Australian Ocean Racing Series

presented by Shaw and Partners Financial Services

The Australian Ocean Racing Series (AORS) is a national ocean racing series attracting competitors across a number of ocean racing disciplines including Ocean skis, Surf skis, Stand Up Paddleboards, Prone Paddleboards and Outrigger Canoes.

The AORS series will showcase the largest and most successful ocean racing events in the country, amongst them the iconic Doctor, the 20 Beaches Ocean Classic and the Manly Wharf Bridge to Beach to name a few.

The results of AORS are to be used to determine the Australian Championships for Ocean Racing, with the winners of the AORS being recognised as the National Champions each year.

AORS 2023 Calender

Below is the list of events for the 2023 series.

Click on the event names to be redirected to the event websites.

Click here for information on Categories, Event Star Ratings and Point Scores.

Event	Location	Date	Star Rating
Manly Wharf Bridge to Beach	Sydney Harbour, NSW	Sun 19th Feb	2
Shaw and Partners Forster Race Weekend
Shaw and Partners Forster Nine Mile Cup	Barrington Coast, NSW	Sat 22nd April	2
Shaw and Partners Forster Ocean Classic	Barrington Coast, NSW	Sun 23rd April	3
14 Beaches, Paddle QLD Championships	Gold Coast, QLD	Sat 12th August	1
South Australian Ocean Paddling Series #1	Adelaide, SA	Sun 13th Aug	1
The Chucky, Charles Stuart Memorial Cup	Sydney Northern Beaches, NSW	Sat 2nd Sept	2
South Australian Ocean Paddling Series #2	Adelaide, SA	Sun 10th Sept	1
North Bondi Surf Ski Classic	North Bondi, NSW	Sat 7th Oct	2
South Australian Ocean Paddling Series #3	Adelaide, SA	Sun 8th Oct	1
Shaw and Partners Coolangatta Gold Downwind Paddle	Gold Coast, QLD	Sat 14th Oct	1
Shaw and Partners 20 Beaches	Sydney Northern Beaches, NSW	Sat 28th Oct	3
Surf Safari	Hobart, TAS	Sat 4th Nov	1
The Mandurah Cut Run	Mandurah WA	Sat 11th Nov	1
Dr Benjamin Hewitt Sunset SurfSki Series #1	Perth, WA	Thur 16th Nov	1
Shaw and Partners WA Race Week
Fenn West Coast Downwind	Perth, WA	Sat 18th Nov	2
Dr Benjamin Hewitt Sunset SurfSki Series #2	Perth, WA	Tue 21st Nov	2
Dr Benjamin Hewitt Sunset SurfSki Series #3	Perth, WA	Thur 23rd Nov	2
The Shaw and Partners Doctor	Perth, WA	Sat 25th Nov	3

Click here for all the information on the events, star ratings and point score for the series.

The calendar for the world’s richest ocean paddling competition – the 2022 Shaw and Partners Ocean Racing Series – is locked in and set to go, with the Australia-wide series boasting 16 events in five states, a $350 000 plus prize pool, and a February 20 start on spectacular Sydney Harbour.