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--- queensland [2024/06/08 20:55]
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+++ queensland [2025/11/19 19:03] (current)
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 **Coolum to Noosa**
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   * [[:south_australia|]] Adelaide,…
   * [[:western_australia|]] Augusta, Mandurah, Perth, Margaret River…
+  * [[:northern_territory_australia_surfski|]] Darwin…
   * [[:tasmania|]] Hobart…
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 ===== North of the Sunshine Coast =====
-(Most of Queensland landwise is north of the Sunshine Coast - pay attention to Croc warnings on beaches)
+(Most of Queensland's shoreline is north of the Sunshine Coast - pay attention to Croc warnings on beaches)
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       * **Elliot Heads - Mon Repos Beach**  16 km [[https://youtu.be/JVWXeMHhkEE|video]][[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/mon-repos-downwind|Downwindfun]]
       * **E****lliot Heads - Burnett Heads**  24 km [[https://youtu.be/SdmhrQH0oos|video]]
-  * **Oak Beach - Port Douglas**  16 km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/oak-beach-to-port-douglas-downwind|Downwindfun]]
+  * **Cairns - Port Douglas - approx 50 km**
-  * **Palm Cove **  (North Queensland)
+      * Alex Pawlow "//There is about 50km of coast that has great conditions for 9 months of the year. It is relatively safe, with almost always slightly on-shore winds and warm water all year round. Logistics is easy, there is an active community ready to run shuffles and it's a great holiday destination.There are lots of options for start (to) finish between 10km and 55 km runs. Probably the pick is Palm Cove to Oak Beach//"
-      * Southerly wind (better with some east? so not offshore?)
+      * **Oak Beach - Port Douglas**  16 km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/oak-beach-to-port-douglas-downwind|Downwindfun]]
-        * **Cairns - Palm Cove **  ~22 km [[https://youtu.be/Z4ZC_T6JsEk|video]] (Cairns is in Far North Queensland - FNQ)
+      * **Palm Cove **  (North Queensland)
-        * **Palm Cove - Oak Beach**  24 - 25 km [[https://youtu.be/FYgPBPvoQVU|video]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/palm-cove-run|Downwindfun]]
+        * Southerly wind (better with some east? so not offshore?)
-        * [[https://youtu.be/yP4bkic4jPg|Another big downwinder]] (could be in this area, but exactly where?)
+          * **Cairns - Palm Cove **  ~22 km [[https://youtu.be/Z4ZC_T6JsEk|video]] (Cairns is in Far North Queensland - FNQ)
-  * **Yorkey's**
+          * **Palm Cove - Oak Beach**  24 - 25 km [[https://youtu.be/FYgPBPvoQVU|video]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/palm-cove-run|Downwindfun]]
-      * **Yorkey's - Oak Beach **34 km [[https://youtu.be/B3kabufjw8o|video]]
+      * **Yorkey's**
-      * **Yorkey's Knob - Wangetti (Cairns) **26 km [[https://youtu.be/fzES8FUYz8Y|video]] (the 26 km distance is quoted from video - assume they paddled out to east a way to get cleaner downwind line?) [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/cairns-yorkeys-downwind|Downwindfun]]
+        * **Yorkey's - Oak Beach **34 km [[https://youtu.be/B3kabufjw8o|video]]
+        * **Yorkey's Knob - Wangetti (Cairns) **26 km [[https://youtu.be/fzES8FUYz8Y|video]] (the 26 km distance is quoted from video - assume they paddled out to east a way to get cleaner downwind line?) [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/cairns-yorkeys-downwind|Downwindfun]]
+        * …
+----
+<WRAP centeralign>
+{{youtube>FYgPBPvoQVU?start=40&large}}
+**Palm Cove - Oak Beach**</WRAP>
+----
 ==== Flatwater ====
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 ==== Surf ====
+<WRAP indent>
+[[:surf|About Surfski Surfing]]
   * **Port Douglas ** [[https://youtu.be/I6RltQh2Yb8|video]]
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   * **Double Island** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjb2lJDAExg|video]]
 </WRAP>
+==== Clubs/Groups ====
+  * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/2628927340461960/|Cairns Ocean Ski Paddlers]] (facebook - private group, join)
+  * [[https://hekilioutrigger.com.au/|Hekili Outrigger Club]]
+  * …
+</WRAP></WRAP>
+----
 ===== Sunshine Coast =====
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   * **Maroochy River Mouth **
       * The dynamics at the river mouth change with the shifts in sand deposition. Also the waves at certain tide times can be slow moving or standing like a tide race. [[https://youtu.be/u4D61WnSFlo?t=202|video]]
-  * **Noosa **  [[https://youtu.be/RsI4X7rXRgs?t=26|video]]
+  * **Noosa/Noosa Heads **  [[https://youtu.be/RsI4X7rXRgs?t=26|video]]
       * **Tea Tree Beach ** [[https://youtu.be/WKmzs8vm1sE?t=67|video]]
+      * **Longer Waves ** [[https://youtu.be/am9mH0sLGfg?t=230|video]] the surfer crowd gets pretty thick here, but possibly a surfski provides the opportunity to catch these waves farther from shore so there is less interference with surfers?
