<!– In the News: Speed On The Water ‘In The Lead’ Video Series Returning In 2023 –> Flashback from late 2020: Speedonthewater.com co-publisher Jason Johnson and I were driving back from a business meeting, meaning a mountain bike ride, when the idea for the Speed On The Water “In The Lead” documentary-style video series was […]
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<!– Commentary: Commentary: The Lasting Importance Of Bracket-Class Racing –> When Ed “Smitty” Smith took over the Offshore Powerboat Association about 20 years ago, he did more than secure a place to his race Wazzup Viper. He helped secure the future of offshore racing. Throughout the years, the Bracket classes have filled a huge void […]
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<!– In the News: Nor-Tech Calling On Industry For Final Hurricane Ian Relief Push –> With facilities in Fort Myers and Cape Coral Nor-Tech Hi-Performance Boat has been leading high-performance marine industry fundraising efforts in Southwest Florida communities damaged in September by Hurricane Ian. The center console, V-bottom sportboat and catamaran builder teamed up with […]
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<!– In the News: Florida Powerboat Club Nails Down 2023 Schedule –> For the balance of 2023, Stu Jones of the Florida Powerboat Club gets to drop the event organizing and production reins. The club’s 30th Key West Poker Run—held earlier this month—is successfully in the books despite challenges created by sub-tropical storm Nicole. But […]
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<!– Racing: Norway-Based Sudrheim Offshore Racing Team Coming To Class 1 –> When the 2023 Union Internationale Motonautique Class 1 season opens next spring, the new Sudrheim Offshore Racing team of Norway will be in the mix with teams from Australia, Sweden and the United States. But while the team is new to the Powerboat […]
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<!– Racing: JBS Racing MTI Catamaran Coming To PRI Show –> A 42-foot MTI catamaran powered by Sixteen Power engines, JBS Racing will be a “Featured Vehicle” at the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show—better known as PRI—coming to Indianapolis December 8-10. Though the V-16 engine platform itself was displayed at the event in 2019, it […]
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<!– Magazine: Inside SOTW Mag: A Place In The Sun –> Asked why he traveled from Osage Beach, Mo., for the Sunsation Powerboats 40th Anniversary Sun Run on Lake St. Clair in Michigan, Performance Boat Center’s Brett Manire offered an answer that would become a recurring theme during the celebration of the Algonac, Mich., company’s […]
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<!– Commentary: Commentary: 105,000 Thanksgiving Blessings –> Call us old school—we did, after all, start our careers when print newspapers and magazines were thriving—but we believe that publishers have a responsibility to the communities they cover and the people who call them home. That means giving back when you can and, at the very least, […]
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<!– New Products: Coming To The Miami Boat Show: Neumann’s Nor-Tech 400SS ‘Bridge Boat’ –> Earlier this week, Minnesota’s Jesse and Stephanie Neumann sold their Nor-Tech 500 Sport center console. The 50-foot beauty painted by Stephen Miles Design and outfitted with five Mercury Racing 450R V-8 outboard engines was the first to be built and—as […]
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<!– New Products: Whipple 3.8-Liter Supercharger The Centerpiece Of New Marine Engine Upgrade Kits –> For the past few years, Whipple Superchargers has been focused on the automobile market for its multiple centrifugal supercharger products. It’s been a booming segment for the Fresno, Calif.-based company, which in just two years reportedly has grown from 30 […]
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<!– Racing: OPA Worlds Day 1—Jumpstarting the Recovery –> When Hurricane Ian hit the southwest coast of Florida on September 28, one of the areas struck hard was Englewood Beach. Since then, the town of about 19,300 residents has been busy repairing their homes, cleaning up their yards and getting closer to back to normal. […]
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<!– New Products: First Twin V-10 Outboard-Powered Tritoon Showcased In Englewood Beach –> Racers and fans in Englewood Beach, Fla., this weekend for the Offshore Powerboat Association Englewood Beach Waterfest World Championships will have brand-new—and at this point unique—engines to ogle before and after races. WMF Watercraft and Marine, an Avalon/Tahoe pontoon dealer that is […]
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<!– New Products: DCB Delivers M28R Catamaran No. 15 –> When DCB Performance Boats introduced the M28R Widebody catamaran in 2017, the boat was paired with then-white-hot Mercury Racing 400R outboard engines. And the El Cajon, Calif., company built seven of those 28-footers with supercharged 400-hp mills, which were the most powerful offerings in the […]
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<!– In the News: New Video: In The Lead with Bob Teague of Teague Custom Marine –> When discussions began in 2020, the point of producing the Speed On The Water “In The Lead” video series with our partners at Scrapyard Media was to feature the most accomplished and innovative racers, builders, influencers and entrepreneurs […]
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<!– New Products: Mercury Marine Launching V-10 Verado Outboards –> During a press event yesterday at its Lake X product development and testing facility, Mercury Marine introduced the first-ever V-10 outboard engines in the form of 350- and 400-hp Verado models. According to a press release from the Fond du Lac, Wis., company, the SmartCraft […]
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<!– In the News: Cigarette Racing Team Backing Toys Tour Fun Run –> One of the last—if not the last—significant organized go-fast boating events of the season, the annual Toys Tour in Palatka, Fla., is set for December 2-4. The gift-gathering event for children in need has grown during the years since it was founded […]
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<!– Event Coverage: Range Of Experiences Make 30th Key West Poker Run One For The Books –> Looking back at last week’s Florida Powerboat Club Key West Poker Run, New York’s Chris Richards kept things simple. “It sucks when it all ends,” said Richards, who brought his Mystic Powerboats C4400 catamaran and 48-foot Sea Ray […]
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<!– Racing: Key West Worlds Finale: Twice as Nice –> After finishing second in day one of Class 1 racing at the offshore racing world championships in Key West., Fla., last Friday, throttleman John Tomlinson and driver Carlos de Quesada in the 49-foot Victory catamaran, Huski/Alegra Motorsports, took advantage of some early chaos to leap […]
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<!– Racing: Experience Rules In First Key West Worlds Race No. 1 –> At the start of yesterdays Class 1 race at the Race World Offshore-produced Offshore World Championships presented by Performance Boat Center in Key West, Fla., throttleman Steve Curtis and driver Brit Lilly charged to the front in the 47-foot Victory catamaran, Huski […]
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<!– Event Coverage: Media Blitz Lights Up Greene Street –> Even before the Sandbar Sports Grill on Greene Street reopened yesterday at 7 p.m. for the Speed On The Water “Racing To Rebuild” Key West Bash presented by CMR Construction and Roofing, the street itself was nuts. The street closed at 3:30 p.m.—Powerboat P1/P1 Offshore […]
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