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Australia Barefoot Endurance Challenge 2006

Crickey!!! Australia is getting into barefoot endurance events.  We are partnering with them to help build the sport in Australia, and will be working towards an Australian BFC Cup Series once they get enough teams and events established.  The goal is to one day have a World Championship where the top teams from each country race for ultimate bragging rights. 

Entry Form:  Click Here

Entries can be sent to:  The Treasurer
                                   Q.B.W.S.C. Southern Region
                                   39 Greywillow Blvd
                                   Oxenford, QLD  4210

Entry Fee:  $75 per boat

First Prize:  Winners Trophy (Cup)
Prize Money:  $100 Last Man Standing at Start
Prize Money:  $400 Random Draw (every skier gets one raffle ticket)

RULES:  We will follow the BFC Cup Series Rules.  For more information - Click Here

What's Barefoot Racing Like? Click Here to see a video

Event Overview
We plan to run our first barefoot endurance relay challenge from Wardell to Woodburn on Sunday morning the 5th of March starting at 7am on the Richmond River. On Saturday we'll arrive at Woodburn which will be where we'll stay the night at the Rod and Reel Hotel. We can have our skiers meeting there. Saturday will see us having runs on the Richmond river for fun and a bit of practice. I think our biggest problem will be keeping some of the boys off the piss on Saturday night! All the Tweed River Water-ski Club members will be there also as we will be running our event before their main ski race that morning. This mob have all the big expensive race gear from big block blown Chevs running on alcohol to outboards and everything in between. After our endurance relay, we'll get to kick back and watch theirs. I have heard they may be having some barefoot drags as well!

We are told that the distance from Wardell to Woodburn is 20km. This should be plenty long enough for our first run. Woodburn is situated approximately 2hrs south of the Gold Coast and 8hrs north of Sydney. It would be no more than 3kms from the coast. The area is widely known for it's Sugar Cane, Beef, Dairy and Timber industry. The towns key industry nowadays is sawmilling.  Back in the days of it's settlement being the 1830's, the wool industry underwrote the areas prosperity.  It became a popular stopover for travelers when Steamers thronged the river and even had a shipbuilding yard. The steamboats were used for the transport of just about everything from the coast the inland ports of Grafton, Lismore and Casino. There is a Richmond River Cane festival every year in May at Wardell.

We hope to have four teams running on the day with the prospect of a girls only team but we'll have more of an idea the closer we get. It is a nice big wide river and four boats side by side will fit no problems. At that time of the morning it would be very surprising if the water was less than mirror finish flat!  Being on the coast the land area is very flat with Cane Fields all about you and the mountains rise up in the distant west. They are both pretty small towns. If you blinked while driving through you'd miss it!

Host Hotel:  Rod and Reel Hotel in Woodburn

Saturday
All Day Practice and course familiarization

Sunday
6:00 - 6:20 a.m. Launch boats
7:00 a.m. Start (approx 20km)
 

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