OBITUARY
Photo : Mike Brosnan
In 1984 , Wylie ( right ) was part of the pit crew for the Christchurch Motorcycles ’ Canon Copiers backed BMW K100 raced by Lyndsey Williamson ( pillion seat ) and John Britten . That ’ s Mike Sinclair holding the front wheel
AEROFAST In 1981 he started a freight tie-down manufacturing operation , Aero Fast Tie Downs . The name was related to the next phase of his life — aviation . He wanted to get his commercial pilot ’ s licence as fast as possible . When he did , he and his then girlfriend , later wife Maxine , travelled . He flew for small airlines in Vanuatu , Fiji , the Caribbean , and Kenya . Many adventures ensued .
He had sold Aero Fast Tie Downs by then . Returning to New Zealand with Maxine to raise a family , he started another tie-down business , continuing until recently , when it too was sold to Aero Fast . ‘ A MOTORBIKE IS FREEDOM ’ Dale has sailed yachts , but his passion has always been windsurfing , and in the last couple of years he discovered a new challenge , foilboarding on Lyttelton Harbour .
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