Supplemental Statement - FARA
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Received by NSD/<strong>FARA</strong> Registration Unit 05/01/2012 4:09:43 PM<br />
WHAT:<br />
WHEN:<br />
WHERE:<br />
HOW:<br />
WHY:<br />
Tasmania<br />
*** PHOTO ALERT ***<br />
Tasmania Breaks World Record For<br />
Number of Water Skiers Towed Behind One Vessel<br />
In the year ofthe 30 th anniversary ofthe UNESCO World<br />
Heritage status, World Heritage Cruises' vessel Eagle towed 145<br />
water skiers behind a single vessel, securing another world<br />
record.<br />
Australia Day: Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 7:20am AEDT<br />
(Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 11:20pm EDT)<br />
The gateway to the South West Wilderness portion of the<br />
UNESCO World Heritage Tasmanian Wilderness, Macquarie<br />
Harbour in Strahan, Tasmania - Australia's only island state.<br />
Tasmania's Horsehead skiers broke their own record of 114<br />
skiers towed behind a single vessel, set in 2010 at the same<br />
location. World Heritage Cruises' Eagle, one of only a few<br />
commercial vessels allowed into the World Heritage Area, is the<br />
only vessel in Tasmania capable of pulling this number of<br />
skiers. Special propellers were fitted to the craft to provide<br />
enough power to lift 154 skiers. After one nautical mile, 145<br />
skiers remained and the new world record was secured. The<br />
record attempt was able to be viewed on a live webcam at<br />
www.strahanholidays.com.au.<br />
This record breaking moment was co-incidental with the 30 th<br />
anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage status ofthe<br />
adjacent South West Tasmanian Wilderness. The protection of<br />
the Franklin and Gordon Rivers in the South West Wilderness<br />
portion ofthe Tasmanian Wilderness is considered the<br />
momentous occurrence that awakened the world to the need for<br />
conservation and started Australia's Green Movement. Strahan<br />
and Tasmania's south west temperate rainforest remains<br />
preserved, www.discovertasmania.com<br />
CONTACT: Gaye Jacobs, Tourism Tasmania<br />
(310) 541-5661 Gaye.Jacobs@aboutdci.com<br />
Received by NSD/<strong>FARA</strong> Registration Unit 05/01/2012 4:09:43 PM<br />
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