NAVY GEORGE BASS SURFBOAT MARATHON UPDATE
DAY TWO – MORUYA TO TUROSS – 19 KMS
The second day of the Navy sponsored 2010 George Bass Surfboat Marathon continued
to test competitors with two metre surf off Moruya beach and at Coila Beach, Tuross
Head.
Once at sea, rowers enjoyed calmer conditions than for the opening leg yesterday. Seas
were running on a southerly swell of about 2 metres, with a slight southwesterly breeze
blowing.
In the Open Men division, the Canberra Vikings continued their winning form taking out
first place again. Bulli ran in second with Wollongong just seconds behind in third place.
In the Open Women division, Canberra Vikings and defending champions Woolamai
enjoyed fierce competition with the Canberra crew surging ahead close to the finish.
Woolamai capsized early off Moruya beach, with three seats needing replacing before
they could continue racing again.
Results of the second days racing:
Men’s Open division
Canberra Vikings, 1 hour, 17 minutes, 2 seconds
Bulli, 1 hour, 19 minutes, 13 seconds
Wollongong, 1 hour, 19 minutes, 36 seconds
Overall division leader - Canberra Vikings
Woman’s Open division
Canberra Vikings/ Caloundra, 1 hour, 23 minutes, 39 seconds
Woolamai, 1 hour, 24 minutes, 40 seconds
Moruya 1 hour, 26 minutes, 52 seconds
Overall division leader - Canberra Vikings/ Caloundra
Men’s Veteran division
First place - North Steyne 1 hour 17 minutes, 14 seconds
Narooma 1 hour, 17 minutes, 20 seconds
Pambula 1 hour, 22 minutes, 31 seconds
Overall division leader - North Steyne
Navy Commander Rod Harrod and Greg Malavey, Operations Manger for the George
Bass Surfboat Marathon, are available for interview.
TV footage and hi res images are available to download NOW at
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The third day of racing starts at Tuross at 9am and finishes in Narooma, a distance of
22kms.
The Navy George Bass Surfboat Marathon is the longest, toughest open sea Surfboat
Race in the world. The gruelling marathon involves teams rowing their surfboats along
190km of the south coast of NSW from Bateman’s Bay to Eden.
Media Contacts:
Darren Saffin or Jodie Artis
Darren.saffin@gpyr.com.au or 0411 089 209 Jodie.artis@gpyr.com.au or 0414 699 186
Malcolm Grieve,
Defence Public Affairs 0409 603 684
Andrew Edmunds
George Bass Surf Boat Marathon Media Coordinator 0427871207
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