A powerboat is another name for a motorboat . Powerboat may also refer to Powerboating F1 Powerboat World Championship Offshore powerboat racing disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Multiple issues wikify April 2012 orphan April 2012 notability April 2012 advert April 2012 Powerboat Training NZ PBTNZ is national provider for powered boat ing in New Zealand. History When the organisation was formed in 2009 the CBES Dayskipper course was recognised as the main recreational baoting qualification, however due mainly to Powerboat Training s strong and active promotion of the internationally recognised Royal Yachting Association powerboat syllabus, New Zealanders are now undertaking more practical on the water training. In 2011 Powerboat Training NZ s CEO Andrew Flanagan was recognised and awarded the Coastguard s national award for enterprise and his role in promoting practical boating courses. http www.cbes.org.nz news 1018 coastguard boating education conference national award winners Associations Powerboat Training NZ works in conjunction with the Coastguard, Maritime New Zealand, Water Safety NZ, NZ Marine and CBES Powerboat Training is the National Provider for RYA boating qualifications which are valid internationally. Uncategorized date April 2012 ... more details
Cleanup date May 2007 File Class1 Oostende.jpg thumb 300px Class1 offshore powerboat Offshore powerboat racing is racing by large, specially designed ocean going powerboat s, typically point to point racing ... needed date June 2010 . In Europe, Middle East and Asia, offshore powerboat racing is led by the http ... Powerboat GPS formerly known as Powerboat P1 . In the USA, offshore powerboat racing is split between ... powerboat team, as stated by team owner and driver Bj rn Rune Gjelsten , is that in Formula One motor .... Citation needed date August 2010 History of the sport Offshore powerboat racing was first recognized ... s, and 80 s. Offshore Race Series advert date November 2011 UIM Class One World Powerboat Championship see also Class 1 World Powerboat Championship Class 1 World Powerboat Championship is often referred to as the equivalent of Formula 1 motor racing as it is the pinnacle of offshore powerboat racing. It combines technology and driving skills to produce a spectacular race series. Class 1 World Powerboat ... 5 tonnes, each boat in the Class 1 World Powerboat Championship Class 1 fleet is approximately ... . http www.class 1.com Class 1 World Powerboat Championship P1 SuperStock Championship P1 SuperStock ... Motonautique UIM , as an international class of powerboat racing. P1 SuperStock is a major ... challenge for the teams. Powerboat P1 Management Ltd is the rights holder for P1 SuperStock. We have eight years experience in delivering over 85 world championship races in 12 countries. Powerboat P1 Management Ltd also owns the rights to Powerboat P1 World Championship P1 Aqua X In the USA, a wholly ... to command the boat through demanding conditions. UIM Powerboat GPS World Championship The series was officially founded as Powerboat P1 World Championship in May 2003 in Nettuno, Italy. Twelve ... out with 15 year old aluminum boats, Powerboat P1 boats evolved dramatically through the decade to the point where the mono hull twin engine boats were kicking out around 1800 hp. During the Powerboat ... more details
Infobox motorsport championship logo image size pixels caption category F1 powerboat country region International inaugural 1981 inaugural2 folded drivers 24 teams 12 constructors engines Mercury Marine tyres champion driver flagicon QAT Alex Carella champion team flagicon QAT Qatar Team manufacturer current season website http www.f1h2o.com F1 Powerboat Racing Image Formel1 Powerboat Turnbuoy.jpg thumb 220px An F1 powerboat rounding a buoy F1 Powerboat World Championship is a competition of powerboats with rules similar to Formula One car racing. Each F1 powerboat race lasts approximately 45 minutes following a circuit marked out in a selected stretch of water, usually a lake, river, or sheltered bay. Qualifying periods decide the formation of the grid, and timing equipment records the performance of competitors to decide the final classification and allocation of championship points. The sport ... Boating Association . Format Inaugurated in 1981, F1 powerboat racing is a Grand Prix style event, similar ... can reach 240 kilometers per hour 150 mph . The races are longer than most powerboat races at approximately 45 minutes, but still shorter than most automobile races. Boats Image 2004 F1 Powerboat ... twenty countries ref cite web url http www.abudhabi.ms powerboat.html title Abu Dhabi Powerboat ... File 2009 Abu Dhabi F1 Powerboat 2nd Race.JPG thumb right The winners of 2009 Abu Dhabi F1 Powerboat ... powerboat racing in the ChampBoat Series. F1 ChampBoat series is a competition of powerboats that are very similar to those in the F1 PowerBoat series. The series has existed since 2002 and all the competitions ... racing Offshore powerboat racing References Reflist External links commons category F1 Powerboat Racing http www.f1h2o.com F1 Powerboat Racing official website http www.champboat.com ChampBoat Series ... del Mundo de F1 Powerboat it Campionato del mondo formula 1 motonautica pl F1 Powerboat Racing pt F1 Powerboat World Championship ru 1 fi F1 Powerboat Racing sv F1 H2O ... more details
