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Geraldton Festival of Surfing Information Sheet
Event Name: The Batavia Coast SUP Surf & Race Main Location: Town Beach Geraldton Surfing Location: Sunset Beach, Geraldton
Date: 10, 11 and 12 September 2015
Prize money: $5,000 (to be divided between surfing, sprint and marathon divisions)
2015 Fact Sheet Date
Thursday 10th – Saturday 12th September 2015
Where:
Town Beach Geraldton (Racing) Sunset Beach Geradlton (Surfing)
Sport:
SUP is one of the fastest growing water sports in the world.
SUP surfing is one of many stand up paddle boarding disciplines; others are flat water marathon, flat water sprint, technical racing, downwinding and SUP yoga. Stand Up Paddling has its roots in Hawaiian surf tradition.
This tradition was revived recently by modern big wave surfers, notably Laird Hamilton, Dave Kalama and Brian Keaulana as an effective cross training tool
Status:
A new event on the Surfing WA events calendar and the marquee event of the Geraldton Festival of Surfing. This event will take place in the heart of Geraldton and offer both racing and surfing divisions. The event will for the first time combine all disciplines of SUP (surf, sprint & marathon racing)
Prize pool:
Total prize pool: $5,000
Competitor numbers
Total: 100 competitors estimated across all divisions Surfers:
• Rick Jakovich (Margaret River) – Current National Champion (over 40’s) SUP Surfing, Current Runner Up State Champion SUP surfing, genuine threat to Stand Up World Tour surfers
• Jake Jakovich (Margaret River) – Current State Champion SUP surfing and genuine threat to Stand Up World Tour surfers. Brother of Rick.
• Scotty McKercher (Margaret River) – ex Windsurfing World Champion and current SUP Board Designer for Starboard International – one of the largest global SUP brands
• Monica de Araujo (Perth) – Current Women’s State Champion SUP surfing
Competition days:
3 days of action – one day of surfing, one day for sprint racing, one day marathon. Dependent on weather conditions will determine what occurs and when.
Event date range:
The event date range is set slightly longer than required to take into account some hours off due to less than ideal weather conditions. However, competition is likely to take place on all days.
Community Engagement:
The flat and sheltered waters off Town Beach provide the perfect setting to provide ‘have a go at SUP’ or a community / teams racing event.
Event history:
SUP surfing competitions only started in WA 6 years agoThis is the first SUP surfing event to be held in Geradlton
Spectators:
Tents and catering will be available for spectators at Town Beach
Spectator entry fee:
Free
Destination unique point:
Western Australia has an unmatched diversity of world-class conditions for all disciplines of SUP. There are world class surf breaks (such as Geraldton), pristine unspoiled locations, few crowds, and strong summer winds for fast downwind ocean racing.
Staff & volunteers:
6 judges, 1 head judge, 3-4 Surfing WA staff, 5 volunteers
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/surf.westernaustralia Instagram
Follow @surfing_waHashtags: #BataviaSUP #Geraldton #thisisWA and #WestOz
Website
www.surfingaustralia.com/wa/
accommodation Partner:Ocean West Apartments Geraldton's Ocean West Holiday Units & Short Stay Accommodation
1 Hadda Way Mahomets Beach Geraldton Western Australia 6530
Phone: +61 (0)8 9921 1047
Fax: +61 (0)8 9923 9628
Email:
[email protected] Support Sponsors:Geraldton Surf and Sail
6/208 Northwest Coastal Highway Geraldton WA 6530
PH: 08 99217873
www.geraldtonsurfandsail.com
Contact information:
Justin
[email protected]0411 876 224
Roger Goodwin
[email protected] 0411 156 676
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