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 **Mentone - Frankston** **Mentone - Frankston**
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-===== Bass Strait ​=====+===== Safety ===== 
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 +[[:​local|Safety:​ What you should know about local waters]] 
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 +  * **Local Knowledge**:​ The surf lifesavers and paddlers who have paddled locally will know just which locations and conditions you either need to be cautious about or avoid entirely, depending on their severity and your level of skill. [[:​victoria#​clubs|Local Clubs]] are a good place to start learning. 
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 +===== Locales ===== 
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 +==== 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. 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.
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-===== Inverloch ​=====+==== Inverloch ====
  
-  * **Bunurong - Inverloch **12.5 km [[https://​youtu.be/​n9DNaj-fCOU|video]] (exact start and end not clear from video?)+  * **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]]   * **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]]
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-===== Melbourne Area =====+==== Melbourne Area ====
  
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 **Indented Head to Queenscliff** **Indented Head to Queenscliff**
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 +==== Flatwater ====
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 +  * **Lake Tyers ** [[https://​youtu.be/​taKcrHnBY8o|video]]
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 [[:​australia#​newused_gear|Find Dealers Across Australia]] [[:​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)+[[:​rental|General Rental Advice ​& Online Rental]] (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://​eastcoastkayaking.com.au/​learn-to-surf-ski-and-ocean-kayak|East Coast Kayaking]] surfski lessons
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 ===== Resources ===== ===== Resources =====
  
 +  * [[https://​globalpaddler.com.au/​trails/​vic/​|Global Paddler Guide to Victoria]]
   * [[https://​www.peakadventure.com.au/​|Peak Adventure]]   * [[https://​www.peakadventure.com.au/​|Peak Adventure]]
 +  * [[https://​www.waterwaysguide.org.au/​map|Waterways Guide to Australia]]
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 **Cape Paterson - Inverloch**</​WRAP></​WRAP>​ **Cape Paterson - Inverloch**</​WRAP></​WRAP>​