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Old 29 January 2015, 10:16   #1
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Old 29 January 2015, 11:26   #2
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Great work! I reckon I'd have trimmed the engines up a touch myself but full marks for effort.
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Old 29 January 2015, 13:31   #3
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Well I wasn't expecting that.

It'd be embarrassing to be going too slowly!
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Old 29 January 2015, 13:37   #4
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Please tell me he'd a spotter on the bar!
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Old 29 January 2015, 15:17   #5
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thats too cool!
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Old 29 January 2015, 18:51   #6
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Reckon not his first time to do that
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Old 29 January 2015, 19:05   #7
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One way to polish your your prop!
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Old 29 January 2015, 19:47   #8
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Totally rehearsed with the help of the two numptys on the sand keeping look-out for any unsuspecting dog walker or sand castle builder!!
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Old 29 January 2015, 22:02   #9
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No barnacles on his hull.
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Old 29 January 2015, 22:19   #10
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Think I've seen that in a bond film

Which one, answers on a post card
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Old 29 January 2015, 23:30   #11
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Some boats are built to do that.



While other folks...



Not just in the USA! New Zealand and Australia have some awesome videos, and of course Redbull is in on some of the action.
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