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U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 Raffaele Chiulli, President Dear powerboating friends, Federation. We all know that we are in an intense transitional phase and that there is a lot of work to be done to put the UIM train on the right track in the interest of our sport. CONTENTS It fills me with great pride and honour to have been elected as President of the International Powerboating I am committed to making sure that the UIM will focus on three main action points: integration, democracy and reputation. The UIM will strengthen its position as: – the Federation of Federations, acting as a true link between all National Authorities – a Union governed by a democratically-inspired, decision-making process and serving its members with integrity and transparency – a point of reference for powerboating as one of the leading motor sports worldwide Doing this we will have the chance to establish powerboating as a powerful sporting movement - and we will achieve our short and midterm goals more successfully. In the forthcoming season, which looks fascinating, we will focus on the development of young talent through our Formula Future, the reinforcement of cooperation with the Olympic Committee and the promotion of environmental awareness and environmentally-friendly technologies and fuels. I am prepared to guide the UIM into the future and, by working together, we will succeed. I wish you all a safe and successful powerboating season! Raffaele Chiulli President CONTENTS 01 President’s message 32 Formula Series 48 Portugal 02 Working for the sport 36 Finland 49 Poland 06 National Authorities 37 Italy 50 United Kingdom 08 Formula 1 38 Norway 52 World Champions 14 Powerboat P1 40 Latvia 57 European Champions 20 F2000 42 Russia 60 Championship results 24 Aquabike 44 Sweden 65 World Speed Records 25 Photo Competition 46 Turkey 70 2008 Calendar © UIM Yearbook 2007/2008 is published by the Union Internationale Motonautique, priced € 15. Editorial productions by Alan Ewens (UAE PR Consultant). Design and printing by Multiprint, Principality of Monaco. Picture credit cover: Peter Piovarcsy - Slovakia. Note: Although the greatest care has been taken for the compilation of this publication, the publishers and editor respectively accept no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions or alterations, or for any consequence ensuing upon the use of, or reliance upon any information given in this publication. All rights reserved. February 2008. 1 WORKING FOR THE SPORT GENERAL ASSEMBLY President Raffaele Chiulli Council Executive Commitee International Board of Consultants Pleasure Navigation Comintech Cominsafe Fidel Alvarez Guzman Raffaele Chiulli Umberto Panzeri Robert Wartinger Cominsport Powertrain Cominoff Fred Hauenstein Roger Trotman Per Benson Formula Future Jetsprint River Marathon C.1.C Jan M.J. Kroonenberg Adrian Kemp Javier Amtmann Per Benson Formula 1 Commitee Formulae Commitee Safety Cockpit Commitee Aquabike Commitee Ziggy Boettle Vincenzo Iaconianni Ziggy Boettle Jean François Modoux Legal Advisor Secretary General Kimon Papachristopoulos Régine Vandekerckhove HONORARY OFFICERS OF THE U.I.M. Honorary Presidents Louis de Santis Claude Bouilloux-Lafont Alfred Buysse Vittore Catella Francesco Cosentino Paul Lamberts † † † † France France Belgium Italy Italy Belgium Honorary Vice-President - Middle East and West Asia HH Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan U.A.E. Edward Nabb Anthony Needell Robert Nordskog Claudio Procaccini Soren Ringi Rick Sandstrom Gabriel Voillon † † † Honorary Secretary General José Mawet † U.S.A. U.K. U.S.A. Italy Sweden U.S.A. France Belgium † Deceased 2 Honorary Senior Vice-Presidents Francisco Geli Simon † Angelo Vassena Spain Italy Honorary Vice-Presidents Mario Augusta Bill Brown Renato Cani Sherman F. Crise Robert Gallaire Hado Gonzales de Zepete Philippe Guillou Marco Feltgen Stanton Fitts Jakobo Krieger Giacinto Lauta Bohdan Mankowski Italy U.K. Italy Bahamas France Italy France Germany U.S.A. Argentina Italy Poland † † † † † † EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE U.I.M. Raffaele Chiulli President Jerzy CZESZKO Vice-President Poland Louis Laik Treasurer Monaco Kimon Papachristopoulos Legal Advisor to Council Greece / Germany Raffaele Chiulli President Italy standardise boats and equipment and recommend necessary homologation procedures. Additionally, COMINTECH members study and recommend technical measures likely to interest competitors and improve reliability and safety in the sports. Umberto Panzeri President Comintech Italy Administrators Administrator Administrator Administrator Vice-President Administrator Administrator Administrator Administrator Administrator Treasurer Administrator Administrator Administrator Legal Advisor Senior Vice-President President APBA Qatar Russia Portugal Poland Sweden Italy Turkey Malaysia Germany Monaco France United Kingdom Belgium Greece/Germany U.S.A. U.S.A. Siegfried Boettle Max Gamarra Alexey Ishutin Mikael Lundblad Peter Sandor Sami Selio Roger Trotman Peter Widmer Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member U.S.A. France Russia Sweden Hungary Finland U.K. Norway International Sport Commission COMINSPORT convenes to study, modify, improve and implement all international sporting rules, draw up the relevant calendar and examine all requests for record homologation. Fred Hauenstein President U.S.A. Regional & Continental Vice-Presidents Petr Bogdanov Charles Strang Dato Yahya A. Jalil Eastern Europe North America South East Asia Russia U.S.A. Malaysia Commission / Committee Presidents Fidel Alvarez Guzman Per Benson Per Benson Siegfried Boettle Siegfried Boettle Raffaele Chiulli Fred Hauenstein Vincenzo Iaconianni Jean François Modoux Umberto Panzeri Régine Vandekerckhove Robert Wartinger IBC President Class 1 Chairman Cominoff President Formula 1 Chairman Chairman Saf. Cockp. Pleasure Navigation Cominsport President Formulae Chairman Aquabike Chairman Comintech President Secretary General * Cominsafe President Mexico Sweden Sweden U.S.A. U.S.A. Italy U.S.A. Italy Switzerland Italy Belgium U.S.A. *The Secretary General is a non-voting, ex-officio member of the Council and all other U.I.M. Commissions, departments and bodies and is responsible for the implementation of all decisions made by Council and the General Assembly International Pleasure Navigation Commission The Pleasure Navigation Commission has a wide ranging brief to promote motorboating by liaison with international organisations and governments, focus on all aspects of improving safety, environmental issues and cross-border travel. Marathon racing, Regularity, Radio Control, Historic Boat competitions and calendar planning all come within its orbit. Raffaele Chiulli President Italy Edouard Luy Peter Fencl Jean-Marc Giraldi Vittorio Gobetti Francesco La Sorsa Nikolay Mnev Jim O'Toole John Puddifoot Jean-Marie Van Lancker Secretary Member Member Radio Cont. Coordinator Member Member P1 Promoter Member Member Switzerland Slovakia Monaco Italy Italy Russia U.K. U.K. Belgium International Technical Commission The duties of the International Technical Commission include the study of all technical rules proposed for international competition, the formulation and administration of all tests on boats, equipment and special materials, to Phillip Stacey Giacomo Borgonovi Erwin Lang Pelle Larsson Jean-Marie Lhomme Francis Notschaele Petr Pylaev Sami Abu Shaikha Secretary Member Member Member Member Member Member Member U.K. Italy Austria Sweden France Belgium Russia Qatar WORKING FOR THE SPORT Sami Abu Shaikha Petr Bogdanov Luis Calvario Jerzy Czeszko Christer Gustafsson Vincenzo Iaconianni Ugur Isik Dato Yahya A. Jalil Dieter Komm Louis Laik Jean-Marie Lhomme John Reed J.M. Van Lancker Kimon Papachristopoulos C.D. Strang Mark Weber U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 COUNCIL OF THE U.I.M. Formula Future Subcommission The Formula Future Subcommission is established to investigate, promote and administer all types of youth competition, reporting to the International Sports Commission. Jan M.J. Kroonenberg Chairman Holland Luis Calvario Jerzy Czeszko A. Fairuz Yusof Peter Fencl Fred Hauenstein Edmundas Janauskas Teruo Kaneko Dieter Komm Zbigniew Markiewicz Jiri Peknice John Puddifoot Nadejda Pylaeva Ermes Rugalli Member Member Coordinator S.E. Asia Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Portugal Poland Malaysia Slovakia U.S.A. Lithuania Japan Germany Poland Czech Republic U.K. Russia Italy International Offshore Commission The members of the COMINOFF are elected by the representative nations participating in offshore racing. Its brief is to study, draw up and enforce rules for offshore competition, assist in compiling the racing calendar and defining championship status, examine requests for record homologation and set up specific technical working groups and sub-commissions as necessary. Per Benson President Sweden Robert Bull Angelo Borlini Harry Fabritius Emre Guler Max Gamarra Gary Manchester Francis Notschaele Vice-President Member Member Member Member Member Member U.S.A. Italy Finland Turkey France U.K. Belgium 3 WORKING FOR THE SPORT Class 1 Committee The Class 1 Committee is responsible for all administrative aspects of the U.I.M.Class I World Championship. Per Benson Chairman Sweden Committee under re-structure International Medical & Safety Commission The International Medical & Safety Commission convenes to consolidate all aspects of safety in all disciplines of racing. It studies health in sport, newly emerging sports medicines and treatments, aspects of personal and overall safety, questions of pollution and makes regular recommendations for improvement to Council. The Presidents of the four main Commissions are automatically seconded to COMINSAFE. Robert Wartinger President U.S.A. Per Benson Antonio Dal Monte Fred Hauenstein Jean-François Modoux Umberto Panzeri John Reed Cominoff/Class 1 Chairman Member Cominsport President Aquabike Chairman Comintech President Member Sweden Italy U.S.A. Switzerland Italy U.K. Safety Cockpit Committee Safety Cockpit Committee is convened to study all aspects of safety in cockpit design and material specifications and reports to Council. Siegfried Boettle Chairman U.S.A. Malcolm Curtis Fred Hauenstein Martin Keppel Jens Krieger Mario Saccone Sture Sjoberg Tom Stanley Sami Selio Rescue Rep. Member Medical Consultant Composites & Design Expert Composites & Design Expert Consultant Consultant Consultant U.K. U.S.A. Germany Germany Italy Sweden Canada Finland Formulae Committee The Formulae Committee is responsible for all aspects of promoted formulae racing, excluding Formula One, and reports directly to Council. Vincenzo Iaconianni Chairman Italy Siegfried Boettle Leif Ahlborg Fred Hauenstein Alexei Ischutin Colin Jelf Jenny Jelf Modris Kalnciems Arthur Mostert Umberto Panzeri Fairooz Abdul Salam Gordon Sutherland Bob Wartinger Peter Widmer To be Announced Chairman Saf. Cock. F2 Promoter President Cominsport F2 Commissioner F2 Drivers Rep. F2 Teams Rep F2 Promoter F2 Commissioner President Comintech F2 Promoter F2 Commissioner President Cominsafe F2 Commissioner Boatbuilders Rep. U.S.A. Sweden U.S.A. Russia Fed. U.K. U.K. Latvia Nederland Italy U.A.E. U.K. U.S.A. Sweden The Formula One Committee is responsible for all aspects of F1 racing and reports directly to Council. Siegfried Boettle Chairman U.S.A. 4 F1 Emirates Rep. F1 Commissioner Rescue Team F1 Organiser Rep. Manufacturer Rep. Medical Consultant F1 Promoter F1 Drivers Rep. F1 Commissioner F1 Team Owners Rep. Switzerland Finland U.K. Australia International Aquabike Commission Personal water transport is one of the biggest growth areas and the International Aquabike Commission is established to bring together international sporting and commercial interests, administer the calendar and propose ecologically sound developments for aquabike racing. Jean-François Modoux Chairman Switzerland Paolo Caredda Jerzy Czeszko Bela Czeller Audrey Dujardin Sergey Lisitsyn Carlos Marques Mauro Ravenna Stefano Somigli Philippe Tesse TBC Techn. Commissioner Member Member Drivers Rep. Female Vice-Chairman Member Aquabike Promoter Rescue Member Drivers Rep. Italy Poland Hungary France Russia Portugal Monaco Italy Switzerland International Board of Consultants The International Board of Consultants is comprised of persons who can assist or advise the UIM on sportive, technical and commercial matters and these persons are appointed by the Council. Fidel Alvarez Guzman Chairman Mexico Petr Bogdanov Wolfgang Klein Manuel Gonzales Pando Member Member Member Russia Germany Spain Powertrain The Powertrain is a Joint Committee with offshore and circuit representatives. The aim is to look into the future for a joint UIM modern engine policy and homologation. All homologations of new engines are carried-out by this Committee but new classes are still created by the relevant Circuit and Offshore Commissions. Roger Trotman Chairman U.K. Per Benson Max Gamarra Fred Hauenstein Umberto Panzeri Member Offshore Member Offshore Member Circuit Member Circuit Sweden France U.S.A. Italy River Marathon Subcommission The River Marathon Sub-Commission is responsible for coordinating meetings among the relevant participant groups in river marathon competition around the world. They study rules, equipment and race results to improve the sport through better understanding and better rules; and report their findings to the COMINSPORT for inclusion in the UIM rulebook. Javier Amtmann Chairman Mexico Jet Sprint Subcommission Formula One Committee Salem Al Romaith Siegfried Boettle Malcolm Curtis Li Haojie Fred Hauenstein Martin Keppel Nicolo di San Germano Sami Selio Gordon Sutherland Bob Trask U.A.E. U.S.A. U.K. China U.S.A. Germany The Jet Sprint subcommission is responsible for all respects of the promotion and rules for international jet sprint. The roles are separate with the rules being overseen for presentation and adoption by Cominsport and the UIM. Adrian Kemp Chairman Australia Leigh Goodman Paul Hagan Sean Matthews Rodney Pohio John Puddifoot Kim Sanders Cheryl Welch Member Member Member Member Member Member Member New Zealand U.S.A. U.S.A. New Zealand U.K. Australia Australia NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL GOVERNING BODY UNION INTERNATIONALE MOTONAUTIQUE 1, Avenue des Castelans Stade Louis II, Entrée H, MC 98000 Principality of Monaco Tel: +377 92052522 Fax: +377 92050460 Email: [email protected] Pres.: Raffaele Chiulli Secr. Gen.: Regine Vandekerckhove NATIONAL AUTHORITIES ARGENTINA Yacht Club Argentino Viamonte y Rio de la Plata Darsena Norte Buenos Aires 1107 Argentina Tel: +54 43140505 Fax: +54 43129520 Email: [email protected] Web: www.yca.org.ar Status: Full Member Pres.: Mr Ricardo Galarce Director-UIM Rep.: Gerardo Lorenzino BRA Status: Corresponding Member Abranautica Associação Brasileira de Motonautica Av. Venezuela 27 sala 820 - Centro Rio de Janeiro Cep 20081 - 