Ben Baxter and Michael King thrash their way around a fast bend on the Oreti River on a downhill leg near Winton on Saturday. The pair claimed overall victory in the New Zealand Jet Boat River Racing Association’s Southland River Race. The association’s next major event is the Coast to Coast Rivers Race, involving the Waiau, Grey, Ahaura, Taramakau, Waimakariri and Rakaia  rivers, in November. Photo: Dave Loudon