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Inside The Cowes Classic, Offshore Powerboating’s Toughest Endurance Race

The last weekend in August was a great one for veteran offshore powerboat racer Miles Jennings, who is currently competing in the Union Internationale Motonautique Class 1 World Championship Series in the United States with American Alex Pratt in XINSURANCE / Good Boy Vodka , a 52-foot MTI catamaran powered by Mercury Racing 1100 Comp engines. Running Silverline , a canopied 43-foot Outerlimits Offshore Powerboats V-bottom with twin 900-hp engines, Jennings and fellow Brit Drew Langdon averaged 67.72 mph over 211 miles of rough ocean water to claim victory in the 2022 Cowes-Torquay-Cowes endurance race off the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom. They completed the run in 3 hours and 7 minutes.

Running a canopied Outerlimits SV 43 V-bottom, the United Kingdom’s Miles Jennings and Drew Langdon claimed victory in the 2022 Cowes-Torquay-Cowes endurance race. Photos courtesy/copyright Chris Davies, Tim Tapping, Andy Blondell, Graham Stevens, Stuart MacTaggart, William Evans and the British Powerboat Racing Club.

Though their average speed was significantly lower than the 94-mph average they were able to maintain in the 2021 event, it was still enough for the win—No. 6 in Cowes-Torquay-Cowes for Jennings, which ties him with the late Fabio Buzzi for the most wins in the historic event.

The cockpit duo described the race as tricky and tactical thanks to wind-against tide conditions.

“We needed this win to secure the overall British championship, but we had our eye on a fourth consecutive win as a team to take the Beaverbrook Trophy,” Jennings said. “And we knew we had a tough fleet of teams that also wanted to win at Cowes.”

Added Langdon, “This race was far more complex, swapping fuel usage between front and back tanks to keep the boat level allowing a good average speed. Usually the front tank would be used first for increased bow lift but this wasn’t an option in such confused seas.”

Shortly after stepping off the podium, Jennings caught a flight to the United States. The following weekend, he and Pratt competed in the P1 Offshore -produced St. Petersburg Grand Prix , the fifth of eight races in the Class 1 World Championship Series, where they finished fourth in the six-boat field.

After celebrating his fourth consecutive Cowes victory, Miles Jennings (second from the left) was off to the United States for the fifth race of the 2022 Class 1 World Championship Series.

The Powerful Attraction Of The Cowes Classic Situated on the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England, Cowes is still renowned for hosting one of the most famous offshore powerboat races in history spanning back 61 years. The Cowes-Torquay endurance race was born in 1961 when Canada-born Sir Max Aitken competed in the Miami Nassau in 1960 and decided to replicate such a great endurance event on British shores. In 1961, the Cowes-Torquay race was born and became Cowes-Torquay-Cowes event seven years later.

Born in 1910, Sir Max Aitken was the eldest son of Lord Beaverbrook, the owner of the Daily Express newspaper group, and after his education joined the Auxiliary Air Force and in 1939. Sir Max flew with the famous 601 Country of London Squadron fighting in the Battle of Britain in World War II and was one of the few lucky pilots who survived the war.

After his flying career, he was credited with having 16 victories, nine “probables” and damaging 15 enemy aircraft. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and Distinguished Flying Cross and was knighted in the 1940s. After the war, he joined his father’s newspaper business and became chairman of Beaverbrook Newspaper Ltd., following his father’s death in 1964.

Including her Cowes-Torquay-Cowes victory in 1978, the offshore racing career of Betty Cook was enough to land her in the Motorsports Hall of Fame.

American offshore racing pioneer Betty Cook competed in the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes event in 1978 and claimed victory in KAAMA , a 38-foot Scarab V-bottom powered by two MerCruiser engines alongside, John Connor and British racer Mike Mantle. In 1996, she was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America incorporated in Novi, Mich.

Other American powerboat-racing greats who have competed in the Cowes Classic include Dick Bertram, who claimed victory in 1965 in Moppie , and marine industry propulsion engineering legend Jim Wynne, who won the event in 1966. In 1972 and 1974, Richie Powers and Italian Carlo Bonomi teamed up to take wins. Carl Kiekhaefer, the founder of Kiekhaefer Aeromarine—the forerunner of what is now Mercury Racing in Fond du Lac, Wis.—also raced in Cowes, as did the late Tom Gentry.

Rough water is par for the 211-mile course in the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes event.

