Jetboat racing on Waimakariri River stage of the World Jetboat Marathon

September 2001

Jetboat racing on Waimakariri River stage of the World Jetboat Marathon

September 2001

Spencer King and his father Russell, from Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada, racing down the Waimakariri River during the World Jetboat Marathon.

Contributors note: "Spencer King and his navigator/father Russell of Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada at over 180kmh headed downstream in the braids of the Waimakariri River. On their way to winning the 2001 World Jetboat Marathon, the first overseas crew to ever win a Marathon in New Zealand, they drove 864 kilometres of 8 different South Island rivers in under 6 hours, averaging over 140 kilometres per hour!! 2001 World Jetboat Marathon."

Creator: Allan Berke

Contributor: Allan Berke

Source: Entry in the 2025 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt.

Reference ID: CCL-PH25-AlBer-0004

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

This material has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. Please contact Christchurch City Libraries if you have any questions relating to the use of this material or wish to order a hi resolution copy for commercial purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

Contact us about this

Comments

Add a comment
Thank you. Your comment has been saved and queued for moderation.

Report this entry

Please enter your details and we'll contact you for more information.

Thank you for your report

More from the same area

Construction of Centre Tower, Cashel Street

23 July 1988

Construction of Centre Tower on Cashel Street.

MacGibbon building

23 January 1986

The MacGibbon building at 188 Hereford Street.

Christchurch high rise construction

19 March 1988

View of the construction of high rise buildings in Christchurch, ...

Phoenix House

4 October 1986

Phoenix House on the corner of Hereford Street and Oxford ...

View from the Drainage Board building

30 June 1966

View of Christchurch rooftops from the Drainage Board building.

Oxford Chambers

28 May 1977

Oxford Chambers on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Colombo ...

Mair Astley building

2 June 1986

Construction of the Mair Astley building on Cambridge Terrace ...

Clarendon Tower

9 May 1988

Construction of Clarendon Tower on the corner of Worcester ...

Price Waterhouse building

30 November 1989

The Price Waterhouse building at 119 Armagh Street.

Construction of the Price Waterhouse building

6 October 1989

Construction of the Price Waterhouse building on Armagh Street.

Construction of the Price Waterhouse building

22 May 1989

Construction of the Price Waterhouse building.

Newington House on Oxford Terrace

20 August 1977

72 Oxford Terrace (Newington House) and IBM building. Also ...

58 Armagh Street

29 September 1984

Workshop and showroom at 58 Armagh Street.

192 Manchester Street

29 September 1984

Newly build office building at 192 Manchester Street.

Port Building

6 August 1984

Port Building at 297 Madras Street.

Central Mission Friendship House

4 October 1986

Central Mission Friendship House at 207 Cambridge Terrace.

Central city buildings

29 June 1989

View of the central city buildings surrounding Victoria Square.

View from the Drainage Board building

29 June 1966

View from the roof of 233 Cambridge Terrace, the Drainage Board ...

Canterbury Rugby Union headquarters

23 October 1982

Canterbury Rugby Union headquarters at 172 Manchester Street.

Deloitte House

28 March 1987

Construction of Deloitte House at 32 Oxford Terrace.

Renovation of Paparua County Council office

3 July 1971

Paparua County Council offices under construction in Sockburn.

Victoria Towers

28 March 1987

Construction of Victoria Towers on the corner of Armagh Street ...

Former Energycorp Investment offices.

27 February 1988

The former Energycorp Investment offices at 75 Kilmore Street.

Search/Browse the collection