of powerboat racing has undergone unprecedented change since early records of a race in 1887 in Nice ... mile race from Paris to Trouville. But the first officially recognized international offshore powerboat ... powerboat racing was kick started on 6 May 1956 with the first running of the famous Miami Nassau ... promoter and worldwide television and commercial rights holder of the UIM Class 1 World Powerboat Championship ... Motonautique UIM sanctioned properties the F1H2O and Class 1 World Powerboat Championships, the Aquabike ... and brought powerboat racing to the attention of the general public and signaled the beginning of modern ... s 41 year old Miami New York powerboat record and capture the Around Long Island Marathon. Many have ... offshore powerboat racing, marking the first time that a Class 1 World Champion won the title ... 1 Deleted image removed File Class 1 Race.jpg thumb right The UIM Class 1 World Powerboat Championship ... races at four venues make up the UIM Class 1 World Powerboat Championship , with races run over approximately ... more details
Infobox military person name James Jim G. Thompson image caption rank Colonel branch Canadian Forces commands 1st Hussars Regiment RCAC family nickname allegiance Canada birth date 1926 birth place London, Ontario death place serviceyears 1940 1944 1979 1999 laterwork businessman, philanthropist, and sportsman. awards James Jim G. Thompson born December 18, 1926 is a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and sportsman. He is best known for designing and building the Miss Supertest Hydroplane boat hydroplane s. Thompson was born in London, Ontario to Colonel J. Gordon Thompson and Essie McCreery. The couple also had two daughters named Catherine and Essie. His father Colonel J. Gordon was a businessman involved in the manufacturing of gasoline pumps, and subsequently the selling of gasoline, a sportsman and a golfer who founded the Sunningdale Golf and Country Club. The Thompson Recreation and Athletic Centre at Western in London, Ontario was named in his honour. Thompson attended primary school in London and secondary school in St. Catharines, Ontario at Ridley College . In 1944, he graduated as a Naval Officer from the Royal Canadian Naval College Royal Roads Military College . Thompson also spent two years studying engineering at the University of Toronto , and one year studying business at the University of Western Ontario . While attending the University of Toronto Engineering and the University of Western Ontario Business , he continued to serve with the Naval Reserve on HMCS York and HMCS Prevost . In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he competed in unlimited hydroplane racing. In 1950, Thompson and his father bought a hydroplane named Miss Canada IV from a retired racer named Harold Wilson. The Thompsons later renamed the boat Miss Supertest I and refurbished it. However, mechanical problems would lead Thompson to abandon Miss Supertest I and set his sights on designing and building a new boat. In 1954, he and his team built Miss Supertest II . She was convert ... more details
dabconcept Merge to Boat racing date February 2012 Motorboat racing takes several forms Drag boat racing Hydroplane racing Jet sprint boat racing Offshore powerboat racing F1 Powerboat World Championship Disambiguation Category Motorboat racing ja ... more details
BPRC may refer to Biomedical Primate Research Centre Byrd Polar Research Center British Powerboat Racing Club disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Bill Cantrell may refer to William Cantrell 1908 1996 , American powerboat and IndyCar racer Willard Cantrell 1914 1986 , American midget and sprint car racer Bill Cantrell, record producer, owner of Hi Records hndis Cantrell, Bill ... more details
Bernard Marsza ek 1976 30 April 2007 was a powerboat driver from Poland . He won the O 350 World Championship in 2003. References http www.powerboats.janikowo.com http formulaseries.net main Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Marszalek, Bernard ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Polish powerboat racer DATE OF BIRTH 1976 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 30 April 2007 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Marszalek, Bernard Category Polish sportspeople Category Deaths from asthma Category 1976 births Category 2007 deaths Category Date of birth missing Category Place of birth missing Category Motorboat racers Poland sport bio stub pl Bernard Marsza ek ru , ... more details
