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The Shaw and Partners Forster Race Weekend taking place on the Barrington Coast, April 22-23

Australia’s Paddling Greats Return to The Barrington Coast for Forster Race Weekend Ocean ski racing returns to the Barrington Coast this April 22-23 for Shaw and Partners Forster Race Weekend with two big paddling races on the agenda - the Nine Mile and the Forster Ocean Classic - and a bumper field headed by Australia’s paddling elite. In its third year, Forster’s two-day paddle fest will see over 200 competitors converge on the Barrington Coast for round two of the national Shaw [...]

Tom Norton and Danielle McKenzie win the Shaw and Partners Bridge to Manly

On Sunday 19 February, the Shaw and Partners Bridge to Beach marked the inaugural race of the 2023 Shaw and Partners Australian Ocean Racing Series. (AORS). For the sixth year running, Shaw and Partners is proud to be the main presenting sponsor of AORS, a national ocean racing series attracting competitors across a number of ocean racing disciplines. This year, over 400 paddlers lined up in the early hours of the morning underneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge to paddle past the [...]

Congratulations to Shaw and Partners Brand Ambassador Cory Hill on winning the Shaw and Partners 20 Beaches Ocean Classic

Congratulations to Shaw and Partners Brand Ambassador Cory Hill on winning the Shaw and Partners 20 Beaches Ocean Classic, the final race in the 2022 Australian Ocean Racing Series. The 20 Beaches Ocean Classic was first run in 1990 and is the oldest ocean paddling event in #Australia. Traditionally raced from Manly to Palm Beach in a Southerly or Palm Beach to Manly in a North Easterly, the 20 Beaches Ocean Classic covers a 25 kilometre stretch and attracts the best of the [...]

Shaw and Partners Hells Gates 38 a new race on the Australian Ocean Racing Series calendar

The Shaw and Partners Hells Gates 38 is a new race on the Australian Ocean Racing Series calendar, and it's already become a fan-favorite. Over 300 ski paddlers are expected to converge to the Sunshine Coast on June 4 to compete for a slice of the rich $20,000 prize pool. The 38km downwind race from Mooloolaba to Noosa presents a unique challenge to paddlers, with its long distance and tough conditions. But it's the stunning scenery that really sets this race apart. Starting [...]

Shaw and Partners Race Team member Cory Hill dominates The Shaw and Partners Forster Ocean Classic

The Shaw and Partners Forster Ocean Classic is fast becoming one of the favourite appointments in the Shaw and Partners Australian Ocean Racing Series calendar. Last week, over 200 paddlers converged from around Australia to Forster Main Beach to compete in two challenging races, all vying for their slice of the $25,000 prize pool. Highlights of the three-day festivities included complimentary training clinics with the ocean’s elite athletes, a three-course dinner presented by Shaw and Partners whereby the $25 paid by guests [...]

Shaw and Partners Race Team member Danielle McKenzie wins the Bridge to Manly

On Sunday 20 February, the Shaw and Partners Bridge to Beach marked the inaugural race of the 2022 Shaw and Partners Australian Ocean Racing Series. (AORS). For the fifth year running, Shaw and Partners is proud to be the main presenting sponsor of AORS, a national ocean racing series attracting competitors across a number of ocean racing disciplines. This year, over 500 paddlers lined up in the early hours of the morning underneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge to paddle past the Sydney [...]

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Shaw and Partners proud sponsor of the South Australian Ocean & Surf Ski Paddling Series

Shaw and Partners is proud to be the major sponsor of the South Australian Ocean & Surf Ski Paddling Series, a downwind paddling event taking place each year on the coast of metropolitan Adelaide as part of the Shaw and Partners Australian Ocean Racing Series (AORS). Even in the middle of COVID and with competitors from other states not able to travel, the Metro-Coast Race 1 attracted over 70 paddlers, some as young as 16. On Saturday 28 August, all participants were [...]

VÖOST Shaw and Partners Forster Race Week 2021

Last week, Shaw and Partners was thrilled to partner with VÖOST Vitamins and Oceanpaddler to present the VÖOST Shaw and Partners Forster Race Week, being rounds two and three of the Shaw and Partners Australian Ocean Racing Series (AORS). The 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. Off the back of the hugely successful Shaw and Partners WA Race Week, which [...]

Jackson Collins and Danielle McKenzie claim Bridge to Beach victories

On Sunday 21 March, the Manly Wharf Bridge to Beach marked the initial race of the 2021 Shaw and Partners Australian Ocean Racing Series (AORS). Jackson Collins and Danielle McKenzie both took out the wins at Sydney’s iconic Bridge to Beach, one of Australia’s largest open water paddling events and regarded as one of the most spectacular in the world. This year, wild weather and torrential rain forced organisers to abandon the traditional course, racing instead three laps of a three [...]

"The Legends of the Ocean" charity dinner

Join Shaw and Partners and OceanPaddler for an exclusive charity dinner "The Legends of the Ocean". An open panel discussion with some of the best athletes and ocean surf ski champions in the world. Ali Day, Shannon Eckstein, Hank McGregor, Cory Hill, Hayley Nixon, Jordan Mercer and Sean Rice. Monday 18th November 2019 6:00-9:00pm North Cottesloe SLSC 151 Marine Parade, Cottesloe $75 for a three course dinner with drinks. For every ticket purchased the Shaw and Partners Foundation will donate $250 to the Flourishing Ocean Project. Shaw [...]

