To All West Lakes Regatta Course Users
See below for this weekends events and course restrictions
Event : 1
Surf Life Saving, Endurance Events
Part of course affected:
Round the Island ( Anti clockwise from 8am till 9am)
0m – 2000m , lanes 0 to 7, 9am-2pm
Time of Event
Sat 10th Oct
8:00 am to 2:00 pm (approx)
Surfboat Around the Island Race 8-9am
Starts from main beach (1800m lane 0) then around the Island anticlockwise
Various Swim, Board, and Swim events from 9am till 2pm
AM Ramsay Course open for training (all lanes) from 6am till 7.45am
2000m COURSE CLOSED TO ALL TRAINING, FROM 7.45 am till 2pm
As Surf boats will be racing diagonally across the course from the main beach, then heading in an anti clockwise direction around the island, it is considered unsafe to have rowing crews on the course or around the Island from 8 till 9am. Also power boats will be on the course setting up turning buoys at various positions after 8am
All rowing training after 9am, must only be from Annie Watt Reserve ( Northern Beach)
All departing crews must row directly to the eastern side of the lake before heading North , away from the finish line. Please keep to normal training patterns ie your bow side of the lake at all times when training
Returning crews have priority over departing crews on the Northern beach after 9am
THE NORTHERN BEACH WILL BE BUSY, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU DEPART, OR RETURN AND VACATE THE BEACH AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, TO HELP AVOID CONGESTION
Finish Pontoon reserved for SURF LIFE SAVING from 8am till 2pm