About this trail:
Who is king of speedboats? Gar Wood. Read about his welding of aviation and marine technology and the boats that were born out of this. He was known not to lose. Legends were woven out of his harmless ambition. Read about this legend here.
Trail link: http://www.trailfire.com/peppy/trails/32258
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Who is king of speedboats? Gar Wood. Read about his welding of aviation and marine technology and the boats that were born out of this. He was known not to lose. Legends were woven out of his harmless ambition. Read about this legend here.
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Speeding off Adelaide's waters. Read here about speedboat races in Australia waters and the its legend-Jim Sawtwell, going high speed at 59. What spurs him on in this race against water and wind? Read on for the exhilarating feeling.
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Heroes of speed. These men knew what it was to build boats and speed against one another. This is a fascinating story of two men, their boats, and their yen for speed. What happened next? Read to know. Follow the other links for interesting stories of speed.
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This is the world of passion, speed, and rushing adrenaline. What did these men do to make their speed boats win? This is as interesting as it gets-the history of these men of speed and the stakes of their passion.
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How many uses does a speedboat have? What about drug highways? While some men use boats to win races, others to build drug cartels. This is the story of how drugs are "sped" along waterways in speedboats. What is it besides the speed that makes these so convenient to use?
