Gardaí make record splash

IT took a gruelling five and a half hours to achieve in particularly rough seas, but five Cork gardaí were riding on the crest of a wave after setting a world record and, in the process, raising a substantial amount of money for a worthy cause.

The five jumped on wakeboards that were then dragged by a Torpedo RIB across the Irish Sea between Rosslare and Fishguard, a total of 62 miles.

While one of them, David White, has been involved in the sport for a number of years, the other four only took up the sport six months ago and little did they think back then that they would achieve a record for the longest distance achieved by wakeboarders.