Image Aex.jpg thumb Jimmy Cazzani US 1 Serafino V. Jimmy Cazzani born September 15, 1959 is a Divisional, North American and National champion powerboat racer. He was born in Sant Angelo d Alife , Italy and helped create the 160 mph ocean racer. Cazzani was the first Offshore powerboat racing offshore racer to utilize high RPM horsepower rather than low RPM torque in an offshore racing vessel. His combination of short stroke big bore 8000 rpm Chevrolet big block engines completely contradicted the norm and permitted these boats to achieve a significant leap in speeds and acceleration at a time when supercharging was prohibited by rule The high RPM low rotational mass motors he created propelled his team, The American Express, to consecutive Divisional, National and North American Championships in 1989 and 1990. Cazzani was the team owner and throttleman. His accomplishments were chronicled in Propeller , Vapor Trails and Powerboat magazines . In 1990, when competing in New York, Cazzani also appeared as an off set guest of Today NBC program The Today Show and has had considerable Sport Channel and ESPN coverage when competing on the ocean. As of 2009, Cazzani is the technical director and a partner in http www.m2motoryachts.com M2 Motoryachts , a company currently prototyping an energy efficient high speed luxo cruiser . ref Propeller Magazine 11 89 Propeller Magazine 11 90 Powerboat Magazine 06 93 Vapor Trails Magazine A.P.B.A. Hall of Records ref Propeller Magazine 11 89 Propeller Magazine 11 90 Powerboat Magazine 06 93 Vapor Trails Magazine A.P.B.A. Hall of Records References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Cazzani, Jimmy ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cazzani , Serafino SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH September 15, 1959 PLACE OF BIRTH Sant Angelo D alife , Italy DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Cazzani, Jimmy Category 1959 births Category Living people Category Italian motorboat racers Category People from the Province of Caserta ... more details
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Refimprove date December 2009 A tunnel hull is a type of boat hull that uses two typically planing hulls with a solid center that traps air. This entrapment then creates aerodynamic lift in addition to the planing hydrodynamic lift from the hulls. Many times this is attributed to ground effect aircraft ground effect . Theoretical research and full scale testing of tunnel hulls has demonstrated the dramatic contributions of close proximity ground effect on enhanced aerodynamic lift drag in operation of performance tunnel hull designs. ref Secrets of Tunnel Boat Design , JDRussell,P.Eng. ISBN 1 894933 30 3 ref ref http www.aeromarineresearch.com stbd2.html aeromarineresearch.com ref Tunnel hulls are distinguishable from other catamaran s by the typical close hull spacing and solid deck in between the hulls. Formula 1 powerboats have a tunnel hull catamaran design allowing them to go faster. Tunnel hulls are a common design in offshore powerboat racing . References Reflist See also Cathedral hull Hickman sea sled Boston Whaler Supercavitation propeller Offshore powerboat racing Offshore Powerboat Racing DEFAULTSORT Tunnel Hull Category Ship construction ... more details
Betty Cook b1923, d1990 was an Honors Graduate from MIT and a world champion offshore Offshore powerboat racing powerboat racer. She won 17 races, 2 world championships 1977 and 1979 , and three time APBA US champion 1978, 1979, 1981 . ref cite web url http www.offshoreonly.com forums classic offshore 142061 betty cook.html title Betty Cook? publisher Offshoreonly.com date accessdate 2010 07 26 ref She was the first woman to win the powerboat world championship 1977 in what had been traditionally a male only sport. ref cite web author Bob Ottum url http vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com vault article magazine MAG1123658 index.htm title Betty Cook, the only woman driver in the machismo world 08.04.80 SI Vault publisher Vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com date 1980 08 04 accessdate 2010 07 26 ref Notes Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Cook, Betty ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1923 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1990 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Cook, Betty Category 1923 births Category 1990 deaths Category American motorboat racers ... more details
