Two teams from Narooma entered the George Bass Surf Boat Marathon this year: Nick Ziviani and Joe Halsey entered in the double ski category for the first time and our veteran surf boat crew entered the Masters Men’s division.
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The seven-day marathon ran from Batemans Bay to Eden, and covered more than 190 kilometres of the most challenging coastal waters.
The race is widely recognised as the toughest surf boat race in the world.
Competitors came from around Australia to race, and Narooma has been an entrant in this event since its inception in 1975.
The Double Ski category was taken out by Narooma in a clean sweep, with Ziviani and Halsey winning every leg.
The Boat Crew also gained a place on the podium, coming third out of a field of 11 after gaining two second places, two third place, and three fourth places.
Considering they were competing in a tougher class, this was a result that was not only unexpected, but has spurred them on to train even harder and improve their results in two years time.
As with all activities in the club, there are many people who work behind the scenes to help the crew: family, friends, officials, catering crew and support crews on privately owned boats.
It was a real team effort and the club and Narooma are very proud of our teams
