The Birdsville Track Race
Lake Eyre Yacht Club Regatta
July 2010

On the last day of the 2010 Regatta the LEYC made history by conducting a yacht race along a road. Furthermore that the race was held on Australia's most iconic road - The Birdsville Track
This slider shows the boats assembled at the finish line after crossing Cooper Creek in flood.
The race covered 3.8km of the 5km crossing with one rule - You had to sail between the road markers wherever possible!
Professional photographer Peter Blakeman captured images of each boat as it passed the Cooper Creek campsite sign to provide evidence of the race.
Those 17 skippers are still boasting about their achievement in yacht clubs around Australia.
In the background you can see a Careel 22L from Sydney sailing the main channel.
The "after" image taken from the same spot shows the Track as it looks between Cooper Creek floods which occur about every 22 years.