Entries Are Rolling In!

The Entries are Rolling in for the 2009 Club Marine Southern 80 Ski Race. They are being processed at the moment and all those early birds will be noticing the balance dip on their credit cards soon. For those who haven't done their entries yet, REMEMBER They close on 31st December 2008. It's so easy this year, just go to the link here on the website, fill in the form and email it straight in! Done.

I hope that you all have had a look at the new format for this years event. The MWSC Committee is hoping that the new format will give all the competitiors some great racing.

One day to Go and then it's Happening!!!!

Well it's that time where everyone is on the phone making substitutions to their entries due to injuries to either skiers or Boats!!!!

I hope that you all got your paperwork into SRA in plenty of time otherwise you'll miss out on racing. The weather has been a bit gloomy and wet over the past few days, but we have needed the rain.

If you are travelling up for the Barrie Beehag, please drive safely and we look forward to seeing you all bright and early Saturday morning for briefing.

Barrie Beehag happenings

Entries have now closed for the Barrie Beehag, and the draw is being finalised as i write. Numbers will be sent out on Friday. A lot of the entries are not complete and have outstanding paperwork due with SRA. This need to be done ASAP. Remember SRA has a deadline for paperwork prior to events! If you don't get it done you won't be racing!!! Keep your eye on the Southern 80 web page for new information soon on the NEW look Southern 80 and also for entry forms. They'll be available online like the Beehag ones were, so no excuses for being late this year! AND we won't be taking late entries this year as we have to get it all finalised a week earlier!

Barrie Beehag Entries now available

Entry forms the the 2008 Barrie Beehag ski race are now available on the Southern 80 web page.

Congratulations to Hellbent

Well Hellbent has won the 2008 Club Marine Southern 80. For full results check out the main Southern 80 web page.

Thank you all for your support of this race

Sunday 10th Feb.

Here are some photos of the crows at 8.15

The first boat has left Victoria Park

Spontaneous is away

Saturday Race Day - 7.15am

Well it is here - Race day

Here a photos from the finish line at 7.15am

Victoria Park on the 6th Feb at 7.15am

Victoria Park at 6th Feb - 7.15am

Vic Park is taking shape.

Victoria Park on 5th Feb - 7.15am

Victoria Park Finish Line area is starting to take shape. Fences are now up and some of the trade site tents are in place.

The setting up of the 2008 Club Marine Southern 80

Here are some photos taken at Vic Park, as the S80 finish line area, starts to take shape

River Watch @ 1st February

This is the Murray River at the 1st February at 6pm.

From the top of the boat ramp

View across the river

Looking down the river

A view from Victoria Park

Here are some more photos of the River at Victoria Park

Victoria Park Boat Ramp @ 20th Jan

Here are photos of the Victoria Park Boat Ramp, taken on Sunday 20th January 2007 at 3.30pm.

View from the top of the ramp.

View looking across the river from the bottom of the boat ramp.

View looking downstream towards Merool Caravan Park.

Our Youngest competitor skiing at the Port of Echuca

This morning - the 2008 Club Marine Southern 80 was highlighted in the 6.30am weather report on the Today show on Channel Nine.

Four of our competitors braved the chilly waters to have a run in front of the Port of Echuca (a 8 knot zone for which we were given special persmission to ski on for the cameras).

Here is a photo of our youngest competitor - Dani Altham who turned 5 today (Happy Birthday Dani) skiing behind the Family boat Riverside Marine.

Special thanks to the teams of

Sonic - Corrine Donald

Riverside Marine - Dani Altham - the youngest competitor at the 2008 Club Marine Southern 80

Vulture - Bob Jefferson - the oldest competitor at the 2008 Club Marine Southern 80

Simply Senile - Jason McKenzie

For getting up and on the water at 6am.

Special Thanks to Maritime NSW for their support in allowing us to ski down the river.

View of the Murray River @ Vic Park

These photos were taken on the 11th January at 10.15am

View from the bottom of the ramp

Looking downstream

Looking from the top of the ramp

Last day for your Entries.

Hi Everyone, for those who haven't realised Entries close today!!! And boy hasn't my fax been getting a work out and the computer savvy ones have been emailing to make sure that theirs gets here! few regulars not in yet? I wonder have they forgotten or are they just away and not done it???? Lets see what arrives over the weekend and in Mondays mail!! Our office has been working like clockwork this week and nearly all the entries received have been processed, which is fantastic, as the last minute rush won't be so hectic!(I Hope anyway) Bye for Now Betty.

View from Vic Park Boat Ramp

Here is the view from Vic Park Boat ramp this morning, from the top of the ramp.

This is the view from the bottom of the ramp

Entries close tomorrow

Well at the end of a busy day.....

278 entries entered into the system.

With about 50 entries recieved but still to be processed.

The fax has been a little busy today - but knowing ski racers - it will be FLAT OUT tomorrow.

Margaret from SRA is off to the Nationals after tomorrow - so SRA memberships won't be processed till she gets back, hopefully everyone has completed all their paperwork.

The fax is loaded with paper and I am sure that it will be empty tomorrow morning when I arrive at the office to continue to enter in more entries for our great race.

Good Night

Betty