The Starboard Black Blade is the finest SUP Short Course regatta in Australia. The Black Blade was the first SUP Sprint race on a buoyed course in the world outside America. Competitors will race over 3 distance - 200m, 1000m and 5kmGreat fun format, with all divisions contesting state championship medals.

Location - Champion Lakes Armadale

Board : 14'

Divisions:
Male Open
Male U/40
Male O/40
Male O/50
Female Open
Female O/40

You can only enter one division for the entire event.Entry fee is for all 3 races. Overall points for Flatwater Champion across 3 distances.

Registration & Briefing: 1330

Briefing : 1400

Online entry - https://supwa.tidyclub.com/public/events/1413-starboard-blackblade

Just spoke with Champion Lakes - Algae will not be a problem. Race course is open this weekend for the rowing.

Entries starting to fill. Great fun event for 1st timers - plenty of rest between heats and short distance paddling. Not all about winning, having a go. We had 2 new paddlers last year that loved the racing format.

Damn it, just moved to perth 5mins away from champion lakes and I'm away at work that weekend

Just out of curiosity Is that place open to the public with sup boards? I'm having allot of trouble finding any info this.

Cheers

Goochi said...

Shayne86 said..
Damn it, just moved to perth 5mins away from champion lakes and I'm away at work that weekend

Just out of curiosity Is that place open to the public with sup boards? I'm having allot of trouble finding any info this.

Cheers

Hi Shayne - I believe it is open to public as long as there in no event on. We have gone up there a couple of times for training - no issue. Shame you can't make the race.

Yeah Bit of a shame. Don't think it matters as i just read is all for 14" boards anyways. is that correct?

I only have a 12'6 naish glide so maybe i can use this as an excuse to get a bigger board lol

Entries numbers building for this weekend - great to see more ladies coming down - fantastic events for intermediate paddlers.

mocka said..
Just entered the O50's (FOB) should be some good fun racing tomorrow.
Great event for everyone with good odds of winning a $1000 board voucher for just entering, see you there!

Welcome to the FOB's young fella, great to have you onboard.

Rather be paddling flat water with the breeze, than paddling to Rottnest against the breeze chaperoning some shark bait swimmer.

Results from the 2015 Starboard Black Blade.
Great turn out and fantastic racing. Thanks to Geoff Bryant and Paul Jones for their excellent work in running the event.
Also thanks to Ian Grose from Stand Up Paddle Sports and Starboard for his support.Well done to Wes Fry the fastest paddler in the State and State Male Flatwater Champion.





Nicki Jones State Female Flatwater Champion.
Kent Wright - State Male O/50 Flatwater Champion
Joe Fry - State Male O/40 Flatwater Champion
Sue Collins - State O/40 Female Champion

Pretty slick time for the 200m 53 seconds , Danny Chings unofficial world mark is 47.