Spot Guide › Australia › Western Australia › Rottnest Island → Sorrento channel-crossing foil route
Western Australia, Australia · -31.9180, 115.6420
Downwind run
Launch: Rottnest Island
Landing: Sorrento channel-crossing foil route
We couldn't place this run on the map yet — endpoints read from the run name.
Season
Late November 2025 race-week report; no recurring public foil schedule established
Water
Exposed Indian Ocean channel crossing between Rottnest Island and the Perth coast
Experience
Expert race-qualified offshore channel crossing with event safety support
Hazards
Offshore channel exposure, long open-water separation from land, changing wind and swell, vessel traffic, assist/battery or equipment failure, and event-specific safety assumptions. The forum does not publish the foil course, cutoffs, bailouts or rescue plan.
Parking & access
The forum describes a race entry restricted to the top 20 finishers, not a public shuttle. Arrange authorized island transport, legal start/finish access and dedicated vessel support; no parking or independent-launch right is documented.
“A Progression Project forum race discussion identifies Rottnest Island to Sorrento as the first Australian Channel Crossing Foil Race, added to 2025 Western Australia Race Week for the top 20 race finishers. The post associates it with the established surfski course called The Doctor but does not publish the foil track or operational access.”
— via Progression Project forum — public topic and post research, last verified 2026-08-02
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