Sunset Bay Outriggers have been on the road again, testing their skills against the best paddlers in North Queensland, with 17 paddlers making the seven-hour journey to Mission Beach.
And the club did not come home disappointed.
Both the men’s and women’s crews struck gold in the marathon races, overcoming challenging water conditions.
Conditions worsened for the Senior Master Mixed crew’s marathon, but they held on to claim a silver medal for their efforts.
The women paddlers made the most of the opportunity to enter as many 500m sprints as possible, giving them valuable training ahead of their Nationals campaign in November.
All women’s and men’s crews medalled across the weekend.
Paddlers of the Saturday, Kim Alloway and Nicole Reseck, rode the waves home to collect another gold in the OC2 4km.
In the OC1 4km event, Graham Townson took gold, Bryan Wilkinson secured gold, and Mark Bell earned bronze.
On Sunday, worsening wind and water conditions meant only the brave and the “Crazies” of outrigger racing took to the water in either a 20km or 12km course.
Sunset Bay paddlers once again rose to the challenge, with Bryan Wilkinson and Steph Lomas taking gold in the OC2 20km. In the OC1 12km, Andrew Batterson claimed silver and Peter Drew also earned silver. Wilkinson and Lomas were named Paddlers of the Sunday.
The club is now turning its focus to the Australian National Sprint Titles, to be held in Coomera from November 13–16.
To support the journey to Nationals, Sunset Bay is hosting a Trivia Night on Friday, October 24, at 6:30pm upstairs at Eimeo Surf Life Saving Club. Tickets are $25 per person and can be booked through Eventbrite.
Anyone wishing to help Sunset Bay’s senior and junior paddlers get to the Nationals can contact Renee on 0412 448 805.
Sunset Bay Outriggers paddled to multiple medals at Mission Beach and now look ahead to the National Sprint Titles in November. Photos supplied
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