311 Brazil Tel: +55 2121135727 Fax: +55 2121135720 Email: [email protected] Web: www.abranautica.org Status: Corresponding Member Pres.: Paul Gaiser Pres.: Andreas Fellas Secr. Gen.: Nicos Savvides CZECH REPUBLIC CZE CSVM Podolsky pristav 5 Praha 4 14700 Czech Republic Tel: +420 257310174 Email: [email protected] Status: Full Member Pres.: Peknice Jiri BULGARIA BUL V.Pres.: Ing., Ph.D. Ev_En Popp Bulgarian Powerboat Federation Greben Canal EGYPT EGY Complex "Kulata", office 202 Egyptian Sailing and Waterski 4002 Plovdiv Federation ARG Bulgaria 10 El Shaheed Mohamed Abd El Tel: +359 32641990 Hadi - Ard El Golf Fax: +359 32640780 Cairo Email: [email protected] Egypt Status: Corresponding Member Tel: +20 123132441 Pres.: Gunchev Kiril Gsm: +33 680866818 CANADA Fax: +20 26903643 CAN Email: [email protected] Web: www.eprc-uim.org Status: Full Member Pres.: Said Zada Powerboat Racing Chairman: Nicolas Ioannou Vice Chairman: Mostafa El Nahas Secr. Gen.: Magued Makram ESTONIA EST Estonian Union of Aquatic Motorsports Merivälja Tee 5 Tallinn 11911 Estonia Tel: +372 6575335 Fax: +372 6575335 Email: [email protected] Web: www.veemoto.ee Status: Full Member - Offshore NA Pres.: Toomas Hage Secr. Gen.: Kalle Pahn FINLAND FIN Finnish Boating Association Westendinkatu 7 Espoo 2160 Finland Tel: +358 207964100 Fax: +358 207964111 Email: [email protected] Web: www.veneilyliitto.fi Status: Full Member - Offshore NA Pres.: Seppo Seljavaara V.Pres.: Harry Fabritius Secr. Gen.: Hannu Laine FRANCE Status: Full Member Pres.: Takashi Sasagawa GERMANY DEU Secr. Gen.: Teruo Kaneko Deutscher Motoryachtverband E.V. KOREA, Vinckeufer 12-14 Duisburg 47119 REPUBLIC OF KOR Germany Korea Motor Boat Federation Tel: +49 203 8095813 53-1, Heang - Jin Bldg, Room #410 Fax: +49 203 8095858 Yoido Dong, Young Deung Po-Ku Email: [email protected] Seoul Web: www.dmyv.de Korea, Republic of Status: Full Member Tel: +82 27612711 Pres.: Winfried Rocker Fax: +82 27834381 Email: [email protected] GREECE GRC Status: Full Member Pres.: Park Suk-Ku Corfu Motorboat Club Secr.: Han Sang-Hoon 37 B Nausicaa - Kanoni Corfu 49100 Greece KUWAIT KWT Tel: +30 2661027051 Kuwait Sea Sport Club Fax: +30 2661080808 PO Box 5863 Email: [email protected] Safat 13059 Status: Full Member Kuwait Pres.: Kostas Muzakitis Tel: +965 5616118 V.Pres.: Rafael Sousis Fax: +965 5616117 Secr. Gen.: Kostas Dendrinos Email: [email protected] Web: www.kssclub.com HUNGARY HUN Status: Corresponding Member Hungarian Powerboat Federation Sport u.5.I. 130 LATVIA LVA Dunaujvaros 2400 Latvian Water Motorsport Hungary Federation Tel: +36 25584587 Darzu Iela 29 Fax: +36 25584587 Jurmala 2008 Email: [email protected] Latvia Web: www.mmvsz.hu Tel: +371 67228662 Status: Full Member Fax: +371 67228672 Pres.: Janos Feil Email: [email protected] Secr. Gen.: Andrea Nylri Web: www.lumsf.lv Status: Full Member IRELAND IRL Pres.: Agris Kalnciems Secr.: Taunina Ieva Irish Sailing Association 3 Park Road - Dun Laoghaire Co Dublin LEBANON LBN Ireland Automobile et Touring Club du Tel: +353 12800239 Liban Fax: +353 12807558 BP 115 Jounieh Email: [email protected] Lebanon Web: www.sailing.ie Tel: +961 9640220 Status: Corresponding Member Fax: +961 9640579 Pres.: Dix Robert Email: [email protected] V.Pres.: Hermon Harry Web: www.atcl.org.lb Status: Corresponding Member ITALY ITA Pres.: Fady Karam Federazione Italiana Motonautica Via Piranesi 44B LITHUANIA LTU Milano 20137 Lithuanian Motorboat Federation Italy Vytauto pr. 79-211 Tel: +39 02701631 Kaunas LT-44321 Fax: +39 0270163525 Lithuania Email: [email protected] Tel: +370 69800878 Web: www.fimconi.it Email: [email protected] Status: Full Member - Offshore NA Status: Full Member Pres.: Vicenzo Iaconniani Pres.: Edmundas Janauskas Secr. Gen.: Dr Ermes Rugalli V.Pres.: Juozas Mitkus Secr. 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Gen.: Zhang Dan Motorboot Sportverband Fur Osterreich COLOMBIA COL Ketzergasse 30 Colombian Powerboat Federation Im Hof/1 Stock Diagonal 150 N°31-56 Wien 1230 Centro Comercial Cedritos Local Austria 1 - 135 Bogota Tel: +43 16094440 Colombia Tel: +57 16134847 Fax: +43 160944404 Fax: +57 15286234 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.msvoe.at Web: www.fcmcolombia.org.co Status: Full Member Status: Full Member Pres.: Herbert Rapp Pres.: Hector Velez Uribe Director: Nhora Usme Hernandez BELGIUM BEL Sec. Gen.: Raul Escobar Posada Federation Belge Motonautique Bergbosstraat 205 CYPRUS CYP Merelbeke 9820 Famagusta Nautical Club Belgium PO Box 54390 Tel: +32 92300233 Old Lemesos - Lefkosia Road Fax: +32 92300233 Lemesos CY - 3723 Email: [email protected] Cyprus Status: Full Member - Offshore NA Tel: +357 25324056 Pres.: J.M. 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Henrique Pres.: HHP Faisal Al Saud Muralha Nova S/N V.Pres.: Al Turki Bandar Lisboa 1900-264 Portugal Tel: +351 218871990 SLOVAKIA SVK Fax: +351 218872000 Slovak Motonautic Union Email: [email protected] Junacka 6 Web: www.fpmotonautica.org Bratislava 83280 Status: Full Member Slovakia Pres.: Mario Gonzaga Ribeiro Tel: +421 249249133 Fax: +421 249249537 QATAR QAT Email: [email protected] Status: Full Member Qatar Marine Sports Federation Pres.: Otto Polasek PO Box 23311 Secr. Gen.: Znasikova Jana Doha Qatar Tel: +974 4379744 SOUTH AFRICA RSA Fax: +974 4434753 Powerboat South Africa (P.S.A.) Email: [email protected] PO Box 1210 Web: www.qmsf.org Lyndhurst Status: Full Member Johannesburg 2106 Pres.: H.E. Sheikh Hassan Bin South Africa Jabor Al Thani Tel: +27 119732374 Fax: +27 865032222 ROMANIA ROM Email: [email protected] Web: www.powerboat.co.za Romanian Federation of Status: Full Member Motorboating Sports Pres.: Johan Oosthuysen C/O S.C. Mattig Management Partners RO S.R.L. Str. Dr. Iacob Felix N° 70 Etajul 4 SPAIN ESP Sector 1, Cod 011041 Real Federacion Espanola de Bucuresti Romania Motonautica Romania Avenida de America 33 4?B Tel: +40 213185511 Madrid 28002 Fax: +40 213185514 Spain Email: barbu.mihaescu@mattigTel: +34 914153769 management.ro Fax: +34 915190469 Status: Corresponding Member Email: [email protected] U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 Email: [email protected] Status: Full Member Pres.: Tan Sri Dato Azman Hashim Secr.: Datuk T.Y. Lee TUR NICOLO DI SAN GERMANO Isiklar Insaat Ve Turizm Isletmeleri A.S. Mihrabad Caddesi N° 223 Eryilmaz Plaza Kat 1 Kavacik Beykoz 81640 Turkey Tel: +90 2165370080 Fax: +90 2165370089 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ioc-tr.net Pres.: Ugur Isik Status: Full Member - Offshore NA UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UAE U.A.E. Marine Sports Federation C/O Dubai International Marine Club Mina Seyahi Harbour P.O. Box 24883 Dubai United Arab Emirates Tel: +971 43994111/3995777 Fax: +971 43994148/49/51 Email: [email protected] Web: www.dimc-uae.com Status: Full Member Pres.: Saif Al Shafar V.Pres.: Salem Al Rumaithi Director: Saeed Hareb C/O Idea Marketing 20 Rue Du Voisinand Lutry 1095 Switzerland Tel: +41 244591056 Fax: +41 244591057 Email: [email protected] Web: www.f1boat.com PROVISIONAL CORRESPONDING MEMBERS AZERBAIJAN AZE Azerbaijan Intl Marine Club Ahmad Rajabli 11, Apr. 31 Baku AZ 1052 Azerbaijan Tel: +994 555557799 Fax: +994 124989085 Email: [email protected] Pres.: Mehriban A. Asad MACAU MAC Automobile General Association Macao-China Avenida da Amizade Edf/Grande Premio de Macau R/C Macau Macao UNITED KINGDOM GBR Tel: +853 28726578 Fax: +853 28726579 Royal Yachting Association Email: [email protected] Ensign Way Web: www.aamcauto.org.mo Hamble Pres.: Chong Coc Veng Southampton S031 4YA United Kingdom Tel: +44 8453450400 SERBIA SER Fax: +44 8453450329 Serbia Nautical Federation Email: [email protected] Serbia Web: www.rya.org.uk Email: [email protected] 7 FORMULA 1 Racing gets underway in Sharjah In just a year, new World Champion Sami that first season he took three top-five Cappellini and for the second straight year Seliö of the F1 Team Energy squad turned finishes highlighted by a brilliant fourth place he failed to finish. his reputation around from someone who finish in Abu Dhabi after starting 21st off the was occasionally fast but unlucky, to a driver dock. The Tamoil Team driver started the season who could win under pressure capturing well with a second in Portugal but dropped three wins from eight starts to earn his first Seliö’s literally out with steering failure in France after ever disappeared during the following two years crashing with another boat and fell back in when he elected to help the ill-fated OMC the engine project run by the late ex-World However, with back-to-back successes in Champion Cees van der Velden. Seliö two Chinese Grand Prix races - second in F1 title in the UIM F1 World Championship. The Helsinki native started the season with fourth place at the Grand Prix of Portugal followed by his first ever victory at the Grand Prix of France on a rough and windy day in La Rochelle on his 64th career start. A fourmonth recess in the schedule saw him head off to China in October taking two straight third place podium finishes before hitting a rough patch in the season. early career success finished just four races in 1999 and 2000 while failing to start in six with various engine problems keeping him on the shore. This season, however, saw rejuvenation in the 31 year-old driver. The Finn seemed to save his best for last winning from pole in the final two events at Abu Dhabi and Sharjah to His fifth in Doha’s first event followed by a take a brilliant come-from-behind series title by twenty points. Xi’an and the winner in Shenzhen - he moved to the front of the championship. The 48 year-old put more pressure on the field with another 2-1 series of finishes in Doha giving him a fifteen point margin with two races to go in the Emirates. But his season finally fell apart in Sharjah when he stopped on the race course in sixth place earning no points and finishing with qualifying crash with Italian Guido Cappellini when most would have thought he had no 100 points for the season - four less than almost derailed his season as he finished chance. Seliö was able to muster after eight months of racing. seventh in the race in a boat borrowed from 8 championship team-mate Stanislav Kourtsenovsky. Most For nine-time World Champion Guido pilots would have given up at this point but Cappellini of Italy, 2007 became a replay of Cappellini shared time with three other not Selio. his 2006 nightmare. Once again he led in the drivers on the Tamoil squad in 2007. Fellow title run going into the final event in Sharjah Italian driver Marco Gambi raced the first The driver who moved from F4 to F1 in 1998 only having to place sixth or higher in the two European rounds and returned late in was known for his immediate speed and final race to take his tenth title. But again the the season with the Singha F1 Team finishing won “Rookie of the Year” honours. During race gods were not looking favourably on with a single point from four race starts. U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 FORMULA 1 The action was fast and furious in Portugal Another Italian with a lot of talent was last Al Qamzi did his best helping lead the squad The Qatar Team started with high hopes as year’s “Rookie of the Year” Ivan Brigada - to the Team Championship as newcomer number one driver Jay Price led the way with who was released from Cappellini’s team Ahmed Al Hamli earned “Rookie of the Year” a podium in Portugal followed by a strong after crashing out in two of his four official finishing the season in tenth place in the fourth place finish in France. However, three starts - with a season’s best fourth at the championship with 18 points thanks to a fine straight DNFs forced the team to regroup in Grand Prix of Shenzhen being his highlight fourth place in Doha’s second race as his for 2007. Ugis Gross of Latvia came over highlight of the year. from the F2000 World Cup and raced twice mid-season before the New Orleans native bounced back with three straight finishes including a fine second at the last event in Sharjah after a fifth in Doha and a seventh in in December in the Emirates with a tenth The third driver on the team, Majeed Al place finish in Abu Dhabi followed by a Mansoori started one race in Abu Dhabi and failure to finish in Sharjah. qualified twentieth eventually dropping out He came home fifth in the championship at and being classified seventeenth at the the season’s end with 47 points despite a Thani Al Qamzi of the Emirates Team finally race’s end and is expected to race full time boat that was grossly overweight and didn’t showed the world that he is ready to step on the Emirates squad in 2008. handle at its best when the new crash boxes Abu Dhabi. were installed on the outside of the cockpit forward and be counted as a real world title contender, finishing third in the world The find of the season was Swedish driver championship with 79 points. Pierre Lundin returning to F1 for his first full at the start of the season. season since 2003 and being the surprise of Rookie teammate Leo Bonelli of Italy had The 29 year-old from Abu Dhabi had a 2007 giving the Comparato Racing effort a back-to-back top ten performances at the brilliant mid-season campaign with two wins fourth place finish in the standings with 51 and two second place finishes during the points. His stats were highlighted with two Chinese and Qatar campaigns. He came straight podiums and four top-five finishes in home to the Emirates with a lot of eight starts. confidence and a possible serious run at the first two events including a fine seventh in France before a series of medical problems put paid to his season leaving him seventeenth in the championship with just seven points. However, the team has a lot of talented individuals associated with it and title. However, Al Qamzi fell short failing to His best effort came at the very rough first with Pelle Larsson as Team Manager and finish while in second at his home Grand Prix race in Doha in November when he started Brenden Power as engine developer - plus followed by a uninspiring fourth place finish tenth and finished third for his first career new boats on the horizon - they should be in in Sharjah. podium finish. a real position to make a title run in 2008. 