Pier to Pérignon

A big shout out to the P2P Water Safety volunteers and other contributors who made the event possible. This year there were over 35 boards, 14 inflatable rescue boats, 4 Rescue Jet Skis, 4 paddle skis, drone operators, Southern Peninsula Rescue boats and the Westpac Helicopter. We acknowledge the continued support from Frankston High School Southern Peninsula Rescue Squad Portsea Surf Life Saving Club, Life Saving Victoria, Dromana Bay Life Saving Club, Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club, Gunnamatta Surf Life Saving Club, Point Leo Surf Life Saving Club and other contributors. Keeping the P2P Swimmers Safe.

Here is a collection of photos from Sunday. What a memorable day from all angles!

With the countdown on for the 2024 Pier to Perignon the current outlook is for favorable swimming conditions with a light offshore breeze for the 11:00 am start. All registered competitors have now been emailed the Swimmer Briefing so please check your inbox.

A MESSAGE FOR YOUR HEART

1 Month to go until P2P 2024!

To all our swimmers particularly the 10, 20 & 30 year veterans.
Are you fit, healthy and putting in the training for the event?
If the answer is No! It's time to get cracking and put in the hard work.

The P2P is a race for those aiming for the top 20 and a swimming experience for the rest of the field.

If you are not fit and ready to swim the 4km event by the end of January please consider if you should be participating.

Your Health & Safety is our priority.

PSLSC - P2P Team

Pier to Pérignon
We look forward to welcoming all competitors back down to the beautiful Mornington Peninsula for the 36th P2P Swim. The swim is scheduled to run on February 18th 2024, 11:00 AM .Priority entries for 5 year plus competitors open on Friday 1st Dec 8am. General entries open Monday 4th Dec 8am. Time to start training!

Pier To Perignon The Pier to Pérignon started in 1989 when the two Humble Founders swam from Sorrento to Portsea, with the wager being a bottle of Dom Pérignon for the winner.

The Big Day has arrived and the Weather Gods are smiling. Swim conditions are looking perfect for the 2023 Pier to Pier to Pérignon. Today is the day to to achieve your PB - May the Tide Be with you.

Only 1 sleep to go to the 2023 P2P and the forecast is holding favorable for the swim.

We are extremely excited to announce the Cousins Tours and Travel Dardanelles Swim Tour prize, which will be drawn randomly during post-race presentations on the Portsea Camp Oval.

Conditions of Entry:
Completed the 2023 Pier to Perignon.
Be present at the drawing of the prize to enable collection in person.
This amazing prize has been graciously donated to us by Gina Harris of “Cousins Tours and Travel”

https://cousinstt.com/swimming/dardanelles-hellespont-swim-2023

Only a few days to go now to the 2023 P2P. The forecast for Sunday is looking great with very light variable winds and a sunny afternoon.

Event information has been emailed to all entrants and may also be downloaded from the Portsea SLSC Website

To avoid a costly parking fine, we would urge all competitors and spectators to park at the Portsea Back Beach car park, at the top of the ramp leading down to the Portsea SLSC club house. A complimentary bus shuttle service will transfer competitors and spectators from the PortseaBack Beach car park to the Sorrento Pier start area prior to the race. Spectators may take the shuttle to the finish area at the Portsea Camp Oval. After the event, buses will transportswimmers and spectators back to the Portsea Back Beach car park and the Sorrento start area.
To minimize wait time, 4 shuttle buses will be operating this year, departing the Portsea Back Beach car park every 15 minutes, commencing at 9.30 a.m.

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A reminder to all P2P Swimmers General Entry is available Tomorrow- Monday 5th December 2022 at 9am. Entries are expected to sell out fast so set a reminder and get your finger on the button!

Pier To Perignon We look forward to welcoming all competitors back down to the beautiful Mornington Peninsula, for the 35th P2P on Sunday February 19th 2023.

2023 P2P Entry UPDATE

-Pre-paid Entries from 2022 Swim-
Those who have pre-paid for an entry from the cancelled 2022 Swim will be sent an email with a code to register for free entry on 1st Dec at 7am. Access to register will commence at 8am 1st Dec
This code will only be available for use for a limited time.
If you do not receive a code, please contact [email protected]

-Priority Swim Entry -
This will be available for those with 5 or more swims on 1st Dec 8am

General Swim Access
This will be available on 5th Dec 8am.

