Geraldton festival of surfing sup comp

What's the go supwa 1 month till comp and not Mutch promotion going on. What's the scoop we need to get it out there I've had a few gero crew ask about it but I'm shure a lot don't no about it Where and when is rego open Sounds like Kim from Geraldton surf and sail has put up some sponsership money and a board as a competitor prize great efforts in tough times let's see all you Geraldton suppers support this event I'm hopping to have a party at my house on the sat nite all competing would be welcome would be great to see all the good freind s I've made this s year there

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Geraldton Festival of Surfing Information SheetEvent 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 <div>Date <div>Thursday 10th – Saturday 12th September 2015 <div>Where: <div>Town Beach Geraldton (Racing) Sunset Beach Geradlton (Surfing) <div>Sport: <div>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 <div>Status: <div>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) <div>Prize pool: <div>Total prize pool: $5,000 <div>Competitor numbers <div> Total: 100 competitors estimated across all divisions <div>Surfers: <div> <div class="s17">• 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 <div class="s17">• Jake Jakovich (Margaret River) – Current State Champion SUP surfing and genuine threat to Stand Up World Tour surfers. Brother of Rick. <div class="s17">• Scotty McKercher (Margaret River) – ex Windsurfing World Champion and current SUP Board Designer for Starboard International – one of the largest global SUP brands <div class="s17">• Monica de Araujo (Perth) – Current Women’s State Champion SUP surfing <div>Competition days: <div>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. <div>Event date range: <div>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. <div>Community Engagement: <div>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. <div>Event history: <div>SUP surfing competitions only started in WA 6 years agoThis is the first SUP surfing event to be held in Geradlton <div>Spectators: <div>Tents and catering will be available for spectators at Town Beach <div>Spectator entry fee: <div>Free <div>Destination unique point: <div>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. <div>Staff & volunteers: <div>6 judges, 1 head judge, 3-4 Surfing WA staff, 5 volunteers <div>Facebook: <div>www.facebook.com/surf.westernaustralia <div>Instagram <div>Follow @surfing_waHashtags: #BataviaSUP #Geraldton #thisisWA and #WestOz <div>Website <div>www.surfingaustralia.com/wa/ <div class="s5"> x-apple-ql-id://0A3A5112-BB33-4E57-B293-D9017217B0EA/x-apple-ql-magic/7A211C9E-896A-40CA-80CA-22100F8639B7.jpg Accommodation Partner:Ocean West Apartments Geraldton's Ocean West Holiday Units & Short Stay Accommodation 1 Hadda Way Mahomets Beach Geraldton Western Australia 6530Phone: +61 (0)8 9921 1047 Fax: +61 (0)8 9923 9628 Email: stay@oceanwest.com.au Support Sponsors:Geraldton Surf and Sail 6/208 Northwest Coastal Highway Geraldton WA 6530 PH: 08 99217873www.geraldtonsurfandsail.com Contact information: Justin MajeksJustin.majeks@surfingwa.com.au0411 876 224 Roger Goodwin rgoodwin@iinet.net.au?0411 156 676 book some time off crew and guys and girls from the east come test it out you may even come away with some bucks $$$$$$$$$$

BYO maca? wild man? :)

I WELL BE BK

Thanks for that. Looks like its Geraldton then!

All coming together then just wait for Surfing Wa for entry port. Apologies supwa and Stimo I'm outa Macca make shure you bring the maca gold

VERY QUIET!
dam, the secret could be out. lucky there are plenty of spots around town and out.

Slash and burn I'd say.

Hey Radman and other Gero-ites I'm coming up with the kids and camp. Was going to stay at Sunset Beach Caravan Park what do you reckon? What are the chances of us getting waves at Sunset and what kinda wave is it(good for the kids as well)?

Cheers Crawfo.

This looks good. Can anyone enter or is this the top surfers/racers in aus going for it?

Yo crawf as Stimo said ocean west holiday have a deal going If you stay there you have the back beach straight across the road not a bad spot 2 mins to town tarcoola tavern 1 min there is a good chance of sunset having waves although you need 2.5 - 3 mts of swell I'd say back beach will be back up venue shud be fun

I just want to clarify that this event is open to everyone, we especially want to extend an invitation to anyone who hasn't competed before, the format is a test run for SWA in preparation for running the nationals 2016, (location for the Nationals 2016 has not been settled) the Geraldton businesses and council have been very generous with putting together the prize money and we would like to see this grow in to an iconic event for the future. It will be a great fun event for all levels and one we should all make the effort to get behind as these things are very difficult to put together. I look forward to seeing everyone in Gero....