I am looking for more feedback on the BOP at Kingscliff.
I have had strong representation to make this race fully amateur. ie drop the prizemoney altogether and the entry fee to $55 and have one race on the Sunday
We will still have the amateur/novice river race in Cudgen Creek

What you have looks great.

Remember you can't run this course one way and then reverse cos people will run into each other coming back the other way.

Leave it as you have it, perfect.

X angie

Multiple laps though? I still maintain multiple entries/re-entries adds to the race.

The Long leg 1500 meters is at the start so the bunching should not be a problem ..

Annnnnd .... The race will be run as a stand alone event .. No other surf events going on while the race is being run ..

LynT said...
The Long leg 1500 meters is at the start so the bunching should not be a problem ..

This is opposite to my suggestion, I am sorry if I was not that clear.

What I meant was that having the 1500m at the start will mean that the race will spread out immediately. I would think from a racing and spectator perspective to be bunched in the surf zone would be the carnage that makes this format exciting.

As it is by the time the leaders hit the 2nd can they will be at least 200-300m in front of the regular crowd.

This is ok if this is what you want.

ALSO if you send 'em round the surf first and they get a 1k downwind leg as well as it will most likely be a south wind. This gives you a variety of skills to use for the winner.

That's all. Ask some of the better guys if they prefer to paddle upwind for a k and then do surf bit or surf bit with crowd excitement and then a downwind leg.

Keep the course the same just reverse the direction.

cmc has some good points. however here is few things to consider in cmc reverse course. paddlers would be paddling up the surf zones which would give some carnage factor with the chance of being caught in side.depends how they read it and how brave they are.

the down side is they would be surfing against the wave which means white water riding in instead of the chance to surf 'down the point'. the more 'surfing' the better imo. the proposed course is right for 'surfing'

i do like the 'cmc' 1 km dw section before turning and heading home.


just saying

Big Sean

What are the details on the river race? Distance? course layout? Couldn't see anything on the website?

Thanks

At this time The River Course will Start 50 meters East of the Boat Ramp .... Paddle upstream under the bridges, to the Boat Shed turning Buoy ..... Paddle back to the Start Line ... About 5 ks ... The Start time for both races will be Posted on Sunday ... But both races will AM ( NSW Time ) Both BOP and River Races will be Am Starts ( NSW Time ) Keep the suggestions coming in !!!!!!

THE BOP IS 12'6" Maximum .... Thats a no changer ...

the start format for the BOP will be posted once we see what the conditions are closer to the event . But at this time it looks like a Le Mans start ...

The River Race will be an in the water Line start ...

Its great to see more people commenting on what you guys and girls want as far as a format goes .. All the comments are considered ....

thanks guys, thought the BOP would be 12'6 max, just the "All SUP boards max 12'6" threw me. Long way to drive with the wrong size board..
Look forward to the event. Thanks for the prompt replies.

FInal Dates Times, Rules and Fees Will be posted on a New Post sometime Tuesday ... This will include Surf and Race Events ..