Hundreds of rowers have finished the George Bass Surfboat Marathon, a grueling 190-kilometer race over seven days from Batemans Bay to Eden.
The George Bass Surfboat Marathon is a 190-kilometer race over seven days from Batemans Bay to Eden. It attracts participants from across Australia and New Zealand , particularly from surf life saving clubs. Hundreds of rowers covered in sweat, salt, sand and tears have completed what is considered to be the toughest and longest surfboat race in the world, and finished in Eden on January 4. Rowers crossed the finish line with joy and relief after completing the gruelling 190-kilometer race.
Surf skis were added to the event in the 90s. The race is deeply rooted in surf life saving culture and it is no coincidence the participants are associated with surf life saving clubs from across Australia and New Zealand. What contributes to this race being so difficult is battling against currents, swells, wind and the sun for seven days straight. 'Wind, swell, chop, dolphins, seals, albatrosses. You name it, we had it,' said Rachael Reid from the Paekakariki Surf Club team in New Zealand. South Curl Curl Surf Life Saving Club won the open men's surfboat category, while the Portsea team took out gold in the open women's. Men and women also competed in the veterans category, where the minimum age is 40, with Tathra winning in the men's and Moruya in the women's. In the super veterans, those aged 50 and over, the men's team from Tallebudgera in Queensland came first along with the women's team from Avalon. Pete Gallagher from Kiama won the male veterans category in the surf ski, while Kym O'Halloran from Pambula won the womens.The weather was a mixed bag this year, but the southerly wind became so bad on day three and five particularly that it forced race organisers to reverse the course. Blisters were a common injury among rower
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