Organizers of historic event, which is one of the world’s last truly epic offshore powerboat endurance races, are hoping for an infusion of American teams in the near future. Martin Levi, the son of famed powerboat designer Sonny Levi and the director of the British Powerboat Racing Club , is spearheading a move to attract teams from across the Atlantic.

Though the event will retain its traditional last-weekend of August dates, plans include expanding Cowes-Torquay-Cowes into a five-day “festival of speed” with the “Round The Island” contest on Saturday and the 211-mile endurance battle on Sunday.

“The island has always attracted a colorful tapestry of offshore racers,” Levi said. “We think that making the current weekend of racing into a five-day ‘festival of speed’ is the way forward.”

No ongoing offshore powerboat endurance race has a richer history than the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes .

Editor’s note : Sarah Donohue is the United Kingdom-based reporter/commentator for the Sky Sports Network. This is her first article for speedonthewater.com.

For more information on the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes endurance race, visit the British Powerboat Racing Club website .

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The UIM has selected Arendal and Larvik in Norway as host cities for some of the 2024 UIM Offshore title Championship events. Arendal will hold a round of the highly anticipated UIM Offshore 3D World Championship, as well as the prestigious single eventUIM Offshore 3B World Championship and the UIM Offshore 3J, 3X, and 3C European Championships.

These thrilling events will take place from august 1st to 4th..

On the other hand, Larvik, unfortunately, lost the opportunity to host a round of the Offshore 3D World Championship, but on June 27th to 30th, the city will be offered to organize the UIM World Championship single event for classes 3A, 3X, and 3J.

This outcome has left the local organizers in Larvik disappointed, and a board meeting will be held to determine the course of action for the club.

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The Excitement of Running a P1 Offshore Race Boat

• By Charles Plueddeman
• November 16, 2023

In this age of 70 mph pontoons , 90 mph center-consoles and 150 mph sport cats, it’s pretty easy to experience eye-popping velocity on the water. So, there you are, the wind flapping your cheeks as you hold that throttle to the stop, one watering eye on the speedo as you bump the trim hoping to squeeze out the last bit of speed it will take to be the first boat to the poker-run card pickup. Maybe you even imagine that’s Reggie Fountain , Steve Curtis or Shaun Torrente at the helm of the boat you are pursuing, and instead of a king of hearts, there’s a big trophy waiting at the finish line. Well, dream on, Speed Racer. You’re going fast, but you are not racing, and your production-built motorboat is no race boat.

Steve Curtis throttles a real race boat. The Victory catamaran Huski Chocolate carried Curtis and drivers Travis Pastrana and Brit Lilly to the 2022 UIM Class 1 championship in the Powerboat P1 Offshore series. Last summer, we met Curtis and this boat, now rechristened Huski Ice Spritz, at the Mercury Racing Midwest Challenge in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the fourth event on the five-race 2023 P1 schedule. The boat is owned by SVEA Racing Inc., based in Stuart, Florida, regarded as the benchmark in professionalism and experience in Class 1 and led by technical director Gary Stray, director of operations Scott Colton and crew chief Patrick Cleaveland.

Curtis, a 59-year-old Englishman and the son of Cougar Powerboats founder and racing catamaran innovator Clive Curtis, claimed his first Class 1 world championship in 1985 in Key West when he was 21 years old. In his career, Curtis has throttled more than 20 world champions. Who would be better to show us under the cowl of a Class 1 race boat than the acknowledged master of throttling racing cats?

Class 1 is the premier category of international offshore powerboat racing. A P1 Offshore event can include a number of classes, but only the Class 1 Championship is sanctioned by the UIM (Union Internationale Motonautique), the world governing body for all ­powerboating activities. Basic rules for Class 1 dictate a minimum boat length overall of 12 meters (about 39 feet) and a minimum weight of 5,400 kilograms (just over 11,900 pounds). There have been seven boats in the Class 1 field in 2023, ranging in length from the 43-foot Skater Monster Energy/MCON to the 51-foot Mystic dfYoung. The Huski Ice Spritz/SVEA Victory is 47 feet length overall, with a running surface of 41.5 feet, according to Curtis, and a 12-foot beam. Curtis explains that the bigger boats often have an advantage in rough conditions, but the smaller boats can be nimbler in a current on flatter water in a tight, multiturn closed course—the 5-mile course at Sheboygan had 10 turns.

“Courses have become smaller to make the event more spectator-­friendly,” Curtis says. “We used to run 40-mile laps and 200-mile races.”

