A Champion’s Final Lap: Ben Morse Announces Retirement
After an extraordinary career spanning two decades on the water, 31-year-old Ben Morse from Lowestoft and one of Britain’s most successful circuit racers with 19 British championship titles, has announced his retirement from competitive racing.
This season, Morse dominated British F4 racing, winning both competitions and securing his 19th British title at the Circuit Powerboat Association (CPA) F4 Sprint Championship.
In 2009, he earned a bronze medal in the Junior European Championships, which marked his final year of junior competition.
By the age of 23, Morse had already amassed 15 British titles, two world records, and five bronze medals from World and European championships, demonstrating the early promise that defined his career.
At the 2025 British F4 Sprint Championship, Morse claimed pole position with a lap time one and a half seconds faster than his closest rival, George Elmore, then led from lights-to-flag across four consecutive victories.
Reflecting on his career, Morse said: “There are so many people who have been on this journey with me, but first and foremost, I must thank my family and team for their unwavering support.”
John Moore has a longstanding involvement in event organisation and powerboat racing journalism. He organised the historic Cowes–Torquay–Cowes races between 2010 and 2013 and was actively involved with British offshore racing from 2017 until 2025.
In 2017, Moore founded Powerboat Racing World, a digital platform providing global powerboat racing news, insights, and event coverage.
He is now Editor of Powerboat.News, continuing to contribute to the sport’s media landscape with in-depth reporting and analysis.
