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It is the premier class of offshore powerboat racing in the world. Class 1 is considered one of the most spectacular marine motorsports. A Class 1 race-boat has twin inboard 1100hp engines and can reach speeds in excess of 257 km/h (160 mph). All boats are limited by a minimum weight of 4950 kg.
There have been several versions of the Miss GEICO boat, including one of the fastest offshore powerboats in the world. The most powerful was a 50' Mystic powered by twin Lycoming T-53 turbine engines, reaching speeds exceeding 210 mph (340 km/h); which caught fire during testing on June 30, 2012, in Sarasota, Florida , and burned to the ...
Shaw 650 Turbo: 4 trapeze and larger rigged version of the 650. (available as a production boat) Shaw 7 and 750: Sports boats with large racks, looking more like a skiff than a keelboat. Shaw 8 More conventional sports boat, with a fixed keel and outboard motor in a well. Shaw 9: Canting keel yacht capable of short handed coastal/offshore racing.
The Class 40 monohulls are high-performance racing boats, designed principally for single-handed or small crew offshore competition. Class 40 monohulls sit in size between boats the small offshore classes of the Classe Mini and Beneteau Figaro 3 and the pinnacle class the IMOCA 60 .
In June 2022, the boat was exhibited on the water at the Venice Boat Show, with model Cara Delevingne assisting with the launch. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] In September 2022, the series raced in front of an audience for the first time, with Sam Coleman piloting the RaceBird at the World Port Days in Rotterdam .
UFO 34 yachts have also participated in the 630 nautical mile Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race [13] and the 1,460 nautical mile Fremantle-to-Lombok Yacht Race. [ 19 ] In May 1979 the UFO 34 Windrift of Clyde sailed from Scotland to Iceland and encountered severe weather conditions, estimated at a sustained 60 knots plus for over 24 hours.
Balanced on the side of one hull, New Zealand’s black catamaran glides over the finish line at the deep-water Zayed Port, its 29-meter-long carbon fiber wing stiff in the sea breeze. Just meters ...
All teams race in P1 Panther race boats with 250HP outboard engines. Powerboat P1 Management Ltd is the rights-holder for Class 1, P1 SuperStock and also owns the rights to Powerboat P1 World Championship and P1 AquaX. In the US, a wholly owned subsidiary, Powerboat P1 USA, manages all aspects of Offshore racing throughout North America. [7]