Key points:
- +$180,000 in cash & prizes offered across 5 race series
- +1,200 competitors, including from South Africa, the UK, United States of America, Singapore, France and Hong Kong
- Australian/ New Zealand contingent boasts world class surf lifesaving & paddling talent
- Other notable competitors include Dual Paralympian John Maclean, Triple amputee Jon White and local Dave Norton, who at 73 is the oldest competitor in the series
- Includes 20th running of the holy grail of ocean racing – “The Doctor” – a legendary 700-person 27km downwind race from Rottnest Island to Sorrento Beach (Saturday 25 November)
/Public Release.