Shaw and Partners WA Race Week in Perth, 16-23 November 2019

Shaw and Partners has teamed up with Oceanpaddler launching the inaugural Shaw and Partners WA Race Week which will be held during 16-23 November 2019 in Perth, Western Australia. The event is set to become the biggest week in the Australian ocean paddling calendar with five events spread over seven days with a whopping prize pool of $100,000. The event has been supported and awarded funding by Tourism WA in an effort to promote the sport locally and help raise the profile [...]

Shaw and Partners donates $7,800 to Fragile X Association

On Sunday 24 February, the Manly Wharf Bridge to Beach marked the final race of the 2018/19 Australian Ocean Racing Series. (AORS). For the third year running, Shaw and Partners was the main presenting sponsor of AORS, a national ocean racing series attracting competitors across a number of ocean racing disciplines. This year over 450 paddlers assembled at the new start location Milson Park for a spectacular sunrise over the Sydney Harbour. With south-easterly swell averaging 2.5 metres and plenty of wind [...]

2018 Shaw and Partners "The Doctor" - FULL HIGHLIGHTS

2018 Shaw and Partners 20 Beaches Ocean Classic Teaser

2018 Shaw and Partners "The Doctor" Teaser - Perth WA

Shaw and Partners Race Team – Dash for Cash promo – 2018 "The Doctor" Perth

Shaw and Partners commits to match all donations made to the 2019 AORS Manly Wharf Bridge to Beach

With just over two weeks to go until the final event of the Shaw and Partners Australian Ocean Racing Series (AORS) season, Australia’s ocean paddlers are gearing up for the series’ most iconic race. AORS Bridge to Beach is taking place on Sunday, 24 February and is one of Australia’s largest open water paddling events and one of the world’s most spectacular. The race kicks off at Milson Park, Kirribilli and finishes at Manly Wharf. Competitors hug the northern shores of Sydney [...]

Shaw and Partners Race Team Member, Cory Hill wins “The Doctor” Ocean Surf Ski Race in Western Australia

Shaw and Partners is the sole headline sponsor of the 2018/19 Australian Ocean Racing Series season. On the 24th November 2018, the famous downwind race “The Doctor” took place in Western Australia. “The Doctor” – named after the sea breeze that brings relief on hot days to the central districts of Perth – is currently the biggest ocean downwind paddling race in the world, attracting ocean paddlers from all over the globe. With a prize pool of $75,000 on offer this year, [...]

Shaw and Partners congratulates Cory Hill and Hayley Nixon on winning the 20 Beaches Ocean Classic

On Saturday 15th December 2018, the iconic Shaw and Partners 20 Beaches Ocean Classic took place in the Northern Beaches (NSW). The 20 Beaches Ocean Classic was first run in 1990 and is the oldest ocean paddling event in Australia. Traditionally raced from Manly to Palm Beach in a Southerly or Palm Beach to Manly in a North Easterly, the 20 Beaches Ocean Classic covers a 25 kilometre stretch and attracts the best of the World’s Ocean Surf Ski paddlers. With a [...]

$125k cash pool for Perth Doctor & 20 Beaches ocean paddling races

Oceanpaddler Director Dean Gardiner, along with Financial Services provider Shaw and Partners Co-CEO Earl Evans have together announced the cash pools on offer to competitors in the Perth Doctor and 20 Beaches competitions at a gala dinner held at the Halekulani Hotel in Hawaii overnight. The announcement comes off the back of Shaw and Partners’ recent re-signing of the Australian Ocean Racing Series (AORS) sponsorship for a further two years as naming rights headline partner. The juiced up cash pool [...]

Shaw and Partners adds depth to the AORS paddling cash pool

Off the back of a successful two year partnership with Oceanpaddler as the co-presenting partner of the Australian Ocean Racing Series (AORS), Shaw and Partners Financial Services has renewed its commitment to the national series for an additional two year term. Under the terms of the renewed partnership, Shaw and Partners will be the sole headline sponsor of the series; contributing a significant juiced up cash incentive to position the AORS as the world’s richest paddling series. “Oceanpaddler shares our values in [...]

Shaw and Partners Foundation raises $20,000 for Fragile X Association

On Sunday 25 February, the 2017/18 Australian Ocean Racing Series (AORS) concluded the season in Sydney with the Bridge to Beach race. Shaw and Partners was again the main presenting sponsor of this year AORS, a national ocean racing series attracting competitors across a number of ocean racing disciplines. The Bridge to Beach is one of Australia’s largest open water paddling events and is regarded as one of the most spectacular in the world. Over 300 paddlers assembled at Blues Point Reserve [...]

Cory Hill and Rachel Clarke battle treacherous conditions to take out first place in The Perth Doctor race

Shaw and Partners is the proud, major sponsor of the Ocean Paddler Australian Ocean Racing Series (AORS). The 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 series travels around the country to Australia’s most popular beaches; showcasing men and women competing in a variety of categories in the only ocean racing series of its kind. Over the weekend, Shaw and Partners ocean [...]