Victorian Outlaw Ocean Paddling Series for 2009/10 is bigger and better than anyone could have imagined. Warming water and 30+ degrees heat, gail force winds means the Victorian summer is look hot, warm and windy. There is also over $20 K in cash and prizes through out both the FINN Outlaw Paddling Crit Series and the Outlaw Ocean Paddling Series. If you enjoy down wind paddling events, large swell, dramatic cliff lines. Do yourself a favor and come down to Victoria, Australia and participate in one of the outlaw paddling events this summer. Enter now by visiting the Outlaw website: www.outlawpaddling.com. Click here to view event poster.

Outlaw Ocean Race 5 is the marquee downwind event of the Outlaw Ocean Series of 2009/10 and it is also the only Victorian leg of the Australian Ocean Racing Series, so we will see competitors from all over Australia (and possibly overseas) compete in this event. It is a 25km course that, if the wind blows anywhere near as strong as in the 2009 Outlaw race, will be an absolute "cracker".

The distance is longer than the other ocean races of the Outlaw Ocean Series, but follows some of the most spectacular coastline in the world as a part of the coastline on Victoria's world famous Great Ocean Road. The race takes in sites such as Anglesea Beach, the magnificent Point Addis, the world famous surfing venue of Bells Beach and Winkipop, Bird Rock, Jan Juc Beach, Torquay Beach and Point Danger.

The course direction will depend on the conditions on the day, with a WSW wind being the preferred conditions for the Urquharts Bluff to Torquay course, and if it blows easterly we will be heading from Torquay to Urquharts Bluff. We will have a better idea in the weeks leading up to the event and will keep everyone informed of forecast conditions on the outlawpaddling.com

There will be a half way beach turn at Point Addis front beach (on the east side of the Addis point), which will allow competitors to crack a few point waves as they make their way down to the beach. Apart from the roaring wind, this provided one of the highlights of the 2009 event.

Several points such as Pt. Roadknight, Anglesea Point, Pt. Addis, Bells Beach, Torquay Point and Pt. Danger offer several excellent viewing points for spectators along the way. Point Addis in particular offers views as far west as Pt. Roadknight (8km) and east to Torquay Point (8km), so bring your binoculars!! Overall the sheer cliff faces that are characteristic of much of the Great Ocean Road coastline make this race as exhilarating for spectators as it is for competitors.

ONLINE ENTRY can be made here: www.outlawpaddling.com

The Outlaw Team will also be offering an: INTERSTATE AND INTERNATIONAL OUTLAW COMPETITOR PACKAGE

If you are thinking about coming down to Victoria for an ocean racing event then this package is for you. It can include, all of the below or some of the below.

• Pick up from the Melbourne airport 7pm and Avalon airport 8pm Friday 8th Jan.
• Pick up from Melbourne airport 8am and Avalon airport 9am Saturday 9th Jan.
• Accommodation at Torquay SLSC Transport to kayak start location on Saturday 9th Jan
• Kayak hire Return to airport both Avalon and Melbourne sometime on Sunday 10th Jan.

If you are interested in this package and would like to know more about costing please contact someone from the team at outlaw. Jarad Kohlar: jarad@outlawpaddling.com