Headon, the thing suggested an amphibious flying saucer with rudder trouble. From the rear it looked like Old Faithful on a rampage. To the motorboat experts who got up at 6 a.m. one day last ...

Boatbuilder Abbey Molyneux, featured not so long ago on these pages for staging a symposium of boatbuilders at her yard, has been busy creating a fascinating microcosm of vintage hydroplane racing, ...

The 21st Annual August Swap and Formal Meet of the Antique Outboard Motor Club chapter will be held today at the Wildlife Sports and Educational Museum on Route 30 in Vail Mills. Attendees come from ...

The supercharged Allison V-12 explodes into life, its exhausts firing smoke and flame as the unlimited hydroplane shakes like a plesiosaur on meth. A gleaming prop then shoves the wooden beast onto ...

Photos by Rick Lewis About 30 boats competed in the regatta, which has been staged at Pearrygin Lake since the mid-1990s. It was youth being served at the 2024 Pearrygin Lake Fall Regatta for ...

BROWNSTOWN — The difference between hydroplane boat racing and kayak paddling on a lake is pretty much the difference between a NASA space shuttle and a single-engine airplane. One boat makes waves, ...

A hopeful entrant in the emerging market of electric watercraft is out of action and being sold for parts. The company offered an electric outboard and battery combo that could be mounted on a boat ...

We survey some of the best examples of when vintage studio outboard gear was pushed beyond its intended use, with the resulting recordings going on to make a huge impact When you purchase through ...

HYDROPLANE RACING is a sport for thrill-seekers. A human is strapped into what is essentially an airplane wing fitted out with an airplane (or helicopter) engine, and then zooms almost airborne across ...

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — Guntersville Lake HydroFest is set to take place from June 29-30! Highlights of the event will include various boat races such as the Unlimiteds, Grand Prixs, Pro-Lites, Stock ...

GUNTERSVILLE – The Miss US 1 will race again on the waters of Lake Guntersville. The fully restored 1957 Unlimited remains the world speed record holder for piston powered craft and will race for the ...