9 Thani Al Qamzi - growing into a real title contender The key story of the year came in the third race of the season in China at the Grand Prix of Xi’an when defending World Champion Scott Gillman of the Emirates Team, who was leading in the championship and looking for his fifth title, started feeling sick in the middle of the race and had to pull out prematurely. After extensive testing it was determined that the 48 year-old from Los Angeles should retire from the sport as a driver. He finished the year sixth in the driver’s championship with 35 points despite an abbreviated season. Gillman ended his career with 23 victories in 89 starts. This is the second highest winning percentage of any driver in the history of the sport with a 25.8% chance of victory for each race start. The American holds the all-time mark of 55 podiums in his 60 official race finishes for an amazing 91.6%. This incredible record of reaching the podium may never be beaten. Only Cappellini is even somewhat close enough to challenge this record with a 77.6% mark. Gillman’s four world titles are second only to Cappellini’s nine. These were set in a little over ten years of racing compared to Guido’s eighteen seasons. Scott Gillman will go down in this sport as one of the most talented and gifted drivers ever to enter this sport. He will continue to give back to the sport he loves remaining on to continue to coach the young Emirates Team drivers and be a valuable member of the Abu Dhabi International Marine Sports Club for years to come. David Trask once again led his X.P.V. Racing Ready for the start in Shenzhen Team with 31 points to finish seventh in the driver’s championship on the strength of a podium at the final event of the year in Sharjah along with four other top ten performances. Older brother Bob Trask, who was seventh in 2006, finished nineteenth gaining five points with a seventh in Shenzhen being his “high water mark” of the year. Philippe Chiappe of France led the Atlantic Team with 29 points and eighth in the championship as teammate Duarte Benavente of Portugal finished just four races in seven starts with his best day coming at the Grand Prix of Xi’an in China with a seventh place. Swedish driver Jonas Andersson slipped backwards in 2007 after finishing runner-up 10 U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 FORMULA 1 The 2007 F1 world title fight goes to the wire in the “Rookie of the Year” a year earlier. His Francesco Cantando of the Singha F1 Team points. Peng Lin Wu was his teammate and only two finishes both were podium finishes was coming off his worst season ever in his continued to get to grips with the F1 culture with a third at the Grand Prix of France and eleven years of F1 racing having earned just racing in six of the eight races but collecting late in the year at the Grand Prix of Abu four points in 2006 but 2007 was a lot better no championship points. Dhabi. The driver from Fruvi, who finished with a top five finish and four top tens. ninth in the standings with 24 points, Teammate Franco Leidi is the oldest driver in Ex-World Champion Fabrizio Bocca had F1 and saved the best for last finishing tenth some bright moments finishing twelfth in the at the final round at the Grand Prix of drivers standings with a string of six straight Sharjah. top ten finishes going into the final two improved in his qualifying reaching the “Top6 Shootout” five times. His teammates in the F1 Team Sweden were both rookies - Philippe Tourre of France and Marit Stromoy of Norway - with Tourre finishing fourteenth in the championship rounds in the Emirates. Rainbow teammates French veteran Philippe Dessertenne had his included Valerio Lagiannella, who raced five first full season with the China CTIC times, and American Shaun Torrente who Charente Maritime Team and came home came to Abu Dhabi and easily qualified for twelfth in the championship with fifteen the race starting tenth but failed to get into gaining most of his nine points with a sixth at Xi’an and a seventh at Doha before moving his racing over to the Qatar Team late in the Super Sami Seliö powers his way to his first F1 world title season after his new DAC broke apart in Doha. Stromoy became the first women in over two decades to run on the UIM F1 world circuit when she arrived on the scene from the F2000 World Cup Tour for the final four races in the Middle East. The professional entertainer, who now makes her home in Copenhagen, ran a steady pace finishing three of the four events and capturing her first set of points at the final round in Sharjah with a fine eighth place to pick up three points for the season. 11 Peng Lin Wu continues his F1 education the event after blowing up his only engine and missed his much heralded debut in the process. Russian driver Stanislav Kourtsenovsky joined Seliö on the F1 Team Energy squad coming back after a three-year absence. He helped his teammate win the world title when he provided him his boat for the sixth round in Doha while he sat out. His eight points gave him sixteenth in the championship. Racing effort saw limited time on the 2007 tour but both made their marks. Elliott finished with four points in his three starts, while Roggiero - running one of his newly developed BABA boats - made it to the final Two long time veterans Andy Elliott of the Ace Racing Team along with Massimo Roggiero of the newly formed Woodstock two rounds and reached the top six in qualifying both times. All in all 30 drivers from fifteen nations F1 kisses farewell to the remarkable driving talents of Scott Gillman participated in one of the most exciting championships in the past ten years as the final race of the season again determined the World Champion. But, for the first time in over eight years, it was someone other than American Scott Gillman or Italian Guido Cappellini who was declared the world’s best. It took a decade of trying and 70 races of effort to be completed, but 31 year-old Sami Seliö of Finland driving Massimo Roggiero’s Italian-built BABA boat came away winning the world title with 104 points and can now lay claim to be the 2007 UIM F1 World Champion. Congratulations to Sami and best of luck to all the drivers who will challenge him for that title in 2008. 12 P1 Evolution class runners-up OSG Racing As seasons go, 2007 was the most eagerly landmark providing the venue for the both awaited in the history of this World season’s first Grand Prix of the Sea for the SuperSport’s Racing Project were dominant Championship and, on-and-off water, it did fourth Although in front of their home crowd, winning both not disappoint. For the third consecutive treacherous conditions would force the races with their newly-built, Mercruiser- season the outcome of this action-packed cancellation of the second leg, the first leg - powered Chaudron and, in Evolution, the race series would be decided during the final a challenging round-the-island race - set the Ilmor-powered Fountain produced a master- race weekend. scene with large crowds packed along class double-win in its debut event. Both promenades, huge flotillas of spectator boats won again in Travemunde, Germany, The high expectations of organisers, teams, boats and spectacular race action from although the German Grand Prix of the Sea manufacturers, sponsors and media had fearless pilots, all demonstrating supreme will be remembered for the racing accident much to do with the record number of tactical awareness and seamanship. that resulted in the tragic loss of pilot and consecutive year. competitors, including the first all-American classes posted their intentions. team owner, Sergio Carpentieri, one of P1’s entry competing in the prototype (Evolution) It was business as usual in the first race with class, while in the production (SuperSport) the 2006 World Champions in both classes class the Championship secured its first ever taking the honours. British SuperSport entry The Formula One-style engine/manufacturer tie- Extremeboat and Italian OSG Racing in Championship had reached the halfway up. That partnership, between Sunseeker Evolution won with margin to spare although stage when sixteen boats lined up in Cowes and FPT (Fiat Powertrain Technologies), not before the all-American Outerlimits team for the British Grand Prix of the Sea and, in would lead the way to a second when had demonstrated its potential, leading the SuperSport, Racing Project were now leading Fountain race before a blown water pump forced its leading, Worldwide and specialist engine builder retirement. With waves of up to six metres it contenders Bullet Racing, Extremeboat and Ilmor confirmed its participation. Two major was not without some relief to the battered the Hustler entry from VoomVoom.com. The luxury brands and two of the world’s most and bruised bodies and boats that Sunday’s Chinese entry, Ocean Dragon Racing, was respected engine producers sent out the shorter race was cancelled. An exciting time also well positioned. clearest message yet that Powerboat P1 is trial was then arranged to provide a show for the marine industry’s preferred ‘test-bed’ the thousands of spectators lining the In Evolution, Fountain Worldwide topped the and global showcase for their products. ancient harbour walls. table The stunning backdrop of the historic The Italian Grand Prix of the Sea followed in race Valletta Harbour in Malta is now a familiar P1 Naples, where eventual World Champions in Outerlimits and Extremeboat ensured that US manufacturer most popular and experienced racers. 2007 Powerboat closely from P1 followed Wettpunkt.com, by World British OSG and Outerlimits. By the end of another dramatic 14 weekend, Grand Prix wins for U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 P1 Second place in SuperSport for Bullet Racing the Championship would remain in the Portimão has recognised the potential of P1 Further investment was made into the balance as the teams crossed the Channel as a global sports and entertainment development for the penultimate round in Zeebrugge, platform to attract business and high-end International journalists from across the Belgium. tourism. The World Championship will be globe and packed media centres became a returning to Portimão for the final European feature of every Grand Prix as written press rounds in 2008 and 2009. coverage exceeded £1.8million in value, an Racing in the North Sea is always a challenge for man and machine and the of P1’s media offering. increase of 40% on the previous year. Belgian Grand Prix of the Sea lived up to On the water, Racing Project and Fountain expectations with creating Worldwide won their respective first-leg TV coverage of the Powerboat P1 World spectacular and race races to take the Portuguese GP, and Championship was beamed into homes conditions. Drama in P1 comes thick-and- subsequently the World Championship across 180 countries worldwide justifying fast as it did in Zeebrugge where Outerlimits, crowns, as storm conditions forced the P1’s 2007 investment in a new production despite dominating the weekend’s racing, cancellation of the final race. Angelo company and the use of some of the most ran out of fuel on the final lap of Saturday’s Tedeschi, Fabio Magnani and Ugo Pellegrino advanced broadcast production equipment, 80 nautical mile Endurance race to lose deservedly won the SuperSport title with including a host of on-board cameras. P1 further ground to Fountain. OSG finished eight podium finishes including four wins, also introduced pre- and post-race Video second to stay in the title hunt, despite while James Sheppard and Craig Wilson News suffering major hull damage. In SuperSport, achieved five wins from just eight starts in anywhere in the world and for the first time Extremeboat dominated both races although Evolution. high seas challenging Releases, available by satellite P1 became a regular news feature of several they were subsequently disqualified for a technical infringement. The Belgian GP was During the season, ten different engine won by Racing Project with VoomVoom.com manufacturers and thirteen boat builders second and Team Sunseeker third. were represented in P1’s six Grand Prix VIP hospitality at the British Grand Prix events with over 280,000 people attending The season finale took place in Portimão, the races. Off the water, the standards of VIP Portugal, with the Marina di Portimão hospitality were taken to new levels of providing one of the finest possible venues excellence as were public entertainment for a P1 event. Spectator friendly, spacious programmes, and introduction of aerobatic displays, live with a packed programme of entertainment both on-and-off the water, which included the bands, top DJs and fashion shows. 15 Fountain Worldwide dices with Outerlimits worldwide sports magazine-style shows with coverage across all five continents. Through experts and other influential groups, swiftly “It has been a whirlwind few months since moved to address immediate issues and joining Powerboat P1,” explains O’Toole. “It present a clear strategy for the future of the was important for me to understand the TV, P1 is now a global business, a key reason why there has been an explosion of interest from potential host venues, teams Championship. and the marine industry. investment within the organisation and a Rapid growth increases pressure on the This includes increased series of proposed changes to rules and what is good and bad, what needs to be fixed and what doesn’t. I have listened to anyone who has something constructive to new regulations that will further strengthen the say about the past, present and future of the challenges arise and stakeholder demands Championship’s credentials and enable it to sport and have tried to develop a clear continue to move forward at pace. appreciation of what P1 currently offers to its infrastructure of the business, change in complexity and intensity. After five years of product and brand development in Europe, Powerboat P1 is now entering its phase of commercial and franchise development and, with this in mind, the Championship invested in a new high calibre management team with sports marketing and commercial expertise to take P1 to new levels. Managing Director Jim O’Toole and Sales and Marketing Director Robert Wicks were appointed in the latter stages of the season, both having established enviable reputations in the development of major global brands and sporting properties. O’Toole, who spent much of his early days listening extensive and learning, consultation has, with following teams, governing bodies, manufacturers, industry 16 complexities of the business, and identify P1 racing draws the crowds to the podium in Germany U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 P1 P1’s first engine-manufacturer tie-up - Sunseeker and FPT wide range of stakeholders and how we can and not open to interpretation, presenting a future. Our rules and regulations submission move forward together for the benefit of all. level playing field for all competitors to race to the UIM for 2008 and beyond was far and entertain within a safe and strictly reaching and included significant changes to regulated framework. the format for the Evolution class and the “Fundamentally, we have developed a fantastic sports property providing business measurement of engine output in both opportunities and enjoyment to many where “During 2007, several teams felt hard done the benefits, strengths and opportunities far by on the grounds of rule inconsistency. outweigh the weaknesses. Is there another Some of the criticism was probably justified “We also proposed changes to ensure petrol championship in the world that is generating and since the end of the season we have and diesel engines will be able to continue to so much interest from potential competitors looked to address such concerns for the race