Breakwater To Beacon Race
When: Sunday 13th of December
Where: Sandringham Breakwater
Sign up from: Sign up from 1.30 pm @ the SHQ Cafe
Costs: $10 (includes free BBQ and Drinks and lot's of prizes)
What to bring: life jacket, all your gear
What to expect:
Don't miss this epic annual race from Sandringham Breakwater to Falwkner Beacon and back. Last year we had over 50 competitors taking on this challenge. This race normally sorts out the men from the boys (and Girls). Let's see if we can get to 80 competitors this year !
This is what happened last year !
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2008 Results
Girls
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15 seconds to go ! All 46 competitors ready for action
Joel is already leading with quite a margin
Richard now a close second
Most competitors are now on their way
Some have trouble negotiating the shore break
The field is spread out over a few kms
Matt Robertson's GPS was tracking his movements during the race
Sandringham Life Savers cheking out the action
Ian on a mad downwind run now closely followed by Spotty
Spotty going down the line to reach the beach
Ian is the first one on the beach
Ian Fox wins his fifth Breakwater to Beacon in 29 min and 13 sec!
Luke and Joel are not far behind
Craig Spottiswood 2nd to arrive
Richard Wormald in 3rd position pulling of a perfect forward on his way to the beach (check this vid)
Luke manages to get to the finish a bit quicker, just in front of Joel and Richard
Luke finishes 3rd
Checking the speed on the gps (over 33 knots on the way back)
Brett Lindstrom arriving 15th and is the first and the last to arrive on a twinser (who says twinsers are slow?)
A well deserved rest after battling the harsh conditions
Alex is the first Russian to arrive back from the Beacon
Some competitors barely made it back to the beach (something tels me that Adrian Burridge might be faking it though)
See you this year !
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