NEW CHANNEL FEAT
MAN DOES RETURN TRIP 0N MOTOR WATER-CYCLE British Official W'irelcss Reed 11 3.111. RUGBY, Monday. Mr. H. S. Perry accomplished anew feat today, crossing the English Channel from Dover to Calais and back on a motor water-cycle. The time taken was 7 hours 25 minutes. This included 40 minutes in Calais Harbour for lunch. He was accom. panied by a motor-launch, and stopped twice on the outward journey for refreshments; but he came bachin a non-stop run. The machine is pro ‘vided with two canoe-shaped floats, 'l6ft long, and Mr. Perry stated that |he had no trouble whatever with it.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 740, 13 August 1929, Page 9
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103NEW CHANNEL FEAT Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 740, 13 August 1929, Page 9
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