SUP Australia SUP Surfing titles
Bilinga, Gold Coast. 3 March 2012
On the day, 7 am registration. 8 am start.
Meet at North Kirra Surf Club for exact location.
This event is the qualifier for the National titles on 26-27 April at Newcastle.
Divisions:
Open Men
Open Women
Senior Men
Senior Women
Junior Boys
Junior Girls
Register and pay online:http://www.sup-australia.com/events/qld-titles
$40 entry. $55 two divisions.
Really what does this mean. Go to an Australian Titles and then what?
After watching the successful ISA run World Champs in Peru (which SUPA has no affiliation with) what is the pathway thru to further champs after SUPA having an Australian Titles. Basically in my mind thats it. The only way to get to the World Champs is thru the State and Aussie titles thru SURFING AUSTRALIA run events.
Maybe someone who is in the know could explain this.
Looking for answers to explain what a lot of people must be wondering.
Should these guys just be finding a sponsor and hosting an event rather than charging $40 dollars to compete down a proverbial dend-end road.
Wow, you are very negative.
We all want more SUP events. We want to enjoy the sport and have fun.
Maybe you have a hidden agenda here. For sure you have a hidden agenda.
Why don't you just get behind the sport of SUP and quit the politics.
Besides, you could be backing a dead horse.
My issue with all this nonsense is that it's not just about a group of individuals running more SUP events. It's about vested interests trying to destroy existing state and national titles events.
It's also rather pointed that this new account holder chooses such words as "dead horse".
Why must these people attack the established events and organisations? Why not just run their SUP events, and ideally call them something other than state titles and national titles, which would prove once and for all that their intention is to be constructive instead of destructive. Does anyone from this group seriously believe that there is a long term future for two sets of state and national titles? Is this good for the sport?
Maybe SUPA will be able to take over in South Australia
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Stand-Up-Paddle/SUP/Surfing-Australia-SA-Bankrupt/
I am seriously confused...this is my understanding.To qualify for Peru next year you have to qualify through a Surfing Qld/Australia comp and then make the top 3 at the Aussie titles......?
Where will SUP Australia get you if you win the state titles ? and if I by some freak of nature I got through to a Sup Australia final in Qld would I be able to compete in the Aussies titles to via for selection in Peru if I made the top 3 ?
This is not slam on Sup Australia just looking for clarity , I will back film and promote any organisation to get our BEST Aussie team back to Peru in 2013.
I personally couldn't give a shlt who organises/runs/promotes comps and whether they have any commercial interests in doing so. I have no interest or enough skill to be competing in state or national titles - I just wanna compete in more well organised and well judged events that are supported by other average but sup stoked surfers like myself. Hey, as long as its affordable and fun I'll get involved in any comp that someone wants to put on. I've been competing in longboard comps for about 15yrs now and nobody ever questions who's running the comp' or why or where its held - we just see it advertised, enter, rock up, surf, talk shlt, have a blast then go home with great memories, a hangover, a tee shirt and look forward to next year - thats it - simple. Maybe I'm missing something - or just maybe some sup'ers are expecting too much and too busy pointing fingers rather than just getting off their ars and getting involved.
Disc: I have no affiliation with supsa/supa/surf qld or any other group - I am a surfer and have no interest in politics.
Regardless of what it is called, it's still a surf comp, someone has gone to the effort of organising an event and if it's run well, it'll be a good warm up for Noosa and the Surfing Queensland State Titles.
I'm entering this one, as are a few of the other girls, but I also know which event I need to win if I want to consider myself a true QLD State Champion (and that isn't being run until June).
I agree who cares what they call it , its an event full stop. Gives everyone a chance to have a go.
i think alot of the confusion surrounding this is because i don't think the Australian Sports Commision has sanctioned a governing body for SUP specifically yet, so at this point, can anyone call their event a state or australian title?
please correct if I am wrong, pretty hard to find information on specifics..
P.s. I agree with Ali Cat and Tea Tree, the more events the better, no matter the name..
It's for sure true that any event is a good one I think what people are perhaps a little crooked against with SUPA is their usage of peoples names without permission and also their beating up of Surfing Australia and its respective (and individually run) State Bodies at any and every opportunity. Not only that but more doing so with the usage of anonymous names (faceless men (thanks Kevin)) to do so.
It's great to see more events and I hope to be able to be involved more in the future no matter who runs them. I have some idea of some of the people involved with the formation of SUPA and there are some respectable people in the bunch, I wonder if they know about these attacks?
P.S I know the top brass at both S.A and SQLD and they are extremely professional, organised and professional people. While they continue to deliver gold medals and World Titles for Australia and provide pathways for Aussie athletes to bring home the bacon they will only be getting bigger and stronger.
More importantly, is that Billy Watson back in the comp scene? He was just about unstoppable before he took his break.
