River crossing... Andrew O’Neill pilots his jet-boat underneath the Red Bridge on the Clutha River during leg two of the Triple Rivers Race. Photo by Matthew Haggart
Easy left... Driver Kruze Davidson’s co-pilot (left) signals directions on the first leg of the Otago-Southland jet-boat marathon on the Matukituki River as part of the Triple Rivers Race.
Daniel Anderson (front), of Te Anau, and his copilot round the final bend of the Matukituki River on their way to recording the second fastest split on leg one of the Triple Rivers Race. The pair were named overall winners.
Mark Agnew powers his jet-boat down the final stretch of the Matukituki River to record the fastest time in the first leg of the Triple Rivers Race.
Engines roared over the rushing waters of three Central Otago rivers as more than 20 competitors raced in the annual Otago-Southland jet-boat marathon during the weekend.
The Triple Rivers racing title was won by Daniel Anderson, of Te Anau, in the fastest aggregate time after completing runs on the Matukituki and Clutha Rivers near Wanaka on Saturday and a double-leg on the Dart River at Glenorchy yesterday.
Mr Anderson's aggregate time of 1hr 50min 25sec secured his first place over runner-up Regan Williamson, of Queenstown, with a time of 1hr 51min 03sec, while third place-getter Mark Agnew, of Queenstown, recorded 1hr 52min 41sec.
