THE OFFSHORE SUPERBOATS ARE VERY SAD TO ANNOUNCE COFFS HARBOUR ROUND CANCELLATION FOR THE 25^TH – 26^TH OF AUGUST 2018

BUT WE WILL BE BACK BIGGER AND BETTER FOR August 24^th – 25^th 2019

The Offshore Superboat Championships are sad to announce the cancellation of the Coffs Harbour Round due to a lack of boats able to attend. The lack of boats has occurred due to teams competing in overseas competitions and being repaired from previous damage, this has culminated in not having a large enough field to properly put on a great show for Coffs Harbour, so we have decided to regroup for 2018 and come back with a bigger and better show for 2019 .

We would like to thank our sponsors and supporters of this event – the NSW Government via Destination NSW, Member for Coffs Harbour Andrew Fraser, Coffs Harbour City Council, Coffs Harbour International Marina, CEX Group, North coast Cranes, Maritime Services and all the wonderful people of Coffs Harbour. We will be back in 2019 and look forward to putting on a great show for all .

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Conn Saloumidis

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Round 1, Bowen, April 28^th -29^th

Round 2, Mackay, May 12^th – 13^th

Round 3, Townsville, June 16^th – 17^th *****

Round 4, Coffs Harbour, August 25^th – 26^th

Round 5, Lake Macquarie, October 13^th – 14^th

Round 6, Hervey Bay, October 27^th – 28th

***** To Be Confirmed

To catch up on TV show of Hervey Bay 2017 use the link below to Motorsportstv.com.au.

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The final round of the 2017 championship at Hervey Bay had it all over the weekend,

Saturdays Pole Position Shootout had the smoothest water conditions that an competitor could remember.

Sunday race day the conditions had turned to what race competitors had come to expect at Hervey Bay with short sharp chop that can stand up and send the boats off into any direction.

With both Supercat Extreme and Supercat Outboard championships up for grabs some teams had to think about both races and the point required to win a championship.

Race 1, Supercat Extreme, Maritimo Australia(Tom Barry-Cotter and Steve Jellick) shoot out of the gate with Mega Fuels (Chris and Brendan Frier), 222 Offshore (Darren Nicholson and Peter McGrath) and Maritimo Racing (Ross and Andrew Willaton), Team 3 did not take the start with a trim issue, with hi flying racing 222 Offshore moved up on Mega Fuels and then Maritimo Australia to take the lead, Mega Fuels also passing Maritimo Australia in to second,  222 Offshore taking the win by only 3 seconds over MegaFuels, Maritimo Australia coming 3rd followed by Maritimo Racing.

Supercat Outboard, Saracen (Matt and Steve Kelly) took the lead from Hogs Breath (Chris Haeger and Paul Fowlds), Phantom (Mick Walker and Ian Harris)and Team 88 Powerzone (Michael and Gryff Ethell), 20 minutes into the race Hogs Breath pull into the middle of the course with a propeller issue, Saracen taking the win from Phantom and Team 88 Powerzone.

Race 2, Supercat Extreme Team 3 (Travis Thompson and John Shand) were back on course ready to go, once again Maritimo Australia took the lead over Mega Fuels, 222 Offshore, Maritimo Racing and Team 3, at the end of the front straight Maritimo Racing pulled of the course with a mechanical issue, once again 222 Offshore and Mega Fuels moved passed Maritimo Australia and Team 3 in 4th, this is how they stayed for the race with less than a minute between 1st and 3rd.

Supercat Outboard, Hogs Breath took the lead from Saracen, Phantom and Team 88 Powerzone and that’s how it stayed for the race, with Phantom and Team 88 Powerzone both knowing they needing to get finish points for their championship race, played safe to finish.

A Huge thank you to the town of Hervey Bay for being a great host to the final round and the support from the locals.

