Water Skiing in 1643
Jamie Cramphorn stumbled upon Bob Wing’s article “Water Skiing in 1643″ which was published in Bob’s book; “Water Skiing In Australia”. Here it is …
Fred Williams
Written in 1982 – When one talks of the history of water ski racing in Australia the name Fred Williams is constantly mentioned. Fred’s involvement for some 31 years has contributed to him being one of the best known personalities in the world of water skiing.
Bob Wing – up to 1982
The ‘Wing’ name is synonymous with water skiing all over the world and I couldn’t even begin to try and name the family’s accomplishments. However in 1982, Bob Wing wrote a great book called ‘Waterskiing in Australia’. Some time ago, Bob kindly gave me permission to reproduce articles from his book here on skirace.net. You [...]
Water Skiing in Australia – 1934
In 1934, during the month of either July or August, Edward Arthur (Ted) Parker of 18 Schofield Avenue, Earlwood, became the first person in Australia to water ski. The epic event occurred in Hen and Chicken Bay, Sydney Harbour, behind a three pointed boat powered by a 22 horsepower Johnson outboard motor.
Terry Bennett – up to 1982 plus 2007 podcast interview
Commencing Trial Skiing in 1966, he teamed up with Peter Ward behind Wally Hackett’s “Thunderbolt†which was a leading ski team for many years. Terry’s greatest achievement was to set a World Endurance Record in 1970 when he skied 538.1 miles in12 hours, 15 minutes and thirty seconds.
Bronwyn Wing
Ski Racing in Australia
Ski Racing Aussie Style
Terry Bennett’s Top 10
Norm Griffin
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