Saturday showcases OC6 and OC1 racing short course marathons, and concludes with a presentation of the days racing and briefing for the Gold Coast Cup.

Sunday morning its time for the big ones - the Southern Blue Gold Coast Cup ultra marathon OC6 (9 man, 10 women) changeover race, and the Riggers Australia 2 person changeover OC1 race. (canoes are rigged and set up on beautiful Greenmount Beach, at the southern end of the Gold Coast. Start time is 10.00am for OC6 and OC1. Lined up for the start off Greenmount point, crews race to the first changeover point of Cook Island, then north along the spectacular Gold Coast beach line past Surfers Paradise to the Gold Coast Sea way. Through the Sea way into the Broad water, then the flat-water dash to the finish line. Through the generosity of Southern Blue, suppliers of Tribulus 250 sports supplement, and Riggers Australia through Dukes Long boards, Northcliffe Outriggers is proud to be able to offer $15,000.00 in prize money plus other prizes for the event. Prize money will be distributed equally between Men's and Women's OC6 divisions on a first-past-the-point basis, with all categories as one.

We here at Gold Coast Cup look forward to hosting your paddlers at the 1999 SQZ Grand Prix Regatta, the Riggers Australia OC1 Challenge and the Southern Blue Gold Coast Cup.

For any further details contact :
Bryan Collister, Event Co-ordinator
PO Box 1211
Broadbeach, Queensland 4218 Australia
'Phone: 61 + 0755838116 - or - 61 + 0755277765
Fax: 61 + 0755838200
E-mail : Bryan.P.Collister@mainroads.qld.gov.au