Inaugural Australian Coastal Rowing and Beach Sprints Championships awarded to Queensland

Key Facts:

What: 2021 Australian Coastal Rowing and Beach Sprints Championships

When: 21 and 22 August 2021

Where: Noosa Main Beach (West), Sunshine Coast, Queensland

Categories: Youth, Open, Masters, Para and Mixed Gender

Boat Classes: Solo, Double and Quad

Entries Open: 1 June 2021

About: The event will comprise the Beach Sprints that will be run from Noosa Main Beach (West), while the Coastal Rowing course will be from Noosa Main Beach (West) heading towards Dolphin Point.

Coastal rowing uses wider hulled boats and takes place on open water and is not dissimilar to a favoured Australian past-time of ‘surf-boat rowing’. The endurance event will include solo, double and quad boat classes across various categories including youth, open, masters, para and also mixed gender big boats.

Beach Sprints is a head-to-head elimination style of racing, with a short sprint along the beach, a 250 metre row, and a 180-degree turn before rowing back to the beach and sprinting to the finish line. Competitions are structured such that athletes who progress further are required to race multiple times within a short time window. This discipline of rowing tests your power and strength, as well as coastal navigation skills and performance under fatigue.

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