Race past the gates of hell to get to heaven
Shaw and Partners Hells Gates 38 is an event for competitive and experienced ski paddlers. Race from Mooloolaba to Noosa, a distance of 38km, passing the eastern most point of Noosa Heads National Park before finishing on Noosa Main Beach. Hells Gates is one of the best known landmarks of the National Park which paddlers will pass about 4km from the finish. Included in the 2022 Australian Ocean Racing Series and with the support of Shaw and Partners, the race offers a prize purse of over $20,000.
Hit the start line and be part of a race in one of the most appealing paddling locations you could wish for!
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Safety for all competitors will always be our 1st priority and to help ensure a safe and successful event all competitors must use the SafeTrx GPS tracking app. Most paddlers will have used this before but even for those not paddling it means you can track your mates along the course!
For all the details head to the link in our bio.
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Here's some tips from one of the best female paddlers to ever grace our sport!
We are stoked to have @daniellemck_ lining up in two weeks time to tackle the inaugural HG38!
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@shawandpartners_ have continued to deliver and are providing every paddler with @vaikobi UV paddle tee for race day! Less than 3 weeks until race day now and we are getting excited!
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Only 4 weeks until race day! Here's to hoping for a cracking start like this from Mooloolaba!
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4km to go from here and decisions to make. How close to the gates will you go?
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Support Boats Welcome! 38km is a long way and safety will always be our top priority. If you want an extra layer come race day you are more than welcome to use a support boat. We can help with sourcing these and for those with Molokai on the horizon it's it's only race on the calendar where you can practice!
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Heading in to the next 2 rounds of the Shaw and Partners Australian Ocean Racing Series at Forster check out the race preview (link below). Next stop Noosa for the Shaw and Partners Hells Gates 38, 4th June.
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Posted @withregram • @oceanpaddleraus Forster here we come…Two big open-water races, $25 000 in prize money and a bag of points on offer - with Friday’s Nine Mile and Saturday’s Forster Ocean Classic.
Leading the points - Newport’s Luke Morrison the Goldy’s Danielle McKenzie
Big field of nearly 200 ..last year’s winners Tom Norton and Jemma Smith. Plus Cory Hill and Michael Booth, Newport’s Greg Tobin, Sam Norton, and Olympian Riley Fitzsimmons.
In women’s competition, Danielle McKenzie is in great form after taking out the Women’s Open Ski title at Nationals; Jemma Smith And Hannah Minogue return, and a new card is in the pack - Northcliffe’s decorated ironwoman star, Georgia Miller, who’s just won her third Australian Ironwoman crown makes her ocean paddling debut.
Entries close Wednesday night April 20 at midnight - go to www.oceanpaddler.com to enter. Plus grab your ticket for Thursday night’s Welcome Dinner at Forster’s The Sicilian. Jimmy Walker will be MC so get ready for lots of chat and plenty of antics from the floor.
Jump on here to enter now..
https://oceanpaddler.com/ocean-events/forster-race-week/
And here’s a link to our event preview
https://oceanpaddler.com/forster-race-week-returns-to-the-barrington-coast-april-21-23/
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Goodluck to everyone taking on the Forster Race Week! Just think, both races back to back would still leave you with 5km to go for the HG38!
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The "heaven" just past Hells Gates. A wave like this might be needed after 35km!
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Posted @withregram • @kiamapaddlers Kiama paddlers ski trailer will be doing the return trip up to Noosa for the @hellsgates38 race. Still have 12 spots available if anyone needs ski transport up and back for the race. $150 rtn or $100 one way. Pick up/drop off will be local or from the @oceanpaddleraus warehouse on Wed 1st Jun 1200 & Mon 6th Jun 1200.
For more details or to book a spot please text or email Andrew - 0421 738 009 / [email protected]
It looks calm and beautiful today but this final turn at Hells Gates will be sure to test the field come race day!
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Don't miss out on early bird entries ending Thursday the 31st of March!
Also for those looking for somewhere to stay in noosa, @racvnoosa have got you sorted! Support the great companies that are supporting the event!
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Race 4 of the @shawandpartners_ AORS is now in the not so distant future! We've now had entries from every state in Australia and even New Zealand!
Take up the challenge and get your hat in the ring for the longest leg of the Australian Ocean Racing Series!
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Looking forward to welcoming competitors to Noosa for the longest race in the 2022 Shaw and Partners Australian Ocean Racing Series.
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Hells Gates looking south. If you zoom in and squint, you still can't see the start line 😳
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Only 3 months until race day! Make sure you get your registration in and join the field from all over Australia and New Zealand!
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With 3km to go and 35 in the bank it's decision time. Do you stay wide and safe or tackle the backwash for the shorter course. Regardless to make it to the finish line at Noosa is a serious accomplishment!
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Looking forward to seeing names like this signing up for the challenge in June!
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It's time to start locking down those training programs! We are back in 2022 with the longest race of the @shawandpartners_ Australian Ocean Racing Series!
Entries are now open! Click the link in our bio for more info!
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