South Island Marathon Series Champions             Â
The very competitive South Island Marathon series has wrapped up after nine events. Once again, the season attracted some of the fastest single outboard powered monohulls and cats in the country, with several competitors regular taking to the race venues from Auckland.
Race nine, the final round of the New Zealand Boat Marathon series, was held on Lake Waihola, with twenty boats competing in the Nominated speed event on Saturday morning and a two-race speed format run on the Saturday afternoon. Conditions were ideal to end the season with a calm lake, making for fast racing with perfect race conditions.
After it was over, the 2021 season champions were named.
CB Marine and Single Rig Driver of the year plus A class was won by Aucklander Craig Archer driving his Mercury powered Sonic, Gulfland Marine. He finished the season with four wins from the nine races. This was his fifth South Island Marathon championship victory and his fourth in a row. Archer sold the boat before the final round, with the new owner planning to campaign the boat in the 2022 season.Â
Tim Fellows took out A Class tunnel with his Evinrude powered Stealth, Evinrude, with B Class going to Darren Hamilton (On The Gas) Sonic. C Class overall winner for the season was Quinten Keen (Overdraft) Protect, with D Class winner Alan Weir (PogMo Thoin) Stealth, E Class went to Paul Sexton (Totally Hot) Bullet 1750 and F Class to Ryan Archer (Rush n Roulette ) Magnum. The Cabin Cruiser Class was won by Colin Horsnell (Vegas) Haines Hunter SF600.