Swedish Grand Prix can refer to Swedish Grand Prix , a Formula One motor race Swedish Summer Grand Prix, an auto race, predecessor of the above Swedish Grand Prix q.v. Swedish Winter Grand Prix , an auto race on the ice of Lake R men Swedish Grand Prix Class 1 , an Union Internationale Motonautique UIM Class 1 powerboating powerboat offshore race Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden disambig sl Velika nagrada vedske razlo itev ... more details
Infobox television show name Jeremy Clarkson s Extreme Machines image Image JCEMtitle.jpg 280px Title Card for Jeremy Clarkson s Extreme Machines caption format Documentary film Documentary runtime 30 minutes creator Jeremy Clarkson starring Jeremy Clarkson director Richard Pearson producer Richard Pearson, Andy Wilman country UK network BBC first aired 8 January 1998 last aired 12 February 1998 num episodes 6 related Speed TV series Speed website Jeremy Clarkson s Extreme Machines was a six part documentary series , originally broadcast on BBC Two in 1998. The series focused on presenter Jeremy Clarkson , testing out a series of car s, jet plane s and powerboat s. Episode list class wikitable sortable Title Airdate Subject 1 Earth, Wind, Fire & Air 8 January 1998 Reno Air Races In Nevada U2 s Private Boeing 747 Jet Formula 1 Powerboat 2 Powerrrrr 15 January 1998 Jahre Viking Supertanker 17 500 mph Space Shuttle 150 mph Class 1 Off Shore Powerboat 3 Racing Masters 22 January 1998 F 15 Eagle Aircraft Canadian Combine Harvester Race Snowmobile Drag Racing In Lapland 4 The War Machines 29 January 1998 R.I.V.A Speedboat s Helicopter Gunship Fighting In Georgia U.S. state Georgia , USA Homemade War Vehicles In The Arctic Circle 5 High Class Marvels 5 February 1998 Government Jets In New Zealand Confederate Air Force Pierre Scerri And His Model Ferrari s 6 Weird And Wonderful 12 February 1998 Swamp Racing Stealth Battleship s In Sweden Mechanical Elephants, Superyacht s and Airboat s Category BBC television documentaries vi Jeremy Clarkson s Extreme Machines ... more details
, 2001 , ref name victoryboatshist making them one of the most successful teams in offshore powerboat ... World Powerboat Championship Official Website accessdate author last first authorlink coauthors date ... quote ref ref cite web url http www.dubai travel.biz powerboat.html title Powerboat in Dubai ... Lamborghini engineer and American powerboat designer Michael Peters runs the operation. ref name ... 2 March 2009 publisher Class 1 World Powerboat Championship ref The team scored its eighth world title ... commercially for use in not just powerboat racing and for pleasure, but boats for commercial maritime ... of the Class 1 World Powerboat Championship. The two pilots, representing the Dubai Victory Team, were ... Powerboat Crash date 11 December 2009 ref ref http www.class 1.com newsdetail.asp?newsid 882 ref References ... more details
wiktionary offshore Offshore may refer to TOCright Finance and Law Offshoring , active movement of companies to offshore centers Offshore financial centre , jurisdictions which transact financial business with non residents Offshore investment , relates to the wider financial services industry in offshore centers Offshore bank , relates to the banking industry in offshore centers Offshore company Offshore fund , collective investment in offshore centers Offshore trust , trust arranged in offshore jurisdiction Offshore host, host that allow nulled scripts or easily tricked by it Technology Offshore drilling , discovery and development of oil and gas resources which lie underwater through drilling a well Offshore hydrocarbons Offshore construction , relates to construction out to sea Offshore powerboat racing , powerboat racing Arts Offshore novel Offshore novel , a 1979 British novel by Penelope Fitzgerald Offshore song Offshore song , a 1996 song by British electronic dance music act Chicane Offshore album Offshore album , a 2006 album by Indiana based post rock band Early Day Miners Other uses Offshore balancing a concept used in analysis of international relations. Offshore wind See also Tax haven disambig de Offshore el Offshore eo Offshore fr Offshore hr Offshore it Offshore ja pt Offshore desambigua o sv Offshore ... more details
Thomas Sopwith, Jr. born 1933 is a United Kingdom British businessman and former auto racing driver. He is the son of Thomas Sopwith Sir Thomas Sopwith , inventor of the Sopwith Camel . His success as a racing driver saw him win the first ever round of the British Touring Car Championship British Saloon Car Championship in 1958 British Saloon Car Championship season 1958 . That year he narrowly lost out on the drivers title to Jack Sears after a ten lap shoot out at the end of the season after both drivers finished on equal points. ref http www.btcc.net html history standings.php?season id 1 official 1958 BSCC standings ref In 1961 he switched from car to Offshore powerboat racing powerboat racing . References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Sopwith, Tommy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1933 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Sopwith, Tommy Category 1933 births Category English racing drivers Category British Touring Car Championship drivers Category Living people England autoracing bio stub ... more details
