The History of Water Ski Racing in Britain
| 1940sSeveral years before the war, an aquaplane | finish. The remainder dropped out due to boat | |||
| race was run on an annual basis from the isthmus at | problems or because the aqua planer couldn't hold on | |||
| Avalon to Hermosa Beach, California. It was a race | any longer. The last race prior to the war, on June 20 | |||
| and a test of endurance for both man and boat and | 1941, was won by Bob Brown, towed by Don Berry, | |||
| usually less than 20% of the field ever managed to | in a time of 1 hr 51 min. |