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Boats being craned in and prepared on the dock at Vila Velha de Ródão ahead of qualifying

Nelson Morin Takes Pole for Season Finale as Title Contenders Hit Trouble

September 26, 2026

Edgaras Riabko's UIM F2 boat with 2027 Season Calendar text overlay

Provisional 2027 UIM F2 World Championship Calendar Takes Shape

September 26, 2026

UIM Race Bulletin No. 1 Technical Decision ruling the ECU units on Tobias Munthe-Kaas and Ian Blacker's Mercury APX 250 engines non-compliant with Rule 506.11

UIM Rules Munthe-Kaas and Blacker’s ECUs Non-Compliant Ahead of Vila Velha de Ródão Finale

September 25, 2026

AI-generated illustration of Jules Leysen in a white Viersel Waterski Club shirt beside the Albert Canal bridge

Jules Leysen, Viersel Waterski Club President and Former F1 Powerboat Driver, Has Died

September 25, 2026

Go GPS Racing's white and blue Fountain Super Vee on a MYCO trailer at a boat ramp, with Cortez Cove, Airos and Eastwood Racing sponsor livery

Race World Offshore

Aldington and Modin Race Rebuilt Go GPS Fountain at Clearwater After Testing Failure

September 25, 2026

Buby Bertels racing the Campine-sponsored UIM F2 boat, number 91

Buby Bertels on His First UIM F2 World Championship Points, Sponsors and 2027 Plans

September 25, 2026

1980s wooden racing boat in red Hungalu Racing and Dunaferr livery, race number 705

Can You Help Identify This 1980s Hungarian Racing Boat?

September 22, 2026

New front sponson section moulded for Mathilda Wiberg's UIM F2 boat after Peso da Régua collision damage

Mathilda Wiberg’s Boat Being Repaired Ahead of Vila Velha de Ródão After Peso da Régua Collision

September 22, 2026

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Suzuki Marine will be exhibiting on stand P132

Suzuki Marine Returns to the Southampton International Boat Show with Major On-Land and On-Water Presence

September 11, 2026

Diagram of ACEL Power's integrated electric propulsion system showing outboard motor, battery pack, smart charger, onboard computer, digital throttle and smart key

ACEL Power: The $10 Million Startup Betting on 350HP Electric Outboards

September 8, 2026

Revue, a Yamaha-powered Class 3B offshore raceboat, airborne at UKOBA Great Yarmouth, 1982

How Yamaha Outlasted Evinrude, Johnson and OMC

August 17, 2026

Twin Suzuki DF350A outboards powering a Ranieri boat at speed

Suzuki’s Outboard Margin Falls to 23.2% Despite 16% Revenue Growth

August 14, 2026

Vintage British Seagull outboard motor advertisement featuring a seagull perched on the engine with the slogan I'm telling you

“I’m Telling You!”: The Story Behind British Seagull

Four OXE Marine diesel outboard engines in black, shown from the side against a light grey background

Boating Industry

OXE Marine’s Engine Sales Fell 90%

Selva Marine outboard motor lineup with Italian tricolour branding

Selva Marine’s White Whale 300: The Outboard Built Start to Finish in Italy

Honda McLaren Performance M300 outboard engine studio shot

Honda’s McLaren M300 Outboard Now Sold as a Standalone Repower Engine

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Boating Industry

Brunswick Corporation Announces Leadership Transition: Aine Denari to Succeed David Foulkes as CEO

September 22, 2026

Boating Industry

Princess Yachts Posts Audited Turnaround Results as X90 Debuts at Cannes

September 22, 2026

Boating Industry

Premier Marinas Delivers £1.6m in Complimentary Visitor Berthing to Customers

September 15, 2026

Boating Industry

Mercury Marine Sets Outboard Share Record at Cannes as Brunswick Launches Navan C38

September 15, 2026

Boating Industry

Sunseeker Manhattan 94 Wins Best Exterior Profile at World Yacht Trophies 2026

September 15, 2026

Boat dealership lot at Nadeau's Marine in Litchfield, Maine

Boating Industry

Nadeau’s Marine Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

September 14, 2026

The Italian Sea Group signage listing Perini Navi, Picchiotti and NCA Refit brands

Boating Industry

Costantino Seeks Return to The Italian Sea Group’s Board

September 14, 2026

The PIRELLI 44 | Ducati Edition maxi-RIB, developed by Ducati, Pirelli and SACS Marine

Boating Industry

Ducati Reveals Pirelli 44 Ducati Edition, Just 26 to Be Built

September 13, 2026

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Cees van der Velden Gold Racing Formula One powerboat

Back in the Day

Cees van der Velden: The Flying Dutchman

Powerboat People

Ted Toleman: The Powerboat Years

Unowot racing in 1973, one of Britain's most celebrated Class 1 offshore powerboat hulls

Back in the Day

When Racing Boats Went South: The British Offshore Hulls That Ended Up in Gibraltar

Fausto Atzori Stain pictured alongside the Achilli Motors catamaran, one of his most celebrated offshore powerboat designs

Powerboat People

Fausto Atzori Stain: Offshore Powerboat Pioneer Dies at 85

Holed piston from Paul Jousseaume's Evinrude engine that ended his 1976 Rouen 24 Hours race in the early morning hours

Back in the Day

No Sponsor, 24 Boats, One Mercury: Rouen Fifty Years Before Poses

Miss Britain IV, the Ford Sabre-powered three-point hydroplane in which Chris Kaye set a world diesel water speed record of 124.24 mph on Coniston Water in November 1982

Powerboat People

Chris Kaye: Former Diesel Water Speed Record Holder Has Died

Hot Bovril offshore powerboat racing in 1970

Back in the Day

Avenger: The Boat Company Bovril Built

September 10, 2026

1911 Gorham silver presentation trophy for the motor boat Snapshot III, appraised on Antiques Roadshow

Back in the Day

Snapshot III: The 1911 Halifax Race Behind an Antiques Roadshow Trophy

September 7, 2026

RacingUS Racing

Andrew Tate Wins the Bill Muncey Cup and Claims 2026 National High Points Championship

September 22, 2026

Darryl Cuttell, CEO of Darana Hybrid and owner of the IHRA

The $1.4 Billion Behind Darryl Cuttell’s IHRA Empire

September 4, 2026

Seebold and Schubert Announce Reacquisition of F1 Powerboat Championship

Andrew Tate lifts the Apollo Mechanical Cup trophy with the BWR Racing team at Seafair 2026

Andrew Tate Defends Seafair Title, Sets New Course Record at Apollo Mechanical Cup

IHRA owner Darryl Cuttell

IHRA’s Darryl Cuttell Has Filed Against SpaceXAI’s Memphis Operators For $137 Million

Team Bermuda's S-25 takes the checkered flag to win Super Stock at the St. Clair River Classic 2026

Team Bermuda Wins Super Stock at St. Clair River Classic 2026

Jimmy Shane and Bruce Ratchford celebrate the U-27 Miss Apollo win at the 2026 Apollo Columbia Cup

Jimmy Shane Wins Apollo Columbia Cup, Andrew Tate Battles Back From Heat 3A DQ

Drivers briefing at St. Clair Fire Station ahead of the St. Clair River Classic 2026

St. Clair River Classic 2026: Entry List and Qualifying