The races that day were the first in the World Offshore Championship series organised by the UK Offshore
Powerboat Racing Association (UKOPRA) over this summer, with further races in the series due in July off the island of Guernsey and concluding in late August with contests over the long and challenging Torquay to Cowes course.
Up to 10 Formula 1
Powerboat Racers and 60 Aquabike racers from over 32 countries excel in showcasing their strengths navigating the tunnel-hull catamarans over the water.
Nicolo di San Germano, Promoter, UIM F1
PowerBoat & Aquabike World Championship, emphasized: "The Grand Prix of Sharjah has become a leading water sports arena in the region and we highly appreciate the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority for placing these events at the forefront of Sharjah Tourism while promoting a highly engaging sports activity for the youth and activity-driven individuals.
With some of the best
powerboat racers assembling for the national championships and the World finale, Victory Team took the call of a trans-Atlantic trip to "see where we stand in the world of Class One powerboating".
Also attending the presentation at the club were Maurice Cooper (Deputy Commodore DRSC), Tom Busfield (Honda RYA Youth RIB Championship Event Manager) and Andrew Norton (RYA
Powerboat Manager).
WELSH hopefuls for this year's national P1 Superstock
powerboat championships took to the waves off Cardiff Bay yesterday.
Plant-i, based in Machynlleth, has landed the contract to develop a black box tracking device, which will report the location of each of the super
powerboats every 30 seconds of the event, which started from London last Saturday.
Plant-i, based in Machynlleth, has landed the contract to develop a black box tracking device, which will report the location of each of the super
powerboats - Cube52, Tally-Ho, Grey Ghost and Hot Lemon - every 30 seconds of the event.
The two-day
powerboat racing event, starting today, will take place on a challenging course mapped out between the Tyne and Millennium Bridges.
The Pearl of Qatar Grand Prix has been scheduled for March and will mark the return of the UIM Class 1 World
Powerboat Championship to Qatar.
POWERBOAT racer Malcolm Goodman this weekend continues his quest to become British Formula 2
Powerboat Champion.