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  2. Jetboat - Wikipedia

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    A jetboat is a boat propelled by a jet of water ejected from the back of the craft. Unlike a powerboat or motorboat that uses an external propeller in the water below or behind the boat, a jetboat draws the water from under the boat through an intake and into a pump-jet inside the boat, before expelling it through a nozzle at the stern.

  3. Jetsprint - Wikipedia

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    Margaret spectated jet boat Marathons which Pat competed in, but wanted to see more of the race, suggesting a smaller, more condensed track. Events were originally held in the same natural braided rivers that had inspired Sir William Hamilton to develop the jetboat , but when the sport was introduced to Australia in the mid-1980s, permanent ...

  4. Bill Hamilton (engineer) - Wikipedia

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    Sir Charles William Feilden Hamilton OBE (26 July 1899 – 30 March 1978) was a New Zealand engineer who developed the modern jetboat, and founded the water jet manufacturing company, CWF Hamilton Ltd. Hamilton never claimed to have invented the jet boat. He once said "I do not claim to have invented marine jet propulsion.

  5. Pump-jet - Wikipedia

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    The boat was reported to reach a speed of four mph moving upstream. [7] [8] [9] On December 21, 1833, Irish engineer John Howard Kyan received a UK patent for propelling ships by a jet of water ejected from the stern. [10] In April 1932, Italian engineer Secondo Campini demonstrated a pump-jet propelled boat in Venice, Italy. The boat achieved ...

  6. Outrigger (nautical) - Wikipedia

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    On a keelboat, "outrigger" refers to a variety of structures by which the running rigging (such as a sheet) may be attached outboard (outside the lateral limits) of the boat's hull. The Racing Rules of Sailing generally prohibit [3] such outriggers, though they are explicitly permitted on specific classes, such as the IMOCA Open 60 [4] used in ...

  7. New Zealand SailGP Team - Wikipedia

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    New Zealand SailGP Team New Zealand SailGP Team Career Established 2020 Nation New Zealand Team principal(s) F50 League LLC CEO Peter Burling, Blair Tuke Skipper Peter Burling Yachts Sail no. Boat name Amokura The New Zealand SailGP Team is a New Zealand Sailing team led by Peter Burling and Blair Tuke which participates in SailGP. The team is also known as the Black Foils. History New Zealand ...

  8. Motor sport in New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    The first New Zealand Drag Racing Nationals was held in the 1966/67 season at Kopuku, near Auckland. There are now two governing bodies operating drag racing in New Zealand with the IHRA sanctioning both of New Zealands major tracks at Ruapuna (Pegasus Bay Drag Racing Association) in the South Island and Meremere Dragway Inc in the North Island.

  9. List of IACC yachts - Wikipedia

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    Team New Zealand: Training boat for 2000 challenge Owner Areva Challenge by way of K-Challenge in Valencia. USA–58 Young America: Young America: Replaced USA–53 in 2000 LVC R-R 2 & R-R 3. Luna Rossa Challenge, location unknown SUI–59 Be Happy: FAST 2000 Test yacht Owner +39 challenge competed in Act 5 of LVC: NZL–60 Team New Zealand

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