"IT'S BACK BABY!"    Yes, welcome to the 2021 SUP Vic SUP Surf Classic! All SUP surfers, get amongst it. ROUND 3 - Point Leo, July 10/11.  To help provide the best possible conditions, we have a two-day 'window' to run the event. The actual surf competition is run on one day of the scheduled weekend. The confirmed date and time for the event will be publicised on Wednesday 7 or Thursday 8 July. More details closer to event. Book it in your diary now and we'll catch you there. Tickets available here from 9:00pm Thursday 1 July. (Ticket sales CLOSE: 5:00pm, Thursday 8 July - to allow for preparation of heats, etc.) Other rounds of the series are: Pt Leo - March 27/28, June 26/27; Point Impossible - August 28/29. There is also the 10' SUP Longboard Surf Comp on Sept 18/19 at Pt Leo. Event entry cost: Pt Leo, $30 per round Pt Impossible, $TBA Non-SUP Vic Members' tickets are an additional $15 per event (note, annual membership of SUP Vic is only $50). Entry for each event is via the SUP Vic website under Events and each individual event. Important Information Pre-registration ONLY for each event. There will be no registrations on the day. Registration cut-off as follows: Point Leo events: Thursday 5.00pm prior to the scheduled week end's dates. Point Impossible: Monday prior to the event. Note: There are no refunds for surfers who pull out of an event after entries have closed. The above ensures a smooth running of the heats during the day. If an event is cancelled you may request a refund or a credit for the next event. Please advise the club accordingly at info@supvic.com.au  

The annual Gippsland Lakes Paddle Challenge is one of the great paddle event of the year. You have a choice of two courses, the 27km paddle from Paynesville or the 13Km paddle from Metung - both end at the Lakes Entrance Surf Lifesaving Club. This is NOT a SUP Vic event, but one that has been actively supported by SUP Vic for many years. SUP is one of the biggest, if not the biggest categories in the race - along with surf skis, kayaks, canoes, etc. Entry is via the Gippsland Lakes Paddle Challenge website. Note: Early bird entries close Sunday 4 April and all entries close 11:59pm Sunday 25 April. Get on board and have a ball. And don't forget your booking for Saturday night dinner at the Waterwheel Beach Tavern, Lake Tyres - where all the cool kids go! Please note the following information pertinent to SUP Vic SUP paddlers - courtesy of Sharon Bourke. CHECK LIST For SUP ENTRIES for the GIPPSLAND LAKES PADDLE CHALLENGE!   *Please head to www.gippslandlakespaddlechallenge.com.au to enter and check the conditions required by ALL paddlers.   Below is a guide for SUP VIC members for both the sports event and the social event. Please double check that you have everything booked and organised well in advance of the weekend!  Pre-event training schedule. Event organisers require that you have completed the distance (13 or 27kms) in a single training session prior to the event. Check you have the appropriate paddle clothing for all weather conditions on the day. A supply of water and food (gels) to be carried during the event. (Hydration pack rather than water bottles) Arrive at starting point well in advance of starting time and have your equipment checked off by race marshals. ALL paddlers to supply and wear a PFD (personal flotation device) - inflatable bum bag or standard PFD. ALL paddlers to supply and wear a leg rope/leash. Pre organise (days before) lift to start line. Pre organise (days before) to pick up car after event at start line - buddy up with someone before event). Pre organise/book your accommodation. Book ASAP as Gippsland is super busy. Double check you have all your equipment/clothing/bookings organised the day before you leave, so you are not delaying other paddlers on the day of the event.  CHECK LIST FOR THE SUP SOCIAL EVENT, to be held at the Waterwheel Beach Tavern (The Tav), located at Lake Tyers Beach - 10 minutes Sydney side of Lakes Entrance.  Pre book Courtesy Bus and Dinner via the post that will go up on the SUP Vic Members Facebook page - posted mid-April.  Bookings are essential via the FB post to receive the SUP Vic meal deal! Courtesy Bus will pick up ALL booked paddlers  (at intervals) at the end of the footbridge, after presentation event, held at the Lakes Entrance Surf Life Saving Club. Courtesy Bus will return you to the footbridge after dinner but please be aware the bus needs to be full to do a trip and there will be a cut off time so be aware of last trip. Plenty of parking at “The Tav” if you decide to drive yourself out there. This is a well run sports event, totally organised by volunteers, so please bring heaps of good vibes. Thank you for participating and supporting this event.  Its heaps of FUN!! # Oh, and if you have an #empty esky bring that along and on your way home fill it up with local Gippsland produce…..YUM!!!!

