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Media Release – For Immediate Release
TIGÉ BOATS GOLD COAST POKER RUN A HIT
Typically beautiful Gold Coast spring weather with a forecast high of 25 degrees greeted participants at the start of the 2008 Tigé Boats Gold Coast Poker Run in the Broadwater off Southport on Sunday.
After collecting a set of quiz questions from the Volunteer Coast Guard patrol boat, participants headed for their first Card Stop off Paradise Point. Following a course which led inland to Sanctuary Cove and back out to the Broadwater they continued to answer quiz questions until reaching Card Stop 2 off Tulleen Island. Here they collected their second card and quiz sheet before heading inland again, this time past Jacobs Well to the lunch stop at Meridien Marina’s Horizon Shores. At this point they collected their third card and handed in their first two completed quiz sheets before relaxing over lunch in the sun at the Anchorage Café.
Collecting their third quiz sheet from the Volunteer Coast Guard Patrol Boat off Cabbage Tree Point, participants headed for Whalleys Gutter and the Broadwater to find Card Stop 4. Continuing to answer questions they headed down Tipplers passage and on past Couran until they located their last check point off the Sovereign Islands. From here it was a relatively short leg to the finish at the Spit boat ramp at Muriel Henchman Drive.
The fun of the event did not stop at prize giving with many enjoying the hospitality at Saks Restaurant and Bar on the water at Marina Mirage for some considerable time afterwards. The presence of the two of the iconic Surfers Paradise Meter Maids ensured that this was another glamorous Gold Coast affair.
The holder of the best hand and winner of the 2008 Tigé Boats Gold Coast Poker Run with a pair of Threes and a pair of Sevens in “Frog Licker”, a 330 Hp Lt1 Chevrolet powered Custom Alloy 6 metre Jet Boat, was Brad Marsden. His prize consisted of the 2008 Tigé Boats Gold Coast Poker Run Trophy, a 2008 Tigé Boats Gold Coast Poker Run Framed Award Poster and a 32” / 81cm Integrated Digital Plasma Television.
Second, with a pair of Aces was Mark Gollé in a blue and white 340Hp 2008 Tigé 22VE, taking home a 2008 Tigé Boats Gold Coast Poker Run Framed Award Poster and a 21” / 51cm Television. Third in a 6 metre 2005 Four Winns Horizon powered by a 320Hp Mercruiser, was Steven Prideaux, with a pair of Kings. Steven won a 2008 Tigé Boats Gold Coast Poker Run framed award poster and HP All-in-one Printer, Scanner, Copier.
Competition in the quiz was very close, with just 5 points separating the top four places. The winner, by one point, was Laurie Wadman in his 340Hp blue and white 2008 Tigé 22VE. Laurie took home a 21” / 51cm television, a great result, as it was his birthday. Winner of the HP All-in-one Printer, Scanner, Copier, in second place was Mark Golle. Brad Marsden, in third place, won an i-Pod. In fourth place and riding a Sea Doo (the only PWC in the Tigé Boats Gold Coast Poker Run) were Early Bird Entry Leigh and Carla Trevaskis, who won a Australia Volunteer Coast Guard Association associate membership marine assist package.
Considerable interest was generated by the number of Tigé Boats entered including the stunning newly released 2009 Tigé 22Ve showcasing the new Tigé sixty five function L.C.D. screen electronic dash and fitted with the Alpha Z tower and a P.C.M. 343Hp inboard engine.
Those at the prize giving were unanimous in their enjoyment of and continued support for this fun family event. Stuart Roberts, the event’s director, confirmed that planning will start shortly to ensure that this event, which will take place next year on Sunday 20 September 2009, is one not to be missed.
Australian Volunteer Coastguard Flotilla Southport has received a boost in their fund from a number of Australia Volunteer Coast Guard Association associate membership marine assist packages sold to participants at the event briefing and a donation from the organisers. One of the contestants who signed up with the coastguard on Saturday night was towed home from Whalley’s Gutter on Sunday after a cooling system failure. He commented that his Coastguard subscription was the best $50 he had spent in a long time.
