20y ago I raced this river several times in a B Class. This video had me sitting on the edge of my seat trying to help them navigate this difficult river. Watching Gimp straight line it made me smile. Excellent Video! Thanks for that.
The gimp and dweeb show for sure.... Very very good!!! Loved the part where the driver indicated to the navi take control of the boat... Priceless. Not that has ever happened to me more than once ;)
So do they have prior knowledge of what route to take? Does the navigator have notes? Or is it all by-the-seat-of-their-pants and hope not drive into blind inlets?
They do pre-run the rivers a few days prior to racing, but the rivers in New Zealand change course all the time, it can be different from hour to hour. Some of the prior running helps, but a lot is just read it by the seat of your pants as they race.
