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((Short description|Australian motorboat racer (1939–2023)))
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[[File:SpiritOfAustraliaModelBloweringDam.jpg|thumb|Model of Spirit of Australia in which Ken Warby set the world water speed record in 1978 on Blowering Dam]]
'''Ken Warby''' ((post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|MBE)) (9 May 1939 – 20 February 2023) was an Australian [[motorboat]] racer, who at his death held the [[water speed record]] of ((convert|275.97|knot)), set on [[Blowering Dam]] on 8 October 1978.<ref name=gwr-warby-fastest/>

As a child, Warby's hero was [[Donald Campbell]], who died attempting to break the record in 1967.

==The ''Spirit of Australia''==
Warby designed the hull of his record-breaking boat, ''[[Spirit of Australia]]'', himself and built it in his backyard. He started the project as a [[Makita]] salesman who happened to team up with two [[Leading aircraftman|Leading aircraftmen]] at [[RAAF Base Richmond]] in the early 1970s. Warby bought three military surplus Westinghouse [[jet engine]]s at auction for only $265. It was not in working order, but Crandall and Cox refurbished it. The ''Spirit'' was covered with a canvas tarpaulin when it rained and was made of wood and [[fibreglass]].

On 20 November 1977, he set a new world water speed record of ((convert|288.60|mph|km/h|abbr=on)), breaking the record of [[Lee Taylor (sailor)|Lee Taylor]] by a little over ((convert|3|mph|km/h|abbr=on)).

With a subsequent ((convert|317.6|mph|km/h|abbr=on)) run on 8 October 1978, he set the record that still stands today.<ref name=gwr-warby-fastest>((cite web|title=Water speed record (fastest boat) |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/water-speed-record-(fastest-boat)/ |website=guinnessworldrecords.com |date=20 November 1977 |publisher=Guinness World Records |accessdate=17 October 2016))</ref>

In doing so, he became the first and only person to exceed 300&nbsp;mph (482.8&nbsp;km/h) on water and survive.((fact|date=January 2023)) Donald Campbell died on his attempt after his [[Hydroplane (boat)|hydroplane]] crashed at over 320&nbsp;mph (515&nbsp;km/h) on his return run in his 1967 record attempt.

==Later boats and retirement==
By 2003, Warby had designed and built another boat, the ''Aussie Spirit'', with which he planned to increase his own record. Of similar dimensions to ''Spirit of Australia,'' it was also powered by a [[Westinghouse J34]] jet engine. The rudder alone on this new boat cost more than the $10,000 all-up cost of the original ''Spirit''. Again, Warby designed, built, self-financed and piloted his own boat. Rule changes meant that a record attempt was never made with it.<ref>((cite web|title=Aussie Spirit|url=http://warbymotorsport.com/Aussie_Spirit.php|accessdate=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304152805/http://warbymotorsport.com/Aussie_Spirit.php|archive-date=4 March 2014|url-status=dead))</ref>

Warby retired from record-breaking attempts in 2007.<ref>((cite news |last1=Huxley |first1=John |title=The Warby need for speed |url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/the-warby-need-for-speed-20150110-12lnzh.html |access-date=11 January 2023 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=13 February 2015 |language=en))</ref> Prior to his death, Ken had been working with his son David on a new boat to break the record.<ref>((cite news|title=David Warby hopes to claim his dad's world water speed record on Blowering Dam in 2017|url=http://www.riverinaleader.com.au/story/4380710/warbys-quest-to-claim-dads-crown/|accessdate=3 August 2017|issue=The Leader|date=30 December 2016))</ref><ref>((cite news|last1=Virtue|first1=Robert|title=Father-son team Ken and David Warby prepare for attempt at world water speed record|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-03/warby-prepares-for-second-world-water-speed-record-attempt/7877892|accessdate=3 August 2017|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=4 October 2016))</ref> David Warby continues the attempt with the crew that he and his father both used.<ref>[https://powerboatmagazine.co.nz/world-water-speed-record/ World Water Speed-Record], ''Pacific Powerboat'', 2022</ref>

== Personal life and death ==
Warby was born in [[Newcastle, NSW]] and lived in Australia before moving to [[Cincinnati, Ohio]] from 1983<ref>((cite news |last1=Parker |first1=Drew |title=Fastest Man On Water Ready To Slow Down During Visit to Wheeling Vintage Raceboat Regatta |url=https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2017/09/fastest-man-on-water-ready-to-slow-down-during-visit-to-wheeling-vintage-raceboat-regatta/ |access-date=11 January 2023 |work=[[The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register]] |date=2017-09-02))</ref><ref>((cite web |title=Ken Warby |url=http://warbymotorsport.com/our-team/about-ken/ |website=warbymotorsport.com |access-date=11 January 2023))</ref> where he died on 20 February 2023 aged 83.<ref>((cite news |title=Death of Ken Warby |url=https://www.manningrivertimes.com.au/story/8095058/death-of-ken-warby-the-fastest-man-on-water/ |access-date=22 February 2023 |publisher=Manning River Times |date=22 February 2023))</ref><ref>((Cite news |date=2023-02-22 |title=Ken Warby, the fastest man on water, dies aged 83 |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-22/ken-warby-dead-speed-boat-record-holder/102006572 |access-date=2023-02-23))</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
*((cite web
|title=Ken Warby web site
|publisher=Ken Warby
|url=http://www.kenwarby.com/introduction.htm
|accessdate=2008-08-09
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920124740/http://www.kenwarby.com/introduction.htm
|archive-date=20 September 2008
|url-status=dead
))  
* [http://www.warbymotorsport.com/ "Warby Motor Sports Web site"]. Retrieved 2013-08-08/

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