went onto their web site and could not work out who represents this group is or where they are based.

From the ABOUT page on the website you can view the committee:

supaustralia.sport.blog/about/

Lets not jump the gun here because guys have done the hard yards and formed Sup -Australia.They are calling for new members from every state. If you don't have sponsorship it will go no where.

The sport is growing so fast it will need some form of state and national control , yes the Vics seem to be leading the charge because they are under the pump the most from regulatory control.

I'm a great supporter of Supsa here on the Gold Coast and I'm sure they will be included they just need to stick their hand up. Same with the Sunny coast and Sydney. Casso is evolved so you can assume the Sydney boys are included.

Yes I'm a bit suss on it but lets find out the full story before we can it.

Just found out Supsa is not supporting it they are staying with surfing Qld & Aust who are putting in serious money ....so that's me out I could delete last comment but I'll leave it for now. This needs serious discussion

Who actually started it ?

I see the ASI surfing instructor mob are involved, maybe they have started it???

They seem to be in competition to Surfing Aust and the State bodies as they deliver surf coaching courses that were once the exclusive domain of Surfing Aust

Its funny as I followed the links and found a SUP Love club at Cronulla, as a local I have not heard of that???

Maybe some shop or on line retailers in the mix of clubs and sponsors so it maybe a linking of some people to formulate the training and regulation side of it

Its a guess but it may be the beginning of the Surfing Aust vs ASI

Not being critical, just what I found on the web pages

It will be interesting to see what comes of it all

Why would you not support your state bodies surfing qld,surfing vic and so on.
Why would you waist your time forming a NEW association WHY.

Bloody pioneers again

shows you how big sup is becoming with this crap starting.welcome to the mainstream

I'll make some calls on monday and try and find out what's going on with them.

Max is doing a great job for us down here and I don't like to hear them speak about him like that.

DJ

Cut and Paste on the 2 relevant posts.

Not real good at this are you?

You might start by letting people know who you are, what you plan to achieve, the benefits of supporting you etc etc.

Edit: the post I was referring to was deleted.

There's some big names in that list eh... There goes the credibility of that supa thingy...

hilly said...

Piros said...

Yeah just found out some of the names on their list aren't supportive of it. Starting to look like a commercially driven project.....

Who is not supportive on this list?



NSW

Will Anido
Darren Borg
Simon Dodd
Andrew Cassidy
Stuart Murray
Samantha Williams
QLD

Jamie Mitchell
Paul Jackson
Woogie Marsh
Jodie Marsh

WA

Courtnay Gray
Perry Hatchett
Cinde Fisher
Phil Mercer
Fernanda Gray
VIC

Emma Webb

It means I'd rather listen to the people of that list considering the pedigree of some of the members.
sorry i wasnt clear the first time.

Minkee said...

It means I'd rather listen to the people of that list considering the pedigree of some of the members.
sorry i wasnt clear the first time.

Agree it would be nice to hear from one directly rather than hysterical ranting of second hand opinions.

I may support it if it means more events comps ect.I think it would be good to have our own sup body , i dont like the idea of sup being controlled by surfing aus or queensland or outrigger clubs for that matter.When you are affiliated with another sport or dicipline you will always play second fiddle. The sports getting big enough to stand up on its own.Parden the pun

Yep, SUP Australia is a new governing body which has been set up to solely support the competitive SUP disciplines (surfing and racing) in Australia. It is a not for profit organisation and appears to have our best interests at hand. It means we can have events which are dedicated to our sport that don't have to be incorporated with other shortboard, longboard, canoe or ski events.

There are currently plans in place for an Australian Championship Tour with approximately 20 standalone SUP events around the country in 2011.

At this stage I am supporting SUP Australia as it will be extending the SUP event calendar in Australia - which, in my opinion, this is a great thing for our sport and for those of us who like to compete or those who want to start competing.

The Sydney Paddle Surfing Club is also supporting SUP Australia because the insurance costs seem to be the best value around.

BTW - I have no official role at SUP Australia, beyond being an advisor of sorts, or a surfer/racer representative.

Disclaimer - I am also a surfer/racer representative for Surfing NSW and fully support what they are doing for our sport too.

Casso said...

Yep, SUP Australia is a new governing body which has been set up to solely support the competitive SUP disciplines (surfing and racing) in Australia. It is a not for profit organisation and appears to have our best interests at hand. It means we can have events which are dedicated to our sport that don't have to be incorporated with other shortboard, longboard, canoe or ski events.

There are currently plans in place for an Australian Championship Tour with approximately 20 standalone SUP events around the country in 2011.

At this stage I am supporting SUP Australia as it will be extending the SUP event calendar in Australia - which, in my opinion, this is a great thing for our sport and for those of us who like to compete or those who want to start competing.

The Sydney Paddle Surfing Club is also supporting SUP Australia because the insurance costs seem to be the best value around.

BTW - I have no official role at SUP Australia, beyond being an advisor of sorts, or a surfer/racer representative.

Disclaimer - I am also a surfer/racer representative for Surfing NSW and fully support what they are doing for our sport too.

sounds good to me casso, with the great work you have done in nsw for stand ups im sure your advice would be worth its weight in gold

OG SUP said...


The current Board Of Directors are:

* Jamie Mitchell
* Will Anido
* Darren Borg
* Simon Dodd
* Andrew Cassidy
* Stuart Murray
* Paul Jackson
* Jodie Marsh
* Woogie Marsh

So Casso is this a typo?

Phill

Yeah, they have been a bit cheeky with this - I didn't know I was on the "Board of Directors". Don't you have to be nominated and then voted onto a board of this nature?