====== Victoria (Australia) Surfski ====== {{youtube>v6JAqhWf1Nk?600X337}} **Mentone - Frankston** ---- [[:australia|Main Australia Surfski Page]] * [[:queensland|]] Cairns, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Gold Coast… * [[:new_south_wales|]] Coffs Harbour, Forster Tuncurry, Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong, Bermagui… * [[:south_australia|]] Adelaide,… * [[:western_australia|]] Augusta, Mandurah, Perth, Margaret River… * [[:northern_territory_australia_surfski|]] Darwin… * [[:tasmania|]] Hobart… ---- ===== Locales ===== ---- ==== Bass Strait ==== 335 km (Port Albert, VIC to Little Mussleroe Bay, TAS). You can choose a good weather window for smooth paddling, but the Strait can get very rough in strong weather. * [[https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556457610472|Bass Strait Cancer Challenge]] 2024 Crossing with Surfskis * **Videos/Media (many have been made)** * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZaFo00Hel8&list=PLXoBa_nJj5lWtT6DsttZ5le3LxlnrBkjm|Beau Miles 7 episode video playlist]] (plus a trailer) * [[https://youtu.be/FrFJZnXw2jM|Mark Sundin video]] * [[https://www.paddlingtheblue.com/e-63/|PaddletheBlue Interview]] Mark talks about the Bass Strait at around 21:50 in the interview * [[https://youtu.be/dDIQLKbyuaM|Roy Bird video]] * **Conditions** * [[http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/forecasts/centralcoast.shtml|Central Coast / Bass Strait Forecast]] ---- ==== Inverloch ==== * **Bunurong - Inverloch? **12.5 km [[https://youtu.be/n9DNaj-fCOU|video]] (exact start and end not clear from video? We're guessing this is going by the Bunurong Marine Park, with tiers of shore break to negotiate getting out and also coming in. This is possibly pretty much the same route as the Cape Patterson to Inverloch video shows below with a slightly more distant take out?) * **Cape Paterson - Inverloch** 11 km [[https://youtu.be/SMtIX3vijhA|video]], [[https://youtu.be/JhAIpVw8WZY|video2]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiA1UF1tN4o|extra spicy downwinder 1/2024]] * … ---- ==== Melbourne Area ==== ==== Downwind/Paddles ==== * **Barwon River ** [[https://youtu.be/Wb0hPCZE5FY|video]] * **Port Phillip Bay** * **Blairgowrie Beach - Safety Beach** 18.5 km [[https://youtu.be/G9FMIuWxEp0|video]] * **Campbells Cove - Sandringham Harbour Beach** 27 km [[https://youtu.be/iY1ToAl3DyM|video]] * **Carrum to Brighton (SE) **25 km [[https://youtu.be/h_EHn5Bzj20?t=530|video]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/melbourne-downwind|Downwindfun]] * **Clifton Springs/Drysdale - Portarlington **10-11 km [[https://youtu.be/BxE0P0dpSFo|video]] * **Indented Head to Queenscliff** ~18 km [[https://youtu.be/oOXGlPRXFwU|video]] * **Mentone - Frankston **18 km [[https://youtu.be/v6JAqhWf1Nk|video]] * **Notto Run - Mornington to Patterson Lakes **19 km * **Point Henry (Geelong)** * **to Clifton Springs** 12 km [[https://youtu.be/1AzyhcKyyM4|video]] * **to Point Richards** (**Portarlington**)16 km West to East run (Corio Bay adjacent to Port Phillip Bay) [[https://youtu.be/HRrxZauenU8|Surfski video 1]][[https://youtu.be/8-tJSX-pN5c|Surfski video 2]] * [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/port-philip-bay-run|Downwindfun]] * **Queenscliff - St. Leornard's ** ~14 km [[https://youtu.be/_4Yto28PYPg|video]] * **Sandridge Beach** * **Sandridge Beach - ****Sandringham** ~14 km [[https://youtu.be/4BxT-3sloII|video]] * **Sandridge Beach - Black Rock Beach** ~18 km [[https://youtu.be/TlgMyJvKqPQ|video]] (NNW wind). [[https://youtu.be/mh4yCu6-pKg?t=86|video]] * **Werribee South to Sandridge Beach ** ~24 km [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xbKq4nLrmw|video]] * **Sandringham - Safety Beach** 41 km [[https://youtu.be/RwlIUpKf5sM|video]] * **Williamstown - St. Kilda Beach **7 - 8 km [[https://youtu.be/qBKHzQsBEBM?t=154|video]] * … ---- {{youtube>VRxpFdzWhj4?large}} **Indented Head to Queenscliff** ---- * **Torquay** * **Point Addis -Torquay** approx 12 km [[https://youtu.be/7mFOlHOCFhQ|video]] * **Urquhart's Bluff - Torquay** approx 22 km [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFjYs1C-_yQ|video]] (course of annual "Great Ocean Paddle" race) * **Torquay - Barwon Heads** - approx. 