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The Nelson Photo News

 

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Speedboat Racing In the Sun

While Nelson shivered below the clouds, the speedboat racing enthusiasts who travelled to Lake Rotoiti basked in the warm sunshine and enjoyed some wonderful racing in idyllic surroundings. We obtained these pictures on the first day of the Rotoiti and Marlborough Power Boat Club's two-day regatta.

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Heading towards the home straight, hydroplanes kick up the spray as they skim across the water in the open hydro handicap event

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Cornering at speed is Keith Blair in "How-bout-dat"

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Apache and How-bout-dat take a corner together

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Club stalwart Dick Shuttleworth and friends act as marshals

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Jack-Shuttleworth in Flak Junior moving at high speed

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Hydroplanes skim down the shore-lined home straight

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Big crowds and entries added to the days' success