The age of the Class 1 fleet is also surprising. Huski Ice Spritz/SVEA was built in 2007 by the Victory team in Dubai to a ­Michael Peters design.

“The boat has been rebuilt and repowered a number of times,” Curtis says. “I believe it was originally powered by Lamborghini V-12 engines. The boat has been crashed and repaired. The entire deck has been replaced, and the running surface adjusted as the engine package has changed.”

Carbon, Of Course

The overall theme of a race boat is that every element is functional, and this is the key difference between Huski Ice Spritz and your go-fast rig. Speed and safety are all that matter. The hull and deck are laid up with a combination of carbon fiber and Kevlar composite, with foam coring of various density. Bulkheads are carbon fiber, molded in a combination of triangulation and U-channel shape, and bonded within the hull. Each sponson has a pair of steps that are about 1.5 inches deep and a single strake. The tunnel between the sponsons is designed to trap and compress air, which lifts the boat at speed. The tunnel is about 33 inches deep at the bow but only 22 inches deep at the transom.

A V-hull boat could run in Class 1, but the catamaran offers a significant advantage, according to Randy Scism, who helped establish the Victory team as a force in offshore racing before returning to the United States in 1998 to start performance boatbuilder Marine Technologies Inc.

“A comparable V-hull boat will be 20 to 30 mph slower at top speed,” says Scism, who designed the 48-foot MTI Class 1 cat ­XInsurance/Good Boy ­Vodka. “In some conditions, it might corner better, but it could never make up the difference in total lap time. The air cushion under a cat can carry 30 to 35 percent of the boat’s weight, so the bottom is not even touching small waves and chop.”

Builders seek to produce a boat that is significantly below the class minimum-weight specification. This allows each team to make weight using lead ballast—water ballast is not allowed—that can be positioned right on the stringers to keep the center of gravity as low as possible to enhance handling and help trim the boat. Weight, either lead bars or bags of lead shot, can be placed aft to lift the bow in calm conditions or forward to hold the bow down in rough water. Fuel tanks are located directly on the boat’s center of balance so that balance does not change as fuel is consumed. At race venues, a crane fitted with a scale lifts the Class 1 boats from the trailer to the water; this way, each boat is weighed every time it goes in and comes out of the water to prevent cheating.

At Class 1 speeds, aerodynamics becomes critical. The boats literally fly over the water, and the deck is flush with the top of each sponson. The enclosed cockpit is a teardrop blister, hatch latches and cleats are carefully recessed and faired, and air intake is accomplished with low-drag NACA ducts. When conditions are ideal, these huge boats appear to levitate with a grace that belies the brutal thrust required to reach speeds that can exceed 160 mph on the open ocean.

Prescribed Power

There are no surprises below the engine hatches of a Class 1 boat. Since P1 led a revival of the class in 2019, the Mercury Racing 1100 Competition engine has been standard power, a spec engine for the class. The 9.0-liter V-8 engine features Mercury Racing QC4 quad-valve cylinder heads and is boosted by twin turbochargers. Power output is 1,100 hp and 1,100 lb.-ft. of torque per engine on 93-octane pump gasoline. Each big V-8 turns 6,000 to 6,500 rpm. The transmission is the stout model designed for the Mercury Racing 1750 engine with a stronger input shaft and ­internal components.

“Before the switch to the Merc 1100, we were running engines making 1,850 to 2,000 hp at 7,500 rpm,” Curtis says, “and top speeds pushed 190 mph. Those engines needed a rebuild after each race.”

The point of a specified engine for the class is to reduce cost and ensure power parity among teams with unequal resources. With that in mind, the engines are tightly controlled. Teams are not allowed to make any adjustments or modifications to the engines. With the exception of the valve covers, the engines are sealed with special fasteners. At the beginning of each race weekend, the Mercury Racing support team delivers propulsion control modules (PCM) to each team. The PCM units are painted bright ­yellow so they are easy to identify. ­Mercury ­Racing also installs a data logger on each engine.

“After every practice and ­every race, we download the data to make sure it makes sense and that nobody has tweaked on the engines and turned the power up,” says Steve Wynveen, Mercury Racing manager of development engineering. “The idea of Class 1 now is that winning is dependent on driving and boat setup, not on who has the most money to throw at an engine.”

The expectation is that if teams don’t abuse these engines by constantly banging into the rev limiter, each can last the season with just basic maintenance. Teams will put between two and three hours of run time on the engines at each race weekend. Teams are free to install their own PCM for testing between races.

