Now it's NSW's turn.



The inaugural NSW Stand Up Paddleboard Titles will be held on Saturday 17th July 2010 at Newcastle.

The event will for the first time in history see an Open Men's and Open Women's NSW Stand Up Paddleboard champion crowned. The event also acts as the qualifier for the NSW Stand Up Paddleboard Team which will represent the state in both divisions at the Australian Stand Up Paddleboard Titles which are being held from 22-25 August as a part of the Country Energy Australian Surf Festival at Port Macquarie.

The prime location for the event is south Bar Beach, with Merewether, Dixon Park, Newcastle and Nobby's Beaches all back up locations.

Competition is expected to kick off at 8am with the day's contest location and running schedule confirmed on the Surfing NSW Event Hotline - please call 0458 247 212 after 7am on the day for the Hotline update.

All entrants must be current Surfing NSW members.

Location: Newcastle, NSW

Date: Saturday, 17-Jul-2010

Entry Closing Date: Tuesday, 13-Jul-2010

Condition: Must be a Surfing New South Wales member
Entrants must be Surfing NSW Members.

Divisions: Single division entry only
Open Men, Open Women

Cost: $66.00 (inc. GST) per division

Entry form: australianpaddlesurfer.com.au/Docs/2010NSWSUPTitlesEntryForm.pdf

Official website: http://www.surfingnswonline.com.au/event.php?id=149

pmorgan1974 said...

hey casso, does being a member of the SPSC make you a member of NSW Surfers ?

No, sorry. You need to be an individual (not club) member of Surfing NSW to compete in the NSW and Australian titles.

i better become a member then :) I dont want to miss this one

I'll be driving down the road for this one, should be epic!

I'm in... for the experience and getting to meet you crew!

Well guys Im going to head over from Bali to have a crack as well so any one have any pointers for me to bring in me bag ? not sure what you guys are going to put out there & besides that the water temp is going to kill me ..
Cheers Pete
supbali.com

SUPBALIcom said...

Well guys Im going to head over from Bali to have a crack as well so any one have any pointers for me to bring in me bag ? not sure what you guys are going to put out there & besides that the water temp is going to kill me ..
Cheers Pete
supbali.com

You'll need a steamer and a high performance SUP (maybe with a pointy nose - for the sucky beach breaks at Bar Beach).

Casso said...

SUPBALIcom said...

Well guys Im going to head over from Bali to have a crack as well so any one have any pointers for me to bring in me bag ? not sure what you guys are going to put out there & besides that the water temp is going to kill me ..
Cheers Pete
supbali.com

You'll need a steamer and a high performance SUP (maybe with a pointy nose - for the sucky beach breaks at Bar Beach).

sub 9' boards that are very shortboard influenced seem to be the rage atm

Edit - think the water temp is 16 degrees or so

go a 12foot plus board and you will be fine

SimonDodd said...



Here is Beau Nixon surfing a 'beach break' last weekend at Manly on a 9'3

Beau's a cool young guy for sure, chatted with him a few times and seen him smack the back out of G mount on his Mal....definitly an up and comer.... or has he already arrived

good luck Beau

Serg

Hey Pete,

The change of location is true. Here's today's email update from SNSW:


Hi SUP State Titles Competitors,

Thank you for entering our first ever SUP State Titles – Saturday 17 July 2010.

Unfortunately we have had to make a change to the published location at late notice. The event has been moved to the Port Stephens Region, with One Mile Beach the prime event location. Birubi Beach and Fingal Bay are backup options.

Port Stephens Council are offering special accommodation packages. I will send you these deals and additional local information within the next week.

Divisions: Open men and Women – approx 50 competitors competing for State Titles and also for the opportunity to compete at the Australian Stand Up Paddleboard Titles which will be held as part of the Country Energy Australian Surf Festival at Port Macquarie in August.

Please advise if you are still able to attend. If for some reason you are unable to make the change of venue I will arrange a full refund for you.

We apologise for any inconvience the change in location may have caused, but hope you are still able to attend.

Kind Regards & look forward to hearing from you very soon.

Sue

Sue Duffus
Admin
SURFING NSW



By the way, I am organising to SUP Bali in late August.

I hope the comp gets some great waves , would love to see some great surfing in great conditions.

Hi All
I do not think that One mile beach is a great choice of a location venue for a SUP compitition. I have surfed there at a comp in May each year at the GUNS, HOSES and BANDAGES -an annual comp between the Firies, Cops and Ambos. And all but at high tide its just close-out city. It is hard enough to compete there on a short board, let alone a sup. I will now have to think whether its worth $110 (join surfing NSW and entry fee) to go up and surf close-outs..There must be somewhere more suitable. If it was not a SUP comp, but a shortboard or Mal comp would it be somewhere else? Are we being treated as second class citizens again..

i heard the place is fine and gets good waves from someone who lives up that way anyway so what if its closeouts its a comp and just pray that we get waves at all and surf whats on offer on the day it will be an epic event and unreal experience we should all be surporting NSW titles and thank god that we even have an event!

dtm said...

juding critieria is best 2 waves win the heat similar to any shortboard or mal comp you have ever been to. I think all moves are scored and helps to use your paddle in turns etc as long as you dont draw the goatman shoud be fine hes onfire at the moment the old bastard!

hey dtm, you guys better check on the critieria- longboard and shortboard aren't the same. going by qld surfing, they aren't interested in longboard moves. they judge on standard shortboard format plus paddle usage as a few of surfers found out the hard way last year at the roar comp
cheers