competitively against each other in both categories. and has P1’s recognised qualities as a global platform for both the marine industry and Racing Project and VoomVoom.com get up close and personal high quality resort destinations? “The opportunities open to us for further development of our proposition are mouth watering, but to achieve them we must ensure that the speed of growth does not outpace the development of our own infrastructure or P1’s sporting rules and regulations. We have seen at first hand how an increase in team and manufacturer involvement exerts greater pressure upon the rules as great minds look to achieve a return on their investment through innovation and rule interpretation. “This will not stop, it is a characteristic of top international motorsport but what P1 must do is ensure the rules are clear, enforceable 17 Race start, German Grand Prix in Travemunde classes. Throughout the process we have of the sport. From 2008 onwards, qualified been appreciative of the UIM’s ongoing individuals and bodies acting on behalf of P1 support for P1 and its enthusiasm and and the appropriate governing authorities encouragement for our forward-thinking will provide the necessary structure for approach. were policing the sport. This promotes impartiality unanimously approved and P1 now has a and is in the best interests of P1 and its mandate to present teams with a clear, participants. All teams will be expected to unambiguous set of rules that allow them to sign up to our code and terms of reference. invest The and rule compete changes with increased confidence and with the highest level of “My role as Managing Director of Powerboat parity to date. P1 Management Ltd is to develop the P1 brand into a sustainable global sports and “The success of any top tier motorsport will entertainment platform. To do this we must be determined not only by the dynamics and increase expertise within the organisation driving the nationalities competing in P1 and attract business forward but in the policing of the more rules. We will be investing heavily in further manufacturers. We must also increase technology and facilities and appointing participation across the broader marine additional personnel to ensure we have the industry and add to the number of venues we necessary structure to enhance every aspect are visiting. Whether these are within or Racing legends Sonny Levy and Reggie Fountain 18 the works number teams P1 Fashion Show, Malta of teams from and leading The late Sergio Carpentieri beyond Europe, any future deals will be multi-year arrangements where the host city and local government share our vision for the development of their resort and our sport. “These are very exciting times for everyone associated with P1. We have already started to make the necessary investments to best serve the needs of the Championship and deliver the right mix of sporting, commercial, technical, marketing and event management skills. We will shortly announce the most exciting calendar in the history of P1 and this is expected to be followed by a record lineup of teams and nationalities in both racing categories. The 2008 season cannot come quickly enough.” A dynamic and highly experienced management team, led by newly appointed Managing Director, Jim O’Toole, is driving the Powerboat P1 World Championship to new levels of sporting and commercial success. Powerboat P1 Management Ltd took control of the Championship in 2002 and has transformed P1 into a spectacular lifestyle sports property, endorsed by the marine industry and TV broadcasters across the globe. F2000 Over the last few years, F2000 class has experienced very turbulent times and at the outset it appeared that 2007 would be no different. to tenth spot. After Owen’s penalty, his brother Colin was awarded first place followed by local favorite Duarte Benavente and another Briton Steve Cook. However, things changed as soon as the UIM decided to grant the organisational rights of the UIM F2000 World Cup Series to three distinguished gentlemen with extensive experience in powerboating – Abdul Salam Fairooz, Leif Ahlborg, and Modris Kalnciems. The three quickly agreed on the action plan and organisation of the series and the season was off to a good start. With this victory Colin set himself on the way to become the overall World Cup title winner for the second year in a row. Overall, the opening round was a success and the series looks forward to going back to Vila Real de Santo Antonio for many more years. As Kalnciems was responsible for the first two rounds of the series, his team took the initiative to create a new logo and a website for the Series. The launch of both was at the opening round of the series in Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Portugal on May 26. Over the course of the season, the new identity of the series was widely accepted and appreciated by spectators, fans, drivers, local organisers, cooperation partners and the UIM. As a result, it was decided that starting from 2008 the class will be renamed from F2000 to F2 in order to become a more competitive brand in the sporting events market. As already mentioned, the opening round of the series was held in the Portuguese Algarve. Overall some sixteen drivers representing eleven nations entered the race. In the Speed Record competition, Ugis Gross from Latvia reached a top speed of 175 kmh. Gross was followed by Kuwaiti Yousef Al Rabayan (170 kmh) and Owen Jelf of Great Britain. In the Match Race competition, Rick Ivar Hakonsen of Norway proved he has the biggest nerve in headto-head competition by beating Italian Alex Carella in a nail-biting final. In the battle for third place, Colin Jelf of Great Britain beat Al Rabayan. In the Grand Prix of Portugal itself, all sixteen boats were ready to fire-up. Al Rabayan had pole position and, as he was looking to maintain the lead while passing the first buoy, his boat collided with that of Colin Jelf. Due to the damage, the Kuwaiti completed only six laps and ended his opening race with a spectacular barrel-roll. After that, the whole race was led by Owen Jelf, who was also the first past the chequered flag but later received a one lap penalty and was pushed 20 The historic city of Riga, capital of Latvia, hosted the second round of the 2007 World Cup Series on the River Daugava flanked by two bridges and with the old city on one side of the course. In total, seventeen drivers entered the race representing eleven countries. Al Rabayan with 178 kmh won the Speed Record competition followed by Owen Jelf (174 kmh) and Italian Gianni Manici (169 kmh). The local crowd cheered on Uvis Slakteris as he beat the flying Frenchman Jean Baptist Thomas in the Match Race final. Ivar Hakonsen managed to take third by beating Al Rabayan. Out of seventeen boats entered, only fifteen were able to start the Grand Prix of Latvia. Young Italian Alex Carella had pole position and he allowed no room for the others to pass him throughout the entire race earning his first ever F2000 World Cup event victory. There was very fierce competition for second place between Ivar Hakonsen and the local favourite Gross who managed to pass his local rival Slakteris to push him off the podium. Nevertheless, Ivar Hakonsen managed to hold his position and finished second leaving Gross in third. The race in Riga is part of the annual Riga City Festival, which receives wide public attention. This year’s event received a special honour when the newly elected president of Latvia, Valdis Zatlers, took his place on the pace boat during the parade lap prior to the Grand Prix itself. After the race in Riga, the teams headed off to the Middle East for the third round in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Overall sixteen boats were at the line up, although Speed Record was cancelled due to technical issues. Match Race was won by Ivar Hakonsen beating Slakteris in the final. Third in the Match Race was Gross who managed to beat Colin Jelf, who also won the Grand Prix race and, thus, came very close to winning the overall 2007 World Cup classification. Arif Al Zafeen (UAE) was second and was followed by Jean Baptist Thomas. The final round of the UIM F2000 World Cup Series was held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah located on the Malaysian part of Borneo Island – home of the Orangutan and Proboscis monkey. In all eighteen drivers entered the race and with a speed of 156 kmh Al Rabayan won the speed record and left two Latvians behind him – Slakteris (150 kmh) and Gross (147 kmh). Match Race was canceled due to weather conditions, while the Grand Prix of Malaysia was started on Sunday afternoon but then stopped and postponed to Monday morning, which offered much better conditions for reigning champion Colin Jelf who won the race and earned a second consecutive World Cup title. He was followed by his brother Owen and Ivar Hakonsen. The local organiser of the event in Kota Kinabalu did an excellent job and the series is keen to have more rounds in this beautiful location. The 2007 season can be considered a success as the series managed to organise four World Cup events. In addition, a professional TV programme was produced and broadcast over various international channels for all of the events. Organisers are keen on continuing the development of the UIM F2 World Cup Series and hope that 2008 will bring many more positivity to the F2 class and powerboating in general. UIM F2000 World Cup 2007 standings: World Cup (Grand Prix races) 1. Colin Jelf (GBR) 2. Rick Ivar Hakonsen (NOR) 3. Uvis Slakteris (LAT) Speed Record 1. Yousef Al Rabayan (KUW) 2. Ugis Gross (LAT) 3. Uvis Slakteris (LAT) Match Race 1. Rick Ivar Haakonsen (NOR) 2. Uvis Slakteris (LAT) 3. Jean Baptist Thomas (FRA) Overall (all three disciplines together) 1. Rick Ivar Hakonsen (NOR) 2. Uvis Slakteris (LAT) 3. Colin Jelf (GBR) U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 F2000 F2000 Jelf team after the finish in Malaysia The Formula 2000 World Cup discovered a new venue in the Middle East in 2007 in the shape of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The race was organized and supported by Prince Abdulla and attracted the largest media and TV coverage ever been in the history of F2000. The three-day team organised an unforgettable event in the northern part of the island of Borneo. A four-year contract was also signed between promoter Abdul Salam Fairooz and Powersport Event to host a Formula 2 race in Kota Kinabalu city, which the drivers acknowledged as the season’s best race. the leader of the championship Jelf started from Pole Position and maintained that place right to the finish to become 2008 Formula 2000 World Cup Champion. Ivar Hakonsen claimed second place in the race and the 2008 World Cup 2008, while third for Latvian Uvis Slakteris also saw him third overall. event was part of the Jeddah Water Festival. In the waters of the Red Sea, sixteen drivers from ten countries - France, Hungary, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom - started a race that was historic in that it did not feature any yellow or red flags during its 35 laps. The winner was the UK’s Colin Jelf with Arif Al Zafeen from the UAE in second and Frenchman Jean Baptiste Thomas in third. Another new country on the F2000 calendar came with a race in the Malaysian state of Sabah. With the support of Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun, Powersport Event Sdn Bhd Executive Chairman Zachary Aman and his VIP guests at the race in Malaysia In Malaysia eighteen contracted drivers from eleven countries started as Spanish and Brunei pilots joined the race in Sabah. It started promisingly enough for Frode Sundsdal with his Baba boat but after Rick Ivar Hakonsen’s crash on the second lap, the race was stopped. Prince Abdulla bin Saud Al Saud and Abdul Salam Fairooz The weather conditions were merciless which resulted in a difficult decision for sports commissioner Gordon Sutherland to postpone the race by 24 hours, despite the presence of 100,000 spectators, a live TV broadcast and the attendance of some very important guests. Some it helped, some it didn’t but the Monday morning arrived with calm water, no wind and great deal of spectator interest. As Saudi Prince Mish Al Bin Majid Al Saud awards trophies to Colin Jelf (UK), Arif Al Zafeen (UAE) and Jean Baptiste Thomas (France) Formula 2 drivers with local organizer Zachary Aman and promoter Abdul Salam Fairooz in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia 21 F2000 Scandinavia stages the UIM F2000 European Cup The 2007 Scandinavian Formula 2000 series was, for the first time, allocated the title UIM F2000 European Cup with six events including one in Finland, two in Norway and three in Sweden. All were televised and broadcast on the largest sports channel in Northern Europe, Viasat Sport and watched by some 10–20,000 spectators. Nora The first round was organised in Nora, Sweden where a total of fourteen boats put on a great show in the Grand Final with Norwegian Rick Ivar Hakonsen in top form winning in front of Uvis Slakteris and Ugis Gross, both representing Latvia. Ekenas Ekenas, a new venue in the south of Finland’s archipelago, was the host for round two. Despite a delay due to bad weather, the Grand Final eventually got under way with Finland’s Anders Forsstrom penalised for jumping the gun. Gross took the chequered flag after the OOD decided to stop the final after 70% of the race, due to the bad weather conditions. Second was Finland’s Olle Martin with third going to Marit Stromoy of Norway, the only female driver in the class. Karlshamn For the third round of the European Cup and Mercury Grand Prix Tour, the teams went to Karlshamn in southern Sweden. 