Support organisations

NSW Marine Rescue

(Formally RVCP)

Provides over 50 vessels and support personnel. Many of the vessels are used as checkpoints and also provide a radio network to allow for search and rescue if required.

Pink First Aid.

Provides our frontline first-aid, looking after paddler’s welfare before, during and after the event. The team also provides an invaluable pre-race preventative bandaging service at the start.

WICEN

Volunteers from WICEN run a secondary more extensive radio link. In many sections of the race, WICEN’s radio network links computers that process much of the data concerning the whereabouts of paddlers.

NSW Maritime Authority

Authorises river closure from the start to the Sackville Ferry. This is invaluable to the safety of paddlers and we are indebted to NSW Maritime for their continued support.

State Emergency Service (SES)

Provide assistance with rescue vessels, staff checkpoints and parking control at major checkpoints. They also provide safety vessels to control the car-ferry cable crossings.

The Sports Physiotherapy Group

Provide massages and stretching exercises to assist paddlers and help prevent muscle problems. A massage at Wiseman’s Ferry has enabled many a paddler to make it to the finish.