by David Aldred | Sep 28, 2021
Just as we returned from a superb family holiday in the Lake District at the end of last month, we were met with the news of one of our team and lifelong dear friend Steve Hanson had been blue lighted by ambulance to hospital with a life changing health issue. Steve...
by David Aldred | Aug 31, 2021
The month started off well with my eldest son Tom and myself fitting the plastic boards to the bunks of the trailer for Longbow whilst one of our dogs, Henry was trying to help as shown in the photo below. These bunks are what the craft rests upon so we had to have...
by David Aldred | Jul 27, 2021
Welcome to this month’s update which is something of a mixed bag of reporting on a great event that we recently attended, a new sponsor coming on board with our venture, yet some degree of frustration and moments of burying my head in my hands. In the first...
by David Aldred | Jun 29, 2021
This June update is rather saddened somewhat as we learnt that Donald Campbell’s widow, actress and singer Tonia Bern-Campbell had passed away this month and our sincere condolences go out to all of her family and friends at this sad time. Tonia and Donald...
by David Aldred | May 25, 2021
Welcome to the May diary update and this month it was great to see our good friend Dave Warby back at Blowering Dam in Australia with his team undertaking a weekend of further testing of his jet hydroplane Spirit of Australia II. The winds there were fortunately kind...