Bermuda Powerboats. Random shots from Around the island boat race from mid to late 90s & early 2000s when powerboat racing was the most popular motor sport on this rock.
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The historic boat, Bluebird, used to break the world water speed record in 1937 has been restored to its former glory. It has taken two decades of painstaking work in a converted chicken shed but the iconic powerboat is ready to take to the water again.
After a remarkable restoration project the 130mph craft, driven into the history books by Sir Malcolm Campbell, has been faithfully rebuilt.
And next month to mark the … More
Bermuda powerboats. S Class start from pylons & close racing from Fort St. Catherine. Hook of the day S22 & S20. Record breaking performance
An exciting look at the Team OSG Donzi Racing. A Donzi 38 ZR piloted by Giancarlo Cangiano And Stefano Cola Winning the Powerboat P1 Evolution World Championship.
After a series of twelve open-ocean endurance races in five countries against an international field of competitors, the “OSG Donzi” 38 ZR won the 2006 P1 Powerboat UIM “Evolution Class” World Championship.
The final two races of the 2006 season were held in the Atlantic at Cascais, Portugal. The Naples, Italy-based race team of charismatic owner/throttleman Giancarlo Cangiano and driver Stefano Cola faced stiff competition all season long, against rugged Italian-built ocean racers powered by exotic Lamborghini and Isotta Fraschini engines.
The OSG (“Operation San Gennaro,” a reference to the patron saint of Naples) Donzi team capped off an exciting season with their championship win and proved that in rough water conditions, a Donzi is still the boat to beat.