The door is still open for any of the top open men’s teams to win the 2016 George Bass Surfboat Marathon.
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For the second consecutive day the race was forced inland due to dangerous surf conditions, as Moruya reeled in Bulli on the overall pointscore.
The Vikings won the open men’s leg in two hours, five minutes and 11 seconds, edging Coogee by 45 seconds.
Defending champions Bulli finished finished more than three minutes behind the Vikings in fourth.
Organiser Andrew Edmunds said conditions were not favourable for a race at sea.
“Narooma Bar, Bermagui Bar and Moruya are not ideal for support boats to cross and (there was) messy, dangerous surf at Coila and Narooma beaches,” Edmunds said.
Instead of the usual Tuross to Narooma leg, a 22-kilometre race was conducted on the Wagonga Inlet at Narooma. Wednesday’s conditions may not improve, Edmunds said.
“If conditions abate we will run normal course from Narooma to Bermagui, or if need be an ocean course from Bermagui.”
George Bass Marathon overall standings: Bulli 3, Moruya 3, Coogee 5, Long Reef 7, Pambula 12.