This year we have some great SUP Surfing comps on the calendar . There are club comps, State and SUP Nationals later in the year in our home turf . We are keen to see more at all these comps ,do well and have a fabulous experience. Hence We will be running a SUP Surf Zoom session to help you have some insights into how to do better at these events. Topics will include but not limited to How does Judging work, and what will I be judged on What is the best strategy for me? What can I do prior competition to be fully ready How do I best asses the conditions of the location of the comp   Our good friends @surfing Vic are keen to see our sport and our club grow and will be sending  Cahill Bell-Warren  our way for this Zoom Session . Cahill  is the Surfing Victoria High Performance Coaching Director and we thank him for his time and input. His resume is impressive and includes. Ex top 100 WQS competitor, 2014 Rip Curl Pro Trials Champion. Coached at State, National, WQS and WCT Level. Victorian Junior Surfing Team Coach, who won the Overall State Title in 2019 for the first ever time, at the Australian Junior Surfing Titles at Margaret River, WA. Coached Carissa Moore to Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach titles in 2014 and 2015.   Cahill will be sharing his input on how to do better at SUP Surf comps but he is also looking for yr questions on this topic . He will also be working our SUP Surf Guru ,Super Dammo   To help us stay organised questions will need to be in the Monday before the zoom session and no questions on the night. Zoom information will only be sent out to those who have obtained a ticket thru our website ,tickets are free for members and a small cost for non members   Waiting room be open 7 15 Session starts 7 30 ,Don’t be late and don’t be missing out.

Coach Casey Downwind Daze 3 - The Legend Continues Book in the dates; final race day/dates details to follow closer to the event Two-day window for best conditions Racing and social groups along with Wing Foil option Safety craft on water PDFs and leg ropes are mandatory (we have a few club ones, organise early if you need one) High-vis tops are supplied as part of entry and are required to be worn during the event Waterproof phone with Coast guard safety app in waterproof bag/EPRB required. We encourage all entering to have some Downwind experience - novices, please read the SUP Downwinding information guide on the SUP Vic website under 'Getting Started' Entry on the Day  Perpetual Trophy in Action Points for racing crew - best results after 2 events Overall winner Female and Male will be from any catergory For more infortmation check the event Facebook page on SUP Vic Members BBQ supplied at the end of each event Please note that the Coach Casey Downwind Daze series will be run strictly in accordance with covid-safe principles and the club's covid risk managment plan and any government directives.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO LACK OF SWELL.   "IT'S BACK BABY!"    Yes, welcome to the 2021 SUP Vic SUP Surf Classic! All SUP surfers, get amongst it. Round 1 - Point Leo, March 27 or 28.  To help provide the best possible conditions, we have a 'window' of 2 days to run the event. The actual surf competition is run over one day of the scheduled weekend. The confirmed date and time for the event will be publicised on Wednesday 24 or Thursday 25. More details closer to event. Book it in your diary now and we'll catch you there. Please be reassured that all SUP Vic SUP Surf Classic events will be run with covid-safe principles and in accordance with the club's covid risk management plan and any government directives. Tickets available here from 8:00am Thursday 18 March. Other rounds of the series are: Pt Leo - June 26/27, July 10/11; Point Impossible - August 28/29. There is also the 10' SUP Longboard Surf Comp on Sept 18/19 at Pt Leo. Event entry cost: Pt Leo, $30 per round Pt Impossible, $TBA Non-SUP Vic members tickets are an additional $15 per event (note, annual membership of SUP Vic is only $50). Entry for each event is via the SUP Vic website under Events and each individual event. Important Information Pre-registration ONLY for each event. There will be no registrations on the day. Registration cut-off as follows: Point Leo events: Thursday 5.00pm prior to the scheduled week end's dates. Point Impossible: Monday prior to the event. Note: There are no refunds for surfers who pull out of an event after entries have closed. The above ensures a smooth running of the heats during the day. If an event is cancelled you may request a refund or a credit for the next event. Please advise the club accordingly at info@supvic.com.au    

