GREAT RACE IS ON DESPITE RUMOURS

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Heading to the seas...  The 2024 Great Race will take place despite rumours of it being cancelled.  This comes from T&T Powerboats Association president Johnathan Tardieu, who says there was a misunderstanding which led to many thinking othrewise. Vinod Narwan report

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00:00 The fourth regatta of the season took place on Sunday with Casta Scove and

00:04 Chagaramas being the venue. But there was a major concern for Trinidad and

00:08 Tobago Powerboats Association President Jonathan Tordier who wanted to dispel

00:12 all rumors about not having a great race this year. So the reason for the this

00:16 soft launch today is so that we can you know just announced everybody that great

00:21 race will be the Saturday 17th as everyone knows it's the longest-running

00:26 offshore powerboat race consecutively in the world and you know we've been

00:30 hearing little rumors and little things about no great race may be called off

00:34 not happening not under my watch it will never happen while I am here

00:39 God forbid. The TTPBA plans to have the great race parade and boat show at the

00:44 Queens Park Savannah on August 3rd but the question is how did the rumors

00:48 start? The rumors about great race being cancelled is a simple mix-up between great

00:53 FET and great race. Great FET which stemmed from the original great race

00:58 weekend was cancelled this year but great race is still on. The TTPBA members have

01:04 often spoken about wanting foreigners to participate in the great race. It's yet

01:08 to happen but Tordier is hoping one day that it comes to pass regardless of

01:12 where the participants are from. Anybody, anybody. It could be the United States we

01:17 have other boats that you know contacted us from as much as Turks and Caicos you

01:22 know Grenada so it's not just the United States it's of the Caribbean, Puerto Rico

01:27 which is part of the US and so whoever if somebody wants to bring a boat from

01:31 the UK to race they're more than welcome. One thing Tordier expects at this year's

01:35 great race event is more boats. Vinod Nawani, TV6 Port

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