   * **Point Cartwright**
   * …
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   * [[https://www.alexsurfclub.com.au/|Alexandra Surf Lifesaving Club]]
-  * [[https://www.facebook.com/NoosaPaddlers|Noosa Paddlers (Facebook)]]
-  * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/178681629248140/|Sunshine Coast Downwinders (Facebook)]]
   * [[https://www.kawanawaterscanoeclub.com.au/|Kawana Waters Canoe Club]] (Kawana Waters)
   * [[https://www.mooloolabapaddlers.com.au/|Mooloolaba Paddlers Inc]] (Mooloolaba)
   * [[https://www.noosaoutriggers.com.au/|Noosa Outrigger Canoe Club]] (Noosa)
+  * [[https://www.facebook.com/NoosaPaddlers|Noosa Paddlers (Facebook)]]
+  * [[https://clintrobinson.com.au/index.php/clint-robinson-sunshine-coast-paddling-group/|Paddling Group]] - Clint Robinson Coached
+  * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/178681629248140/|Sunshine Coast Downwinders (Facebook)]]
   * [[http://sunshinecoastpaddlesportsclub.com.au/|Sunshine Coast Paddlesports Club]] (Maroochydore)
   * …
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         * **Nudgee Beach - Pelican Park**  10 km [[https://youtu.be/HcQDkZ7ZF_o|video]]
         * **Nudgee Beach - Suttons Beach**  12.5 km [[https://youtu.be/whlaYFeOTRE|video]]
+      * **Pumicestone Channel South Mouth "**Povos" -Poor man's Hood River?
+        * Ebb tide with SE wind builds waves [[https://youtu.be/5jVgMauQQg0|foiling video]]
       * **Shorncliffe**
-        * **Redcliffe SLSA/Suttons Beach - Shorncliffe**  10km - 12km (depends on how far you paddle out before turning downwind)
+        * **Shorncliffe - Redcliffe (SLSA/Suttons Beach) **10km - 12km (depends on how far you paddle out before turning downwind)
-          * **Reverse (****Suttons Beach - Shorncliffe****) ** [[https://youtu.be/Jk-10OmrLUg|video]]
+          * **Reverse (Redcliffe (****Suttons Beach) - Shorncliffe****) ** [[https://youtu.be/Jk-10OmrLUg|video]]
         * **Scarborough Beach - Shorncliffe **24 km
       * **Victoria Point - Wynnum Creek**  22 km [[https://vimeo.com/260024932|video]]
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   * **Currumbin**
+      * **Currumbin Beach**
       * **Palm Beach** [[https://vimeo.com/248270499|video]], [[https://youtu.be/0-Y5SsIx5Eg|video2]], [[https://youtu.be/4M0DOEUCuxg|video3]]
+  * **Snapper Rocks/Superbank **one of the most crowded surfing areas in the world. Is it possible to catch the swell farther out or away from the surfers?
   * …
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       * **Varsity Lakes**
       * etc., etc.
-  * …
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-==== Races ====
-  * [[http://www.12towers.com/|12 Towers Downwinder Race]][[https://youtu.be/iYvWiU4i-dI|video]]
-  * [[https://www.facebook.com/goldcoastclassicoceanrace/|Gold Coast Classic Ocean Race]][[https://youtu.be/3CVaI45eeqI|video]]
   * …
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   * [[https://www.facebook.com/Currumbin-Ocean-Down-Winders-1483006385363206/|Currumbin Ocean Down Winders Facebook]]
   * [[https://currumbincreek.paddle.org.au/|Currumbin Creek Paddlers Club]] (Currumbin)
-  * Gold Coast Kayak and Canoe Club
   * [[https://goldcoastoutriggers.com/|Gold Coast Outrigger Canoe Club]] (Southport & Coomera)
+  * [[https://www.facebook.com/GCPaddlesports/|Gold Coast Paddlesports Facebook]]
   * [[https://varsitylakespaddlers.paddle.org.au/|Varsity Lakes Paddlers Club]] (Varsity Lakes)
   * …
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   * [[https://paddlerhq.com.au/|PaddlerHQ]]
+  * [[https://paddle2fitness.com.au/|Paddle2Fitness]] Training, Coaching, Surfski Rentals
   * …
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   * [[https://raceone.com.au/|Race One]] Fenn, Nelo surfskis
   * [[https://watermanstore.com.au/|Watermans Store]] SUPs, are they still a Nelo Distributor?
+  * …
-</WRAP>
+----
+===== Resources =====
+  * [[https://globalpaddler.com.au/trails/qld/|Global Paddler Guide to Queensland]]
+  * [[https://www.waterwaysguide.org.au/map|Waterways Guide to Australia]]
+  * …

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