Whip Museum, virtual whip cracking club to launch Wednesday

A RENOWNED local whip maker, who has made whips for celebrities and US presidents, is launching his latest venture from Wednesday. TAKE A SNEAK PEEK INSIDE

WORLD renowned whip maker Mick Denigan is about to launch his latest cracking idea, opening a Whip Museum and virtual whip crackers club on Wednesday.

Mr Denigan, who has made whips for US presidents and cracked a whip during the 2000 Symmer Olympics in Sydney opening ceremony, said he hoped the new $20,000 venture would whip up a storm.

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“When the COVID thing happened, I realised I had to start planning future,” he said, explaining that he hoped the new venture at his Fly Creek homestead would hopefully lure domestic tourists.

“So we’re launching a whip cracking club … which is structured in the same way as martial arts clubs.”

Mr Denigan hopes the new venture will bring in tourists from across Australia as state border restrictions ease. Picture GLENN CAMPBELL

Mick Denigan is preparing to open his Whip Museum and World Wide Whip Crackers Club on Wednesday. Picture GLENN CAMPBELL

The World Wide Whip Crackers Club will be free for people all over the world to join, with participants beginning at ‘white belt’ and finishing as a ‘black belt whip cracker.’

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The museum will hold a collection of whips, including the world’s first Kevlar fire whips.