2021 Port Phillip Cup - February 21

Chelsea Yacht Club

SUP Vic was formed over 11 years ago and aims to hold great SUP events with something for every one in the SUP Vic family. The Port Phillip Cup was one of the club's first events and has been on the calendar for all 11 years. This year we take the Port Phillip Cup to ‘new’ Port Phillip waters. The 2021 event will be held at Chelsea for the first time and will be based out of the Chelsea Yacht Club.

This event has something for all club members and paddlers, so bring your friends and family to enjoy the stoke (all entrants, club members or non-club members, are required to enter online). The Port Phillip Cup is an 8km Race (around inflatable race-buoys), with a beach start and finish. There is also the Port Phillip Cup 4km Social Paddle for those looking to get on the water for a more leisurely paddle, whist still mixing it with the race crew - the Race and the Social Paddle will take place simultaneously. Beyond these, we are holding several other SUP activities; see below.

Please note that the Port Phillip Cup will be run strictly in accordance with covid-safe principles and the club's covid risk managment plan and any government directives. This includes the requirments for attendees of not attending if feeling unwell on the day of the event, physical distancing on the beach and around the registation desk, completion of an 'event attendance form by an offical at the registation desk, hand sanitising on arrival and when attending the rego desk. A copy of the 

Entrant categories are as follows:

Port Phillip Cup Race – Open Women & Men, Over 50 Women and Men, Junior Girls and Boys (12 years to 16 years) 

Social Paddle – Women & Men, Junior Girls and Boys (12 years to 16 years)

Other events:

Introduction to SUP skills for new paddlers

Introduction to Technical Racing (beach starts and race turns)

Kid’s race (short course) – for the U12s (weather/water conditions depending)

Red Paddle SUP Dragon boards

Safety on the Water:

Paddlers must wear a leg rope during all PPC events. Racers and social paddlers must wear a high vis top during the actual race/social paddle. Due to covid, SUP Vic will not be supplying water or sunscreen this time – please ensure that you come equipped with both.

NOTE: In compliance with our SUP Vic Covid Policy, entry will be on-line only. Those who may wish to enter on the day, will still be required to do so on-line (can do via a smart phone). On the day entries incur an additional ‘late entry fee’ of $10 per adult paddler. 

Finally, please note that only registered Race and Social Paddlers are permitted onto the course during the race/social paddle. The PPC 8km Race will be run strictly in accordance with the SUP Vic Race Rules – see these on the SUP Vic website.

For SUP Vic club members, the event entry fee is $30 - FREE for junior members 16 years and under. The entry fee for Non-SUP Vic members is $40, which gives them Day Membership for the event - $10 for juniors 16 years and under.

As always, SUP Vic reserves the right to change the event to the 'inclement weather fall-back date', which is Saturday 20 February.

NOTE: if the event is (either due to covid restrictions or weather): 1) cancelled your will receive a refund of your registation fee, or 2) postponed you will have your registration fee maintained for the resheduled event date (and refunded if you cannot make that date).

Get your tickets now, below.