The Huski Ice Spritz/SVEA team engineered a number of quick-disconnect fittings that allow it to remove an engine in about 20 minutes, according to Curtis. This team pulls its engines after each race for maintenance and inspects the bilge and engine mounts below the engines. Typical maintenance includes an oil and filter change, checking the valve lash and adjusting with shims, a compression and leak-down test, checking the turbocharger ­waste-gate adjustment, and ­torquing all fasteners and clamps.

Six of the boats in this Class 1 fleet use surface drives based on a BPM model to put power to the water. The Italian drive only articulates in the vertical plane, which provides a limited range of trim, generally less than 15 degrees or, according to Curtis, about 1.5 inches at the propeller. The prop is located about 58 inches abaft the transom. A drop box located on the exterior of the transom allows teams to quickly change gear ratios to best match engine torque to the prevailing conditions. Curtis explains that on today’s short courses, ­acceleration out of turns is often more important than top speed. Teams using a surface drive are limited to three prop sets but have unlimited gear ratios. Steering is accomplished by a center-mounted rudder—a knife-sharp polished stainless Italian Flexitab model on Huski Ice Spritz—and teams can change rudders based on water conditions.

A sterndrive is also permitted in Class 1, but if the sterndrive can steer, the boat is not allowed to use a rudder. The MTI XInsurance/Good Boy Vodka boat is rigged with modified Mercury Racing M6 sterndrives. Trim is retained, but the skegs are cut off and steering is locked. The boat is equipped with a rudder. Teams running sterndrives are allowed an unlimited number of propellers.

“The problem with trying to steer these boats with the sterndrives is that when you turn the drive, one prop is pushed into water and the other into the air coming through the tunnel,” Scism says. “The prop in the air loses thrust. You want to keep both props centered behind the sponsons. I prefer to use the M6 drives for the added trim authority. That drive is plenty rugged for these engines.”

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Curtis throttles with his right hand gripping a pair of Mercury Zero Effort controls topped with red plastic knobs molded to the shape of his hand. To his left is a fixed, molded grip with radio/intercom control buttons, trim control, and a button to change the screen display. Curtis can communicate with his team using VHF and UHF radios, and a cellular connection. Below is a pair of Mercury ignition keys, which we were surprised to see.

“When we went to the standard Merc 1100 engines, we wanted to retain the entire stock wiring harness to prevent any sort of tampering,” Curtis says. “So, there are the keys, just like on your fishing boat. It was the ­easiest solution.”

Facing Curtis are a pair of Livorsi turbocharger boost gauges, a Livorsi trim indicator, and a multifunction display usually showing tachometers. In the center of the dash is a Garmin MFD split between navigation and a rearview camera. The driver sits before a quick-release steering wheel with a lap counter on top of the dash, which will also display a yellow-and-red flag signal from race control.

I wish I could describe the ­sensation of driving Huski Ice Spritz at speed while looking through the slit of a windscreen. But as it turns out, there is not enough liability coverage or legal cover to ever make that happen. Scism says MTI will build you a new 48 Race model to Class 1 specs, with a price tag of $2.2 million to $2.4 million with power. A $500,000 budget will cover a bare-bones Class 1 team for a season, Curtis says, with a well-financed team spending more than $1.5 million. SVEA Racing Inc. brings a crew of 10 to each race with a 70-foot race trailer, a tilting boat trailer and its Kenworth hauler, and a world-champion throttleman. They are not going to a poker run.

Safety First

When Steve Curtis won his first Class 1 championship, he was standing in an open cockpit. “There was very little concern for safety in those boats,” Curtis says. “If you stuffed the boat, it was very likely you’d be killed.”

Today the driver and throttle work in an enclosed cockpit that is all business. This is not your pleasure boat—there is no Alcantara upholstery, no bass-pumping audio system, and no LED-illuminated drink holders. Cockpit entry is through a hatch secured with four sliding bolts like a bank vault. In Huski Ice Spritz, Curtis throttles from the port seat, and the driver is at the wheel to starboard. Deep bucket seats have 2 inches of suspension travel, and the crew is strapped securely in place. “During a race, it can actually get rather violent in here,” Curtis says. “It’s not very noisy, but there is a lot of vibration, even in smooth water, because the boat is so rigid. We can feel pretty beat up after a race.”