22 For the Grand Final, twelve drivers contested a great race under very tough water conditions in front of some 15,000 spectators. And in an incident-free race, Gross again showed his skill by taking the title. Slakteris was second with Stromoy again in third. Unfortunately, Josef Robayan failed to start the final, despite presenting the first Formula 2000 boat with crash boxes installed. Tonsberg. Round Four was organised by former F1 driver Thomas Guttormsen in Tonsberg Norway. Unfortunately, home favourite Haakonsen blew his engine during qualifying. In the final, Gross was the first to the chequered flag but hitting the start buoy resulted in a one lap penalty. It meant the winner of the Tonsberg Grand Final became Slakteris in front of Martin and Jonas Andersson. Drammen Around 10,000 fans gathered at a new race site in the centre of Drammen for a hectic race on the 1,350m course. Although the low number of drivers was due to a World Championship round in Riga the same day, the ten pilots presented lap times down to 33 seconds. Gross was the only international driver racing in Drammen on the Saturday and in Riga the following day. Gross had pole and kept his position all the way to the chequered flag. Martin was Marit Stromoy second home before Stromoy, Stark, Fors and Osterberg. But there was a dramatic twist when chief scrutineer Peter Widmer decided to disqualify Gross for using an illegal engine. Stockholm The final round at a new race site in the Port of Stockholm saw Stromoy take the Grand Final win ahead of Gross, Fors, Slakteris and Gennady Tuchkov of Latvia. After the Grand Final, Gross was crowned winner of the UIM F2000 European Cup for 2007 and awarded the UIM gold medal with Slakteris taking silver and Stromoy the bronze at the traditional Awards Banquet held at the Hilton Hotel in central Stockholm. Podium celebrations AQUABIKE Close racing action is the norm in Aquabike events One of the most popular of the racing categories, the 2007 Aquabike season got underway at the end of March with the Rallyjet World Championship in Guadalupa. who was crowned the new World Champion. The event was brought to a fitting close with a special demonstration by multiple champion Nastia Potanina to celebrate the end of her career. Unfortunately the Classpro World Championship, scheduled to be held in Portugal, was cancelled due to legal problems between the two national Federations. The season came to a close at the end of September with the Rallyjet European Championship in Cavalaire where two French pilots, Philippe Di Renzo and Renaud Arlaut triumphed in the Runabout and Ski Divisions respectively. The 2008 season will be opened as usual with the Guadalupa Rallyjet World Championship, while the Classpro World Championship will be hosted in Cyprus. St Petersburg and Spain will organise and stage European titles for both Classpro and Rallyjet. Due to the rough sea conditions, local pilot David Vaitilingon caused an upset by seeing off the challenges of the leading riders on their factory aquabikes in the Runabout category. In the Ski Division, it was Croatia’s Slaven Ivancic who stormed to victory and first place on the podium. The Classpro European Championship was held in San Rafael de Los Angeles, Spain at the end of July with titles handed out to both men and women, while August saw the Aquabike Women’s World Championship staged in the French town of Golfe-Juan. The event boasted incredible scenery, a VIP tent and spectator grandstands built on the rocks of the port pier, which offered perfect viewing points of the competition. Italian pilot Alessia Ida clinched both Slalom and Ski Division categories, while in the Runabout division Monaco pilot Laure Hummel took it down to the wire by beating the title-holder Karine Paturel over the last few laps. Wrapping up the proceedings, the Freestyle Category was won by Austria’s Eva Maria Antensteiner 24 Nastia Potanina brought the curtain down on her career 10 th ANNUAL PHOTO COMPETITION A total of 154 images came under scrutiny from an international jury led by award-winning photographer James Wright who judged on creativity, technical quality, composition and subject matter with the total points scored deciding the winners. Competition between the best of the best was particularly tight giving the three-man jury – comprising Wright, UIM Yearbook editor Alan Ewens and Belgium-based photographer Matthias Verstraete – a difficult task in selecting the overall winners. In the end, Paul Lakatos (Circuit), Peter Ohlsson (Offshore), Peter Piovarcsy (Endurance) and Jan Miskovic (Retouched) took first place in each of their classes, while Italy’s Vittorio Ubertone enjoyed a hat trick of success winning both Atmosphere and Aquabike classes and claiming the second Image Of The Year award for his winning aquabike shot of Alessia Ida. As well as being available in the yearbook, the top three images in each class can be viewed on the UIM official website at www.uimpowerboating.com. Photographers who took part in the competition can also find a full round up of all the class results online. PHOTOCOMPETITION Twenty-three amateur and professional photographers from twelve different countries took the time to enter the tenth anniversary edition of the annual UIM Photographic Competition. U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 PHOTO COMPETITION LD GO E UABIK AQ - Italy Photographer: Vittorio Ubertone August 15, 2007: Alessia Ida Pro Women - Golfe Juan France World Championship Aquabike Class ter speed: 1/1250 - ISO: 200 h: 400 mm - Aperture: F10 - Shut Camera: Nikon D2H - Focal lengt 25 KE I B A U Q A er v l i s ABIKE AQU tanina : Anastasia Po gust 15, 2007 ly Au Ita ce ne an to Fr er Juan 200 : Vittorio Ub omen - Golfe 1/1250 - ISO: Photographer e Class Pro W Shutter speed: nship Aquabik erture: F11 pio Ap am Ch m m ld 0 or W l length: 40 n D2H - Foca Camera: Niko bro AQUA nze BIKE Photographer: Vittorio Ubertone - Italy World Championship Aqu abike Class Pro Women - Golfe Juan France Camera: Nikon D2H August 15, 2007 Focal length: 400 mm - Aperture: F11 - Shutter speed: 1/1250 - ISO: 200 26 CIRCUIT D GOL IT CIRCU silv CIRC PHOTOCOMPETITION Photographer : Paul Lakatos - Austr alia Circuit F1 Wor ld Championship . Jay Price of USA in the F1 Qatar F1 Powerboat pic tured in action durin g the time trials for the GP of Portugal, Portimao. Camera: Cano n EOS 1 DN - Fo cal length: 500 m m - f4 mm lens - Ap erture: F 5.6 - Shutte r speed: 1/800 sec U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 : Paul Photographer alia Lakatos - Austr ld or W F1 uit Circ . Sami Championship d, Selio of Finlan Sharjah winner of the t Grand F1 Powerboa 07 Prix and the 20 rboat UIM F1 Powe n of World Champio ergy En am Te F1 the 14 on pictured 07 in December 20 of ix Pr d an Gr the d Sharjah, Khali jah, Lagoon, Shar UAE. n Camera: Cano cal Fo DN 1 S EO - f4 m m 0 length: 50 erture: mm lens - Ap r F5.6 - Shutte sec speed: 1/800 er UIT Photographer: Vladimir Veverka Slovakia Circuit T400 International Ordinary - Znin Poland- 5-7 October 2007 Camera: EOS 1D Mark III - Focal length: 135 mm Shutter speed: 1/25 sec - Aperture: F10 - F-stop: 32 - ISO 200 bronze CIRCUIT 27 RE OFFSHO : Peter Photographer en ed Sw Ohlsson s 3B Offshore Clas European in Championship eden Sw n am sh na Ny , th 17 st on Augu 2007 n Camera: Cano III EOS 1D Mark 300 n no Ca : ns Le ture: mm 2.8 - Aper r F 5.0 - Shutte sec speed: 1/2500 GOL OFFSH Photographer : Erdal Coskun - Turke y Offshore Clas s 3-225 International Or dinary race Istanbul Caddebostan on 30th Septembe r 2007 Camera: Sony - 266 x 1733 pixel D ORE sil ve O FFS HOR E r Photographer: Peter Ohlsson - Sweden Offshore Class 3B European Championship in Nynashamn Sweden on August 17th, 2007 Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mark III Lens: Canon 300 mm 2.8 - Aperture: F 4.0 - Shutter speed: 1/3200 sec bronze OFFSHORE 28 GOLD ATMOSPHERE silver ATMOSPH E PHOTOCOMPETITION Photographer: Marek Andryszak Poland th Srem - Poland 30 September 2007 Camera: Canon EOS 20 D - Lens 0 Canon 2.8L 70-20 d: ee sp er utt - Sh 1/1000 sec Aperture: F 4.5 - Photographer: Vittorio Ubertone - Italy Circuit F1 World Championship Doha - Qatar November 24th, 2007. The day of the race of the GP of Qatar. The final results are: Thani Al Qamzi of the Team Emerates is the winner, Guido Cappellini Team Tamoil second and third is Pierre Lundin Team Comparato Racing. Camera: Nikon D2H - Focal length: 400 mm - Shutter speed: 1/850 sec Aperture: F11 - ISO 200 U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 ATMOSPHERE RE ISO 200 Camera: Canon EOS 20D - 3 bronze ATMOSPHERE Photographer: Vittorio Ubertone - Italy Circuit F1 World Championship. Shenzhen - China 21st October 2007. This GP is the 4th leg of the UIM F1 Powerboat. The winner is Guido Cappellini of the Team Tamoil. Camera: Nikon D2H - Focal length: 120 mm - Shutter speed: 1/850 sec Aperture: F 11 - ISO 200 29 Endurance Photographer: Peter Piovarcsy - Slovakia Circuit Endurance Class 2+3 World Championship Rouen 30th April 1st May 2007 Camera: Nikon D200 - Nikon AFS 200-400 - Shutter speed: 1/250 sec Aperture: F4 - ISO 100 GOLD ENDURANCE Photographer: Br yn Williams - Great Britain Pleasure Navigati on Powerboat P1 Wo rld Championship UIM Powerboat P1 Bri tish Grand Prix - Cowe sUK on August 24 26th 2007. Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark II Focal length: 10 0 mm - Shutter sp eed: 1/80 sec - Apert ure: F18 - ISO 200 AS A silver ENDURANCE bronze ENDURANCE Photographer: Peter Piovarcsy - Slovakia Circuit Endurance World Championship Class 2 + 3 boats Rouen 30th April 1st May 2007 Camera: Nikon D200 - Nikon AFS 200-400 - Shutter speed: 1/640 sec Aperture: F4 - ISO 400 30 hed Photographer : Jan Miskovic - Slov akia Circuit Interna tional Ordinary OSY 400 Trencin Slovak ia -2627th May 2007 . Camera: Niko n D2H - Focal length: 200 mm - Shutter speed: 1/1000 sec Aperture: F 5. 3 - Fstop: 6.3 - IS O 200 GOLD ED RETOUCH U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 r etouc PHOTOCOMPETITION : Jan Photographer akia ov Sl ic Miskov Circuit World O350 Championship 5-7th d lan - Znin Po . October 2007 n D2H Camera: Niko 800 - Focal length: speed: r te ut Sh m m 1/1500 sec - FAperture: F 5 O 1000 IS 6 5. p: sto r silve HED RETOUC Photographer: Bryn Williams - Great Britain Pleasure Navigation Powerboat P1 World Championship Cowes UK - 24-26th August 2007. Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark II Focal length: 200 mm - Shutter speed: 1/500 sec - Aperture F 5.6 - ISO 100 ASA bronze RETOUCHED 31 FORMULA Yvonne Konig The F500 and 0:700 racing in 2007 were 39.5s, the only driver below 40 seconds. high at times, was able to get the better of dominated by Italian VRP motors produced Tiziano Trombetta had to fight with his trim Kluge, then followed Kaasik, with the most by Carlo Verona as the other Italian which allowed Ferenc Csako and Candy consistent GRM engine, followed by local manufacturer Giuseppe Rossi encountered Koschinski to take the next places on the driver Mauro Bacchi. problems with his latest 500cc GRM model. starting line up. James Aderholdt and Paul Hart were The first heat got underway with Csako away from the start jetty just ahead of Havas, disappointed when both of their new GRM leading Havas to the top turn buoy to take with Koschinski and Csako making up the engines failed at the first round of the F500 the lead but by lap two Havas was able to following places. Trombetta led from start to World Championship series at Boretto in pass and go on to win the opening heat: finish with Havas taking second as the early May. Neither was to take any part in the Trombetta, now racing for the Demmler historic dual between these two drivers 2007 series with the UK’s Hart announcing Team, was still trying to find the speed in his looked set to continue for the rest of the his retirement from racing, and Ameri-Dutch new Betta-Boat. The heat finished with season, although there was now another Racing’s Aderholdt moving over to the 0:350 Havas, Csako and Koschinski taking the first serious challenger in the Austrian Koschinski proprider class. three places. Trombetta picked up fourth as he collected third position and enough In the final heat it was Trombetta who flew ahead of Holger Kluge of Germany having points to win the opening round to lead the Aderholdt must have been frustrated as he now acquired a VRP engine, followed by Jiri F500 Championship. had a brand new Pugh Boatworks Formula Masek of the Czech Republic making a 500 catamaran, which he was unable to welcome return after an operation to correct Partwitz (Germany) was a welcome new race. Mauro Bacchi struggled all weekend to a tendon in his ankle. Aaslav-Kaasik was the venue try and get his new motor running, while only GRM finisher, with Rossi back in his Championship. newcomer to 500 racing Uku Aaslav-Kaasik Caorso workshop trying to fix Hart’s engine. among the ten competitors on the grid. the European 0:500 Three new drivers were Anton Rosenleitner (Austria) had the ex- in his new Kala hull with an old GRM motor 32 for had better fortunes with his sleek craft The second heat saw Havas away from the Aderholdt VRP/Pugh outfit, Yvonne Konig performing well on the straights but proving start jetty like a rocket and it appeared the from nearby Dresden, having learned her a handful on the turns. second heat would finish much like the first race craft in Formula ADAC, now had the ex- until disaster struck for Havas when his Copelli GRM/Lucini. The other rookie was Ten drivers from seven nations were set to gearbox gave in on lap four. Koschinski then Lithuanian compete in Boretto. The water level was low went on to take advantage and the win VRP/Hung ASV previously campaigned by in some places despite rain over the ahead of Csako. The fast improving the Russian Starokochev. In the four-race previous few weeks and the course was Trombetta collected third as he made competition, Sobciukas really impressed changed to a three buoy course with the progress with the new boat set-up - after a taking third position on the podium. Havas agreement of the UIM Commissioner. busy winter building boats this was the first and Trombetta battled away at the front Qualification saw defending champion Attila testing he had been able to do with the new neither giving an inch in some quite Havas take pole position with a time of boat. Masek, hanging the Comparato very spectacular moves. Havas took the first two Glebas Sobciukas in the U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 FORMULA SERIES Candy Koschinski heats, while Trombetta scooped the final the first two races from his closest Koschinski’s 694 points gave him second two, the pair ending equal on points. challenger Havas with the Hung ASV. overall and seventeen championship points Trombetta was crowned European Champion for 2007 with the faster race time. Two weeks later Brodenbach on the river Mosel was the venue for the World 0:700 Championship. The eight drivers were and ensured he still led the World Sobciukas had his similar craft motoring well Championship. Sobciukas took third at to take third place in the opening heat. Bitterfeld ahead of Havas, Csako, Konig, Round one winner Koschinski improved as Masek, Bacchi, Kluge and Aaslav-Kaasik. the meeting went on, with a fourth place in heat one, third in heat two and a second in Round Three of the Formula 500 World the final heat, which was restarted after Championship was at Jurmala in Latvia later problems with the start lights. Trombetta in August. organisers listened and the championship failed to finish the final race, which was won country had hosted a round although took place on the shortened course, by Csako, but his 800 points was enough to championship leader Koschinski was a non- producing some very close racing with give him overall victory when Havas was attendee so his lead was almost certain to Demmler Racing Team’s Trombetta (Betta disqualified from the final heat. be surrendered. unhappy with the sweeping curve on the course and requested the circuit be shortened to avoid the right hander. The This was the first time this Boat/VRP) posting the fastest race. But this time it was Havas who came out on top to Ferenc Csako claim the championship with two wins and a second place (plus a disqualification