee payment and do over the phone registration.
Option 1 = Single Entry Fees
Single Surf Divison = $70 (enter online below)Single Technical Race = $70 (enter online below)Single Marathon Race = $70 (enter online below)
[u][b]Option 2 = $120 Packages deal of entry fees[/b][/u] (enter via sue@surfingnsw.com.au package choice)One Surf Divison & One Technical Race orOne Surf Divison & One Marathon Race or One Technical Race & One Marathon Race
Option 3 = $180 Packages deal of entry fees (enter via sue@surfingnsw.com.au package choice) One Surf Divison & One Technical Race & One Marathon Race

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ENTER 2 SURF DIVISIONS, PLEASE ENTER YOUR PREFERABLE DIVISION. PLEASE EMAIL TO ADVISE WHAT YOUR 2ND SURF DIVISION IS AND YOU WILL BE ADDED TO THE RESERVE LIST - IF THERE ARE SPOTS AVAILABLE WHEN ENTRIES CLOSE WE WILL CONTACT YOU.