A cage of carbon channels surrounds the cockpit, which Curtis says is backed by a very thick bulkhead. Crush zones around the cockpit are designed to absorb energy on impact. The interior is raw and black, with no thought of cosmetics. The forward portion of the cockpit structure is formed by a ¾-inch-thick polycarbonate shield modeled after a fighter-jet canopy. The clear portion is minimized for further crew protection. There’s an emergency escape hatch in the floor for egress if the boat flips. The driver and throttle have a 10-minute emergency air supply.

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The Cowes-Torquay-Cowes powerboat race is considered to be one of the toughest and most prestigious offshore powerboat races in the world. The race covers a distance of approximately 190 nautical miles, starting and finishing in Cowes on the Isle of Wight, England, and passing through Torquay on the south coast of England.

The race has a rich history, dating back to 1961, and has attracted some of the biggest names in powerboat racing over the years. Drew Langdon is a British powerboat racer who has competed in the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes race, as well as other offshore powerboat races around the world. He has achieved multiple victories and podium finishes in various powerboat racing events throughout his career.

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Poole Bay 100 is an offshore powerboat race that takes place annually in Poole Bay, on the south coast of England. The race covers a distance of 100 nautical miles and is organized by the UK Offshore Powerboat Racing Association (UKOPRA).The UKOPRA is the governing body for offshore powerboat racing in the UK and is responsible for organizing a number of offshore powerboat races throughout the country. The organization sets the rules and regulations for the races and ensures that they are conducted safely and fairly.

The Poole Bay 100 is one of the most popular races organized by the UKOPRA and attracts competitors from all over the world. The race takes place in September each year and features a variety of different classes of powerboats, ranging from smaller entry-level boats to larger high-performance racing boats.

The Lymington Challenge is an offshore powerboat race that takes place in Lymington, a coastal town located in Hampshire, England. The race covers a distance of approximately 100 nautical miles and is organized by the Lymington Powerboat Racing Club.

The Lymington Challenge is open to powerboats of all types and sizes, and is known for attracting a diverse range of competitors, from amateur enthusiasts to professional racers. The race is typically held in June or July each year and is one of the highlights of the UK offshore powerboat racing calendar.

The course for the Lymington Challenge takes competitors along the Solent, around the Isle of Wight, and back to Lymington. The race is known for its challenging conditions, with strong currents, rough seas, and shifting winds adding to the difficulty of the race. Despite the challenges, the Lymington Challenge is a popular event among powerboat racing enthusiasts and is widely regarded as one of the most exciting offshore powerboat races in the UK.

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The Cornish 100 Trophy is an offshore powerboat race that takes place in Cornwall, a county located in the southwest of England. The race covers a distance of approximately 100 nautical miles and is organized by the South West Offshore Racing Association (SWORA).

The Cornish 100 Trophy is open to powerboats of all types and sizes, and typically attracts a range of competitors from amateur enthusiasts to professional racers. The race is usually held in July or August each year and is one of the most popular offshore powerboat races in the UK.

The course for the Cornish 100 Trophy takes competitors along the Cornish coast, past rugged cliffs and beautiful beaches, and around the famous Land’s End landmark. The race is known for its challenging conditions, with strong winds, choppy seas, and unpredictable weather adding to the difficulty of the race.

Despite the challenges, the Cornish 100 Trophy is a popular event among powerboat racing enthusiasts and offers a unique opportunity to experience the stunning coastline of Cornwall from the water.

The John Mace Perpetual Trophy

The Late Mike Fiore was awarded ‘The John Mace Perpetual Trophy’. I was honoured to accept on his behalf at The Royal Yacht Squadron Cowes UK for his contribution to Powerboat development. Mike having designed and built my Outerlimits SV43 which has now given us two consecutive wins at the International Cowes Torquay Cowes Powerboat Race In 2018 & 2019.

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CLASS 1 OFFSHORE RACING

Offshore racing in the UK is a highly competitive and exciting sport that involves high-performance powerboats and attracts top teams and drivers from around the world. The sport is governed by two main organizations: the British Powerboat Racing Club (BPRC) and the UK Offshore Racing Association (UKOPRA).

The BPRC is responsible for organizing and promoting the races themselves, while the UKOPRA oversees the technical and safety aspects of offshore powerboat racing in the UK.

Class one vee powerboats are a popular type of powerboat used in offshore racing in the UK. These boats are designed for speed and maneuverability, and can reach speeds of up to 120 mph. They are typically piloted by a team consisting of a driver and a throttleman, who work together to control the boat’s speed and direction.