Coach Casey Downwind Daze 2 - The Legend Continues See below for Updated Race/Event Information  Two day window for best conditions Racing and social groups Safety craft on water PDFs and leg ropes are mandatory (we have a few club ones, organise early if you need one) High-vis tops are supplied as part of entry and are required to be worn during the event Waterproof phone with Coast guard safety App in waterproof bag will be required. We encourage all entering to have some Downwind exeperience - novices, please read the SUP Downwinding information guide on the SUP Vic website under 'Getting Started' Entry on the Day Perpetual Trophy in Action Points for racing crew - best results after 2 events Overall winner Female and Male will be from the Open catergory For more infortmation check the event Facebook page BBQ supplied at the end of each event Please note that the Coach Casey Downwind Daze series will be run strictly in accordance with covid-safe principles and the club's covid risk managment plan and any government directives. Race/Event Updated Information: Meet at Blairgowrie Yacht Club ar park for event registration between 7:30am and 8:15am                      8:15 - Rego desk closes and Acknowledgement of Country                                                                  8:20 - Race and Social Paddle Briefing                                                                                              8:30 - Trailer and paddlers departs                                                  9:00 - Race starts at Rosebud Yacht Club 9:20 - Social paddle starts 10:30 - Paddle programme concludes SAFETY GEAR REQUIREMENTS (Checked prior to race start) Leg rope High vis race top PFD Mobile phone with SafeTrx app loaded - EPRB if have one    

Paddle Superstar and SIC Team Paddler, Lincoln Dews, will be running 2 free clinics in Barwon Heads during the SUP Vic Surf Weekend, coutesty of SIC, Blackfish Paddles, Kite Republic and SUP Vic. Saturday 9:30am - Technical Race Skills Sunday 12 noon - Ocean Paddling Skills Your opportunity to learn these great open ocean paddling skills from one of the masters of our craft. Get along to the SUP Vic Surf Weekend and enjoy one or both of these great paddle clinics. Order your FREE tickets now. Each Clinic will have a maximum of 15 paddlers. The beach exact venues will be confirmed much closer to the event.

As part of our SUP Vic Surf weekend we will be running a Sup Surf Intro Session. This is a small boutique session that we think will start a new journey for you. If you can stand on a board in flat water but would like to get into SUP Surfing this is for you. Murray has over 10yrs exeperience in the SUP Surf busisness and would love to help you get started. If you dont have a SUP Surf Board there will be demo boards available.Please let us know early on this. To help you have the best exeperince this will be a small group,there will be some instruction on the beach ,some surf etiquete and then some water time. For best conditions the location may change but that change will be communicated to you as early as possible

