Te Anau delivers in the deep south

Round 3 of the 2026 NZBMC season made the trip south to Lake Te Anau on 9 May, and the Fiordland backdrop lived up to its billing. Deep glacial water, the kind of alpine winds that can make conditions change quickly, and a fleet that had already shown at Dunstan and Roxburgh that nobody was going to give an inch.

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The format for the Inders Marineland 61st Gore Boat and Waterski Club Marathon was a single action-packed Saturday, with scrutineering split across two locations: Thursday evening at Inders Marineland in Gore, and again from 7:30am at the Te Anau Boat Harbour before racing got underway. The Speed Race ran at 10:30am with the Nominated Time Trial following at 12:30pm, a drag race at the completion of the trial adding an extra burst of theatre before prizegiving and meals at the Te Anau Club.

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Kevin Ireland was untouchable in Class AM aboard Rayglass, averaging 118.77 km/h over 50 minutes 28 seconds. Billy McEwan continued his perfect season in Class AT, Outlaw winning again at 77.63 km/h. Class AV produced the closest racing of the day: Brad Inder’s Dirty Addiction took the win at 86.00 km/h, holding off Brent Cowles in Pour Decision and Daniel Rule in The Mistress, who had moved up from his points position at Roxburgh to put pressure on the top of the class.

Class B was a genuine three-way battle at the front. Nick Hoskin’s Red Blooded posted the fastest average at 86.87 km/h to take the win, with Sam Martin’s The Reverend second and Jordan Henderson’s Conflict third. It was a notable shift from the first two rounds, where Conflict had been the consistent front-runner. Henderson still leads the season standings, but Hoskin has announced himself as a genuine title threat.

Peter McLeary won Class C in Pacifier, Sean Archer claimed Class D in Twisted Treasure, and Camryn Sharpe continued her clean sweep of Class E in On The Gas at 82.02 km/h. Paul Sexton took Class G honours in Xtreme.

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Round 3 Results: Speed Race 9 May 2026 — Lake Te Anau — NZBMC 2026 Season
Class	Pos	Boat Name	Driver	Race Time	Avg Speed (km/h)
Class AM
AM	1st	Rayglass	Kevin Ireland	0:50:28	118.77
Class AT (Tunnel Hull)
AT	1st	Outlaw	Billy McEwan	1:17:13	77.63
Class AV (Mono Hull)
AV	1st	Dirty Addiction	Brad Inder	1:09:42	86.00
AV	2nd	Pour Decision	Brent Cowles	1:23:16	71.99
AV	3rd	The Mistress	Daniel Rule	1:31:03	65.83
Class B Standard
B	1st	Red Blooded	Nick Hoskin	1:09:00	86.87
B	2nd	The Reverend	Sam Martin	1:10:27	85.08
B	3rd	Conflict	Jordan Henderson	1:12:09	83.08
Class C Standard
C	1st	Pacifier	Peter McLeary	1:18:40	59.26
Class D Standard
D	1st	Twisted Treasure	Sean Archer	0:58:32	79.65
Class E Standard
E	1st	On The Gas	Camryn Sharpe	0:40:36	82.02
E	2nd	Hard Target	Martin Heanue	1:02:39	53.15
Class G
G	1st	Xtreme	Paul Sexton	0:52:54	62.95
Full field results shown where available. Single-entry classes show class winner only. Results sourced from official NZBMC Te Anau results card.

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The Nominated Speed was a masterclass in precision. Martin Heanue won in Hard Target with a margin of just 3.71 seconds, reclaiming the top step after dropping to third at Roxburgh. David McFadzien (Top Knot) was second at 4.86 seconds, Matt King (Big Yella) third at 4.96.

Rounds 4 and 5 head to the Twin Lakes over 30-31 May. Enter at nzbmc.co.nz.