Event Info - Shaw and Partners 20 Beaches Ocean Classic

Thank you for entering the Shaw and Partners 20 Beaches Ocean Classic

With the excitement of Ocean Racing comes the challenge of managing the weather conditions, as you are aware this weeks forecasts have been constantly changing. 

We are doing our utmost to deliver the best race in the respective conditions.

To do this we want to monitor the current front and will make a final call tomorrow morning at 6am Saturday 11th December (via email and the webpage).

The two options are

Ocean Race

  • 9.30am start at Fishermans Beach (Collaroy), finishing at Station Beach (Palm Beach)

    • 7:30am - 9:00am Rego

    • 9:00am - Race Briefing

    • 9:30am - Wave 1 Race Start - SUPS and Prones

    • 9:40am - Wave 2 Race Start - Women Ski and OC1s

    • 9:45am - Wave 3 Race Start - Mens Ski

    • 9:46am - Wave 4 Race Start - All Doubles

Pittwater Race

  • 11.00am start at Station Beach (Palm Beach) (racing in Pittwater), finishing at Station Beach (Palm Beach) (SUPS would start the race at Bayview)

    • 9:00am - 10:30am Rego

    • 10:30am - Race Briefing

    • 11:00am - Wave 1 Race Start - SUPS and Prones

    • 11:10am - Wave 2 Race Start - Women Ski and OC1s

    • 11:15am - Wave 3 Race Start - Mens Ski

    • 11:46am - Wave 4 Race Start - All Doubles

If you feel the conditions on Saturday are beyond your skill, experience and comfort level, we will gladly defer your entry to next years race. Please let us know, email yanda@oceanpaddler or sms 0421 709 649 with your full name and race cateogory.

Thanks and look forwarding to see you on Saturday.

The 20 Beaches Team

The Course

Refreshments - Post Race

We shall have a coffee cart (Wax & Grind) at the Start and Finish - serving drinks, brekkie wraps, chicken wraps, toasties, crossiants, fresh sandwiches, muffins and slices

Please note the Boathouse Cafe at Palm Beach is temporarily closed. The nearest sit down venue to the finish is Dunes Palm Beach, approx - 800m away.