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Speedboats on the Lake
Big crowds from Nelson and Marlborough flocked to beautiful Lake Rotoiti over New Year for the two-day regatta of the Rotoiti and Marlborough power boat clubs. The first day's events were held in a slight chop but on the second day there were many capsizes due to a strong chop.
The lake was a perfect setting for the events
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Bill McCaa hurtles Eve Too round a corner
The power unit of Flak Too, half a Rolls Royce Kestrel engine.
A section of the big crowd found much of interest in the many craft
Spray flies and exhausts roar as boats are flung round the buoys
Jack Shuttleworth in the super fast Flak Too