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April
            13th, 2003
            - Omanu Beach, Mt Maunganui

            
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            day at Omanu

            

      
            It's been just 3 weeks since we
            ran the last round of the NZ Championship at Muriwai Beach. 
            For 3 months we've battled heavy
            surf at all venues, so by the end of the series were all feeling
            rather drained.  It
            was a welcome relief to be greeted today with nice gentle metre high
            surf and a flat back straight.  There was still the odd steep
            set to give some of the guy’s good air time but generally it was a
            day to relax a little and enjoy the surf.

            
Race Director for the day was
            Kelvin Kay, stepping in for Alan Astrop who was attending a meeting
            at the other end of the North Island with the New Zealand Powerboat
            Federation.

      
            

            
Racing began at 10.30am and ran
            smoothly with lessons learnt thru the Championship Series about
            getting your boat on the start line as soon as the ‘Blue Peter’
            is raised.    No flips, bumps or incidents to report, just
            lots of good clean racing !!!

            
Winner for the day was
            ‘Matamata Motors’ with a tie for 2nd between
            ‘Armour Linings’ and ‘Signtech'.  

            
Those boats involved in the
            Trans Tasman Challenge NZ Team will be packed into a shipping
            container in the next couple of weeks.   Our next raceday
            on May 3rd will be a ‘fun’ day - with opportunity for
            newer crews to skill up on righting an overturned boat & getting
            your motor running again etc.

            
  

            
Rod Klaassen    

            
See Race
            Results for the days placings & club points.  

            

            

            
            
 

            
 

      
      
        		
  



  

    
      


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