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This dual-control jet boat Cougar, designed and built by F. Stempa, and driven by R. Farrant, both of Christchurch, attracted considerable interest at the 1973 Caltex Jet Boat Marathon in the North Island during the week-end. An engine failure during the Lake Taupo stage on Saturday cost the boat any chance of a major over-all place, but it was second in its class on the Waikato River and fourth on the Wanganui River on the other two days.

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Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33155, 20 February 1973, Page 24

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This dual-control jet boat Cougar, designed and built by F. Stempa, and driven by R. Farrant, both of Christchurch, attracted considerable interest at the 1973 Caltex Jet Boat Marathon in the North Island during the week-end. An engine failure during the Lake Taupo stage on Saturday cost the boat any chance of a major over-all place, but it was second in its class on the Waikato River and fourth on the Wanganui River on the other two days. Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33155, 20 February 1973, Page 24

This dual-control jet boat Cougar, designed and built by F. Stempa, and driven by R. Farrant, both of Christchurch, attracted considerable interest at the 1973 Caltex Jet Boat Marathon in the North Island during the week-end. An engine failure during the Lake Taupo stage on Saturday cost the boat any chance of a major over-all place, but it was second in its class on the Waikato River and fourth on the Wanganui River on the other two days. Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33155, 20 February 1973, Page 24