Offshore racing events in the UK featuring class one vee powerboats include the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes and Poole-Bournemouth-Poole races, as well as the Guernsey Gold Cup and the Falmouth Fowey race. These events are highly competitive and attract large crowds of fans and spectators.

Safety is a top priority in offshore racing with class one vee powerboats, and strict rules and regulations are in place to ensure the safety of the drivers, teams, and spectators. The boats are equipped with advanced safety features like roll cages, fire suppression systems, and emergency air supplies for the crew.

Experience the Thrill : Class 1 Vee Powerboat Racing

Dive into the adrenaline-fueled world of Class 1 Vee racing, where cutting-edge technology meets extreme speed. Governed by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM), the sport’s international authority, Class 1 Vee racing adheres to stringent rules and regulations, covering everything from boat design to team requirements.Constructed with precision and safety in mind, these boats boast specific hull designs, cockpit layouts, and engine specifications. Advanced materials like carbon fiber and Kevlar ensure both strength and minimal weight, allowing for optimal performance.

Behind the wheel, a skilled duo of driver and throttleman work in harmony to master the boat’s speed and direction. The driver focuses on steering, while the throttleman fine-tunes the boat’s power, adjusting the throttles accordingly.Racecourses, marked by buoys or other markers, challenge teams with multiple laps around 6-8 mile-long tracks. The length and difficulty of these courses can vary based on location and conditions, but one thing remains constant: sheer exhilaration.

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Guido Cappellini 10 x F1 WorldChampion

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F1 H2O: Shaun Torrente again F1 World Champion after an unbelievable race. And for Guido Cappellini there are 10 titles also as a Team Manager!

Shaun Torrente becomes World Champion for the second time, repeating last year’s success, thanks to an unbelievable  comeback in the last of the 45 laps of the last race of the F.1 championship, the Sharjah GP. Fifth in qualifying, with his great rival Andersson (who was only 6 points apart) in pole position, the American driver […]

UIM F.2: Rashed Al Qemzi (Abu Dhabi Team) won the home GP too!

Rashed Al Qemzi crowned his brilliant season in the 2019 UIM F2 World Championship with a great home victory in the Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi. AlQemzi, already installed as F2 World Champion for the second time in three years, led from start to finish to record his fourth Grand Prix triumph of the year […]

An intense weekend in China: Shaun Torrente (Abu Dhabi Team) won the China Grand Prix and regained the leadership!

Shaun Torrente won the Grand Prix of China, afetr the fourth place obtained on Saturday in the first race scheduled in Xiamen,  and more importantly to him and Team Abu Dhabi, he regained the lead of the 2019 UIM F1H2o World Championship. Torrente leads Jonas Andersson (who was third in this race and second in the […]

Guido Cappellini - Campione F1H2O

Welcome to my website and thank you for visiting it.

My goal, in addition to telling my career, is to ensure that this site can celebrate and promote the sport of powerboating, in particular the UIM F1 Inshore, which was once the world as a pilot and is still today as team manager of the Abu Dhabi Team, participating in the F1 and F2 World Championships.

By clicking under the shark (the logo that characterized my hull), you can find everything I did: I hope my story can be a source of inspiration for young drivers who are approaching our fantastic sport!

I have many people to thank, especially my team and my family, those who have always known me, for everything that has happened so far, with ten world championships won as a driver and those we are winning as Abu Dhabi Team. I also have to thank my sponsors and all the people who have contributed: you can find them in the “What they say about Guido” section.

I also have to thank the competitors I’ve met during my career – many of whom, like Fabrizio Bocca, Michael Werner, Jonathan Jones and others, are great friends – because they pushed me to raise my game and made me improve more and more.

I hope you’ll enjoy reading my story, seeing pictures and videos from a lifetime and following the news about the Abu Dhabi team, which you’ll find updated day by day.

Thank you all!

Guido Cappellini - Team Principal Abu Dhabi Team

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Since 2015, Guido Cappellini  is the Team Principal of the Abu Dhabi  Powerboat Team, which  partecipates  of UIM F1, F2 and F4  Powerboat World Championship and also to the UIM World Endurance Circuit.

The Team is part of the Abu Dhabi International Marine Sport Club, established in 1993: International Marine Sport Club  is a high level organisation, which creates  water sport events in its spectacular location, between Breakwater and the Corniche. At the beginning, it hosted a round of the UIM F1 H2O World Championship, the world’s most spectacular water sport series. Then, a series of  sports activities was developed, and  were put up the teams  which  are today   at the top of the World F1 Inshore and Offshore championships.

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