Graeme Carberry, of Auckland, was lucky to escape with only bruising and some scratches after his craft, Boss Speidel, crashed on the last lap of the AC Delco speedboat championship at the Pleasant Point Domain yesterday. Carberry was in second place when Boss Speidel somersaulted while travelling about 175km/h, throwing him about 20 metres. The top photograph shows the damaged craft being towed away after the accident and, lower, Carberry is assisted by St John Ambulance officers on to the jetty at the Estuary.
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84Graeme Carberry, of Auckland, was lucky to escape with only bruising and some scratches after his craft, Boss Speidel, crashed on the last lap of the AC Delco speedboat championship at the Pleasant Point Domain yesterday. Carberry was in second place when Boss Speidel somersaulted while travelling about 175km/h, throwing him about 20 metres. The top photograph shows the damaged craft being towed away after the accident and, lower, Carberry is assisted by St John Ambulance officers on to the jetty at the Estuary. Press, 27 February 1984, Page 8
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