The courses are laid, the beach looks fantastic and the weather is looking.... wait for it.... stunning, though a little light on the breeze. Racing starts this Thursday.
We hope the crews towing all the trailers have a safe trip, and for the rest of the teams flying or driving we can’t wait for you to get here!
If you can’t be with us this year, we have a number of options for everyone to follow the action during the event. If you are here let your family and friends know how they can tune in via, the details below.
Facebook and Twitter
We'll be making regular updates and posting results during the event on our Facebook page, just login to stay up to date.
Our Facebook page address is - http://www.facebook.com/battleofthepaddles
We will also be posting results on Twitter using the hashtag #Hammobattle or visit our Twitter page http://www.twitter.com/#!/battlepad
Live Video Feed of Paddling Clinics
We are going to be broadcasting this year's Paddling Clinics with Kamoa and other events live via our Facebook page, so if you can't be here make sure you tune in and join in the clinics. We will even be able to answers a couple of questions from those watching on Facebook.
If you don't have a Facebook account you can also watch the clinics on our website and Ustream using the links below. Here are the broadcast times:
Note: Times are Eastern Australian Time.
Thursday 14 June
10am - OC1 Clinic
Friday 15th June
10am - Coaching Clinic
11am - Steering Clinic
Saturday 16th June
10.30am - OC6 Clinic
To watch the clinics just go to the "Live Video" Tab on our Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/battleofthepaddles
You can also watch the clinics on our website on the video page.
http://www.hamiltonisland.com.au/EVENTS/HAMILTON-CUP
The clinics and other events will also be streamed live via our
Ustream channel - http://www.ustream.tv/channel/battle-of-the-paddles
Video Contest
Don't forget you can win an accommodation package at next year's Gatorade Battle of the Paddles by making a short movie of your adventure at this year's event and entering it into our video contest.
Shoot your footage at the event and when you get home get creative and make a short movie. The videos should be no longer than 3 minutes, when you've finished load your ‘Hammo Battle’ videos onto YouTube then enter them into the video contest on our Facebook page where everyone can vote for their favourites. A panel of judges will then decide the winner from the 4 most popular videos.
The videos can be about outrigging, SUP or ski paddling, they can be about the racing or the socialising, they can be serious or funny, the only limit is your imagination. But, each video must feature somewhere within the footage a bottle of Gatorade sports drink.
We'll open the contest on our Facebook page for entries right after the event.
Video Entries will then close midnight 2nd July 2012.
Voting closes midnight 9th July 2012.
Winner will be announced 16th July 2012.
Let the battle begin!
Submitted by Colin on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 3:36pm
No go on OC1 Clinic?
#1 Wed, 06/13/2012 - 2:54pm
From the official Facebook page....
We are postponing this mornings OC1 padding clinic at 10am until tomorrow because our Hawaiian presenters will be out on the water racing, oops! So our live video of the clinic will be tomorrow at 12 noon after the steering clinic, see you then!
Tune in in 26 hours.
#2 Wed, 06/13/2012 - 3:25pm
Thanks. I went straight to ustream... No Facebook.
#3 Wed, 06/13/2012 - 5:15pm
Results photo from facebook
#4 Sat, 06/16/2012 - 11:56pm
Results here for anyone interested: https://aocra.com.au/
#5 Sun, 06/17/2012 - 2:54pm
Any chance of the the videos for the rest of the clinics that were supposed to happen surfacing?
#6 Sun, 06/17/2012 - 3:26pm
Hi Haggan, there were a few "technical issues" so all the clinics were combined into one big clinic. You can view it via this link - http://www.ustream.tv/channel/battle-of-the-paddles
Cheers
Colin
#7 Sun, 06/17/2012 - 6:01pm