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Yes, this is a sport. Arguably one of the more dangerous motorsports of them all. One navigator, one driver, and one dinghy is what it takes to join the chaos, but don’t be fooled by the smooth turns and perfect navigation…one wrong move and you’ll be tumbling up the shoreline. The sport is rooted in a rich history of dinghy racing in Australia, led by those brave enough to hang out over the hull and rip a turn at 20km/h. Take a look at what just might be the next big thing in motorsports.
In the upper reaches of the Shotover River, near Queenstown NZ, lies Skippers Canyon. Once the scene of an amazing Gold Rush discovery in the 1840’s, today you can have an adrenaline rush aboard one of these amazing jet boats.