In a stellar season Raymond Martin has picked up his first senior centre title skipping a side to win the Hutt Valley Open Triples. Ray played under the Vogelmorn club with Jeff Stuart at 2nd but the lead didnt show up on the morning so it was a makeshift arrangment with the tea lady playing the first 3 games, and Jeff’s mum arriving from Wanganui to take over for the afternoon!
Ray beat 5-times national champion and NZ captain Grant Raynor from North Wellington in the final.