Colac speedboat driver Rick Janssen predicts big things from emerging young water skier Hollie Praszczalek of Winchelsea following her performance at a Camperdown ski meeting. Janssen drove for the12-year-old at a Lake Bullen Merri points score meeting at the weekend and was impressed with her performance. Hollie, who skied [...]

A Colac water skiier says he will return to next year’s Southern 80 despite a death and serious injuries in this year’s race. Colac’s Rick Janssen says the dangers of high-speed water skiing would fail to stop him competing in the extreme sport. [...]

Former Colac water skier Rick Janssen was fearless when he followed boats travelling faster than 120 kilometres an hour. But the father of two has discovered watching his teenage daughter travel at high speeds behind a boat is not as easy. Kara Janssen, 15, [...]

A Winchelsea water-ski racer has capped off his most successful season in the sport with a Mildura 100 course record. Richard Praszczalek was part of a team which claimed the under-19 girls’ title in the Mildura race, driving two teenagers to victory in a record time for the 100-kilometre course. [...]