The Doctor 2009

Incorporating the Surf Ski World Cup - 4 Star Event

Location: Rottnest Island to Scarborough Date: 1pm 17 Jan 2009 (may be changed to suit conditions)

Notes: A 23 kilometer ocean paddle. Starting at the Army Jetty Thompson Bay Rottnest and finishing at Scarborough Beach Auditorium.

This event has a two day window to allow for the best downwind racing conditions. The race may run the other way to take advantage of strong offshore winds that may prevail. Race course and time will be decided on Thursday evening at the pre race briefing location TBA.

Race Type: 23 Kilometer Ocean Paddling

Race Notes: Categories for this event

Open Male Ski
Open Female Ski
Over 40 Male Ski
Over 50 Male Ski
Under 20 Male Ski
Under 20 Female Ski
Double Ski
OC1 Men
OC1 Women
Standup Paddleboard Male
Standup Paddleboard Female

3 Person Team (will require own escort boat for changes)
(Can be 2 people on any craft)

This race is planned to start at 1pm on Rottnest Island on Saturday 17th January 2009. We will be assisting in getting craft over to Rottnest. A briefing will be held on Thursday at 6.30 PM at a venue TBA through this website prior. A decision on course and start time will be made at that meeting.

Stand-ups will start at a designated time prior to surf skis. This time will be decided by the race organizers and will be made with the intention of both types of craft finishing around the same time.

Obligations of participants:-

All paddlers must carry lifejackets all SUPs/sea kayaks must wear their lifejackets.
All paddlers must be attached to their craft via a leash
All paddlers must have at least one flare attached to their craft/person
All paddlers must attend the pre event briefing held immediately prior to race start.
All paddlers must assist other competitors in difficulty.
All teams' event competitors must have a boat that is capable of carrying all their participants with lifejackets for all. The skipper of the vessel must have his RST.

Start:- Army Jetty Thompson Bay Rottnest Island 1pm
Finish:- Auditorium Scarborough Beach 2.30pm onwards

Website:- http://www.oceanpaddler.com/Static/Events/TheDoctor.aspx

Wouldnt you like to know DJ

Good luck...I did dthe Cottesloe to Rottnest swin a few times and it is super hard work....a downwinder back the other way would be awesome....you get some fairly good sized windswell in the middle once the wind picks up....we were training about 5ks off the beach and it was about 20-30 knots and I kept losing site of the support boat in between the waves....

Is any one entering? I would like to go in it but I don't think I have a board big enough- what sizes are crew going to use?

cranky said...

Wouldn't it need to be a westerly for a downwinder from Rotto?

Southerly or Sth-Westerly would do it.

Rambo

hi Cranky Im going to give it a go. Ive got starboard 11.2 so thats just gonna have to do. Ive just spent the last week in Albany and did some downwinders in the harbour in 25 to 30 knots. Great fun but no swell only wind waves.