for destroying a buoy). Trombetta finished just 100 points behind with one win and two second places. Csako (Austria) took the bronze medal ahead of the 500cc craft of Konig who was quickly gaining in confidence. August saw Round Two of the Formula 500 World Series at Bitterfeld in Germany with twelve drivers signing on for the event, although Aderholdt never made the start for any of the races. Trombetta now had the Betta Boat performing on the limit winning 33 Attila Havas Training was dominated by Trombetta who Brandenburg welcomed another new driver Havas with the Italian getting the advantage was rookie to F500 in the shape of Pavel Pospisil of the by the start of lap four. At the start of lap five A strong wind prevented any Czech Republic with the Atamanov/VRP Trombetta stopped with a seized piston, racing on Saturday so the programme was outfit. Suvorov with the Yamato 500 was also leaving Havas to storm on in the lead. rescheduled for Sunday with Havas forced among the eleven boat field. Missing were Another fierce battle was developing with to change his engine after time trials Bacchi and Aderholdt still awaiting motors. Konig challenging Csako with the young four Sobciukas. seconds ahead of therefore forfeiting his qualifying times. German girl getting in front of Csako on lap Trombetta won the first heat ahead of Havas In the time trials, Trombetta posted a 45.44 six and extending her advantage as she and Sobciukas, although he struck problems second lap, with Koschinski 2.1 seconds chased in heat two with a loss of compression behind. Meanwhile Aaslav-Kaasik was improving all leaving Havas to win with Trombetta holding Havas then Csako. the time ahead of Kluge. From the red light going out it was a dog fight In near perfect conditions on Sunday between Trombetta and Havas with Havas morning, Havas lined up in pole position for holding the slight lead into lap two. Pospisil race two and stormed away into the lead, stopped at the first buoy as Koschinski held with Koschinski holding second place after on to third from the chasing Csako. Konig one lap from Konig. After two laps Trombetta was ahead of Sobciukas and Aaslav-Kaasik. was through to second position but Havas Sobciukas qualified in front of Koschinski in second place. off Sobciukas. The final race looked as though Trombetta was going to claim victory before his propeller broke on lap six. Havas went on to win the final race from Sobciukas and Jiri Masek. Havas therefore won the third round of the World Championship, Sobciukas improved to take second place in this round but the new leader of the World Championship was Trombetta who took third in Latvia. Estonian Yuri Suvorov was another welcome addition to the F500 family with a Yamato-powered Pan Team hydrocat. In mid September the penultimate round was scheduled for the magnificent Brandenburg venue. With three rounds of the championship completed Trombetta led the World Formula 500 Championship with 52 points from defending champion Havas on 46. Early season leader Koschinski held on to joint third with Csako on 37. Newcomer Sobciukas was driving well and was on 32 points. 34 was holding a commanding lead. Konig had After two laps Sobciukas stopped under the dropped back behind Sobciukas and Csako scoreboard with a locked underwater unit. and was attempting to regain her position The fight continued between Trombetta and when the Lucini took off and performed a Glebus Sobciukas U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 Tiziano Trombetta Latvia making an appearance in this final years qualified in pole from Sobciukas with a She immediately signalled she was OK round. Suvorov had the misfortune to crash 500cc engine, then Holger Kluge (Germany). although the race was stopped and re-run. into the bank, escaping without serious Havas was the one to lose out as Trombetta injury as Koschinski took second place with Csako from the outside of the grid powered immediately went through to the front with Csako third and Havas fourth. straight into the lead chased by Havas. Koschinski moving to second after one lap Local driver Tadeusz Hareza was late away. Havas took the silver medal for the season before stopping on the third. and Koschinski secured enough points to The final race of the day, in front of the huge claim bronze. promised another duel WORLD FORMULA 500 CHAMPIONSHIP between Trombetta and Havas. Trombetta Final Positions raced to the front chased by the Budapest 1st driver, with local favourite Koschinski third. Konig was back at the wheel of her 2nd Lucini/GRM but appeared a little more cautious. All was going well until lap three when Havas felt vibrations and retired to the pits with a damaged propeller. 3rd Masek from the Czech Republic both failed to finish. Tiziano Trombetta (Italy) (VRP/Betta-Boat) 92 points Attila Havas (Austria) (VRP/Hung ASV) 76 points Candy Koschinski (Austria) took third from Sobciukas, Masek and (VRP/Betta-Boat) 69 points Hareza. Demmler Team driver Trombetta raced home to win the Csako took his first UIM title with the Grand Prix with 800 points and twenty more European 0:700 Championship at Znin in championship points to extend his lead. Poland. This championship should originally have been held at Jedovnice, Czech The final round two weeks later in Srem, his mirrors as he hustled him but the Berlin driver held on to third position. Pospisil and crowd of spectators packed into the grandstands, Sobciukas was giving Kluge cause to look in FORMULA SERIES spectacular flip, landing the correct way up. Republic but was reallocated because of the Csako had the initial edge in heat two but Havas powered past on the back straight taking the lead and a win with a time six seconds faster than heat one. Kluge again A good start in heat three by Csako saw him power into a lead he was not going to relinquish and win with the fastest race time with Havas in second. Havas could only Poland saw the championship sewn up by low water levels. All the boats racing were retain his title if he beat Csako with a faster Trombetta with the Italian winning the event powered by VRP engines but the Italians race time. When the lights went out it all and adding another twenty points. Again ten Trombetta and Bacchi were missing. Havas seemed to be over for Havas as his motor drivers competed with Zigfries Bitanis of who had won the title in the two previous failed to fire. Csako was round the first buoy before Havas was away. Tiziano Trombetta & Uku Aaslav-Kaasik The defending champion was not going to give up easily and chased after Csako who also made a slight mistake at a buoy turn on lap six. Havas closed to just three seconds behind Csako at the chequered flag and had to settle for the silver medal, with Holger Kluge taking the bronze. After over 20 years of racing this popular driver from Budapest took his first UIM title with maximum points to round off the 2007 season. 35 FINLAND A first F1 world title for Sami Seliö Sami Seliö is the new Formula 1 power boat World Champion. Like Ferrari F1 driver Kimi Räikkönen, Seliö became the best F1 power boat racer in the world by winning the series after a stunning performance. Championship points leader Guido Cappellini retired from the last race in Sharjah due to a technical fault, which enabled Seliö to become the first Finn to win the F1 power boat world title. to earn his first ever F1 title on the UIM F1 The Formula 1 circus arrives in Finland this World Championship. season with the event in Lahti from June 6-8 being a mega event featuring a rock festival. The driver, who began racing in F1 in 1998, moving up from F4, immediately impressed native country will grow due to this champi- Year” title. His early career successes, onship title,” said Seliö. ”The weekend in however, would literally disappear over the Lahti will be spectacular.” following two years when he elected to help the ill-fated OMC engine project run by the late ex-World Champion Cees van der “Unbelievable,” said the new champion. “I did not dare dream of winning the title. My goal was to win the last two races and hope for the Italian to hit problems. A big childhood dream has become reality. This is unbelievable.” Velden. In just one year, new World Champion Seliö of F1 Team Energy turned his reputation around from someone who was fast but unlucky, to a driver who could win under pressure capturing three wins in eight starts This season saw the rejuvenation of the 32 Seliö would finish just four races in 1999 and 2000 while failing to start in six with various engine problems that kept him on the shore. But that’s past history, let’s get to the present. year-old driver. Seliö seemed to save his best for last, winning from pole in the final two events in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah to take a brilliant come-from-behind series title when most thought he had no chance. Seliö celebrations “This is my tenth season in F1,” he added. “Finally everything came together this year. The new Baba boat was perfect and is blindingly fast. This season I won three Grand Prix races and scored points at every event. The perfect reliability and speed of the boat enabled me to fight for a podium place at all of the races.” 36 “I believe that interest in boat racing in my with his speed and won the “Rookie of the Top of the world - F1 Team Energy U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 Cannone Mormile The 2007 powerboating season ended with a great deal of international success which confirms the starring roles played by Italian drivers. The Italian Powerboat Federation won fifteen world and five European titles. On the whole, 44 medals were won by Italians in all international competitions - an extraordinary number of medals that confirms Italy’s standing at the top in powerboat classifications. The racing results are a reflection of major activity within the organisation. Italy’s commitments in powerboating work well, for example, in Endurance where in just a few years entries have increased to 50 boats per event and in the Italian Offshore Championship, which has the highest number of participating drivers in the world, including many foreign crews. Success, too, in Aquabike, which always sees a high number of quality riders. On the Circuit scene, F2, O250 and OSY 400 events constantly increase their number of participants. Internationale Motonautique, the highest institutional body, was Italian Raffaele Chiulli. For the first time in the history of powerboating, an Italian candidate has become President of the UIM and this is surely an important signal for a country that in the last few years has shown the ability to galvanise the sport, thanks to the development of new initiatives. The 2008 season will see the Federation aim to increase driver numbers and performance levels in all categories, maintain high levels of media coverage, continue the youth policy and maintain research into economic, Luigi Colombi NATIONAL AUTHORITIES ITALY performance and environmental aspects of new motorisations. Add major racing dates that will be held in Italy such as the O700 World Championship, the F500 World Championship and the Endurance Group B World Championship and it’s clear to see that 2008 will be an exciting year for competition. In OSY 400, a promotional category to enter the International Formulae sees 20 young drivers, aged from 14-18 on the starting line at events in the Italian Championship. For Italy, 2007 was a particularly important year because the elected leader of the Union Alessia Ida 37 NORWAY Spirit of Norway ends its career Powerboating in Norway began in 1936 excellence in everything he does, whether when the Norwegian Outboard Club was it’s business or sport. A born leader and founded. During the 1960s, local clubs were major inspiration for both colleagues and established in different parts of the country people within offshore, Gjelsten started his and offshore activity increased accordingly. offshore career in the US in 1994. Over the years, he has won 34 World Championship Under the new name of the Norwegian titles and competed in 82 championship Powerboat Federation, powerboating was races. a 13 year-old. He started off in the so-called T-250 class and continued to become one of the best Formula 4 drivers with gold medals in the Scandinavian and Norwegian Championships and World Cup silver in 2001. Today, he competes mainly in the Formula 2000 World Championship but hopes some day to participate in F1. accepted as a member of the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of With team partner and good friend Steve Sports in 1994. Aquabike became a central Curtis, Spirit of Norway proved to be a part of the federation’s activity and in 2002 winning team, something they showed year all motorsport activity in the Norwegian after year. However, in December 2007 Olympic Committee and Confederation of Gjelsten announced the retirement of he and Sports was merged in to the Norwegian his team from the sport - Class 1 won’t be Motorsport Federation where powerboating the same without him. became one out of four divisions. The divisions have their autonomy and the Marit Strømøy powerboating Marit is Norway’s queen of the sea and is member clubs elect leadership at biennial meetings. the only woman since the early 1980s to participate in F1, something she did for the The Class 1 races in Oslo and Arendal are first time in 2007. Marit is both an among the most popular sports events in entertainer and a very talented sports Norway, Formula 2000 has a high profile in person whose interest for boat sports Drammen and Tönsberg, while Bergen in the started early. She has great plans for the western part of the country is the “capital” future and wants to be able to continue for Aquabike. racing F1 as well as competing in F2000 races in Scandinavia. Bjørn Rune Gjelsten/Spirit of Norway 38 Gjelsten is the country’s best known pioneer Rick Ivar Håkonsen within Class 1 and has always aimed for Rick Ivar started his racing career in 1990 as Ronny Mangerud Ronny Mangerud has been active in aquabike racing for the last eleven years. Despite the sport being illegal in Norway, his list of achievements has grown and underlines his continuing success. In 2007 he won the Norwegian King’s Trophy for the second time. In addition to this he won the Norwegian Championship in Ski Stock and Ski Open, became Nordic Champion in Ski Stock and Ski Open and Team Norway Jetski 2007 U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 took second in the European Marit Strømøy Bjorn Gjelsten Håkonsen`s Formula Racing Championship. In his career he has won seven times in the NATIONAL AUTHORITIES Strømøy Racing Norwegian Championship, achieved seven first place titles in the Norwegian Cup, won one Norwegian Championship, and been second three times in the World Finals. In 2003 and 2005 he was elected Motorsport Athlete of the Year. In 2002 he also received the Honours Trophy from the Norwegian Motorsport Federation for good promotion of the sport over several years. Each of these competitions attracts hundreds and sometimes thousands of spectators each year and shows the importance of continuing to work for an inspiring and growing boat-sport industry in Norway. Santa jet ski race - Bergen Team Norway Jetski Team Norway Jetski is a strong team of young prodigies and their coach, which focuses on bringing through the next generation of top athletes and world champions through hard workout, discipline, and education. The team today contains of Ronny Mangerud as coach with three athletes, namely Daniel Slettebakken, Stian Schjetlein and Mads Jørgensen. Some of Norway’s best spectacle boat races during the summer and winter months are F2000 races in Drammen and Arendal, the Class 1 Grands Prix in Arendal and Oslo, and the Nisseracet (the Santa jetski race) in Bergen. 