Saturday
May 24th, 2003 - Ballina, NSW, Australia
2003 Trans Tasman Challenge
Australia v NZ
Day 3 - Longhaul & Surfcross
The longhaul saw the boats racing in reasonably flat conditions with
a very small chop and some glassy sections further out. The first 3
laps saw Team Aquarius Racing (NZ) and GO (Aus) competing side by
side with both having equal boat speed. The surf was still a trial
for the boats to get in and out of with their big pitch props but
all managed without incident.
Points awarded for Saturday's long-haul;
New Zealand 2901 - Australia 2114
We ran 9 heats in the surfcross with a shortened
course, the course around 'B' buoy saw HUGE curling dumpers which
flipped a number of boats from both teams.
Points awarded for Saturday's surf-cross;
New Zealand 1817 - Australia 1628
Tomorrow will be just 6 heats surfcross so the
Kiwi's have ample time to pack the container. As Team Manager
I am proud to say we have a strong professional team who have
conducted themselves with pride and good sportsmanship.
Rod Klaassen
Official placings for Saturday's Long-haul; 
1- Team Aquarius Racing (NZ -
Greg Powell/Kevin McKain)
2- Tricky Weld (Aus)
3- Webbe Marine (Aus)
4- Armour Linings (NZ - Warwick Pilcher/Gordon
Vandy)
5- Fletcher Reinforcing (NZ - Marcelle Lourens/Michael
Moore)
6- Signtech (NZ - James Astrop/Matt McKain)
7- Matamata Motors (NZ - Paul Collins/Cameron
Adshead)
8- Hunters (Aus)
9- Plumbquick (NZ Steve Morrison/Steve
Frogley)
10- Reaction Print (NZ - Brent McConnell/Braden Hungerford)
11- Phoenix Freight (NZ - James Robinson/Gareth
Pheloung)
12- Fleetline (NZ - Mark Dreyer/Aran Fifield)
13- AUR Express (Aus)
14- 
Ducks Nuts (Aus)
15- Tweeked (Aus)
16- Cow (NZ - Dave McConnell/Jonathon Salisbury)
17- Tweed City (Aus)
18- Colour Splash (Aus)
19- Lowrance Matrix (NZ - Stacey Aitken/Russel Lichtwark)
20- Go (Aus)
21- More FM (NZ - Dave Blackford/Tony Vercauteren)
22- Southside Motors (Aus)
23- AIB (Aus)
24- Aquarius Aust (Aus)
25- Link Pro (Aus)
See also 2003
Trans-Tasman Photo action
See also Day
1 racing results & info
