00:00It was an electrifying atmosphere on the avenue, with a parade and boat show taking place on Saturday afternoon ahead of the TNT Great Race.
00:08Members of the public made their way to the Adams-Smith Square for a day loaded with activities.
00:13The focus was on the vessels, which will be racing from Trinidad to Tobago on August 16th.
00:18Also present was Stephan Lewis, who is the president of the Trinidad and Tobago Power Water Association.
00:23For the new man at the helm, this is a moment to cherish.
00:26The Great Race for me, it means a lot, because I started off loving the races, because of just one friend telling me,
00:39yo, come to the summit of the regatta's, and after that I was hooked.
00:43And from since then I basically moved my way into, well, becoming the treasurer, which was last year,
00:50and then now I am the president of the association now.
00:53Ballistic is one of the boats racing in the 25-spec class, and driver and owner Niklas Baladin is ready for the big day.
01:01Well, this year's Great Race will be my third Great Race.
01:05A little more confident, the vibe is good.
01:08I'm actually enjoying it, because I get a little accustomed from the property reverse years, so I just, I can't wait.
01:15John Wick is among the boats in the 60-mile-per-hour class.
01:19Speaking of which, throttleman Nikolai Assam was enjoying the atmosphere in Port of Spain.
01:24We are so much fun, we are making new fans, we are meeting new people.
01:27Everybody is enjoying the entire parade, the boat show is on the avenue right now,
01:31and it's just happiness and love, and love.
01:34Trinidad Tobago is love, and everybody is, like, literally remember that.
01:38It's just so much love on the avenue, and we just appreciate it so much.
01:41After the party, it's back to business with the participants working day and night to get the boats ready for race day.
01:47Vinod Nawaani, Chiefs Export.
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