On the 14th January St Kilda held the Coastal Otago Classic on behalf of surf lifesaving NZ. The event was created by our Club asset manager Cam Third who based the concept off the 90 mile race in the far north.
The race was held in the harbour this year as the surf conditions were forecast to be dangerous where the original course was planned along the coastline between Aramoana and Brighton. The course consisted of teams racing from Vauxhall to Aramoana to complete their first challenge before racing from checkpoint to checkpoint and completing further challenges down the length of the Otago harbour.
We would like to acknowledge and say a huge thanks to Coastguard Dunedin and the Otago harbour master for assisting in planning and safety for the event and to AREC for their help with tracking teams through the radios.
We are planning to run the same event pre-Christmas but along the coastline instead allowing us to create more challenges that will test competitor’s ability.
Check out our photos in the gallery!
The race was held in the harbour this year as the surf conditions were forecast to be dangerous where the original course was planned along the coastline between Aramoana and Brighton. The course consisted of teams racing from Vauxhall to Aramoana to complete their first challenge before racing from checkpoint to checkpoint and completing further challenges down the length of the Otago harbour.
We would like to acknowledge and say a huge thanks to Coastguard Dunedin and the Otago harbour master for assisting in planning and safety for the event and to AREC for their help with tracking teams through the radios.
We are planning to run the same event pre-Christmas but along the coastline instead allowing us to create more challenges that will test competitor’s ability.
Check out our photos in the gallery!