2010 Oceanseries Dates have now been announced

Round 1 - 25th September 2010

Round 2 - 9th October 2010

Round 3 - 23rd October 2010

Round 4 - 13th November 2010

Round 5 - 27 November 2010

Round 6 - Twenty Beaches Ocean Challenge 18th December 2010

More information on each round will be made available in the very near future.

The Epic Kayaks 20 Beaches Ocean Classic

Results - Epic Kayaks 20 Beaches complete results

Series points - Overall Pointscore  and Age Categories Pointscore

What a way to wind up the 2009 Bing Lee LG Oceanseries! There were 220 restless paddlers wishing the wind to start blowing from the south and as the briefing got under way the wind gods started to do their work. It was amazing to see so many people tunr up for the Epic Kayaks 20 beaches and it was an awesome sight the whole way along the course with so many clusters of paddlers stretched out along the 25km course.

The conditions were fantastic, our hosts at both ends were great so thank you to Manly LSC for their help with setting up the course and providing our registratrion venue and a big thank you to Palm Beach SLSC for their hospitality in the afternoon and providing such a great venue for the Presentations. It looked like everyone enjoyed swapping stories of the race whilst enjoying a cold beer and a steak sandwich.

Thank you to Bing Lee, LG, and Epic Kayaks as the major sponsors of the series, without your contribution, the series and the sport would not continue to grow in popularity. Thanks also to LIfestyle Financial Services and Bennett for their continuous support of the series, they have been involved from day one, so thank you very much. There are many other people to thank including Dez Blanchfield and his Blast team for providing the results throughout the series, Ultra-fit Magazine who have covered the race and provided us with some great reading material, and all those who have made the series possible and provided us with much needed help.

To the clubs who hosted each round of the Oceanseries, Dee Why. Avalon, Bondi, Narrabeen and Manly; thank you for your efforts and running such professional races but also thank you for all the hours that went in from the end of 2008 until now to ensure that the series continues to grow. There have been many planning nights throughout the year and it is wonderful to have the series end on sucha  positive note.

Most importantly, thank you to all the paddlers who took part in the series. The reason we do this is to provide you with some great racing in a variety of courses whilst still providing a fun day out. We will be taking a short break over Christmas but the planning for 2010 has already began.

Results and Pointscores wil be out later today right here so keep a look out for it from around 2pm,

Merry Christmas to all of you and have a Happy New Year.

.

Round 5 - The Wharf Bar King of the Harbour

The change of course was a huge success with some wonderful racing conditions again for the 5th Round of the Bing Lee LG Oceanseries. The north-east winds helped the paddlers as soon as they rounded Long Reef Headland with some good runs all they way to the entrance of the harbour. Murray Stewart took the men's race from David Kissane, Dean Gardiner and Nick Holt whilst Kirsty Holmes took out the Women's race from Mel Pelly and Kim Low. For full results click on KOH results to view the race report click on KOH race report

Round 4 - Narrabeen Downwind Race

What a success! the results can be viewed by clicking on narrabeen results and there is a video on the way. The official race report is available by clicking on Narrabeen 2009 race report  thanks once more to Jamie Stewart for his wonderful work.

Series points are been calculated at the moment and it is getting very interesting as we get to the pointy end of the season. Dont forget to register online by midnight on Wednesday 25th November to avoid the $10 late entry surcharge on the day for the Wharf Bar King of the Harbour on the 28th November. Final details will be made available shortly.

Round 3 - Bondi to Watson’s Bay race report

You know you're a long distance paddler when ... you warm up for 12km and still call a 10km race a "flat out sprint".  That's just what Tim Jacobs (and a few friends) did this weekend; choosing to paddle rather than drive from Tim's home at Freshwater Beach to the race start at Bondi.

Maybe he thought that juice was cheaper than petrol? Whatever the motivation, the tactic seemed to work, with Tim managing to hang on and win the first Bondi to Watson's Bay race: Race 3 in the Bing Lee LG Oceanseries, in association with Epic Kayaks. For full race report and pictures click on Bondi to WB race report written by Jamie Stewart.

click on this link for results- Bondi to Watsons Bay results

Lion Island Challenge

Tim Jacobs has made it two from two with his win in The Lion Island Challenge in very trying conditions. Yanda Nossiter was the first woman accross the line. Congratulations to Avalon Beach SLSC members for staging another wonderful event. although the conditions were tough there were still over 150 paddlers that took part in the 2009 event.

The results for the 2009 Lion Island Challenge can now be viewed on the results page. A full report of the rcae will be available very shortly.

The next event is the Bondi to Watsons Bay Race on the 24th of October. Please click here to register online; save yourself some time and money!

2009 Race Dates

Rocks to Reef Challenge – 20th September
Lion Island Challenge – 3rd Oct
Bondi to Watsons Bay Ocean Race – 24th Oct
Narrabeen Downwind – 14th Nov
Wharf Bar King of the Harbour – 28th Nov
20 Beaches Ocean Classic – 19th Dec

There will be shorter races for beginner to intermediate paddlers at the Lion Island Challenge and at the King of the Harbour.

Thank you to our 2009 series sponsors for their continued support, without them the series would not be possible.