Treach­er­ous sea con­di­tions amid a yel­low-lev­el alert elim­i­nat­ed a num­ber of top con­tenders, but could not cool Heat­wave in the an­nu­al Great Race on Sat­ur­day (Au­gust 15) morn­ing. Hours be­fore 30 power­boats left Ch­aguara­mas around 7 am, the race was still up in the air with the Trinidad and To­ba­go Power­boat As­so­ci­a­tion (TTP­BA) con­tem­plat­ing post­pon­ing the race due to the con­di­tions.