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 **Reverse Snapper Run**
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   * [[:victoria|]] Melbourne, Bass Strait…
   * [[:south_australia|]] Adelaide,…
+  * [[:northern_territory_australia_surfski|]] Darwin…
   * [[:tasmania|]] Hobart…
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+===== Safety =====
+[[:local|Safety: What you should know about local waters]]
+  * **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. [[:western_australia#clubsgroupslessons|Local clubs]] are a good place to start learning.
+  * …
+----
 ===== Locales/Downwinds/Paddles =====
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 ==== Augusta ====
-  * **Augusta (Blackwood) River Mouth** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXP-RIbiFPk|DAZ(Darryl Khng) surfing video]]
+  * **Augusta (Blackwood) River Mouth** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXP-RIbiFPk|DAZ(Darryl Khng) surfing video]] surf on the shallows is frequently friendly for surfskis
   * …..
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 **The Snapper Run**<WRAP col2>
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 **Map**  - Ian Kininmonth video (click to enlarge)
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+[[https://surfski.wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=locales:australia:snapper.jpg|{{:locales:australia:snapper.jpg?direct&350x247|snapper.jpg}}]]
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-**Downwind**
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 **Marine**  - Perth Area Coastline South to North more or less
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   * **Sorrento**
       * **Dutchies Run - Cottesloe to Sorrento **20 km** DAZ ** [[https://youtu.be/BJ2Wz_Jk5W4|video]], [[https://youtu.be/KAe9BxCycKo|video2]] (with visitors Ana Swetish and Heather Nelson from Bellingham, WA) [[https://youtu.be/dGu2r6pUiB0|video3]]
-      * **Trigg to Sorrento**  6.5 km** DAZ ** [[https://youtu.be/HbncvDjLZnU|video]]
+      * **Trigg Run - Trigg to Sorrento**  6.5 km** DAZ ** [[https://youtu.be/HbncvDjLZnU|video]]
       * **Gage Roads Run - ****Sand Tracks Beach to Sorrento Beach **  ~26 km, paddle 3km out to the Gage Roads cardinal marker, then turn and downwind for 23km up the coast to Sorrento Beach. [[https://youtu.be/i3-sGObieMM|DAZ video]], [[https://youtu.be/E7D7QRVPPNY?t=171|DAZ 4K video]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/gage-roads-run|Downwindfun]]
       * **The Doctor ****- ****Rottnest Island to Sorrento **28 km [[https://youtu.be/uqWRDaOOZ8Q|race 2017]]
       * **The OC run - Sorrento to Mindarie Marina**  17 km
-      * **The Gingernut Run**  - **Hillarys (Sorrento) to Ocean Reef Marinas**  7 km [[https://youtu.be/JSGW0xWsi78|video]][[https://downwindable.com/gingernut-run|Downwindable]]
+      * **The Gingernut Run**  - **Hillarys (Sorrento) to Ocean Reef Marina/Mulaloo Beach**  7 km [[https://youtu.be/JSGW0xWsi78|video]], [[https://youtu.be/cav57ZAmMZQ|video2]],[[https://downwindable.com/gingernut-run|Downwindable]]
   * ….
 **Freshwater**
-  * **Swan River** [[https://youtu.be/4dVVB8gpuAk|Downwinding video]]
+  * **Swan River** [[https://youtu.be/4dVVB8gpuAk|Downwinding video]],
+      * **Swan Yacht Club - Apex Reserve Park/Perth Rowing Club**  12 km [[https://youtu.be/qNU_XACTy98|Stormy Downwinder]] (route map at end of video)
+        * If you want to catch up with [[https://paddle.org.au/2022/05/24/on-the-water-with-terry-bolland-the-70-year-old-paddling-365-days-in-a-row-to-raise-money-for-prostate-cancer-research/|Terry Boland's mileage]] you better get started now!
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 **2018 Doctor Race Week**
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 [[:surf|About Surfski Surfing]]
-  * **Mandurah River Estuary **- there is a sand bar that can has sustained waves for long surfs
+  * **Mandurah River Estuary **- there is a sand bar that can have sustained waves for long surfs
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 **The Green Dream**
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+{{youtube>eFMmBTCoy3k?start=239?large}}
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+[[https://surfski.wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=locales:australia:greendream.jpg|{{:locales:australia:greendream.jpg?direct&350x382|greendream.jpg}}]]
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-===== Clubs/Groups =====
+===== Clubs/Groups/Lessons =====
-  * [[https://paddlewa.asn.au/our-clubs/|Paddle WA Clubs]]
+  * [[https://paddlewa.asn.au/our-clubs/|Paddle WA Clubs]] list of WA clubs
-  * [[http://www.iop.asn.au/|Indian Ocean Paddlers]]
+      * e.g. [[http://www.iop.asn.au/|Indian Ocean Paddlers]], [[https://paddlewa.asn.au/mandurah-ski-kayak-club/|Mandurah Ski & Kayak Club]], etc.
+  * [[https://paddlefitperth.com.au/|Paddle Fit Perth]] Mark Stewart, private & group training and lessons
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   * [[https://coastalcruising.securedirectbookings.com/|Coastal Cruising Perth]] - Shuttle bus service for downwinders
+  * [[https://www.waterwaysguide.org.au/map|Waterways Guide to Australia]]
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