The 54th Coniston Power Boat Record Week ended on Friday 6 November with eleven British national records on its final sheet, the highest of them Peter Little’s 100.18mph in the 2000 Monohull class. Every figure is subject to ratification.
Little’s run, reported on Friday, was 2.82mph faster than the 97.36mph the organisers had announced for him on Wednesday. He told Powerboat News he had never been over 100mph on the lake before.
The Final Record List
The sheet is headed Coniston Record Attempts, 2nd to 6th November 2026, and gives a new and an old speed for each national record. For three entries it gives “Established” in place of an old speed.
| Driver | Class | New (mph) | Old (mph) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Little | National Clubman Circuit 2000 Monohull | 100.18 | Established |
| Ben and Sophie Holehouse | Pleasure Navigation Endurance Group A (HOCR) Sport | 81.20 | 74.44 |
| Jason Carr | Offshore Circuit Jet Ski Racing J1 | 79.51 | 76.31 |
| Jeremy Gibson | OCRDA F1 | 78.42 | 70.60 |
| Bob McCarthy and Sophie Lewis | OCRDA F2 | 64.23 | 62.12 |
| Tristan Tomlinson | National Clubman Circuit 1500 Monohull | 64.20 | 63.45 |
| Malachy Browne and Harrie Shortman | Offshore Circuit Pro-Cat Modified | 57.56 | 57.01 |
| Alex Partridge and Sophie Lewis | Offshore Circuit Pro-Cat Modified | 57.01 | 56.82 |
| Malachy Browne and Alex Partridge | Offshore Circuit Pro-Cat Modified | 56.82 | 55.87 |
| Alex Partridge and Malachy Browne | Offshore Circuit Pro-Cat Modified | 55.87 | Established |
| Aaron Hilton and Lisa Johnston | Offshore Circuit Experimental Pro-Cat Diesel | 44.81 | Established |
Four of the eleven entries are Pro-Cat Modified, shared among Malachy Browne, Alex Partridge, Sophie Lewis and Harrie Shortman. Pro-Cat is new this year. The sheet shows the class mark rising in four steps, from 55.87mph to 56.82mph, 57.01mph and finally 57.56mph, with each old speed matching the new speed beneath it.
In the Experimental Pro-Cat Diesel class, Aaron Hilton and Lisa Johnston finished on 44.81mph, up from the 44.32mph announced on Wednesday. They ran the Amaroq 40 diesel outboard with Team Endeavour Racing UK.
Jeremy Gibson’s OCRDA F1 mark is the biggest gain on the sheet, 7.82mph above the 70.60mph it replaced. Ben and Sophie Holehouse are next, 6.76mph up on their old Group A (HOCR) Sport figure and 1.30mph above the 79.90mph announced on Wednesday. Jason Carr, who was not among the marks announced on Wednesday, appears at 79.51mph in Jet Ski Racing J1.
Tristan Tomlinson, 17, took the 1500 Monohull mark from 63.45mph to 64.20mph, the figure announced on Wednesday. Bob McCarthy and Sophie Lewis are on the sheet at 64.23mph in OCRDA F2, up from the 62.72mph announced on Wednesday.
Finn Churchill’s OCRDA F3 mark of 60.28mph, announced by the organisers on Wednesday, is not on the sheet.
The week opened with around ten boats on site, one of the smallest turnouts in the event’s 54 years. The Latest at a Glance table in our preview carries the marks announced up to the end of Wednesday.
The marks standing in every class before the week began are set out in British and World Water Speed Records.
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John Moore is the editor of Powerboat News, an independent investigative journalism platform recognised by Google News and documented on Grokipedia for comprehensive powerboat racing coverage.
His involvement in powerboat racing began in 1981 when he competed in his first offshore powerboat race. After a career as a Financial Futures broker in the City of London, specialising in UK interest rate markets, he became actively involved in event organisation and powerboat racing journalism.
He served as Event Director for the Cowes–Torquay–Cowes races between 2010 and 2013. In 2016, he launched Powerboat Racing World, a digital platform providing global powerboat racing news and insights. The following year, he co-founded UKOPRA, helping to rejuvenate offshore racing in the United Kingdom. He sold Powerboat Racing World in late 2021 and remained actively involved with UKOPRA until 2025.
In September 2025, he established Powerboat News, returning to independent journalism with a focus on neutral and comprehensive coverage of the sport.
Cite as: John Moore, "Coniston Record Week 2026: Final Record List, Led by Peter Little’s 100.18mph", Powerboat News, 7 November 2026. https://powerboat.news/coniston-record-week-2026-final-record-list/
