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  1. Circuit Powerboat Association

    About Us. The CPA is the recognised authority for Circuit Powerboat Racing in Great Britain by the National Governing Body the British Power Boat Association (BPBA) as recognised by the UIM the international governing body for Powerboat Racing. The CPA was formed at the end of 2018 when the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) ended its role as the ...

  2. F1H2O UIM World Championship

    The UIM F1H2O World Championship is the world's foremost international series of single-seater inshore circuit powerboat racing. Highly competitive, intensely challenging, risky and entertaining, inshore circuit powerboat racing is the ultimate adrenalin rush and regarded as one of the most spectacular and exciting sports in the world.

  3. Welcome

    The British Powerboat Racing Club was formed in 2001 following the gala dinner held at the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes to celebrate the 40th running of the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes offshore powerboat race. The Cowes-Torquay launched offshore powerboat racing as a sport in Britain in 1961. Initially sponsored by the Daily Express newspaper, its ...

  4. Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship

    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.It is the highest class of inshore powerboat racing in the world, and as such, with it sharing the title of F1, is ...

  5. F1H2O UIM World Championship

    The F1H2O World Championship is the leading formula in single-seater inshore circuit powerboat racing and was sanctioned by the UIM in 1981. It is a multiple Grand Prix series of eight events taking place in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Points allocated at each Grand Prix count towards the overall World Championship standings.

  6. Formula 1 powerboat racing returns to the Royal Docks

    News. The British leg of the flagship series of single-seat inshore circuit Formula 1 powerboat racing will be held at East London's historic Royal Victoria Dock on June 15-17. The spectacular event will offer spectators an opportunity to watch the lightweight, tunnel-hull catamaran powerboats battling each other into turns at over 90mph and ...

  7. UK Circuit Racing into 2022 ⋆ Powerboat Racing World

    They also mentioned that Ben Jelf might even be making a comeback but that's still to be confirmed. CPA 2022 British Championship. 28/29 May - Carr Mill Dam - Lancashire Powerboat Racing Club. 23/24 July - Oulton Broad - Lowestoft & Oulton Broad Motor Boat Club. 17/18 September - Stewartby Lake - Stewartby Powerboat & Hydroplane ...

  8. Cowes Torquay Cowes & Cowes Poole Cowes Offshore Powerboat Races

    The racing fleet will assemble at Cowes Yacht Haven for scrutineering and safety inspection on Friday 23 August. The Cowes Torquay Cowes race will start at 9.30 the following morning (Saturday 24 August) followed immediately afterwards by the Cowes Poole Cowes race at 10.00am. Both races will start off the Squadron Line, Egypt Point, in the ...

  9. Level 42 frontman Mark King to start Cowes Torquay Cowes race

    Mark said his friends Martin and Laura Levi, at the British Powerboat Racing Club, have enabled him to get his 'fast boat fixes'. Race boats leaving Cowes for Torquay (Image: Malc Attrill) Level 42's Mark King on stage (Image: Tina Korhonen) "So you can imagine my reaction when they invited me to start the big race this weekend", he said.

  10. The return of Formula 1 Powerboat racing

    The last race to be staged in London was in 1984. The race will be broadcast live around the world and will be shown on Sky Sports in the UK. For more information about the flagship series of single-seater inshore circuit Formula 1 Powerboat Racing visit the UIM F1H20 website.

  11. Welcome To The Coniston Power Boat Records Week, Cumbria, England

    The 51st Powerboat Records Week will take place on Coniston Water from Monday 30th October to Friday 3rd November 2023. Coniston Power Boat Records Week is the only event in the Powerboat Racing Calendar to bring together all classes of boat. Entry is open to all from tiny hydroplanes, through inshore circuit racers to the largest offshore boats.

  12. Powerboat Racing: Werner prevails after Jones the boat becomes

    However, inshore powerboat racing tends to be overshadowed by the offshore version, in which 40ft monsters ride the open seas. The offshore circuit is renowned for its wealthy backers and lavish ...