Laith Pharaon born September 8, 1968 in London, UK is a Saudi Arabian F1 powerboat driver who is currently retired. He has entered 22 WOC races and won four of them St. Petersburg 97 Arendal 97 Oslo 97 Dubai 97. ref cite news title NORTH MIAMI POWERBOAT RACER HAS SIGHTS ON UIM WORLD TITLE url http nl.newsbank.com nl search we Archives?p product MH&s site miami&p multi MH&p theme realcities&p action search&p maxdocs 200&p topdoc 1&p text direct 0 0EB4D833B6F497AE&p field direct 0 document id&p perpage 10&p sort YMD date D&s trackval GooglePM work Miami Herald date 8 August 1997 accessdate 19 October 2010 ref He used the DAC N 3 boat and was sponsored by Hyatt . Personal life Laith Pharaon enjoys scuba diving, fishing and mountain biking. citation needed date October 2010 References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pharaon, Laith ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH September 8, 1968 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Pharaon, Laith Category 1968 births Category Living people Category Motorboat racers SaudiArabia sport bio stub water sports bio stub ... more details
Class 1 may refer to Class 1, in the electrical Appliance classes Class 1 Appliance classes Class 1 Touring Cars was an FIA classification for cars in motor racing, as used in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft DTM from 1993 to 1995 Class I U.S. Army , Subsistence, including health and welfare items Ref Field Manual 4 0 dated 30 Apr 2009, Table 5 1 Class I railroad is a term used in North American railroad size classification Classes of U.S. Senators NSB El 1 , an electric locomotive of Norway NSB Di 1 , a diesel locomotive of Norway The first class in terms of hiking difficulty in the Yosemite Decimal System Class 1 World Powerboat Championship disambig ru 1 ... more details
Reinell is a powerboat company located in the United States of America United States . While they are mostly known for powerboats, they also built sailboats in the mid 70 s. They built a 22 foot and a 26 model that were both trailerable. Many Reinell model boats are also sold under the Blue Water Boats brand, Reinell and Blue Water being owned by the same parent company, Kal Kustom Enterprises . External links http www.reinell.com index.html Reinell Boats home page http www.acbs.org rudder oldrudder Rudder Winter2001 Reinell.htm History Category Manufacturing companies based in California Category American boat builders manufacturing company stub ... more details
Incoming links date February 2012 Fred Cooper may refer to Fred Cooper 1888 1958 , Essex cricketer Fred Cooper 1921 1986 , Lancashire and Worcestershire cricketer Fred Cooper , powerboat designer at British Power Boat Company Frederic Taber Cooper , American editor and writer Frederick Cooper , American historian Fred Cooper footballer , professional footballer for West Ham United in the 1950s Frederick Cooper actor 1890 1945 , British actor in Henry V 1944 film See also Cooper surname hndis name Cooper, Fred ... more details
A boating magazine is a publication whose main topic is boating, new boat reviews, boat motors and watersports. They can be aimed at different water sports enthusiasts including but not limited to cruisers, fishers, skiers, sailors, racers, et cetera. Boating magazines include Boating magazine Boating Boating Life http www.boatingworld.com Boating World Magazine http www.heartlandboating.com Heartland Boating Magazine. Lakeland Boating http www.motorboating.com MotorBoating Multihulls Magazine http www.powerboatmag.com Powerboat Sail Magazine Sailing World Magazine Sea History magazine Sea History Category Lists of magazines Boating magazines Category Sports magazines ... more details
V24 is the name of a one design Offshore Powerboat . The V24 was designed by Ocke Mannerfeld, and is called V24 not for the engine configuration, which is a V8 by Volvo Penta 5.7ltr GXi , but for the length of the hull, which is convert 24 ft long, and is a V bottomed hull. The V24s race primarily in Sweden, Norway and England, although they also race in the USA. Interesting note the actual length of the V24 is convert 22.5 ft , but V22 does not sound as good as V24. The V24 company makes a boat for one design racing. This is a type of boat racing that requires everyone to have the same boat and allows no modifications. This requires the winner to be the most skilled driver not just the one with the largest bankroll. Category High speed craft Category Ship types ship type stub ... more details
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