Previous Up to OJB's Story Spirit of Australia (18) On 20 November 1977 Ken Warby broke the world water speed record by piloting this boat, Spirit of Australia, to 464.46 km/h (288.60 mph). He built the boat in his back yard and gradually improved it until he also broke the 300 mph and 500 kph barriers by averaging 511.12 km/h (317.6 mph). The boat uses a J34 jet engine producing 6000 horsepower! |