Boat races in memory of Jason Buttimore at King of the River regatta in Whanganui
3 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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The Buttimore family (from left) Josh, Luke and Angela remembered a father and husband during a race he couldn t compete in. Photo / Lewis Gardner
Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
A New Plymouth family was full of anticipation before its Bowtie Boogie motorboat started in a race to honour a man who died before he could rev up the engine. Seventeen-year-old Luke Buttimore piloted the bright red boat through a North Island title race in the Wanganui Motor Boat Club s King of the River regatta on Friday, January 1. He had raced smaller boats before, but only had his first brief try in the Bowtie that morning.