World’s Speedboat Record Holder Mourned

Water speed record holder Ken Warby displays his new boat 'Aussie Spirit' in which he hopes to break his own record on Lake Blowering in NSW. Ken set the record in 1978 on Lake Blowering with a speed of 317.60 mph / 511.11km/h. Mar. 9, 2004. AAP Image/Alan Porritt

Australian Ken Warby, the world water speed record holder, recently died at his home in the United States.

Few people can say they’ve held a world record for 45 years. Far fewer still can say they’ve managed to do it in a vessel they built by hand.