Busselton Jetty OC6 Regatta
Saturday, 14 March 2020
A huge day of outrigger canoe racing was held in near perfect conditions on the pristine waters of Geographe Bay. Clubs attending, Fremantle, Hurricanes, Kwillana, Perth, Mandurah, Rockingham, Wavemasters, Westcoast and Geographe, all competed for the coveted Jetty Challenge trophy with racing in the women’s 8km and men’s 10km marathons and the mixed 6km race. Overall winners on the day were the Rockingham Outrigger Canoe Club for the second year in a row. Kwillana finished in 2nd place with our very own club, Geographe finishing in 3rd place.
Club junior U16’s also raced the 6km course with Geographe taking out the win followed by Rockingham in 2nd and Kwillana in 3rd place.
The highlight of the event was the Mixed OC6 event which boasted a record number of 18 entries! The hugest race in the history of WAZA competition! The start line was spectacular as everyone squeezed to find their spot and line out to the first marker behind the lead boat. Our very own Geographe mixed team made us all extremely proud and took out the honours in winning first place.
A great end to the day is the TMC Water Recycling Da$h for Ca$h. The crews are made up of a mix of paddlers from all clubs. All boats had an individual beach start in a timed 500m sprint to the finish line. Paddlers of the winning boat had to wait in anticipation until the results were revealed at the presentations. This is always a fun way to finish off a great day of competitive racing with all clubs combining and enjoying the fun together.
Presentations were held at the GBYC with major prizes donated from Happs Winery and Carlton United Brewing and the renowned Geo Salad Bar was incredible once again. Thanks to all of our great sponsors without whom our club would not have the amazing prizes and support!
We feel very lucky and humble to have hosted such a huge event right on the cusp of Covid-19 regulations coming into play. The support from all our neighbouring clubs was amazing and of course we couldn't have held such an amazing day without the help of our very own Geographe Outrigger members and families.
Final Results - 2020 Jetty Challenge Regatta
1st - Jetty Challenge Club Winners - Rockingham OCC
2nd Kwillana
3rd Geographe
4th Mandurah
5th Wavemasters
Race 1 - Women's 8km Marathon
1st Perth 49.05
2nd Rockingham 50.35
3rd Kwillana (1) 51.10
4th Kwillana (2) 51.46
5th Wavemasters 52.08
6th Westcoast 52,24
7th Hurricanes 52.57
8th Geographe (1) 54.36
9th Mandurah 55.03
10th Geographe (2) 57.20
Race 2 - Men's 10km Marathon
1st Mandurah 48.17
2nd Rockingham (1) 48.56
3rd Wavemasters 49.00
4th Kwillana 49.30
5th Geographe (1) 49.43
6th Perth 54.23
7th Hurricanes 54.56
8th Geographe (2) 55.15
9th Westcoast 56.05
10th Rockingham (2) 57.24
Race 3 - Juniors 6km
1st Geographe 39.40
2nd Rockingham 39.53
3rd Kwillana 48.29
Race 4 - Mixed 6km
1st Geographe (1) 33.21
2nd Rockingham (1) 33.59
3rd Westcoast 34.08
4th Wavemasters (1) 34.16
5th Mandurah (1) 34.49
6th Mandurah (2) 34.51
7th Kwillana (1) 35.05
8th Rockingham (2) 35.33
9th Perth (1) 35.34
10th Kwillana (2) 35.48
11th Hurricanes (1) 35.52
12th Kwillana (3) 35.55
13th Wavemaster (2) 36.35
14th Perth (2) 37.29
15th Rockingham (3) 37.34
16th Hurricanes (2) 38.26
17th Geographe (2) 39.46
18th Geographe (3) 41.01
Geographe winners of the Mixed OC6
winners of the day
Rockingham
