Archive for the ‘Powerboat’ Category
The roar of the powerboats could be heard for the last time off Cowes on Sunday when one of the biggest races in the calendar, the Cowes to Torquay race, sets off.
The 53rd running of what is regarded as the world’s toughest offshore powerboat race could be its last, as organisers, the British Powerboat Racing Club, have said they may not run it again, blaming the tough economic climate.
But the Island has its chance to show how much it enjoys the event by turning out to see the drama of the start … More
The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) has announced that recreational boating in the US has an annual economic value of US$121 billion. The industry’s rising tide supports 964,000 American jobs and 34,833 businesses, generates US$40 billion in annual labor income and drives US$83 billion in annual spending.
The NMMA, on behalf of the U.S. boating industry, released these findings today as part of its annual U.S. Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract, a collection of … More