The Mandurah Duel - 6 December 2020
Ocean Ski, Outrigger, SUP.
A 12.5km downwind paddling duel between ocean skis, SUPs and outriggers.
The Mandurah Duel is very happy to welcome
Coreban - Stand Up Padddle Surfing
as a major sponsor of the Mandurah Duel.
Coreban are donating an Alpha 12'6" Carbon Race board valued at $2,175.00
That's another cool weapon for a DUEL!
We are pleased to announce that the downwind ocean event of The Mandurah Duel has been included as a Ocean Paddling World Series Event. The Mandurah Duel will now be included as a points race for paddlers competing in the Ocean Paddling World Series along with the Molokai Ski Race in Hawaii, the US Surf Ski Championships, as well as races in Tahiti, Sydney and on the east coast. The final race in the World Series is The Doctor Race. The Mandurah Duel event will be held on the 15th January 2012, the weekend before The Doctor Race giving WA two events in the World Series calendar within a week of each other.
Stay tuned, more news to come.
We are happy to welcome Think Kayaks aboard as a major sponsor of the Mandurah Duel.
We 'Think' it's going to be the the start of a great partnership.
Just the sort of weapon you'd want for a Duel!!!
We've set the date race fans, The Duel will be run on Sunday 15th Jan 2012, the weekend before The Doctor Race, some breakfast cereal event pinched our original date but you can never stop a Duel! Choose you weapons!!!
Are you all ready? Good thinks happen those who wait, I don't want to jinx it but, the forecast for The Duel on Sunday is S/SW 18/23 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1.5m to 2.0m. The Duel is ready.... 226 registered paddlers, see you all tomorrow... we'll start it... you finish it!!!!
I don't want to put a jinx on the weather so I'm not going to make any calls on what will happen on the weekend but, we're all getting set for you paddlers to arrive on Sunday, so get ready to Duel!
Just a couple of last minute tweaks to bring everyone up to date with.
1. The Registration and Race Briefing will now happen in the centre of The Boardwalk between Hans Cafe and The Mandurah Performing Arts Centre, refer to the Course Maps showing the location.
2. The finish will now be a deep water finish in the middle of the bay, so no need to jump off your craft and run up the beach.
3. Don't forget the Bike Ride on the Freeway on Sunday, allow a bit extra time to come down via Rockingham Rd if you're coming that way.
That's all for now, see you all here in Mandurah on Sunday with your "Weapon Of Choice" for The Duel.
The Mandurah Duel is really pleased to be welcoming aboard Blast Paddlers as an event sponsor. Blast Paddlers will be supplying their race timing technology for The Duel, and we're very excited to have Des and Blast aboard.
