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 **The Cheeseburger Run**
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+ {{youtube>aI73iFo6wlo?600X337}}
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   * [[:northern_territory_australia_surfski|]] Darwin…
   * [[:tasmania|]] Hobart…
+----
+===== Safety =====
+[[:local|Safety: What you should know about local waters]]
+  * **Local Knowledge**: The surf lifesavers and paddlers who have paddled locally will know just which locations and conditions you either need to be cautious about or avoid entirely, depending on their severity and your level of skill. [[:new_south_wales#clubs_and_groups|Local clubs]] are a good place to start learning.
+  * …
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 **Sawtell to Coffs Harbour (video shows big swell and significant beam waves at times)**
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+{{youtube>hl8GjnXE_VU?large}}
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-==== Newcastle ====
+==== Newcastle (and nearby) ====
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+----
+<WRAP indent>
+----
 === Downwind ===
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+----
 [[:surf|About Surfski Surfing]]
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       * **Scott Gipson's Grouper Videos ** [[https://youtu.be/59ZaBMgybu4?t=32|video]]
   * …
+----
 </WRAP>
-=== Lake Macquarie ===
+=== Boat Wakes (Newcastle Harbour) ===
+  * **Dorrigo Tugs**
+      * [[https://youtu.be/gLAw-5skr6g|Wake Surfing Video]]
+  * **Stockton Ferry**
+      * [[https://youtu.be/LaSh2KlHdBs|video]]
+  * **Trawler Wash**
+      * [[https://youtu.be/6TaTzpiXDgw?t=15|video]]
+  * …
+----
+</WRAP>
+=== Lake Macquarie (south of Newcastle) ===
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-=== Boat Wakes ===
+----
-  * **Dorrigo Tugs**
+=== Port Stephens (north of Newcastle) ===
-      * [[https://youtu.be/gLAw-5skr6g|Wake Surfing Video]]
-  * **Stockton Ferry**
+<WRAP indent>
-      * [[https://youtu.be/LaSh2KlHdBs|video]]
-  * **Trawler Wash**
+=== Downwind ===
-      * [[https://youtu.be/6TaTzpiXDgw?t=15|video]]
+  * **Soldiers Point (?) - Tomaree Head** [[https://youtu.be/PKRlpHB78VE|video]]
   * …
+</WRAP>
+----
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 **Nobbys**
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+{{youtube>T3MM0JL2LvY?large}}
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-{{:locales:australia:sydney:southhead_sydney.jpg?direct&350x200|southhead_sydney.jpg}}
+[[https://surfski.wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=locales:australia:sydney:southhead_sydney.jpg|{{:locales:australia:sydney:southhead_sydney.jpg?direct&350x200|southhead_sydney.jpg}}]]
 **South Head Sydney**  photo: Steven Percival [[https://youtu.be/PHU4ekd1aS8|video]]
-{{:locales:australia:botanybay.jpg?direct&350x206|botanybay.jpg}}
+[[https://surfski.wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=locales:australia:botanybay.jpg|{{:locales:australia:botanybay.jpg?direct&350x206|botanybay.jpg}}]]
 **Botany Bay Sunrise Paddle **photo: Mark Sundin [[https://youtu.be/iGbfO04dB14|video]]
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   * **Little Bay**
       * **Little Bay to Palm Beach (S)**  50 km [[https://youtu.be/FaXsr5FoT9M|foiling video]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/little-bay-to-palm-beach-downwind|Downwindfun]]
-      * **Sydney's MIllers Run?**
+      * **Sydney's MIller's Run?**
         * [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/sydney-millers-run|Downwindfun]]
         * **Little Bay to Bondi Beach **12 km
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       * **Malabar Beach - Camp Cove **20 km [[https://youtu.be/PHU4ekd1aS8|SS2 video]]
       * **Malabar Classic - (Malabar Beach - Watsons Bay) **Watsons Bay Beach? (Wattos (Watsons Bay Beach Club) - 21 km) [[https://youtu.be/Zq2nX0bl-gU|video]]
+  * **Middle Harbour**
+      * Laps? [[https://youtu.be/xcs8cLtiZNg|video]]
   * **Palm Beach ("Palmi"), Long Reef, Mona Vale, Shelly Beach, etc.**
       * **NE**  winds you can reverse the runs to Palm Beach or **start at Avalon Beach**  instead to avoid washing machine at Bangalley Head
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       * **Clontarf Beach - Collaroy **17 km
       * **Harbour - Manly Beach **  ([[https://youtu.be/ydZk6YBG7Oo|video]] not sure about start point so distance unknown) westerly winds
-      * **Manly - Mosman **5 km [[https://youtu.be/hYMsdiyg9Ag|video]]