39 LATVIA Martins Bergholcs in action Looking at the achievements of Latvian scene. Results speak for themselves and the also runner-up in the European Cup overall powerboat racers in 2007, it is evident that younger generation is becoming more skillful standings the year was a great success. During the and capable of achieving higher results. Championship – achievements that earned 2007 season Latvia enjoyed many important achievements in water motorsports. The UIM F2 World Cup Series race in Riga won the Latvian him the title “Latvian Powerboat Racer of the The 2007 season was especially successful Year”. for Riga Powerboat Team racer Uvis Slakteris who finished third in the overall Last year was also the second season of during the season. Hosted in August, the classification of the UIM F2000 World Cup F2000 competition for Ugis Gross from the race was part of the annual Riga City Series for the second year running. He was Kalnciems Racing Team and it was enough was one of the most significant events festivities when the city is visited by both local and foreign tourists. In total, seventeen drivers representing eleven countries fought for the title. The month of July was especially successful for the younger generation of Latvian powerboat racers, who began competing at the UIM JT250 European Championship on Aluksne Lake. The championship was attended by 24 young racers from all over Europe and concluded with local Mārtiš Morozs taking first place on the podium. Out of the last five years, Latvian drivers have won the JT250 European Championship title four times. The Latvian Water Motorsports Federation is very proud of these young racers, who are already succeeding on the powerboating 40 and JT250 race start U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 for him to win the European Cup. After some position at the F1 round in the United Arab who clinched the World Championship title tough competition at the last round, second Emirates. For Latvian powerboat racing this in S550 class. place assured him of the title as the best was one of the most significant events of the powerboat pilot in Europe. In addition, Gross year as it meant that after a long break the Agris Kalnciems, President of the Latvian became the first Latvian pilot ever to Latvian flag was flying high in Formula 1 Water Motorsports Federation said: “I am participate in F1. proving that the country is getting closer to very proud of our Latvian pilots, who in 2007 the world’s best powerboat pilots. have been able to achieve very high results As the second pilot of the Tamoil team not only on a national level but also alongside team-mate Guido Capellini, Gross Another success story from 2007 was that of internationally. I am especially pleased that enjoyed a superb debut by finishing in tenth Mārtiš Bergholcs of the UPB Energy team, these results improve each year.” Martins Bergholcs, UPB Energy - S550 World Champion NATIONAL AUTHORITIES JT250 gets underway in Jurmala Martins Bergholcs’ cockpit 41 RUSSIA Russian powerboat racing has been active for over a century The St Petersburg Motorboat Federation was founded in 1908, although Russia held its first ever race on August 1, 1904, which started and finished at the docks of the St. Petersburg River Yacht Club, went around Yelagin Island on the Srednyaya Nevka and was held annually until 1916. The first Soviet powerboat racing championship was held at the Khimki Reservoir in Moscow on September 23, 1938. The third national championship which was held in Riga from August 6-11, 1956 In 1997-1998, the children’s Formula Future international class was founded. Formula Future competitors in Russia use small three metre - Mnev inflatable boats with Mercury outboard motors, competing on the new ‘Parallel Slalom’ course, according to a set of rules developed in Russia. Combining UIM backing with the enthusiasm and dedication of the Russian hosts, the new class has earned well deserved international recognition. Two World and two European Championships have been held on the compound of the Tsarskoe Selo National Museum and Preserve, the former country residence of the Russian royal family in Pushkin near St Petersburg. Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RIBs) enjoy worldwide popularity and 24 hour endurance pneumatics racing was pioneered in St Petersburg in 2000 before being awarded full World Championship status in 2003. The first RIB river marathon races in Russia and Europe were held in the Leningrad Region and Karelia. Since the White Nights Endurance RIB race was pioneered in 2000, it has climbed to full world championship started a tradition of annual national championships. In 1959, the Union Motorboat Racing Club was reorganised and renamed the Soviet Motorboat Racing Federation, which in turn joined Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) in 1969. During the 80s and 90s, Soviet racers won World and European Championships on several occasions and won individual and team prizes at other titled events. Between 1990 and 1999, Russia hosted nine Formula 1 races (three in Moscow, and six in St Petersburg), two Offshore Class 1 races, and several races in Aquabike, Formula 3, Formula 500, Formula 4 and others (all in St Petersburg). 42 Watersports continue to thrive in Russia U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 Formula Future status, awarded by the General Assembly of the UIM in Cape Town, South Africa, in October 2002. Where past meets present – August 2 - Open Championship of Russia, 2nd Stage, River Marathon Oreshek Fortress Race as ordinary international race. NATIONAL AUTHORITIES RIB racing now enjoys world championship status in Russia St Petersburg has hosted Class 1 on two occasions – November 1 - Open Championship of Russia, 3rd Stage, River Marathon Ice Race as ordinary international race. Russian waters play host to all types of craft In 2003, the year when St Petersburg, the former capital of the Russian Empire, celebrated its 300th anniversary, the city hosted its first World Championship in Endurance Pneumatics Class 1/2/3/4/5, called the 24 Hours White Nights Endurance. In the same year, the Motorboat Federation of Russia held its first River Marathon races, and now Russia is the only country in Europe where such races take place. The U.I.M. has included the following events into the 2008 international race calendar: – June 21-22 - Open Championship of Russia, 1st Stage, River Marathon Valaam Monastery Race as ordinary international race. – July 5-6 - 24 Hours White Nights Endurance as title event of the World Circuit Endurance Pneumatics Championship. 43 SWEDEN Swedish racers start young Association In Swedish sport, world junior activities are younger generation who like to be on water celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. the most important. During the last four to drive, race and have fun – it’s all about Although powerboating began in 1904 and years there has been governmental support offering them more possibilities. many other activities were staged in for previous years, it took Gunnar Faleij - an powerboating clubs and during this time the The history of SVERA began in Mora where excellent driver and organiser – to decide it clubs have doubled their number of juniors Faleij lived and organised great international was necessary to have an association. That racing, while 2,000 juniors have been events. Today Mora is again one of the involved in powerboat racing testing. The greatest international hydro events and country has also started separate four- features stroke classes after the UIM idea was powerboating. The Swedish Powerboat idea became a reality in the winter of 1948. Now 60 years later, Sweden can be proud of having produced more than 40 World Champions and being one of the ten most active powerboating nations in the world. A beautiful country with an abundance of coastline, rivers and lakes, Sweden has a lot junior activities why Sweden is such a great powerboating country. Today Sweden has almost 400 drivers in circuit, offshore and aquabikes, while some 40 clubs organise about 30 racing events a year. The Swedish Powerboat Association has four main projects: Environment, Officials, PR and Juniors. All engines in circuit racing are already environment-friendly EPA engines or have to use environment-friendly fuel and oil. Some races will also be environmentally certified by the sport confederation in Sweden. 44 Swedish a major Water Festival for presented in Portugal 2004. In circuit racing, Sweden has had excellent National EPA classes for 15hp and 30hp, drivers in F1 such as Lasse Ström, Anders which have also become international, have Andersson, Goran Karlöf, Peter Eriksson been a success. To be able to grow new and Bertil Wik - third overall in 1985. The classes have been invented to attract the Scandinavian F2000 series is the best of boat owners who consider boating a natural part of life – one of the basic reasons for Sjolander by Lars Lindgren U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 Sweden - almost 400 drivers in various classes NATIONAL AUTHORITIES school for F1 and both Pierre Lundin and Offshore Juniors Jonas Andersson have been World F2000 Champions and continued this Swedish F1 tradition with great success. Today Sweden together with Italy is one of only two countries with two drivers among the top ten in F1. Long distance races began around Lake Malaren in 1930, which was an impressive 145 nautical mile race for a single man boat. The average speed in the first race was 18.5 knots. In 1962 a new generation of boat racing started in the shape of the Roslagsloppet, a 130Nm long distance offshore event from Stockholm to Oregrund. The event has also been the most important event everyone wants to win and over the years has created a large number of international champions. promotional event for powerboating in Sweden now dominates the UIM Offshore Sweden. In the early days it was also 3C supported by the biggest evening paper champions in Thomas Wrenkler, Thomas Getingloppet, which back then was also the Rosen and Claes Westerlund, who last year main sponsor for the Offshore 1 race. Mikael won Frodé is the biggest offshore name in performance and challenging race in Italy. Sweden and has won the Roslagsloppet Sweden nine times overall. Even today this is the Champions in the Sjolander brothers. 60 years of high-flying Swedish success class the with title also the last after has the three an world impressive European 3C Swedish World Champions 2007 Claes Westerlund/Daniel Svenson Offsh 3C 2006 Thomas Rosen/Roland Sjögren Offsh 3C 2004 Jonas Andersson Boat GP Thomas & Annika Wrenkler Offsh 3C 2003 Jonas Andersson F 2000 2002 Per Oskarsson Offsh 1.3 2001 Magnus Österholm/ Stefan Böhlmark Offsh 1.3 1999 Magnus Österholm/ Stefan Böhlmark Offsh 1.3 1998 Pierre Lundin Formel 2000 1996 Tobias Tejby SST 45 1995 Ted Mannerfelt/Tomas Berglund Offsh 1.3 1993 Lasse Norman R 2000 Lennart Karlsson/Christina Dillman Offsh 3C Mikael Frodé/ Olle Sjöblom Offsh 2 1991 Tommy Wahlsten Racer 500 Lasse Norman R 2000 Patrik Axén Sport 550 Mikael Frodé Offsh 4 lit 1990 Lennart Ström Formel 3 1989 Åke Österberg T 400 Olof Dahlqvist/Peter Wall Offsh 3A 1988 Lennart Ström Formel 3 1987 Mats Kimby Sport 850 1986 Lennart Ström Formel 3 1985 Lennart Ström Formel 3 Mats Kimby Sport 850 Bengt Schröder Sport 500 1984 Per von Bonsdorff Klass SE Stefan Säfström/Thomas Eriksson Offsh 3B Mikael Frodé/ Palle Mattsson Offsh 3C Lennart Bylock Offsh 3S 1983 Roger Karlsson/Björn Hellström Offsh 3A 1982 Lasse Ström Klass OE Roland Paulsson R2000 Stefan Säfström/Thomas Eriksson Offsh 3B 1981 Kent Rohm Racer 500 Lasse Ström Formel 3 1979 Kent Rohm Klass OC 1977 Ove Forsman Racer 250 1968 Sven Herrmansson Klass A (250) John Rohm Klass C (500) 1967 Sven Herrmansson Klass A (250) 45 TURKEY SIF JCB almost hitting YKM coming out of a turn After five years of hard work with a great deal spectators on the streets with flags to cheer of commitment from Istanbul Offshore Club their President Ugur Isik, his crew and race teams, organisation not only pleased the teams and the Turkish Class 3 – 225 series was accepted the organisers but also the local governor. He by the UIM Cominoff Committee as the new was very proud of the success of Kazim-Suna UIM World Offshore 225 Championship Apa and their team for bringing such an series. important event to their town. On the water, favourite team. Another Team Procat on the turn in Bodrum perfect Team Lotus, piloted by a Finnish/Turkish The 2007 season started in Istanbul with a combination, flipped over during the pole launch party at one of the best clubs in town, position but were ready on race day, while Blackk, where the new ambassadress of the Team Stihl took the race honours. series Kiera Chaplin - grand daughter of Charlie Chaplin and one of the most beautiful Mersin, just 60km from Adana, was the year’s models in the world - was present. new venue with Mersin Chamber of Commerce sponsoring the event. Despite the Chaplin spent the whole weekend in and fact teams had to separate into two locations around the VIPs, teams and race boats and for waved both start and finish flags for the first everything was very well organised and teams race of the season in the stunning Golden had a real offshore race following the first two Horn. 2007 was also the 25th anniversary of races of the championship. An impressive the Turkish Coast Guard; therefore the IOC boat parade was also organised accompanied announced that the first race of the season by the municipality’s official band. dry/wet pits and hospitality area, Team Stihl again showed how to go around the race course in rough conditions and picked up their third 1st place trophy. The Mersin Governor, Mayor and the President of the MTSO were all on the Suzuki Start Boat from start to finish. With all their previous experience, local organiser Hakan Tuncer and Mayor Hasan Seker organised another perfect event at the next race in Kemer. was going to be dedicated to them as “The Turkish Coast Guard GP”. Although everyone bet on the bigger and heavier boats at the beginning of the race, The boat parade went through the small streets of the town with thousands of people The