XCAT, the Dubai-based world powerboat series will reach 400 million homes around the world via TV at the Gold Coast Grand Prix to be held next week in Australia showing substantial growth compared to the last round held in Portugal.

“We are very pleased with the growth in XCAT TV as it is an important element in our growth strategy for the series” said HE Saif Markhan Al Ketbi, President of WPPA – the promoters of XCAT, “We plan to target growing that figure to over 500 million homes in the future.”

XCAT, which was founded in 2008, features the world’s best powerboat drivers competing at events organised in the UAE, Europe and Australia this year. The current Championship leader is team XDubai with drivers Arif Al Zaffain and Nadir bin Hendi.

The Gold Cost event will take place on the 22 & 23 August 2015 with live streaming available on XCAT’s YouTube channel as well. More information about the Gold Coast Grand Prix is available on www.xcatracing.com.