Regular hulled boats are all well and good for rowing and all, but if you wanna go fast, you’ve gotta cut your draft. [RCLifeOn] built a hydroplane design that skims on the very surface of the water, ...
Backflips are dangerous if you don’t pull them off. It doesn’t matter if you’re talking about doing it in a car, bike, or boat—get it wrong, and you’re likely to break your neck, or worse. One ...
A hydroplane boat driver ended up in the hospital Friday after the boat flipped during a race in Mission Bay. It was the first day of San Diego Bay Fair, an event featuring the specialized boats. The ...
Hydroplanes, on the other hand, also move by propellers in the water beneath their hulls. But when a hydroplane gets moving, the hull's design is what provides lift. As the speed increases, the ...
Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson is set to drive the restored Atlas Van Lines Blue Blaster hydroplane on August 1, 2025, at the Seafair Weekend Festival in Seattle. This event ...
Sitting in the shade beneath a canopy on Ski Beach, Jamie Nilsen was asked a question that few people are qualified to answer. Which is more difficult, hitting a 93 mph fastball painted on home ...
KAWKAWLIN TOWNSHIP, MI-- Inside Jon Staudacher's workshop there sits a shiny red grand prix hydroplane that makes the boats of Bay City's River Roar look like mosquitos. Staudacher isn't new to ...
DETROIT (WWJ) - A hydroplane boat racer says that he is fortunate to have escaped serious injury after flipping his boat on the Detroit River. The Detroit News reports that Mike Webster was heading ...