The event would not have been possible without the support of Tigé Boats, Propel Sports, Daniel Watkins Dejavu, Go Boating Magazine, Bruce Lynton Land Rover, BMW and Mini, Rent – A –Shed Storage, On the Net, Surfers Paradise Meter Maids, King Tutt’s Putt Putt, Home Designs, Saks Restaurant and Bar, Mirage Boat Hire and of course co-operation and help from Australian Volunteer Coastguard Flotilla Southport, the Gold Coast City Council, Queensland Transport , Maritime Safety Queensland, Gold Coast Water Police, Queensland Parks & Wild Life Service and the Moreton Bay Marine Park.
For further information and Hi resolution images contact: Stuart Roberts, Event Director, Free Call 1800 233 719, e-mail: concepts@ihug.co.nz. and visit the Tige Boats Gold Coast Poker Run web site at www.pokerun.com.au
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TIGÉ BOATS GOLD COAST POKER RUN HEATS UP
It’s heating up on the Gold Coast for the Tigé Boats Gold Coast Poker Run on Sunday 14 September, which is raising money for the Australia Volunteer Coast Guard Association in Southport. The presence of the Surfers Paradise Meter Maids ensuring again that this is certainly going to be very a hot event. SAKS Restaurant and Bar on the water at Marina Mirage is already accepting bookings for dinner, the prize giving sure to be a glamorous Gold Coast affair.
Tigé Boats Gold Coast Poker Run will be the exciting Australian release of the new Tigés, the first time anyone has ever seen them in Australia in the flesh. The Tigé Boats Team will be out on the water in the newly released Tigé RZ4 in orange and black, fitted with the stunning new Alpha Z tower and a P.C.M 343Hp inboard engine. The latest Tigé 22Ve showcasing the new Tigé sixty five function L.C.D. screen electronic dash and also fitted with the new Alpha Z tower and a P.C.M. 343Hp inboard engine will be out on the water as well looking very sharp in blue, black and white.
Watch out also for the crew from Australia’s premier lifestyle boating magazine, Go Boating. “It’s great to be onboard this year supporting this exciting family boating event which is all about getting out and going boating” said Go Boating publisher Peter Scott.
Entries are open with details available On the Net at www.pokerun.com.au, contact: Stuart Roberts, the Event Director, Free call 1800 233 719 or visit the Tigé Boats Dealer Network in Queensland at Propel Sports, 3/5 Taree St, Burleigh Heads, Daniel Watkins DejaVu Ski & Board Store, 25/211 Brisbane Rd, Labrador, H20pia Wake & Ski, 3 Alexandra St, Mackay. In New South Wales at North Coast Watersports, 56-58 Pound Street, Grafton. Monsoon Marine, 35-39 Gatwick Road, Bayswater, Victoria. The Ski Boat Centre, 34-36 Randall Street, Mannum, South Australia and Challenge Marine, 72 Erindale Road, Balcatta Western Australia.
Early Bird entries received before Tuesday 26 August 2008 will receive an extra poker hand. While the boat receives a hand of cards as part of the entry package there is the opportunity for each “crew” member to also have a hand of cards for a small additional cost, making the event even more exciting. Teams also have the opportunity to purchase an extra random card at the end of the day, particularly appealing if you are just one card away from that winning straight flush.
The lunch stop at Meridien Marinas Horizon Shores world-class marina development is the place to meet additional friends and family who wish to travel by road to the marina for lunch ashore at the Anchorage Café, which is under new ownership with an exciting new menu.
All skippers must be licenced and comply with Queensland Transport Maritime Safety regulations and all craft must be insured. Enter now and be in to win great prizes. The organisers are not allowed to accept entries on the day.
