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GARDEN ROUTE NEWS - Stage 1 of the Trans Agulhas Challenge (TAC) was completed in Mossel Bay yesterday Thursday, 28 December, at Santos Beach.
Due to the rough sea conditions, the stage was changed to a two-round trip from Plettenberg Bay to Nature Valley and back.
All the participants then drove to Mossel Bay, where they would race to Glentana and then down the coastline back to Santos Beach.
The route was then changed again to a ten-round trip to Dias Beach and back.
Stage winners were Eben de Bod and Gerhard Fernhout in the modified class.
The winners of the blueprint class were Dreyer van Niekerk en JD van Niekerk and the standard class winners were Dylan Bamberger and Carla Engelbrecht.
Stage 1 winners of the modified class, Eben de Bod and Gerhard Fernhout in their Yamaha-powered rubber duck with a time of 2:31:12. Photo: Jannie du Plessis
Today Friday, 29 December, the program is as follows:
Mossel Bay to Stilbaai
Estimated time of arrival at finish. 09:26
Total distance. 86 km
Distances and ETA:
Mossel Bay start 08:00
Vleesbaai 30km 08:30
Gouritz River Mouth 13km 08:45
Stilbaai 43km 09:26
Program:
07:30 Roll call on the beach
08:00 Start at Mossel Bay (Santos beach) - beach check point at Vleesbaai - a beach check point at Gouritz River Mouth - the finish at Still Bay main beach.
12:00 Surf Race - Still Bay
16:00 Pilots’ Briefing
17:00 Afternoon leg Still Bay area bound long haul 25km (5x 5km laps). Weather permitting.
Click here for the day 1 results
Follow the live race today on TracTrac
Boat S6 with local team Wilko du Preez (Pilot) and Christiaan Stopforth (Co-pilot). They completed stage 1 in 7th place in the standard class with a time of 3:18:12. Photo: Jannie du Plessis
VIDEO - Trans Agulhas Stage 1 completed in Mossel Bay after route changes due to rough sea conditions:
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