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Thunder on the Ohio was a hydroplane boat race in the H1 Unlimited season. Thunder was held each year on the Ohio River in downtown Evansville, Indiana , United States. Evansville had hosted Thunder on the Ohio consecutively since 1979 (although the race had been founded in 1938).
The International Dragon Boat Federation (Chinese: 國際龍舟聯合會) is the international governing body for the sport of dragon boat racing. IDBF was founded in Hong Kong on June 24, 1991 by Australia , China , Taiwan , Great Britain , Hong Kong , Indonesia , Italy , Malaysia , Norway , the Philippines , Singapore , and the United States ...
The race was first held in 1829 on a 2 + 1 ⁄ 4-mile (3.6 km) stretch of the River Thames. [2] For the women's senior boat clubs race see "The Women's Boat Race". As of 2015 the race takes place on the 4.2-mile (6.8 km) Championship Course, between Putney and Mortlake on the Thames in south-west London. [3]
Approaching the starting line on a leg of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 12 June 2008. The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race was conceived in 1995 by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston [1] and together with William Ward (CEO), founded Clipper Ventures, a company that would run the race.
Boat racing is a sport in which boats, or other types of watercraft, race on water. Boat racing powered by oars is recorded as having occurred in ancient Egypt, [1] and it is likely that people have engaged in races involving boats and other water-borne craft for as long as such watercraft have existed. [2] A regatta is a series of boat races. [3]
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Event: National Jet Boat Association May Shootout race Lake Ming, near Bakersfield, California Charlie Hodsdon 2006/10/15 Lake Ming, near Bakersfield, California "White Thunder" River Races jet boat Lloyd Burns 2007/04/21 Kentucky Drag Boat Association Kentucky Lake's Pisgah Bay Stephen Rawleigh 2008/09/28 Lake Ming, near Bakersfield, California