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On April 21, 2022, the RaceBird took to the water for the first time, piloted by former powerboat champion Luca Ferrari. The prototype completed a series of tests and performance runs on the River Po in Italy. [8] In June 2022, the boat was exhibited on the water at the Venice Boat Show, with model Cara Delevingne assisting with the launch.
In the 2013 season, a total of 23 drivers and 9 teams entered at least one race, with 16 boats competing full-time. The races take place along a track of approximately 350 meters with multiple turns, over which the boats can reach 250 kilometers per hour (155 mph).
The Boat Race 2024 was a series of side-by-side rowing races in London which took place on 30 March 2024. Held annually, The Boat Race is contested between crews from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge , usually along a 4.2-mile (6.8 km) tidal stretch of the River Thames , known as the Tideway, in south-west London.
The Formula-4s Powerboat World Championship is an international inshore powerboat racing competition for powerboats organised by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM), hence it often being referred to as F4s. “S” letter refers to abbreviation from four-stroke, which means that four-stroke boat engines are being used in this class.
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. The sport of powerboat racing has undergone unprecedented changes since the earliest recorded race in 1887 in Nice, France, organized by the
8-13 Sep 2024: Dragon World Championship: 8-13 Sep 2024: Star World Championship San Diego Yacht Club United States: 9-15 Sep 2024: Sonar World Championship Noroton Yacht Club: 10-15 Sep 2024: A-Cat World Championship: 14-21 Sep 2024: J/70 World Championship REAL CLUB NAUTICO DE PALMA: Spain 16-21 Sep 2024: Raceboard World Championships: 16-22 ...
Follow the Boat Races LIVE! The race returned to the Thames last year after it wasn’t held in 2020 and was held on the Great Ouse in 2021. Here’s everything you need to know.
The rules now prohibit older IMOCA 60 from competing, with 2008 generation boats being the oldest allowed to compete. The 13 first, new-boat skipper combinations starting two of five solo races (one in 2022 or 2023 and one in 2024) qualification races and finishing one of them will be selected automatically. [2]