Jetboat racing down the Waiau Gorge

September 2001

Jetboat racing down the Waiau Gorge

September 2001

Paddy Stratton of Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada, driving the racing jetboat ‘Hakuna Matata’ downstream through the Waiau Gorge from the Waiau Ferry Bridge.

Contributors note: "Paddy Stratton of Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada going downstream in the Waiau Gorge driving Hakuna Matata - "No Worries"! Downstream from the Hanmer Springs Bridge, World Jetboat Marathon, September 2001. "

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