Also supporting the Tigé Boats Gold Coast Poker Run are the Bruce Lynton Group, the Gold Coast’s BMW, Mini and Land Rover specialists; Rent – A –Shed storage, the Gold Coast’s own Internet service providers On the Net, Gold Coast International Gold Coast glamour icons the Surfers Paradise Meter Maids, Surfers Paradise tourist attraction King Tutt’s Putt Putt and SAKS Restaurant and Bar.
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Media Release 1 – For Immediate Release
TIGÉ BOATS SECURE GOLD COAST POKER RUN
Tigé Boats (pronounced Tiger) have secured the naming rights for the Gold Coast Poker Run to be held on Sunday 14 September. Adam Houlahan CEO of Tigé Boats Pty Ltd, the Australian importers announcing that “Tigé Boats Australia are very excited to be a part of this glamorous high profile family boating event which will kick off the boating season on Queensland’s spectacular Gold Coast while raising money for the Australia Volunteer Coast Guard Association in Southport.”
The event is not a race but an opportunity to show off one’s craft and meet a group of like minded people, while enjoying a great day of boating fun. The winner of the Tigé Boats Gold Coast Poker Run with the best 5-card hand takes home the Tigé Boats Gold Coast Poker Run Trophy and a television. The Tigé Boats Gold Coast Poker Run includes an on the water family boating quiz with questions based on boating safety, general knowledge of the area and the sponsors.
“Superior engineering and quality from Tigé Boats purpose built state of the art facility in Abilene, Texas are reasons Tigé is the only inboard boat company to have earned the prestigious American National Marine Manufactures Association Award for customer satisfaction three years in a row. Poker Runs are extremely popular in America; they’re events that get the whole family out on the water and demonstrate that Tigé Boats are truly the most versatile wakeboarding boat for the family who likes to do a bit of everything.” said Propel Sports; Tigé Boats Gold Coast Sales Manager Mick Watkins.
Australia’s premier lifestyle boating magazine, Go Boating is onboard this year, the event promising to be the biggest yet. Great prizes include televisions, i-Pods, computer printers and much more. Australia Volunteer Coast Guard Association Southport Flotilla will host the compulsory documentation and skipper briefing at their Loaders Creek Headquarters in Southport at 6 PM on Saturday 13 September. Special membership deals for Australia Volunteer Coast Guard Association associate membership marine assist will be available on the night.
The 2008 Tigé Boats Gold Coast Poker Run then heads out on the Broadwater in Southport at 9.30 AM on Sunday 14 September following a course protected by the Spit and South Stradbroke Island. There is a stop for lunch at Meridien Marinas Horizon Shores world class marina development and prize giving at SAKS Restaurant and Bar on the water at Marina Mirage, Seaworld Drive, Main Beach at 7 PM, the perfect setting to relax and dine after a terrific day’s boating.
Also supporting the Tigé Boats Gold Coast Poker Run are the Bruce Lynton Group, the Gold Coast’s BMW, Mini and Land Rover specialists; Rent – A –Shed storage, the Gold Coast’s own Internet service providers On the Net, Gold Coast International Gold Coast glamour icons the Surfers Paradise Meter Maids, Surfers Paradise tourist attraction King Tutt’s Putt Putt and SAKS Restaurant and Bar.
For further information don’t miss an issue of Go Boating Magazine, visit the Tigé Boats Dealer Network in Queensland at Propel Sports, 3/5 Taree St, Burleigh Heads, Daniel Watkins DejaVu Ski & Board Store, 25/211 Brisbane Rd, Labrador, H20pia Wake & Ski, 3 Alexandra St, Mackay. In New South Wales at North Coast Watersports, 56-58 Pound Street, Grafton. Monsoon Marine, 35-39 Gatwick Road, Bayswater, Victoria. The Ski Boat Centre, 34-36 Randall Street, Mannum, South Australia and Challenge Marine, 72 Erindale Road, Balcatta Western Australia. On the Net at www.pokerun.com.au or contact: Stuart Roberts, the Event Director, Free call 1800 233 719.
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