GINats

2021 ENTRIES ARE OPEN. Online entries are open and live for the 2021 Green Island Nats event. We're going for it. Looking forward (fingers, toes and everything else crossed for open borders!) to seeing EVERYONE on the Reef in one months time. Make sure to get…

Isolation. As only we know how. The short story:  unavoidably, like a lot of global events, GI 2020 didn't happen. Safety and certainty for our participants, competitors, organisers and supporters are paramount at the best of times in our exciting and challenging event location. The long…

72 Slalom races. 12 Slalom tables. 216 precise flag signals. 5 one hour GPS sessions. 5 sensational days of perfect competition conditions.  Some of the best racing and fun ever. So for 2019, the final day of GI Nats delivered. Again. Perfect conditions saw 2…

  The rainclouds rolled away and normal service was resumed on the Great Barrier Reef today as Day 4 of 2019 GI Nats got underway with a solid 20-25 kt breeze blowing over the luminous turquoise water. Back to normal !! Best news was the…

  ... That was about the only thing that wasn't great at GI Nats Day 3. Well, the rain and Muz's knee fin cut. Which we can firstly update will repair quite well, thanks in no small part to the dedicated efforts of the local…

Dark morning sky and indifferent wind forecast quickly resolved to a warm, steady 20 kt wind at Arlington Beacon as competitors gathered for the first day of the 2019 Green Island Nats. As participants arrived at Green Island the early morning clouds were well on…

The 2019 Competitor Information packs have been distributed directly to each entrant via their registered email. Please check your email account for this important info update, containing this year's event information, timetable and schedule. Useful information regarding transfers, ticketing as well as general transit and…

With 5 already entered, and Mo making a "maybe", the 2019 Womens fleet is looking super solid. Great to see Derryn, Kaz, Kellie, Shari and Lara already to enjoy a great week of warm weather reef action. That's going to be some really fun, enjoyable and…

  ONLINE Entries are OPEN. Feeling cold? Jaded? Out of condition or just out of action? Time to dust off the travel bags, dig out the sunscreen and boardies and head North. Those warm tradewinds are definitely in, and the mid-winter action has already kicked…

2019 Green Island dates announced. Sunday July 21 thru Thursday July 25 2019 -  Australian Slalom Championships  -  Australian Freerace Championships  -  Join us and be part of our own Festival of Speed. Warm. Winter. Windy. Fun. More info soon.