  13. Me and My Motor: Marit Stromoy, F1H2O powerboat racer

    THE HIGH-OCTANE sport of powerboat racing will return to London's Royal Victoria Dock next month for the first time in more than 30 years. The British leg of the Formula 1 powerboat world championship — known as the F1H2O championship — will feature lightweight boats that skim the surface at 140mph, with one driven by the only woman to win a top-flight race.

  14. Inshore powerboat racing

    An F1 powerboat rounding a buoy. There are numerous categories that define the levels of competition for inshore powerboat racing. Much like circuit car racing, the highest levels are designated "Formula" followed by a number, and the principal of these is the Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship.Each "Formula" level follows a different set of regulations that specify the design of the boat ...

  15. P1 Superstock

    2320 Clark Street. Suite A1-3. Apopka, FL 32703. USA. Phone: +1 407 985 1938. Email Us. P1 Powerboat Management Ltd. Queen Anne Mansions. 86/87 Wimpole Street.

  16. British Powerboat Racing Club

    British Powerboat Racing Club, Cowes, Isle Of Wight, United Kingdom. 33,760 likes · 2,264 talking about this · 387 were here. Offshore 'Open Sea' Powerboat Racing UK

  17. Power Boat Circuit Racing

    The sport combines the seamanship of offshore powerboat racing with the multi-lap infighting of inshore circuit racing. OCR is often said to be "To the world of offshore powerboat racing what saloon car racing is to motorsport". Various events run from April to October throughout the UK each year and the sport is rising in popularity.

  18. Powerboating stars launch UIM F1H2O Grand Prix in London

    The UIM F1H2O World Championship Grand Prix of London - spectacular, high-octane inshore circuit powerboat racing - returns to East London's Royal Victoria Dock on 15-17 June 2018.

  19. Power Boat Racing

    The sport combines the seamanship of offshore powerboat racing with the multi-lap infighting of inshore circuit racing. OCR is often said to be "To the world of offshore powerboat racing what saloon car racing is to motorsport". Various events run from April to October throughout the UK each year and the sport is rising in popularity.

  20. Powerboat racing

    In the interests of simplicity, there are three basic types of powerboat racing: Jet Sport, Circuit and Offshore. These three classes encompass plenty of scope for you to find a race series that suits you, with all kinds of formats, from personal watercraft to outboard-powered Thundercats, hydroplanes, fast monohulls and P1 Superstock race boats.

  21. Powerboat Racing

    Gravity Media is proud to support international powerboat racing, with the F1H2O World Championship probably our most notable engagement. ... F1H2O is the crown jewel flagship inshore powerboat race series, and is regarded by fans as one of the most spectacular and exciting sports in the world. ... UK +44 20 3104 0000

  22. The 3 Categories of Powerboat Racing: Offshore, Circuit, and Personal

    Powerboat racing is an exciting and complex watersport, with three main disciplines: offshore, circuit, and personal watercraft. ... Circuit race events are typically held on inshore lakes, where powerboat racers compete in races built of small, circuit-like tracks. ... Also known as Jet Sport Racing in the UK, personal watercraft racing has ...

  23. News

    P1 Offshore is an organisation responsible for a series of world-class powerboat racing competitions. P1 Offshore is operated by Powerboat P1. Classes include: Class 1, Supercat, Superstock, VX, Stock V, Mod V and Bracket Classes 100 - 700 . P1 Offshore is partnered by the American Power Boat Assocation (APBA), Mercury Racing and the Offshore Powerboat Association (OPA)

  24. Offshore powerboat racing

    Class1 offshore powerboat. Offshore powerboat racing is a type of racing by ocean-going powerboats, typically point-to-point racing.. In most of the world, offshore powerboat racing is led by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) regulated Class 1 and Powerboat P1. [1] In the US, offshore powerboat racing is led by the APBA/UIM and consists of races hosted by Powerboat P1 USA.