Close Encounters.

Well I had no intention of posting anything about the second day of racing with the Offshore Superboat Championship at Coffs Harbour (today) but what the heck....

I just love the power of these high speed offshore racing boats and the skill of the crews who pilot them.

If anything goes wrong there is only a very small part of a moment to react. Take a look at the
situation boat Zhik 222 got into.... this has got to be one of those "oh shit" moments. To top it off boat Maritimo 11 was close enough to be half buried by Zhik's wash

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Both boats retired from the race because of this incident.

Just a couple of other images of the final heat for day two. Please enjoy and remember to tell your friends about how great Coffs Harbour really is.

Coming in from the open ocean waters to the sheltered waters of the 'outer' harbour.

The difference in size and speed between the class categories of the race boats.

The overtake manoeuvre as they reach the sheltered water's of the 'outer' harbour 

I guess you could leave a comment if you like or better still come and buy my house and live here like I do.