Supported by,

Beach House Hotel
Handy Hire
Wide Bay Cranes
Our Events Fraser Coast
Hervey Bay Marine Services
Hervey Bay RSL
Ramada
Universal Home Improvments
Edge Marketing
Wilsons
Freedom Whale Watch
Clayton Hearing
Station Square
Australian Boating College
Haymans Electrical

With the point added form the weekend we have our

2017 Offshore Superboat Champions,

Supercat Extreme

1st,

2nd, Mega Fuels, Brendan and Chris Fries

3rd, 222 Offshore, Darren Nicholson and Peter McGrath

Supercat Outboard

1st, Team 88 Powerzone, Michael and Gryff Ethell

2nd, Phantom, Mick Walker and Ian Harris

3rd, Mancine, Brent Price and Simon Isherwood

Also taking the

AUS1 Title

Maritimo Australia, Tom Barry-Cotter and Steve Jellick

The 2017 Offshore Superboat Championship is still up for grabs in both Supercat Extreme and Supercat Outboard and it comes down to the final round of the season at Hervey Bay,
Supercat Extreme Team “Maritimo Australia 12” (Tom Barry-Cotter and Steve Jellick) lead the point race but “Mega Fuels” (Chris and Brendan Frier) and “222 Offshore” (Darren Nicholson and Peter McGrath) have a mathmatical chance of getting the championship points, also in the mix are “Maritimo Racing !!”(Ross and Andrew Willaton) and “Team 3” (Travis Thompson and John Shand).
Supercat Outboard race is between “Team 88 Powerzone” (Gryff and Michael Ethell) and “Phantom” (Mick Walker and Ian Harris), also to get in the mix are “Saracen” (Steve and Matt Kelly) and “Hogs Breath” (Chris Heager and Paul Fowlds.

Round 4 at Lake Macquarie was an outstanding weekend with large crowds watching the close racing all around the lake.

For the first time there were 3 races over the weekend with the Saturday pole position shootout being replaced with a race.

Supercat Extreme team “Maritimo 12” dominated the weekend with 3 wins, “Mega Fuels” picked up 23rds and a 2^nd, “222 offshore” a 2^nd , 3^rd and a DNF, The surprise package for the weekend was “Team 3” taking it to Maritimo but had trouble in 2 races with a 4^th, 2^nd and DNF,

Supercat Outboard had an battle between “Team 88 powerzone”, “Phantom” and “Saracen” with the lead changing over several laps and not more 20 seconds between the boats,

“Team 88 powerzone” 2 1^st and a 2^nd, “Phantom” a 1^st and 2 2nds, “Saracen” 3 3rds,

Teams really enjoyed the track and the large crowds supporting the event, this all would not be possible without great local support,

Marmong Point Marina

Destination NSW

Lake Macquarie City Council

Dantia and the 200 club

NSW Transport

NSW Roads and Maritime

Wilson Lift

Win Television

And all of the volunteers that gave their time to make the event happen.

The OFFSHORE SUPERBOATS ARE ON LAKE MACQUARIE
AGAIN ON THE 14TH AND 15TH OF OCTOBER !!!

Lake Macquarie is set to host round Four of the 2017 Offshore Superboat Championships (OSC) on the 14th and 15th of October!
this is going to be a huge Free Event for the people of the Hunter Region, with even more racing and the inclusion of the Lake Mac Big Weekend there will be plenty to see and plenty to do , as well as two days of on water racing from the big Offshore boats on the most Spectacular Viewer friendly course in Australia .

This high profile, high-octane sporting event will hit Lake Macquarie on the 14th and 15th of October .

The Lake Macquarie round of the 2017 Offshore Superboat Championships is proudly supported by the NSW Government’s tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW. Maritime services, Lake Macquarie City Council and all the member of the 200 Club who put in to be sponsors of this event , Gibbos Auto Electrics who won naming rights to the event via Dantias 200 Club (sign up at the event for your chance for next year ), Dantia has been instrumental in getting this event for the Region.
A huge thanks to Marmong Point Marina and Les Binkin who championed this event for the Hunter Region and has made it a reality .

Event organizers said it is great to have Lake Macquarie on the race calendar again this year.
We are glad to be able to bring this Event to the Hunter Region, and bring a huge influx of people and spectators with us , With the event so close to Sydney ,a huge crowd of fans will be travelling up to spend their weekend at Lake Macquarie.
“The town has so much to offer, presenting the perfect arena for fans and spectators alike with a looping course that stretches from Warners Bay to Marmong Point Marina
. You can expect us to create quite a spectacle!”

Marmong Point Marina ,and Dantia have come on board as sponsors for the round as well as, RMS, Wilson Lift And Crown Lands ,without this support and the support from local residents and businesses the Offshore Superboats would not be here this year.

