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Queensland (Australia) Surfski
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Coolum to Noosa
- New South Wales (Australia) Surfski Coffs Harbour, Forster Tuncurry, Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong, Bermagui…
- Victoria (Australia) Surfski Melbourne, Bass Strait…
- South Australia Surfski Adelaide,…
- Western Australia Surfski Augusta, Mandurah, Perth, Margaret River…
- Tasmania (Australia) Surfski Hobart…
(North to South)
North of the Sunshine Coast
(Most of Queensland landwise is north of the Sunshine Coast - pay attention to Croc warnings on beaches)
Downwinds/Paddles
- Burnett Heads
- Laps video
- Elliot Heads
- Bargara - Elliot Heads 14 km video
- Elliot Heads - Bargara 14 km video
- Elliot Heads - Mon Repos Beach 16 km videoDownwindfun
- Elliot Heads - Burnett Heads 24 km video
- Oak Beach - Port Douglas 16 km Downwindfun
- Palm Cove (North Queensland)
- Southerly wind (better with some east? so not offshore?)
- Cairns - Palm Cove ~22 km video (Cairns is in Far North Queensland - FNQ)
- Palm Cove - Oak Beach 24 - 25 km video, Downwindfun
- Another big downwinder (could be in this area, but exactly where?)
- Yorkey's
- Yorkey's - Oak Beach 34 km video
- Yorkey's Knob - Wangetti (Cairns) 26 km video (the 26 km distance is quoted from video - assume they paddled out to east a way to get cleaner downwind line?) Downwindfun
Flatwater
Surf
Clubs/Groups
- Cairns Ocean Ski Paddlers (facebook - private group, join)
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Sunshine Coast
Downwind
- Mooloolaba
- Moffat Run, Moffat Beach - Mooloolaba 15 km video, Downwindfun, (alternate slightly shorter, La Balsa Park - Dicky Beach)
- or launch/takeout via harbour and Mooloolah River
- Mooloolaba - Noosa 38 km
- Point Arkwright - Mooloolaba 15 km
- Maroochy River
- Point Arkwright - Cotton Beach 12 km foiling video, Downwindfun
- Coolum
- Coolum - Noosa Heads 20+km
- Sunshine Beach - Coolum Beach 16 km video
- Noosa
- Mudjimba Beach
- Sunshine Beach - Mudjimba 24 km
- Mudjimba to Peregian 16 km video
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Surf
- Granite Bay
- 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. video
- Noosa video
- Tea Tree Beach video
- Point Cartwright
- …
Flatwater
Clubs/Groups
- Kawana Waters Canoe Club (Kawana Waters)
- Mooloolaba Paddlers Inc (Mooloolaba)
- Noosa Outrigger Canoe Club (Noosa)
- Sunshine Coast Paddlesports Club (Maroochydore)
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Resources
- Paddleshop (Warana, Brisbane)
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Brisbane
Downwinds/Paddles
- Moreton Bay downwind video
- Cleveland - Dunwich 12 km Downwind.fun
- Cleveland - Scarborough Beach(Long Bay Run) 42 km Downwind.fun
- Nudgee Beach
- Pumicestone Channel South Mouth “Povos” -Poor man's Hood River?
- Ebb tide with SE wind builds waves foiling video
- Shorncliffe
- Redcliffe SLSA/Suttons Beach - Shorncliffe 10km - 12km (depends on how far you paddle out before turning downwind)
- Reverse (Suttons Beach - Shorncliffe) video
- Scarborough Beach - Shorncliffe 24 km
- Victoria Point - Wynnum Creek 22 km video
- Wellington Point to Manly short 5 km for SE wind
Flatwater
- Brisbane River video
- …
Clubs/Groups
Brisbane North
- Brisbane Paddling Club (Breakfast Creek)
- Brothers Canoe Club (Indooroopilly)
- Indooroopilly Canoe Club (Indooroopilly)
- Newport Waters Canoe Club (Redcliffe)
- Queensland Sea Kayak Club Inc (SE Qld)
- Sandgate Paddling Club (Shorncliffe)
Brisbane South
- Brisbane Canoeing Inc (Graceville, Brisbane)
- Greater Logan Paddlers Club (Waterford)
- Bulimba Social Paddle Club (Bulimba)
- Pandanus Canoe Club (Wynnum)
- Wynnum Redlands Canoe Club (Wynnum)
- West End Canoe Club (West End)
Brisbane West
- Broken Paddle Canoe Club (Boonah, Ipswich)
- Karana District Kayak & Canoe Club (Karana Downs)
- Springfield Centenary Canoe Club (Springfield)
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Resources
- Polynesian Va'a-alo Outrigger Canoe Club Inc - Shorncliffe, Brisbane
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Gold Coast Area
Downwind
- Currumbin
- Brunswick Heads - Currumbin Alley 50 km
- Currumbin Creek - BroadBeach 13 km Downwindfun
- Kingscliff - Currumbin 20 - 22 km
- Snapper Rocks (Froggies Beach, Apex Park, Rainbow Bay Beach)
- Snapper Rocks - Palm Beach (or Currumbin Alley) 8 - 10 km
- Snapper Rocks - Burleigh Beach 15 km
- Brunswick Heads - Kingscliff 33 km
- Tugun - Miami 11 km videoDownwindfun
- …
Surf
- Currumbin
- Currumbin Beach
- …
Flatwater
Gold Coast Best Canals, Lakes, and Waterways
- Coomera Lake video
- Gold Coast & Suburbs - Canals & Lakes (K1ers like Ken Wallace have trained here)
- Currumbin Creek
- Mermaid Waters
- Palm Beach
- Varsity Lakes
- etc., etc.
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Races
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Conditions
- Currumbin Ocean Down Winders facebook group that watches local weather and training
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Clubs/Groups
- Currumbin Creek Paddlers Club (Currumbin)
- Gold Coast Kayak and Canoe Club
- Gold Coast Outrigger Canoe Club (Southport & Coomera)
- Varsity Lakes Paddlers Club (Varsity Lakes)
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Resources
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Videos
Clubs/Groups
- Queensland Paddle Clubs (Paddle QLD) Good Paddlers Information Website
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Races
Conditions
Dealers/Equipment
- PaddlerHQ NK surfskis, Nalu OCs
- Race One Fenn, Nelo surfskis
- Watermans Store SUPs, are they still a Nelo Distributor?
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