RPS have released the details for their flatwater series this summer.
Starboard will be the main sponsor with a new 2010 Starboard SUP being the major prize.

Dates are as follows:
- 22/11/2009
- 31/1/2010
- 14/3/2010

Classes will be:
- Unlimited (12'6" plus displacement)
- Open (12'6" & under flat bottom)
- Sport (10'6" & under)

Registration will begin at 9am with races starting and 10am sharp.

For full details checkout www.supvic.com or follow this link to the event series flyer.
www.supvic.com/wp-content/Downloads/RPS%20SUP%20Race%202009.pdf

Another good thing is that it will be a short course so anyone can have a go... It should be more about fun rather than pain..

I'll be there for sure..

It's great to see Starboard finally getting behind SUP here in Vic.

Let's hope Dean brings up his 20'er...

DJ

Thats it Ronie. I have to be quick but you're pretty much spot on. I'll answer in more detail later.

OK...so the first race is 40 minutes around 2 bouys that will be 250m apart (this is further than you think). If you do 10 laps then thats 5kms.
- The 2nd race is 60 minutes as above
- The 3rd race is 80 minutes

To give you an idea the SHQ Cerebus race is about 6kms and it takes the average person about 50 minutes so the 80 minute paddle will be
a big effort! What I like about this concept is Matt Lumley (winner of Cerebus event) will have to paddle as long as the rest of us!! The harder
you try the more buggered you will be at the end. Thats an incentive not to try too hard in my books!

We are also looking at a "head to head" knockout sprint race format for before or after the main event. At this stage there will be
2 bouys about 30m offshore and it will be a simple out and back. But this is still to be finalised.

Hope this info helps. Either way each event will be fun and you need to be in it to have a chance at winning the new Starboard SUP.

OG SUP said...

Hey Yoda I think you have an advantage on the 20fter when you think about it!

you could use the never seen before Yoda miracle turn you showed me!

That would take a few by surprise

I might have a crack at this event myself, just to find me a big enough marlin spike for the front of the gun to use in the turns!

It is full contact Brendon or do you has to play nice????? lol.

Phill

Hey Phill.......It worries me when you use that word "CRACK"

Hey Dean, can't you just paddle it forward to the bouy then turn yourself around and
paddle the board backwards back to the inside bouy? That could almost make sense
over a short course like this!

Hey there to anyone that is thinking of coming along for the first of 3 races.

The prize pool will now include fine, quality paddling products from progressive companies like Balin, Flying Objects and others.

Brenny....DJ and I were dicussing a possible course last Saturday and there are apart from the 2 wooden posts, also 2 marker bouys that just so happen to form a perfect rectangular course! Distance around would be approx 400m and allow paddlers to then paddle upwind, across and downwind. There would also be no cross-chop to contend with from other competitors on the course and a whole lot easier for me to count the laps everyone will be churning out!

Sound ok?

W

Sounds good to me..

Plus there's less chance of a head on with someone with their head down going for it and not looking where they're going..

I also like the idea of a downwind bit.. but no wind at all would be even better.

DJ

So the RPS race is off (for the moment) .. What a bummer .. After all this perfect paddling weather that we've had.

If anyone knows someone who was going to do the RPS race tomorrow please contact them and let them know it's off so the don't turn up for nothing.

It will now be on the Sunday the 6th of December... See you there.

DJ

I think the correct call was made for the race!!!!

Wind hit just about the same time we would've been hitting the water.





Nasty!