+      * **Mosman**
+        * **Manly - Mosman **5 km [[https://youtu.be/hYMsdiyg9Ag|video]]
+        * **Mosman, Sirius ** [[https://youtu.be/-gZnJsnQUJI|laps video]]
       * **The Spit? - Manly **5 - 6 km [[https://youtu.be/ydZk6YBG7Oo|video]]
 === Surf ===
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 [[:surf|About Surfski Surfing]]
-  * **Grotto Point ** [[https://youtu.be/a0yj_gkNaic?t=13|video]]
+(North to South, the Sydney area has many surfing locations, some appropriate for **prepared**  surfskiers - the following list is just spots where we have videos)
+  * **Box Head/Broken Bay** [[https://www.facebook.com/reel/1545499720073353|video]] (facebook), [[https://www.instagram.com/p/DTbG1FMDiwI/|video]] (instagram)
   * **Manly**
-  * **The Bower ** [[https://youtu.be/uVy30_QbwPM|video]]
+      * **The Bower ** [[https://youtu.be/uVy30_QbwPM|video]], [[https://www.facebook.com/reel/3017890781726972|video]] (facebook)
-  * **Shelly Beach ** [[https://www.facebook.com/1016845175/videos/1086665502431123/|video]] (facebook)
+      * **Shelly Beach ** [[https://www.facebook.com/1016845175/videos/1086665502431123/|video]] (facebook)
-  * **Wanda Beach ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNlx5hV5zXI|video]]
+  * **Clontarf**
-  * **[[:bundeena_bar|Bundeena Bay/Bar/Port Hacking River Mouth/Gunnamatta/Simpson's Bay]]** - a long shallow that produces long waves when the conditions are right (strong ebb tide? - a NE wind can also bring swell worth playing on - better at the east end of Port Hacking?)
+      * **Grotto Point ** [[https://youtu.be/a0yj_gkNaic?t=13|video]]
-      * **[[:bundeena_videos|Bundeena Videos]]**
+  * **Sydney Harbor**
-      * …
+      * **North Side**
+        * **Mosman, Sirius **
+  * **Cronulla/Bundeena/Port Hacking**
+      * **Wanda Beach ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNlx5hV5zXI|video]]
+      * **[[:bundeena_bar|Bundeena Bay/Bar/Port Hacking River Mouth/Gunnamatta/Simpson's Bay]]** - a long shallow that produces long waves when the conditions are right (strong ebb tide? - a NE wind can also bring swell worth playing on - better at the east end of Port Hacking?)
+        * **[[:bundeena_videos|Bundeena Videos]]**
+        * …
 </WRAP>
+=== Flatwater ===
+  * **Port Hacking River ** [[https://youtu.be/9Ue96vs0-2A|video riding ferry wake]]
+  * …
 <WRAP centeralign>
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 **Surfski surfing Bundeena**
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+{{youtube>_mubI_T17to?large}}
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       * **Coal Cliff to Woonona **13 km
       * **Scarborough to Woonona **12 km [[https://youtu.be/C36FkqO-5U0|video]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/scarborough-to-woonona-downwind|Downwindfun]]
+  * …
+**Flatwater**
+  * **Lake Illawarra **  (tidal lake, estuary of several rivers open to the ocean, and of course this large lake can get rowdy if there is wind)
+      * [[https://rivercanoeclub.org.au/events/lake-illawarra-2/|River Canoe Club Trip]]
   * …
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 [[:australia#newused_gear|Find Dealers Across Australia]]
-[[:rental|General Rental Advice]]
+[[:rental|General Rental Advice & Online Rental]]
   * **Boat Delivery**
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       * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/CanoeKayakTransportAustralia/|Facebook Group for Arranging Transport]]
   * **Dealers, Rentals, Lessons**
-      * [[https://www.allwaveaustralia.com.au/|Allwave]] Mona Vale
+      * [[https://www.allwaveaustralia.com.au/|Allwave]] * Shop - Mona Vale
+        * Clinics - Collaroy
       * [[https://australianpaddlesports.com.au/|Australian Paddle Sports]] Sprint Canoes and Kayaks, OCs, Surfskis (Carbonology, Vajda)
         * [[https://www.facebook.com/australianpaddlesports|On Facebook]]
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 ===== Races =====
-  * [[:races:races_australia|]]
+  * [[:races:races_australia|Races in New South Wales]]
+  * …
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+===== Resources =====
+  * [[https://globalpaddler.com.au/trails/nsw/|Global Paddler Guide to New South Wales]]
+  * [[https://www.visitnsw.com/articles/water-activities-in-nsw|Visit New South Wales Paddling Guide]]
+  * [[https://www.waterwaysguide.org.au/map?region=New South Wales _blank|Waterways Guide to New South Wales]] (click on the NSW section of the map)
+  * …

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