In 1978, Ken Warby broke the world water speed record piloting the boat “Spirit of Australia”. He clocked 511 kph (317.5 mph) on Blowering Dam near the town of Tumut in New South Wales, Australia. Amazingly, this record still stands forty years on. It’s not that others haven’t tried, in fact of those that did,…
A picture tells a thousand words. A kayak is paddling in the open ocean. But if you look closely, just behind the kayak, hidden in obscurity is a lone swimmer. The conditions are abysmal, the wind is increasing. The support in the kayak has already been tumbled by a rogue wave and is himself struggling.…
Even if you’re not into Golf – Golf does my head in and that’s where the challenge lies for me. It’s not only a game of inches, it’s a mental challenge in maintaining concentration under duress. I’m an expert in the duress aspect of the game. Please read on it gets better ! I’ve recently…
It happened last Sunday ! I’d been aware of the event from last year, if not before that. I had played with the idea of giving it a crack. Yeah that’s something I should do ! I’m pumped ! Then again, maybe next year. Yes definitely next year ! I’m one who at times…