The World’s most recognized power boat racing series, the U.I.M. F1 World Championship Tour, announces today that they will take a giant step in honouring special individuals from around the world who made a special impact on the sport of catamaran racing in the past 50 years.
Long time head of the U.I.M. F1 World Championship and promoter of the series Nicolo di San Germano will officially announce the plan for a “Lap of Honour” Award and a Hall of Fame that will salute individuals that have made …Â Details
One to two-metre swells and a nasty one-metre chop were on hand to welcome competitors in the fourth round of the Rayglass New Zealand Offshore Powerboat championships off Napier over the weekend.
Despite what organisers termed ‘testing conditions’, there was plenty of close racing over the 100-mile (Superboat) and 60-mile classes…. Details and more picturesÂ
Risking life and limb at more than 130kmh over water may not be everyone’s idea of fun but for the racers in the North Island Water Ski Racing Championships on Wellington Harbour at the weekend there was nothing quite like it.
More than 20 took to the water, donning helmets, padded wetsuits and arm supports in preparation for the national champs in Taupo in a fortnight.
Wellington’s Adelaide Cox, 15, won the junior girls’ section and women’s open…Â Details