Organiser Damon Odey, of Timaru, said 12 boats from Invercargill to Christchurch took part in the marathon and nominated speed competitions, with the fastest boats racing over a 100km course at the southern end of the lake.
Racing began at 1pm with boats getting ‘‘quite a bit of air'' in choppy conditions, he said. However, the weather broke and became ‘‘primo'' by the end of the racing.
Competitors were comfortably inside the Lake Tekapo Tavern for a prizegiving when the snowfall began, he said.
The event was the third of five rounds in the series, with the next at Lake Waihola, south of Dunedin, on July 5.
RESULTS
Marathon race winners by grade:
B grade (200-225hp): Ian Spencer, of Milton (Pacifier).
C grade (150-200hp): Garry Sexton, of Invercargill (Pure Insanity).
D grade (135-150hp): Paul Sexton, of Invercargill (INXS).
Nominated speed competition winner: Bruce Dickison, of Gore (Second Edition).
