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 Big swims by the Great Lakes
Club to Club Swim, Forster
Sunday, April 27, 2008
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Club to Club Swim, 3.8km, Pebbly Beach Swim, 1km |
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| Date, times |
Sunday, April 27, 2007, 8.30am (1km), 10.30am (3.8km)
Registration at Forster SLSC, Main Beach |
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Forster SLSC |
| Major sponsor |
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Into the break at the 2007 Club to Club swim at One Mile Beach , en route to Forster Main Beach. |
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| Course |
Two swims on offer here: a shorter, introductory swim from Pebbly Beach, around the headland, through dolphin territory, into Forster main beach; then, later in the morning, the main swim from One Mile Beach beneath Cape Hawke, around the big headland, along the cliffs, the rockshelves, past Pebbly Beach, and into Forster main beach.
The longer swim is one of the season's epics. A spectacular journey out through a beach break, along behind the break to the headland, then along the cliffs, towering above, through dolphin territory and into Forster main beach.
This swim is a ripper. It will come to be known as one of the late season classics. |
| Conditions |
The shorter swim negotiates what is often a gentle break out from Pebbly Beach, then undulates with gently rolling swell around the headland into Forster main beach. It tracks through reefs and often offers plenty of sea life to watch along the way.
The longer swim follows coastline northwards then west from Cape Hawke to Forster. It's along a north facing coastline, too, so it generally misses the worst of the weather and the swell.
Whilst organisers say this course "normally (is) flat, (with a) slight wash off rocky coast", of course, this would change if conditions are heavy.
The main swim follows a rocky, cliffy coastline pretty well all the way. Once you're around the point from One Mile Beach, you're following the cliffs for c. 2km before the shoreline lowers into Pebbly Beach. Then around the headland, as with the Pebbly Beach swim, into Forster Main Beach.
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| Years run, Starters last time |
3rd year. 98 punters in the longer swim last year, 52 in the shorter. These swims deserve many more. The longer swim, particularly, will grow into a genuine, late season classic. |
| Prizes |
Cash prizes for both male and female - $350 1st, $200 2nd, $100 for 3rd, plus prizes for age groups. |
It's glorious water along this stretch of the Lower North Coast. Only about 2 1/2 - 3 hours from Sydney, too, although it might take a bit longer by swimming. |
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| Categories |
- Open
- 15-19
- 20-29
- 30-39
- 40-49
- 50-59
- 60-69
- 70+
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All categories separate Male and Female.
Minimum age 15 (3.8km), 8 (1km)
Now also including a Back of the Pack division for swimmers with aids, eg wetties, fins. Back of the Pack division does not qualify for prizes or places. |
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| Contact, further info |
Phone enquiries to Ian Tulloch ph 0411 820 422 or email by clicking here. |
| Eligibility |
Entrants are restricted to persons who have adequately trained for this event. Entry is at the discretion of the race
committee. Minimum age of 15 years (3.8km) or 8 years (1km) to compete. |
| Water safety |
Forster SLSC |
| Max./Min. ages |
Minimum 15 (3.8km), 8 (1km) |
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The 3.8km Swim is Race 6 in the Hahn Super Dry Fine Ocean Swimmers Series 2008.
The series is a handicap competition, awarding points for each swim in which you finish.
The handicap system weights your time for age and sex and provides a handicap time which is then used to calculate your points. Points accrue with every swim you do. But you need do just three swims in the series in order to qualify to win, at least one of which must be outside Sydney.
At this stage, other confirmed swims are: Sydney Harbour (Mar 2), Stanwell Park (Mar 30), South West Rocks (Apr 6), Tamarama (Apr 13), Mollymook (Apr 20) and Byron Bay (May 4).
No need to enter. You'll be entered automatically just by doing one of these swims. |
The courses in '07 - you can make out the Club to Club course quite easily, and if you look carefully you also will see the Pebbly Beach course: the white line around the headland to the east of Forster Main Beach. There's lots of sea life in this part of the ocean. Always something to look at. |
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| oceanswims.com says |
We loved this swim in its first two public outings. This time of year - autumn - is notable for its swims along north coast, north facing beaches. It's such a wonderful time of year to swim: the oppressive heat of summer is gone from the air, replaced by a crispness, but not a coldness, yet the water still is warm, and will stay so, usually, well into June. Others in this category are South West Rocks (Apr 6), Pacific Palms (Mar 23), and Byron Bay (May 4). |
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| Entries |
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Start |
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3.8km |
10:30am |
All |
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TBA |
1m |
8:30am |
All |
$10 |
TBA |
NB: For online entries, we accept only Mastercard and Visa. Attempts to enter using any other card will not succeed.
NNB or maybe NBB: When you enter online, you will receive an email confirmation of your successful entry (provided you have entered your email address correctly). Please print this email and bring it with you on race day. It includes not only your Registration ID number, but also your transaction number, which allows us to trace your transaction should problems arise.
On-line entries close midnight, Friday, April 25, 2008
Click here to enter on-line
Click here to check progress entries on-line.
Click here to download entry form for more info and mail entry.
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One Mile Beach (left), from where the longer swim starts, to head around the point and in to Forster Main Beach.
A punter in last season's 3.8km swim (right) is eager in the break.
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