Stay updated with breaking news from Nigel wiblin. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
“But it’s the people as well, they’re just great people all round, real good bastards, and that’s part of the whole adventure. You’re a long time dead, so you’ve got to make the most of it while you can.” Wiblin’s passion for boats had developed from a “father-son thing” into his own hobby, resulting in the purchase of his first power boat a few years ago. “A friend of mine did it up for me, and it came up so nice, my wife won t let me race it.” So Wiblin bought a vintage hydroplane to race, built in 1981 by a Nelson man, which spent many years in British Columbia until the owner decided to save it from a fate rotting in a shed, and send it “home”, Wiblin said. ....