ISLAND OCEAN PADDLE
The Island Paddle will be conducted on the 4th November 2023 at Mooloolaba beach and depending on wind conditions will head around Old Woman Island and back to Mooloolaba.
Registration/Check In will be from. 7.00-9am at the spit on Mooloolaba Beach. Race will start 10am
Start will be a deepwater start, Waves for the Ocean paddle will be at 10-minute intervals.
WAVE 1:
Category; Prone and SUPs.
WAVE 2:
Category; Outriggers OC 1, OC 2, and OC 3s
WAVE 3:
Category; Ocean skis, Surf skis, and Double skis
Online Registration
Online registration will be completed via webscorer.
When completing the online form, you will be asked to view our online waiver by ticking the box you will agree to the terms and conditions, there will be no other forms to fill out at registration.
Race Brief
Race Briefing at designated beach will be conducted for all paddlers racing after Registration/Check in has closed (9.30am) before race start.
Course Selection
Course selection will be publicised on Facebook Friday 3rd November at 5pm, and an email will also be sent out. This information will also be advertised on our website.
Entry Fees
Early Entry $65 per paddler (includes free race shirt)
Standard Entry $75 per paddler 8th October (race shirt if available first in)
Double Ocean ski, OC2 teams - $110, OC3 - $165, and OC6 - $250 Increases 8th October
Registration Process /Starting the race
Only competitors can access the registration area. Each competitor will be given an ankle strap with a timing chip. Please wear the ankle strap and timing chip around your ankle making sure it is firmly attached and facing outward (enabling it for easy detection). The timing chip will be used to time your race. You will be given a coloured wristbane with your number on it to be used at the lucky draw prizes durring presentations at 12.30pm at the Mooloolaba Surfclub
Finishing the race
The finish will be a dry finish on the beach between the large pink arch on the beach. Your timing chip will register your results on webscorer. Please make sure once you finish the race you hand the ankle strap with timing chip to one of our volunteers who will be waiting for you at the finish line. This will be our manual backup should your chip not be detected.
If you do not finish the race please hand back you ankle strap and timing chip back to support cxrew, in the boat or at the finish line, so you can be marked as safe.
Should you exit the course on the beach and do not complete the couses, please ring race co-ordinator 0422 159 504
Please note if your ankle strap with timing chip is not collected your results will not be published.
THE RULES
By entering the Island 16km Ocean Paddle race you agree to compete you must have:
- All Skis must have jacket style PFD
- Outriggers, SUP, and Prone paddlers must wear inflatable bum bag type life jackets
- Single and double ski/ outrigger smoke flair or phone
- All craft must have a leash attached at all times, and a HIV shirt/singlet/ life jacket must be worn as mention above
- Paddlers are advised to download the SafeTrx App giving a live update of your position during the race