The Rotary Club of Nelson.
Marine Show 2000

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welcome to the Nelson Rotary Marine Show Website.
The Rotary Club of Nelson has had as it's major fundraiser held a biannual Marine Show held at the Trafalgar Centre. The first show, named "Water '88" was held in 1988 and was such a success that it has been held every second year since then, in October to coincide with the start of the new summer water/boating season.
The chairman of the first show in 1988 was Arthur Bradbury, our District Governor 1999-2000.
Each show has benefited charities, mostly local charities, many associated with youth and water-related activities.
Our Y2K show was on the 30th September/1st October 2000 at the Trafalgar Centre.
The theme was Marine Safety.
The Shellfish Challenge, with teams from various fisheries competing with each other to open scallops and oysters had to be cancelled because the poor condition of the scallops forced the delay of the commercial scalloping season.

World Record broken at the Boat Show!

 A team comprising 10 masters rowers from around New Zealand rowed 100 km and broke the current Nelson held world record for the 50 to 55 age group and set an inaugural NZ record for a 45 to 54 age group ( where no rower can be younger than 45 ).
The new time of 5 hours, 24 minutes and 10.8 seconds beat the old time by 19 minutes and 26 seconds and came within 2 minutes 49 seconds of the current 45 to 50 world record set at the Nelson A & P show in November 1999 by the Nelson team.
Rowing in one minute relays, each team member rowed for 32 minutes and then 5 finished the event with 30 seconds each.
The team members were : Plans are now being made to host the inaugural NZ Indoor Rowing Marathon and Half Marathon championships in Nelson late in 2001.
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