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| **Coolum to Noosa** | **Coolum to Noosa** | ||
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| * [[:south_australia|]] Adelaide,… | * [[:south_australia|]] Adelaide,… | ||
| * [[:western_australia|]] Augusta, Mandurah, Perth, Margaret River… | * [[:western_australia|]] Augusta, Mandurah, Perth, Margaret River… | ||
| + | * [[:northern_territory_australia_surfski|]] Darwin… | ||
| * [[:tasmania|]] Hobart… | * [[:tasmania|]] Hobart… | ||
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| ===== North of the Sunshine Coast ===== | ===== 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]] | * **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]] | * **E****lliot Heads - Burnett Heads** 24 km [[https://youtu.be/SdmhrQH0oos|video]] | ||
| - | * **Cairns - Port Douglas** 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 finish between 10km and 55 km runs. Probably the pick is Palm cove to Oak beach" | + | * **Cairns - Port Douglas - approx 50 km** |
| + | * 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//" | ||
| * **Oak Beach - Port Douglas** 16 km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/oak-beach-to-port-douglas-downwind|Downwindfun]] | * **Oak Beach - Port Douglas** 16 km [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/oak-beach-to-port-douglas-downwind|Downwindfun]] | ||
| * **Palm Cove ** (North Queensland) | * **Palm Cove ** (North Queensland) | ||
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| * **Cairns - Palm Cove ** ~22 km [[https://youtu.be/Z4ZC_T6JsEk|video]] (Cairns is in Far North Queensland - FNQ) | * **Cairns - Palm Cove ** ~22 km [[https://youtu.be/Z4ZC_T6JsEk|video]] (Cairns is in Far North Queensland - FNQ) | ||
| * **Palm Cove - Oak Beach** 24 - 25 km [[https://youtu.be/FYgPBPvoQVU|video]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/palm-cove-run|Downwindfun]] | * **Palm Cove - Oak Beach** 24 - 25 km [[https://youtu.be/FYgPBPvoQVU|video]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/palm-cove-run|Downwindfun]] | ||
| - | * [[https://youtu.be/yP4bkic4jPg|Another big downwinder]] (could be in this area, but exactly where?) | + | * **Yorkey's** |
| - | * **Yorkey's** | + | * **Yorkey's - Oak Beach **34 km [[https://youtu.be/B3kabufjw8o|video]] |
| - | * **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]] |
| - | * **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]] | + | * … |
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| + | <WRAP centeralign> | ||
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| + | {{youtube>FYgPBPvoQVU?start=40&large}} | ||
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| + | **Palm Cove - Oak Beach**</WRAP> | ||
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| ==== Flatwater ==== | ==== Flatwater ==== | ||
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| </WRAP></WRAP> | </WRAP></WRAP> | ||
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| ===== Sunshine Coast ===== | ===== Sunshine Coast ===== | ||
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| * **Maroochy River Mouth ** | * **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]] | * 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]] | * **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** | * **Point Cartwright** | ||
| * … | * … | ||
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| * [[https://www.alexsurfclub.com.au/|Alexandra Surf Lifesaving Club]] | * [[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.kawanawaterscanoeclub.com.au/|Kawana Waters Canoe Club]] (Kawana Waters) | ||
| * [[https://www.mooloolabapaddlers.com.au/|Mooloolaba Paddlers Inc]] (Mooloolaba) | * [[https://www.mooloolabapaddlers.com.au/|Mooloolaba Paddlers Inc]] (Mooloolaba) | ||
| * [[https://www.noosaoutriggers.com.au/|Noosa Outrigger Canoe Club]] (Noosa) | * [[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) | * [[http://sunshinecoastpaddlesportsclub.com.au/|Sunshine Coast Paddlesports Club]] (Maroochydore) | ||
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| * Ebb tide with SE wind builds waves [[https://youtu.be/5jVgMauQQg0|foiling video]] | * Ebb tide with SE wind builds waves [[https://youtu.be/5jVgMauQQg0|foiling video]] | ||
| * **Shorncliffe** | * **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 | * **Scarborough Beach - Shorncliffe **24 km | ||
| * **Victoria Point - Wynnum Creek** 22 km [[https://vimeo.com/260024932|video]] | * **Victoria Point - Wynnum Creek** 22 km [[https://vimeo.com/260024932|video]] | ||
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| * **Currumbin Beach** | * **Currumbin Beach** | ||
| * **Palm Beach** [[https://vimeo.com/248270499|video]], [[https://youtu.be/0-Y5SsIx5Eg|video2]], [[https://youtu.be/4M0DOEUCuxg|video3]] | * **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** | * **Varsity Lakes** | ||
| * etc., etc. | * etc., etc. | ||
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| - | ==== Races ==== | ||
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| - | * [[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://www.facebook.com/Currumbin-Ocean-Down-Winders-1483006385363206/|Currumbin Ocean Down Winders Facebook]] | ||
| * [[https://currumbincreek.paddle.org.au/|Currumbin Creek Paddlers Club]] (Currumbin) | * [[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://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) | * [[https://varsitylakespaddlers.paddle.org.au/|Varsity Lakes Paddlers Club]] (Varsity Lakes) | ||
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| * [[https://paddlerhq.com.au/|PaddlerHQ]] | * [[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://raceone.com.au/|Race One]] Fenn, Nelo surfskis | ||
| * [[https://watermanstore.com.au/|Watermans Store]] SUPs, are they still a Nelo Distributor? | * [[https://watermanstore.com.au/|Watermans Store]] SUPs, are they still a Nelo Distributor? | ||
| + | * … | ||
| - | </WRAP> | + | ---- |
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| + | ===== Resources ===== | ||
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| + | * [[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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