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What has twin V8 engines with jet units that allow it to manoeuvre in the most unlikely way?

The jet boats at Thrill seekers Canyon. They can turn sharp u turns, do donuts, instantly change direction and travel in ankle-deep water! Plus it reaches a top speed of 80 kmph! Crazy I know.

The boat ride speeds through narrow gorges, shallows and white water rapids for over 30km of exciting jet boating in Hanmer Springs.

Each boat can take 17 people at once.

If your parents are crazy enough to go, it will cost them $110 and $59 for you. But it’s worth it.

The whole boat trip will take about 30 to 40 minutes, and it goes out in most weather conditions. All you will need is a warm jacket and sunglasses.They provide the life jackets for all of the whanua from ages 3 to 103. Of course you don’t need worry too much about drowning because you’re in ankle-deep water most of the time.

Remember to hold on tight while you experience the famous Hamilton jet spin. Which is a 360 degree turn that they do right at the end.

So what is the Hamilton Jet?

The reason that it is called the Hamilton Jet is because the person who invented it was a kiwi man called Charles Hamilton. When he was growing up he would build rafts and canoes that he would float down stream on. To make it easier to get back up stream he would get his dog to tow him. To save his dog from having to tow the rafts he was wanting find a way to travel up steam in shallow rivers without propellers that would get wrecked on stony river beds.


The Hamilton Jet has an intake at the bottom of the boat which is where water enters and then zooms through a thing like a propeller inside the jet unit.Then it blasts out a steerable nozzle at high speed and this pushes the boat along.

If you get a chance to go jet boating i think you should go it's great fun and an awesome experience.