Pier To Perignon We look forward to welcoming all competitors back down to the beautiful Mornington Peninsula, for the 35th P2P on Sunday February 19th 2023.

All Smiles at the 34th Pier to Pérignon 4km Swim from Sorrento Pier to Portsea Pier.

The P2P is a unique 1 wave open water swim with over 900 swimmers starting at the same time. It all began 34 years ago when Ted Baillieu and Robert Robertson raced for a bottle of Dom Pérignon

It was 2nd time lucky this year with the swim cancelled in February due to high Northerly winds. Things got pretty choppy as the Northerly winds blew again.

Congratulations to all the swimmers braving the tough conditions and thank you for your continued support of this wonderful event.
A big thank you to the team of over 150 volunteers who pitched in to deliver a World Class event. Hats off to the extraordinary Water Safety Crew.

These events simply don't happen without the support of Sponsors.
Thank you to our Title Sponsor Kay & Burton, Gold Sponsor Crestone Wealth Management and our Bronze Sponsors
Cousins Tours and Travel for the wonderful prize taking the winner to Dardanelles Swim in Turkey. Tintuppa Landscapes and Garden Maintenance Smith Builders Light On Landscape Pty Ltd Balter Brewing Company

Great to work with the team The Portsea Camp who support the P2P end of race celebrations and presentations.

Looking forward to P2P 2023.

More hi-res photos are available here https://portseaslsc.smugmug.com/2021-2022/P2P-2022/

The countdown is on to the 2022 Pier to Perignon. This Sunday April 10 with a race start of 12:00 midday.
The Bureau forecast temperature for Sorrento is a pleasant 25 degrees and the current wind forecast is a moderate North Westerly wind in the 10-15 knots range.

Pier to Perignon New Date : Sunday 10th April 2022.

Thank you to all our Swimmers, Volunteers and Sponsors for your support with the 2022 P2P.

After careful consideration of all other possible tides, dates & logistics for the swim we have landed on the 10th April as the most suitable date.

Whilst the 27th February was a possibility we needed to consider the impact on our good friends at Williamstown Life Saving Club hosting the WOW Challenge Swim on the same date.

We will keep you posted in coming days with all the updated information and do our best to answer all the frequently asked questions.

Please hold off on any emails so our hard working team of volunteers can focus on the new event.

Stay tuned for more information.

Yours in Open Water Swimming
Sam Paynter
P2P Event Director

RACE POSTPONED
Near Gale Force Northerly winds creating rough sea conditions and impacting water safety have continued throughout the morning.

We anticipate re-scheduling the P2P on Sunday Feb 27. This will be confirmed in the next few days by email and here on facebook.

We thank you for your understanding. As a Surf Life Saving Club, Portsea is committed to the safety of all swimmers and volunteers.

RACE POSTPONED
Due to the continued rough sea conditions and in the interests of water safety the directors have made the hard decision to postpone the eve for a future date.

Expect an announcement on the date soon.

WIND & SEA CONDITIONS WARNING
Swimming Conditions Today

Strong 20 Knot Northerly Winds and Choppy Seas are forecast for today.

This will be a challenging swim for all competitors.
Swimmers can expect large chop coming directly into shore.
If you only breath to the right expect to have a lot of water hitting your face when you breath.

We recommend weaker swimmers and inexperienced open water swimmers to consider your ability to complete todays swim.

At this stage the swim will proceed as planned and conditions will be monitored throughout the morning.

Yours in Safe Swimming

Sam Paynter
P2P Race Director

The countdown to the 2022 Pier to Perignon is now on! Sunday is forecast to be a hot so time to start thinking about pre-race hydration. Detailed race instructions have been emailed directly to all participants and published on the Portsea SLSC websitehttps://portseasurf.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Swimmer-Information-Pier-to-Perignon-2022.pdf

P2P 2022 Swimmer Prize Draw
6 Nights Return Air Fares to Swim the Dardenelles - Hellespont Swim - Generously donated by Cousins Tours and Travel

The prize is a six night return package to Turkey for one person, valued at around $5000, that takes in the cultural and historic highlights of Istanbul and the Gallipoli Peninsula, before competing in the annual Dardanelles swim event from Europe to Asia.

