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Although winning would be nice, more important was camaraderie and pure adventure of sail.
Over the radio came: “Three minutes!” and the Maxi class, yachts with a 48-second handicap or higher, in the 62nd Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race began circling in front of Balboa Pier.
After numerous U-turns, the competitors finally aligned and the race began with the blowing of a horn.
With a leaning angle of 45 degrees…Â Details
Offshore powerboat racing is coming to Clearwater Beach for at least the next three Octobers.
The “Super Boat” series will hold its national championship races off Pier 60, starting October 2 through 4.
“It’s economic development for us,” said Mayor Frank Hibbard. “We want to make sure our restaurants are full, our hotels are full…once you get to October…tourism really drops.”
The largest class of offshore powerboats can be 50 feet long and approach 200 miles per hour…Â Details
The Upper Hawkesbury Power Boat Club is in full throttle mode for next Sunday’s Bright Print Bridge to Bridge powerboat classic, the 74th staging of the popular event.
Australia’s quickest boats and best drivers are ready to do battle over the winding 112 kilometre stretch of the Hawkesbury River in an event that often becomes a race of attrition as engines are ‘brutally punished’ at wide open throttle and maximum revolutions.
Such is the speed some of these racers can top that the race, despite its 112km length, has become known as a ‘drag race’, as some of the V8-powered racers can top 260km/hr (162mph).
Six-time winner Ricky Howard is the current race record holder, his fantastic 2008 victory stopping the clock at 29 minutes, 47 seconds and making him the first man in history to ‘crack’ the 30 minute mark… Details & PicturesÂ
