At the moment it is looking touch and go. We still need the Westerly content to come early or late.
Will update on Saturday morning before 0900
Waitarere 100km Marathon this weekend?
I have been watching the forecast change all week. At present, the good wind forecast is at night! We need the forecast to come in early, or late. The good news is, the change in wind direction will flatten the surf and the beach won’t be a wash.
We will make the call Friday night to whether we sail Saturday, Sunday, or postpone.
It’s official, the weather gods are against us!
The Capital Blokart Club Waitarere 100km Marathon is postponed due to unfavourable weather conditions.
It’s official, the weather gods are against us!
We were hoping it would get better, but it has got worse. Marathon next date is 26th May.
Waitarere Marathon Postponed
The Capital Blokart Club Waitarere 100km Marathon is postponed due to unfavourable weather conditions.
The next date for the Marathon is 28th April. See website calendar and events for details
Waitarere Marathon Success!
After a lot of postponements over last 5 Months, The Marathon ran in almost perfect conditions on Sunday. We arrived at midday to about 15m of hard beach and 16kmh NW. Forecast was for it to come up and by briefing at 1300 we had 25m of clean hard beach and 20kmh NW. 100km entrants started at 1315 followed by 50km entrants at 1345. By the time low tide came at 1500 we had about 50m of hard beach and wind from NW – WNW 21-27 kmh. Most were running 5.5m sails with speeds over 60kmh down the beach, with top speed recorded being closer to 70kmh! Not bad for a 5.5m
Full results are on MyLaps.com
https://speedhive.mylaps.com/en/Sessions/4226342
First page is combined result. Look at the “Results by Class” tab for class results. There was medals for 1st, 2nd & 3rd in each class.
Ian Timperley took out the 100km Trophy
Ernie Watts took out the 50km Trophy
Checkout tabs for, results by class, lap chart and compare
Lap chart is interesting as it shows the swapping of positions. The compare tab is useful for a closer look at how you did against your close competitors.
50km competitors actually finished on Lap 13, sorry for those who did an extra one…
Catch you there next time. We will get the 2017 calendar up soon.
