Registrations now open for the 2024 Wildwater Race#1 – Buoys Race! The Buoys Race is the first of 6 races for the 2024 Livelighter Wildwater Season. Starting at Ascot Kayak Club jetty, paddlers complete a circuit course, finishing back at their starting point. This is a flatwater obstacle course, designed to test paddlers’ ability to […]
Calling all paddlers! The LiveLighter Ramon Challenge is on again for 2024. Starting from AP Hinds Reserve, Bayswater, the Challenge is a seeding race for the Avon Descent and is popular with paddlers from all disciplines. You won’t want to miss it. Formerly known as the Paddle Challenge, the LiveLighter Ramon Challenge has been rebranded […]
Paddle 26km under the bridges from Middle Swan Bridge and finish at Ascot Kayak Club. This exciting course takes you under Barrett Street Foot Bridge, Barkers Bridge, Guilford Bridge and Tonkin Highway Bridge, as well as past Ron Courney Island and the International Hotel on the Water. Click here for course map and details. If […]
Sign up now for the Drain Race – the 2nd of 6 races in the 2024 LiveLighter WildWater Season. Starting and finishing at Hester Park, paddlers make their way upstream to the starting point (drain) with the return leg being the race. This is a flatwater course, designed to test the paddlers’ ability to manoeuvre […]
The Walyunga Race is the 4th of 6 races in the 2024 LiveLighter WildWater Series. Start from the pool above the slalom course in Walyunga National Park and race 400m downstream to the bottom of the Walyunga Chute Rapid. Race format Sprint – Individual and Team. All competitors will receive a timed result and ranking. […]
This is a seeding event for the Avon Descent. Starting in the long pool from the top carpark, race 23km downstream through the Walyunga Slalom Course, Bells Rapids, the lower Ti Trees and Amiens through to Middle Swan Reserve. Navigate exposed rocks and Ti-trees with the added fun of rapids and a strong current. Safety Due to […]
Bells Sprints is race 5 of 6 of the 2024 LiveLighter WildWater Series. Starting in the pool below Dogs Breakfast, competitors race downstream to Amiens Crescent. The winding river course takes competitors around exposed rocks and Ti-trees with the added fun of a strong current. There are no rapids on this course but still many […]
A weekend of epic paddling! The Sprints kick off a series of races that comprise the final event of the 2024 LiveLighter WildWater Season. Commencing on Friday 16 August and finishing on Sunday 18 August, it will be a weekend of epic paddling! Event Schedule Join us for one or all of the weekend races […]
Get ready for a weekend of epic paddling! The Teams event takes place on Day Two of the final thrilling event of the 2024 LiveLighter WildWater Series, which begins with Sprints on Friday 16 August and finishes with the Geegelup Cup on Sunday 18 August. Event Schedule Join us for one or all of the […]
Bring your canoes, kayaks or SUPs and join us for the annual LiveLighter Classic Paddle. Paddle 13km along the beautiful Swan River from Deep Water Point to Gilbert Fraser Reserve. course map And if you’re feeling competitive, the Dash for Cash is back! Thanks to Royal Life Saving WA, the top three male and female […]
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