• Dateline: Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th June
• This year's Classic was held to coincide with the 80th Birthday of Barry "Magoo" McGuigan - the namesake of this annual charity contest.
• Meeting at Soldier's Beach at around 6am brought very little joy, as the conditions were absolutely woeful.
• Chunderous, wind-swept seas.
• There was even talk amongst some competitors about calling the weekend off in favour of (hopefully) a better one a little later in the year.
• Finally the decision was made to relocate Day One to Toowoon Bay which offered more sheltered, though not much better, conditions.
• The wind howled on-shore all day.
• Tents were held down by sandbags or tethered to parked vehicles.
• The waves were breaking all over the bay, making finding a sweet takeoff spot next to impossible.
• Virtually all Heats and Semis were sucessfully completed in a two to three-foot slop.
• The annual auction at the Beachcomber Hotel brought in a staggering $10,000.
• Sunday dawned windy again down at theSoldiers Beach Carpark.
• The day got underway at CabbageTree Bay (aka Norah Head Boat Ramp) in washing machine conditions.
• The last few Semis were run, followed by a full list of Finals.
• Each heat brought it's own particular conditions ranging from virtually no swell whatsoever, up to close-out sets right across the bay.

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