Outlaw Ocean Series Race 3: Lorne, Surfcoast, Victoria

Outlaw Ocean Series Race 3: Lorne, Surfcoast, Victoria

Key Information

Event Date

21-Nov-2010 01:00

Distance

14-16km

Start Location

Lorne Beach, next to Lorne Surf Lifesaving Club. Melways Ref 518 G8.

Finish Location

As above.

Event Description

The course will be an out-and-back 14-16km course, departing from Lorne beach, turning right around the Lorne pier and heading to a halfway turning buoy just past Cumberland River. The wind can be an asset for the major leg of this course. Swell won't be as much of an influence, but if we are lucky, the course will maximise the wind and bumps. More details on the course will made 3-4 days out from the event. One thing for sure is it will be downwind.

REGISTRATION AND PRESENTATIONS

Both registration and presentations to be held at the Outlaw event tent next to Lorne SLSC.

EVENT SCHEDULE

• 12.00pm: Signin and late registration opens
• 1.00pm: Signn and late registration closes
• 1.15pm: Race briefing
• 1.30pm: Race start for outriggers, sea kayaks, plastics and women. Intermediate male ocean ski paddlers and spec ski paddlers have the option of starting here or at 2.00pm
• 2.00pm: Race start for male ocean ski and spec ski paddlers
• 3.00pm: First finisher across the line
• 4:30pm: Presentation at Outlaw tent next to Lorne SLSC

Kayak Hire

Peak Adventure will be supplying kayaks to hire at a great price of only $30, which can include kayak, life jacket, paddle leash and paddle. To find out more, please follow the link below:

SPECTATOR VIEWING POINT

Depending on the course to be run on the day, the race can be viewed at Lorne Beach, Lorne Pier or, if we head out west along the coast from Lorne Pier, then at several points along the Great Ocean Road.

Safety

All competitors MUST have and wear a PFD and leashes/leg ropes must be attached from your boat to you. If you come off you have to be connected to your craft. Please do this for your own safety.

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A message from Geelong Outriggers!

Geelong 2011 Regatta

Audi Victoria Week

Aloha everyone!

The Geelong Outrigger Canoe Club will proudly host its 16th Annual Regatta on Saturday, January 22 and Sunday, January 23, 2011 as part of Audi Victoria Week.

Outrigger canoeing is traditionally a Polynesian style of boating, featuring very long narrow canoes with an ama (outrigger) off the side of the boat which gives the canoe stability in all types of weather conditions.

We anticipate interstate competitors from South Australia and Tasmania will make the trek to compete alongside Victorian teams (comprising both men and women).

Our regatta boasts two full days of racing, incorporating the grueling 13km marathon which will test the strength and endurance of each crew member to get their canoe around the course in Corio Bay.

There'll be short course sprints for OC6 (6-person crew), OC2 (2-person crew) and OC1 (1-person crew). The sprints will showcase the off-the-line explosiveness required to get theses canoes up and racing, as well as the sheer strength and determination of each crew's need for speed.

There'll be racing in front of the dive tower off the Eastern Beach promenade, highlighting the skill and precision of steerer and crew maneuvering their canoe around turning buoys.

Also, for the first time in our regatta, there’ll be the opportunity to witness one of our exciting “challenge” events that demonstrates the unique water change. This event will showcase paddlers rolling out of their canoe into the water whilst team mates wait in the water for their approaching canoe. They need to time their climb into the moving canoe in order to continue racing. Multiple change-overs will form part of this demonstration.

Most of our weekend of racing will be off Eastern Beach, out past the promenade and up to Limeburners Point.

So why not take advantage of this excellent opportunity to witness, first hand, a truly unique water sport.

We love our sport. You will too!

New Outlaw Series has begun!

Eleri and Alex at Sandridge Beach, Port Phillip Bay at the first of the Outlaw Crits races. They both also attended the Outlaw race at Eastern Beach, Corio Bay, Geelong on Sunday 31st October, 2010 representing Inland. The next race is open ocean on the surf coast at Lorne on Sunday November 21st, 2010. We also have a contingent heading to the Cold Water Classic at Boat Harbour, Tasmania on 12th November.