Saturday will see a first for our sport , with a race on Saturday starting at 1pm going for 20 minutes , Then two thirty-minute races on Sunday at 11am and 1pm with the top end of the Lake closing fifteen minutes before each race.

“We’re racing between Warners Bay Shops and Marmong Point Marina so there is some fairly large sweeping turns that will give plenty of great vantage points around the Lake
Each lap is about 6 kilometres and there’ll be up to 10, million dollar plus race boats, not to mention their rigs, which are just as impressive.”

Alternatively, spectators can come down to the pits at Marmong Point Marina from Friday on to meet the drivers and see the boats up close.
Parking for the event has been boosted by the ability to park on all days at Lake Macquarie High School Ovals & Marmong Point Community Hall
The teams are more than happy to answer any questions and share their passion for offshore racing.
We would like to Formally invite all Veterans and Active Duty Personel and Current and Retired Service personnel (Police,Fire , Rescue, SES , RFS ,Marine Rescue, Coastal Patrol Etc) To Come down and enjoy the Spectacle ,as a small thankyou for your service in keeping our community safe.

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A great weekend of racing at Coffs Harbour over the weekend,

Teams were greated with high winds and large swell for Saturdays Pole Position Shootout and the thought of teams taking it easy in the conditions were unfounded, every point counts in this years championship.

Sunday race day the winds and swell had dropped and teams having to think of setup for race 1, When the flag dropped Supercat Extreme “Maritimo 12” Tom Barry-Cotter and Steve Jellick got a break over “222 Offshore” Darren Nicholson and Peter McGrath closely followed by “Team Australia” Brett Luhrmann and Karl Wall who have had a lot of work to do to the boat from round 2 at Bowen after an engine bay fire, They had been fighting the clock to be ready, “Mega Fuels” Brendan and Chris Frier were trading positions with “Team Australia” followed by “Maritimo 11”.

Supercat Outboard was a tight battle between “Mancine” Brent Price and Simon Isherwood and “Phantom” Mick Walker and Ian Harris, “Team 88 Powerzone” Gryff and Michael  Ethell and back to the series “Saracen” Antony DeFina and Matt Kelly, But after 8 minutes of racing on an offshore turn “Phantom” rolled upside down, both Mick and Ian managed to exit the boat unharmed , this brought a red flag and once “Phantom was under tow race 1 was restarted.

Race 1;

Supercat Extreme

1st: Maritimo 12

2nd: 222 Offshore

3rd: Team Australia

Supercat Outboard

1st: Mancine Cosmetics

2nd: Saracen

3rd: Team 88 Powerzone

Race 2 Kicked off the same as race 1 with Supercat Extreme, “Maritimo 12” got to the lead closely followed by “222 Offshore”, “Mega Fuels and “Team Australia” were battling each other until ” Team Australia”slowed on lap 3 with an engine issue, on lap 13 “Mega Fuels” also slowed fearing they had a hole in the boat, there was no hole but some hull damage,”Maritimo 11″ were unable to make the start of race 2 with an electrical issue.

Supercat Outboard “Mancine” took the lead as “Saracen” and “Team 88 Powerzone” continued their battle togeather.

Race 2;

Supercat Extreme

1st: Maritimo 12

2nd: 222 Offshore

3rd; Mega Fuels

Supercat Outboard

1st; Mancine Cosmetics

2nd; Team 88 Powerzone

3rd; Saracen

We must thank all of the public that came to watch and come up to the teams to have a chat,

Thank you to , Coffs Harbour City Council, C.ex Group, Destination NSW, Roads and Maritime, Coffs Harbour International Marina and North Coast Cranes.

Special thank you to all of the local volunteers that took time to help over the weekend

Rnd 1, Mackay, QLD, 15^th-16^th July 2017

Rnd 2, Bowen, QLD, 22^nd-23^rd July 2017

Rnd 3, Coffs Harbour, NSW, 26^th-27^th August 2017

Rnd 4, Lake Macquarie, NSW, 14^th-15^th October 2017

Rnd 5, Hervey Bay, QLD, 28^th-29^th October 2017

Rnd 6, Newcastle, NSW, 25^th-26^th November 2017