Rnd#4 2009 Continental Tyres Australian Superboat Championships – Round Mountain Road, Cabarita Beach, NSW – June 6-7, 2009
Australia’s leading Jetsprint teams arrived at Cabarita Beach for the fourth round of the 2009 Continental Tyres Australian Championships full of anticipation and trepidation for one of the most demanding courses in the world.
It had been a long break off the water since Easter’s third round, and teams were edging to get back into battle.
Frustratingly for local teams, the action started as early as Thursday’s media day where local driver Daniel DeVoight rolled his new boat ‘Devo 2’ twice, fortunately without too much damage, but it certainly curtailed his speed early on in the weekend. A string of other local drivers struggled early on Saturday, whilst at the front, reigning Australian Unlimited Superboat champion Phil Dixon showed no sign of struggling as he set … Details
The Transpac bet is on again between Philippe Kahn and Dave Ullman. Once again, it’s for a pittance.
It certainly won’t affect either’s net worth. It will, however, give one of them bragging rights on Tranpac Row in Honolulu and some more acclaim among the international fraternity of sailors.
When they meet in Hawaii sometime during the first half of July, they’ll shake hands and one will reach into his pocket and turn over a soggy dollar bill to the other. The bet? Whose boat will have the shortest elapsed time during Transpac ’09?
Their last $1 bet was over the 2008 Pacific Cup. Ullman sailed the fully crewed Santa Cruz 70, Holua, and Kahn double-handed his Open 50, Pegasus 50, with Richard Clarke. Kahn pocketed the $1 in 2008. Not only did Pegasus 50 beat Holua boat for boat, but Kahn and Clarke set a double-handed record of 7:15:17:50. Theirs was the fastest elapsed time among the entire 61-boat fleet. On July 5th, Kahn and Mark Christensen will set off for Hawaii on Pegasus 50.
The Oahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association’s regatta season starts June 6, and Hui Nalu Canoe Club is ready for another challenging summer.
With more than 200 registered paddlers and the ability to put crews in virtually every race, the club believes it can at least equal last year’s fourth-place finish at the OHCRA Championships and fifth-place finish in the AAAA division at the HCRA State Championships.
Individually, the Boys’ 15 crew paddled to a … Details