GP One Consulting 2025 Clearwater Classic
Round 1 - Sunshine Coast Boardsports Tri Series
4670 SUP Club Inc proudly presents the GP One Consulting 2025 Clearwater Classic Race Weekend to be held on the 9th and 10th August 2025. This event is Round 1 of the Sunshine Coast Boardsports Tri Series and consists of a technical surf race and a flatwater distance race of both short and long courses (5km & 10km) on the picturesque Elliott River, Queensland just 20km from Bundaberg.​
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Saturday afternoons technical surf race will be held at the mouth of the Elliott River Elliot Heads.
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Sunday morning’s long and short course distance races will commence from Riverview with a stationary deep water start adjacent to the pontoon. The long course will start and finish at the pontoon heading straight upstream and turning a large inflatable yellow buoy at 5km.
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Short course will head straight upstream and turning a large inflatable yellow buoy at 2.5km and returning to the start/finish line at the pontoon (refer attached maps for race course options).
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The distance race provides for competitors on Raceboard SUPs (14’ and under) for the long and short courses, all-rounder SUPs (non-race board shape), and prone paddlers on the short course.
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Full race details, registration and payment will be through Paddle Queensland WEBSCORER at this link.
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​​The online race registration cut off will be 6th August 2025.
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Saturday Technical Surf Race Registration and Start Time
Race registration will be at the Elliott Heads Parklands. It will be a mass start.
Race Registrations open at 12:30pm;
Race Brief at 1:30pm;
Race Start from 2:00pm
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Sunday Distance Race Registrations and Start Time
The race registration tent will be located at Doblo Park Riverview on the morning of the race. Come over and grab your race gear and sort your check-in nice and early.
Race Registrations to open at 6:15am and closes at 7:15am;
Race Brief at 7:45am; and
Race Start at 8:15am.
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Club Sponsors
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Communication:
Event information is available on 4670 SUP CLUB INC Facebook page and Clearwater Classic event on this page.
For enquiries relating to the event message the club through the Facebook page and someone will come back to you
Check In: Tent 1 - REGISTRATION TENT (Distance Race)
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Staff will communicate and provide map of start location for each race each day and are available on 4670 SUP CLUB INC Facebook event page.
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Each competitor must check in to be allocated their race number and have their board measured.
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Communication of next process - Race Safety and Course Brief.
Tent 2 – race officials start/finish (start/finish line will be mark with teardrop flags)
Safety Briefing: Attendance at the Race Safety Briefing is mandatory for all competitors in the event you are competing in on the weekend
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Welcome to race and race course brief on paper and visually.
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Questions answered.
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Ensure Race # is correct, mark off names and leg ropes on.
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SUP paddlers are to avoid contact with other paddlers, safety is highest priority
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Count downs to start from 15min with hooter starting races
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Leg ropes are mandatory for all races during the weekend (prone paddlers exempt from leg rope)