The significance of the prize is that this iconic event was started just six months before Robert Robertson and Ted Baillieu did the first Pier to Perignon swim in 1989. Both events are over a similar distance, they attract a similar number of entrants each year and, quite uniquely, are both swum in one wave.

To win the draw competitors must be present at the presentation stage ceremony post swim.

http://www.cousinstt.com/

We hope you are all safe and well and ready to enter the water once again for the “Pier to Perignon” which next year celebrates its 34th consecutive year.

Registrations are about to open and 2022 will see us return to our normal race format, meaning the reintroduction of a single wave, which as you all know, means that places in this iconic event will be limited and highly sought after. This year we have refined the priority system that we introduced last year and have decided on the following:

• 9.00am on the 2nd of December - People who have swum the event 5 times or more

• 8.00am on the 3rd of December – Open to all entrants

5 times or more
If you have swum this event 5 times or more, you will receive a separate email shortly with a priority link to use on the 2nd of December. If you do not receive this email and you believe you have swum the event 5 times or more, please advise us directly By Email with all your details and the years that you completed the event. If it was under a different name, please also advise all the possible options. We will then check our race database and if we can confirm your information, we will then make the necessary changes. Please understand that acceptance of changes is at our full discretion but be assured we will do our best to confirm the information you provide.


The registration link for everyone else will be made available via the website at 8.00am on Friday 3rd December 2021.

People who are not on the database for 5 years or more will be blocked by the site when trying to enter until this time.

https://portseasurf.com.au/pier-to-perignon/

If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected]

Pier To Perignon The Pier to Pérignon started in 1989 when the two Humble Founders swam from Sorrento to Portsea, with the wager being a bottle of Dom Pérignon for the winner.

Entries for the 2020 Pier to Perignon open Registration will open Tomorrow- Monday 2nd December at 9am.
http://www.portseasurf.com.au/pier-to-perignon/

Portsea SLSC History The Pier to Pérignon started in 1989 when the two Humble Founders swam from Sorrento to Portsea, with the wager being a bottle of Dom Pérignon for the winner. The next year they invited some friends along to swim with them, again the prize was a bottle of Dom Pérignon. The event has since...

A HUGE Thank You to all the Swimmers, Water Safety, Volunteers, Sponsors and Spectators who contributed to the success of P2P 2019! We hope you all had fun and look forward to welcoming you back in 2020.

A big tank you to Tom Griffiths of Emma & Tom’s. He was manning the drinks stand to ensure all swimmers were pleasantly hydrated after a successful 4km swim.

Congratulations to all swimmers who completed the 2019 Pier to Perignon. You may access the race results via this link https://my2.raceresult.com/g984/?lang=en

Portsea SLSC : : my.race|result Portsea SLSC

15 minutes until start. P2P 2019

A big thanks to the team at Kay & Burton for their generous sponsorship and helping hands at P2P 2019!

Last year’s 2nd place swimmer, Lucas Tucker getting primed for 2019.

The Count Down is on and the weather Gods are smiling. Light winds and 29 degrees are forecast for the 31st Annual Pier to Perignon. All your race day information can be found from this link http://www.portseasurf.com.au/pier-to-perignon/

Portsea SLSC GENERAL INFORMATION REGISTRATION Opens from 9:30am on the beach on the western side of Sorrento Pier. (Pre-Registration Required)   TRANSPONDER Please ensure your timing transponder is securely strapped to your ankle (on the outside of your wetsuit) – no transponder, no time. This year we are usi...

As you are aware, this years P2P swim was once again filled in record time. We have had 5 competitors advise us that they will be unable to attend and so those 5 places can now be made available. If you or a friend would like to make a late entry, please email us on [email protected] Entries will be provided on a strictly first come basis.

Entries for the 2019 Pier to Perignon open TOMORROW December 3rd at 09:00 AM .
Entries usually sell out in under 30 minutes
https://eventdesq.sportstg.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=main&EventDesqID=30697&OrgID=1555

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