The legend continues.... The SUP Vic Surf Weekend is one of the premium events on the SUP Vic Calendar.`   Last year saw the Surf weekend cancelled due to covid, so we are confidant this will be an even bigger and better weekend for all. This is a great chance to surf, paddle, catch up, socialise, and have the most fun in the history of man.   This year's Surf Weekend is on in March, so hopefully we will be treated to some fine Victorian autumn weather. There are many accommodation options in the area and we will be leaving all accommodation bookings and details to the individual participants.    Please note that the SUP Vic Surf Weekend will be run strictly in accordance with covid-safe principles and the club's covid risk managment plan and any government directives.   Some definites on the schedule: Miles of surf for you to surf yourself in to a really happy place A flat water river paddle will be held on both the Saturday and Sunday A social night out on the Saturday Night - note: the Saturday social night is at the Barwon Heads hotel from 7:30pm. People need to book their own tables for this event directly with the Barwon Heads Hotel.   More details closer to the weekend, but we are working on - a SUP Surf Intro Session - a SUP Surf Intermediate Session A High Performance Coaching Session (thanks to our friends @ Surfing Vic ) And - BREAKING NEWS!! Lincoln Dews, Aussie SUP legend, will be running two FREE Open Water Paddle Clinics that weekend at Barwon Heads - Saturday at 9:30am and Sunday at midday. Please note that the Lincoln Dews sessions are limited to 15 paddlers per session. Tickets for the Lincoln Dews sessions available at the SUP Vic Events website.     

Coach Casey Downwind Daze 1 - The Legend Continues Book in the dates; more details to follow closer to the event Two day window for best conditions Racing and social groups Safety craft on water Club Board trailer in use to help with logitics PDFs and leg ropes are mandatory High-vis tops are supplied as part of entry and are required to be worn during the event Waterproof phone with Coast guard safety App in waterproof bag will be required.(Or similar technology like an eperb or google watch type device) We encourage all entering to have some Downwind exeperience - novices, please read the SUP Downwinding information guide on the SUP Vic website under 'Getting Started' Entry online and you will be part of the zoom sessions with James Casey Perpetual Trophy in Action Points for racing crew - best results after 2 events Overall winner Female and Male will be from the Open catergory Please note that the Coach Casey Downwind Daze series will be run strictly in accordance with covid-safe principles and the club's covid risk managment plan and any government directives. For more infortmation check the event Facebook page On the day extra charge will apply If you have paid for one event and cant make it to that event yr registartation can be transferred to the next event .(Use club email)  

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.

As a club, we are always looking to do things better and a bit different. With this in mind, this year we are having our AGM on a Saturday afternoon following some paddle time on the water - especially given Covid's attack on our club paddle opportunities. So this year's belated AGM will be about some fun time on the water, the presentation of club trophies, a bit of overdue social time and then club business. As we head into a hopefully Covid-normal new season, with club events planned for early 2021, we encourage every one to get along and reaquaint yourselves with your fellow club members and to be part of this 'AGM event'. In spite of a Covid-enforced layoff for most of 2020, the future of our club still looks very bright and we encourage members to take part in this and our 2021 programme of events. We realise that some may not be able to be with us on the day, so we will live stream the presentation of awards and the AGM part of the event.   Trophies to be presented on the day: 5k Virtual Challenge Winners SUP Vic Pod Achiever Awards Club Heart and Soul Award Surf Champions Port Phillip Cup Great Melbourne Paddle Downwind Daze Champs 2020 Club Champion   Finally, a bit of housekeeping for our 2020 'AGM event'. The club will be operating this event strictly in accordance with government Covid regulations and the club's Covid-19 Policy document; ie, attendee records completed, hand sanitisers available, social distancing expected and food and beveridges served strictly in accordance with regulations. And of course, like all other events, if you have any covid-like symptoms, then we expect that your will not attend in person - but of course you can stream-in if you're up to it.  SUP Vic will be putting some 'cash on the bar' for members and their guests, but we expect at this stage that food catering will be off the cards. This event is for current members and a guest; check your membership is current, as quite a few memberships elapsed in the shadows of our covid-effected 2020. We will also be following covid regulations in relation to group numbers, so it is important to 'purchase' a complimentary ticket for you and your guest. Finally, if you have any interest in helping out with the workings of club and would like to join the committee team, please let one of the existing committee members know prior to this event. And a reminder that our our club's constitution dictates that, in order to stand for a committe position, you must be a current member and that your membership has been active for in excess of 10 days prior to the AGM.