16 km * **Point Roadknight - Torquay** 18 km [[https://youtu.be/F83VxBaQB4s?t=132|dolphins]] * **Venus Bay - Cape Paterson** 15 km [[https://youtu.be/Hm3lPA1Y8Jo|1 hr video]], [[https://youtu.be/j6Zzv-qx_Y0|video2]] ==== Surf ==== [[:surf|About Surfski Surfing]] * **Anglesea** * **Point Roadknight** [[https://youtu.be/d0MUb9AD_CY|OC4 surfing video]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo15pHWaMBM|Surfski surfing video]], [[https://youtu.be/8V_MkeJHvxU|more surfski surfing]] * **Apollo Bay** * **Cape Paterson Bombora ** [[https://youtu.be/dTxhIZBGfV8|video]] * **Cat Bay, Phillip Island ** [[https://youtu.be/kp7LQrcFvB0|long point break surf video]] * **Point Leo ** [[https://youtu.be/jSBrv-oQfws|video1]], [[https://youtu.be/h0qStVsBbis?t=67|video2]] * **Policemans Point (Sorrento?) ** [[https://youtu.be/6VWa3jOiM3k|video]] * **Rye Beach (with strong Northerly) ** [[https://youtu.be/KyZtvh_wDCo|video]] * **Torquay** * **Point Danger **Reef Surfing [[https://vimeo.com/70025225|video1]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKOxyNCU9z4|video2]] * …. ==== Flatwater ==== * **Lake Tyers ** [[https://youtu.be/taKcrHnBY8o|video]] * … ---- ===== Videos ===== * [[:australia_downwind_videos#victoria|Victoria Videos]] * … ---- ===== Coaches/Lessons/Dealers/Rentals ===== [[:australia#newused_gear|Find Dealers Across Australia]] [[:rental|General Rental Advice]] (rental/club use availability is generally much better in Australia than in most countries) * [[https://eastcoastkayaking.com.au/learn-to-surf-ski-and-ocean-kayak|East Coast Kayaking]] surfski lessons * [[https://kayakshopaustralia.com.au/|Kayak Shop]] Sandringham (Melbourne) Epic surfskis, Sales, Lessons, Rentals * [[https://www.peakadventure.com.au/|Peak Adventure]] Epic, Fenn, Stellar, Flow surfskis - Lessons, Training * [[https://www.facebook.com/peakadventure.com.au/|Peak Adventure (facebook)]] * [[https://wepaddle.com.au/|WePaddle ]]**Tim Altman, Bill Strachan** * … ---- ===== Clubs ===== Generally an outstanding source of expertise, lessons, and equipment in Australia * [[https://www.google.com/search?q=paddle+clubs+melbourne+australia&oq=paddle+clubs+melbourne+australia&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRhAMgYIAhAuGEDSAQg3ODkyajBqNKgCALACAQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8|Google Search Paddle Clubs in Melbourne]] * [[https://www.google.com/search?q=paddle+clubs+victoria+australia&sca_esv=cd4f528d8c1c75a2&ei=WISZZuLCOoqw0PEP6Iis2Ao&oq=paddle+clubs+victo+australia&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiHHBhZGRsZSBjbHVicyB2aWN0byBhdXN0cmFsaWEqAggAMgoQIRigARjDBBgKMgoQIRigARjDBBgKMgoQIRigARjDBBgKSJ8fUIMJWNMQcAF4AZABAJgBXqABoAOqAQE1uAEDyAEA-AEBmAIGoALDA8ICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAggQIRigARjDBJgDAIgGAZAGCJIHAzUuMaAH-w8&sclient=gws-wiz-serp|Google Search Paddle Clubs in Victoria]] * [[https://lsv.com.au/lifesaving-club-members/|Lifesaving Victoria]] * [[https://vic.paddle.org.au/sample-page/membership/choosing-a-club/|Paddle Victoria Club Lookup]] * [[https://sls.com.au/club_directory/?term=melbourne|Surf Lifesaving Club Lookup Melbourne]] * **Some of the Clubs** * [[https://www.angleseaslsc.org.au/|Anglesea Surf Lifesaving Club]] * [[https://www.incc.org.au/|INCC Yarra Paddlers]] * [[https://vic.paddle.org.au/|Paddle Victoria]] * [[https://www.portmelblsc.com.au/|Port Melbourne Lifesaving Club]] * [[https://portseasurf.com.au/|Portsea Surf Lifesaving Club]] * [[https://www.sandridge.org.au/paddling/|Sandridge Lifesaving Club]] ocean ski storage, club paddles, training * [[https://southmelbournelsc.com.au/|South Melbourne Lifesaving Club]] * … ---- ===== Races ===== * [[:races:races_australia|]] ---- ===== Resources ===== * [[https://globalpaddler.com.au/trails/vic/|Global Paddler Guide to Victoria]] * [[https://www.peakadventure.com.au/|Peak Adventure]] * [[https://www.waterwaysguide.org.au/map|Waterways Guide to Australia]] * … ---- {{youtube>AiA1UF1tN4o?start=377&650X390}} **Cape Paterson - Inverloch**