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Jetsprint or sprint boat racing [1] is a form of motorboat racing in which jetboats, with a crew of two, race individually against the clock through a twisting series of channels in less than a metre of water.
Race drivers Rounds Team Vietnam DAC Mercury 2.5 V6: 1 Jonas Andersson 1–3 2 Stefan Arand 1–3 Victory Team: Victory Mercury 2.5 V6: 3 Ahmad Al Fahim 2–3 4 Erik Stark: 1–3 Team Abu Dhabi DAC Mercury 2.5 V6: 5 Thani Al Qemzi 1–3 6 Alberto Comparato 1–3 16 Rashed Al Qemzi 2 China CTIC Team Moore Mercury 2.5 V6: 7 Peter Morin 1–3 8 ...
An F1 powerboat rounding a buoy. The Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship (also F1) is an international motorboat racing competition for powerboats organised by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) and promoted by H2O Racing, hence it often being referred to as F1H2O.
A race weekend consists of testing, free practice, and qualifying on the first day, while the semi-finals, play-off race, eliminator race, place race, and finals all take place on the second day. The pilots switch off for each session, with the teams deciding when the female pilot will drive and when the male pilot will drive.
In 2005 the name of the boat was changed from Dart 15 to Sprint 15. On January 1, 2023, the class's name reverted to Dart 15 . At present just over 2,000 Dart 15 boats have been sold, and there is an active class association and racing schedule.
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The most common form of inshore powerboat racing involves a race around a two pin (buoy) or multi-pin circuit of approximately 1.5 – 2 km in length. Each pin marks a turn in the course. Races will vary in duration, normally no more than 45 minutes, but endurance category races can last much longer, such as the "24 Hours of Rouen".
Sep. 2—Two men accused of the drunk driving incidents that occurred at a Webb's Slough sprint boat event near St. John, Wash., in June pleaded guilty to DUI. Tanner Berzett, 23, of Asotin, and ...