event took place in the heart of the old town, on the Golden Horn, with spectacular views. A collection of 20 paintings with the “Offshore” theme was prepared by Turkish artist Renan Ertosun and displayed for the guests at the hospitality area. Suzuki provided the new Suzuki Start Boat for the series and Team Stihl started its amazing run of consecutive wins by taking the inaugural race of the season. The teams headed towards the southern part of Turkey for the second race of the season in Andana where Ataturk Island was again reserved for only race teams and VIPs. The Boat Parade attracted large crowds of 46 Miele (4) airborne in Bodrum U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 watching and cheering. A big offshore party successful staging of the championship, while An impressive calendar is in place for the was again organised in the town’s biggest another party at the Korfez Restaurant was teams with the championship starting in May in club and many of the pilots had a hard time thrown to welcome the guests including world Istanbul on the Bosphorus at the Ciragan leaving early for their race day. champions from both Norway and Finland. Palace, and back again for two more Again Team Stihl won the final two races of weekends in Istanbul in September before the season to establish a record that is going ending in Fujairah in the UAE on the last to be hard to beat. weekend of November. It is planned that four On the day itself, the sea was fairly calm and what was expected happened again as Team Stihl repeated their Pole Position performance producing a flawless race to take the weekends and eight races will count for the Ugur Isik, President of the Istanbul Offshore World Championship with four other weekends Club, was host for the 80th UIM General staged around Turkey to complete the Turkish Assembly which was held at the Kervansaray Championship calendar. For any teams that Hotel in Antalya. During the GA, offshore want to follow all the races, there will be a total committee Cominoff met several times and of sixteen races all televised live. Talks fell into place once the race course was laid announced that the Offshore 3 – 225 series was continue to extend the World Championship to out. The wind picked up and blew Miele (4) awarded World Championship status due to the France and Greece in 2009. over towards the second half of the race but progress it had shown and the professionalism the German husband and wife team came out of the organisers and the teams. chequered flag once again. The famous Golturkbuku Bay was the year’s new location at the Bodrum half island. Despite problems faced by the organisers, everything A new magazine called Powerboats & Yachts was also launched by Ugur Isik at the of the escape hatch unhurt but disappointed. SIF JCB (44) missed their chance of third The World Offshore 225 Championship series beginning of the year to support the series, position when they unnecessarily chased to lap will be run on a new format in 2008. There will while a television programme is also being MRC (88) and finished their fuel on the final be two races per venue - on Saturdays and prepared. Finally, work has also started for an straight to the chequered flag once again Sundays – with all races broadcast live by action movie based around the World collected by Team Stihl. Show TV. Offshore 225 Championship races The final two races were scheduled for the NATIONAL AUTHORITIES Seconds before the start in Adana Miele (4) from Germany and Miele (5) from France fight with each other Caddebostan shores of Istanbul as organisers prepared a pit area right in the middle section of the race course with a run straight to the shore which would give the spectators and television impressive images. A French team even flew over to race in order to prepare for the 2008 championship series as a total of five nations competed in the final race of the season. Mme Marie Therese Jacob Granier, President of the French Motor Yacht Club de la Cote d’Azur, was present to hand over a trophy to the President of Istanbul Offshore Club for the 47 PORTUGAL Opening round of the F2000 World Cup In 2007, the Portuguese Powerboat Federation continued with its expansion policy and witnessed an increase in the number of pilots participating in the various classes, thanks initially to Formula Future. The national calendar was entirely fulfilled in nine regions of the country and was followed by the municipalities in organising powerboat events, while circuits were re-established in places where powerboating had been absent for more than 20 years. Thanks to the support of the Instituto do Desporto de Portugal, the Portuguese Powerboat Federation acquired four more boat and engine combinations for Formula Futuro in order to develop promotional activities all over the country, in collaboration with affiliate clubs that work towards increased youth participation in national competitions. The year also saw an emotional six-round National Championship thanks to the highly competitive level shown by Portuguese pilots, which also helped contribute to a record number of participants at international level. On the international front, Portugal staged four World Championship events in the shape of F1, F2000 and two rounds of F4, which were all technically very professional and received great praise from the drivers. Luis Miguel Ribeiro was again crowned S850 National Champion after a duel with runner-up Pedro Fortuna, another pilot with international experience. For the ninth consecutive time, the Town Hall of Portimão, ExpoArade and Clube Naval de Portimão staged the opening F1 round. The Associação Naval do Guadiana with the Town Diogo Gonzaga Ribeiro, who started out in Formula Future, took his third successive PR 750 National Championship title and made his debut in catamarans piloting an S850 and confirming his capability by finishing third in the S850 National Championship. T 850 and T 750 were two classes re-established by the Portuguese Powerboat Federation, which created a spectacle appreciated by an enthusiastic public. Powerboat racing initiation saw more than 400 young people take part in Formula Future as well 48 as the National Championship, which determines the national representatives for the World Championship, in Germany. Hall of Vila Real de Santo António supported the staging of a round of F2000 racing, which drew a strong international line-up. These two rounds of high competition – coupled with the presence of Portuguese pilot Duarte Benavente – brought great pride to the F.P.M. Similarly, F4’s development in the country was assisted thanks to the organisation in conjunction with the Town Halls of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo and Vila Franca de Xira of two World Championship rounds staged on successive weekends. The Town Hall of Portimão and ExpoArade also contributed to the staging of the final round of the P1 World Championship. The co-ordination and involvement of the Federation as Portugal’s National Authority were of the highest technical standard, which was recognised by the UIM in the competition reports and by Nationals Entities, namely the official departments of Ministério da Marinha. F4 continues to develop in Portugal U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 Ada Przybył Polish Champion JT250, Janikowo, Poland - Photography by Marek Andryszak 2007 was a good year for the Polish position of General Secretary after more than Motorboating and Water Ski Association 30 years with the Board of PMWSA choosing (PMWSA) as it celebrated its golden Paweł Szabelewski for the position of the anniversary with a specially-organised event new General Secretary. Jerzy Czeszko was in the shape of a gathering for all the people chosen by the Board for his third term as connected to motorboating and water President. The new General Secretary skiing. started work on new ideas and targets and Robert Gł adecki Polish Aquabikes Champion RSS1200, Czł uchów, Poland Photography by Marek Andryszak NATIONAL AUTHORITIES POLAND as a priority revamped the PMWSA website. Celebrating the anniversary of the PMWSA In cooperation with his team, he created a was a great opportunity to look back at its new website www.polishpowerboating.com great with the aim of making it the best sports and successful history. Polish competitors won 153 medals in both World website on the Polish Internet. and European Championships during the up in the European Championship in the last 50 years, while it was also an Also in 2007, there was a lot of success in opportunity to recognise key figures for their motorboating, aqua bikes and water skiing. involvement Lechosław in the development of motorboating and water skiing. Rybarczyk was the most impressive finishing runner-up in the World Championship and winning the European 2007 was a year of big changes for the Championship in S-550. Łukasz Ciołek took PMWSA. Stanisław Rózalski retired from the third in the World Championship and runner- World Champioship T-550, Śrem, Poland - Photography by Marek Andryszak same class. Last season was also a great success for Henryk Synoracki, who finished runner-up in the F-350 World Championship, while it was kept in the family for the Gembiak twins Marcin won the European Championships with Michał getting bronze in the T-550 class. In 2008 six major competitions will get underway with F-350 European Championship elimination races at Znin on June 7. Next up on June 21 at Myslibórz will be JT250 World Championship races and F-125 European Championship Elimination. A week later the O-550 European Championship is at Srem on June 28-29, while July 12-13 sees the World Endurance Championship hosted at Augustów. The last competition of the 2008 season takes place at Zbaszyn with action in the S-550 European Championship. All competitions will be played out on circuit. 49 UNITED KINGDOM The UK will play host to the 2008 European P750 Championship Powerboat racing in the UK had a very battling for line honours in the series, and the UK to fight it out over ten days to successful year in 2007 particularly in circuit including Mike and Jackie Shelton - previous find out who would be crowned 2007 P750 racing; Mark Williams won the F4 World World Champions in the SuperSport Class - World Champions. Championships and, in a very exciting series and James Sheppard, new to Evolution but of races at Oulton Broad, Sean Barnard previous national champion in the highly Competitors secured the OSY400 World Championships. competitive Honda Classes. The classes disciplines in their challenge to become Colin Jelf triumphed in the F2 World went right to the wire but after a late start world champions. The circuit discipline saw Championships and took the world title for Sheppard and Craig Wilson took their King the teams battle it out on a tight course, the the second time in his career. of Shaves Fountain to victory and were long haul tests strength and stamina as well crowned P1 Evolution World Champions. as racing skills, and the surf discipline poses were faced with three extreme racing in tough conditions. Junior competitors also continued to go from strength to strength with Ben Morse Once again the importance of experience in finishing a very convincing third in the both was Reigning P750 World Champion Stefan European JT250 Championship. Successes demonstrated and like the Circuit classes Lindeque and Danny Havenga of South like this come from a strong club racing the RYA is committed to promoting and Africa series and the RYA is constantly looking at expanding this powerboat racing base. The Champions 2007. ways in which this vital part of the racing International RIB Classes proved a great programme can be stimulated and more success and UK competitors were in action 2008 will see Thundercat Racing continue to novice drivers encouraged into the sport. in Guernsey and Zeebrugge taking their expand both nationally in the UK and boats by sea to the event, racing and then internationally cruising back to the UK. conditions. The year will also see Thundercat The RYA continues to support the club and national racing development of both the SL90 and SL250 took the in title a of P750 variety of World racing UK National champions Sean Fisher and circuit classes and believes that significant The beginning of June saw the first P750 Brad Bosman hope to take the European progress will be made in both of these World Championships to be held in the Thundercat title as the competition comes to classes in 2008. This, in our opinion, is Northern Hemisphere by Thundercat Racing the UK later in the year. extremely important for the sport, as clearly UK. Twenty-five teams from around the the introduction of new green EPA compliant world packed their bags to head for Zapcat Racing, possibly the world’s largest engines is vital for both the success and England’s North East Coast to the seaside one design class, faced all manner of growth of our sport. resort of Scarborough. conditions throughout the season racing on While the action was hot and furious in the Teams came from as far afield as New to the south coasts glorious sandy beaches Circuit classes, titanic battles were being Zealand, Australia, South Africa, and more at Bournemouth. They then headed to the fought in Offshore P1. The UK had six teams locally, Sweden, France, Germany, Poland finale of the competition, which saw more the flat conditions of Glasgow’s River Clyde 50 U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 than 40 teams head to Britain’s surf capital Ben Morse - Bronze in JT 250 European Championship Honda Negotiator of Newquay in Cornwall for four days of competition in relentless ten-foot high surf conditions. NATIONAL AUTHORITIES Zapcats - Pegasus 2 The Surf finals in Watergate Bay, Newquay saw 2006 Rookie Champions Pegasus Vortex Racing, Mick Pritchard and Baz Minns take the 2007 National Championship UIM European Pro Women Ski, the Jet Sport Great Britain enjoys a winter and summer title and the King of Surf Competition. They Junior World Championship at Lake Havasu series with the former arranged for bringing will return to the National Championship in and won the World Junior Drag Race. on newcomers and the latter to allow a continuation of national and basic events. 2008 in a bid to retain their title as they battle it out the length and breadth of Britain in the The UK is very proud of its junior racers – competition. twelve year-old Matthew Edwards won the Junior Ski and Daniel Field, also twelve, won Zapcat Racing is a strict one-design class that the Novice Junior Ski championship. on a level playing field for as little as £10,000 and strict modification rules means the race series remains very affordable. 2008 will see them visit six locations around the country as the fleet expands with more rookie racers joining the competition. The 2007 Jet Sport series proved to be yet another exciting season for these funky craft a new club series concept being reintroduced for 2008. The RYA recorded some 800 licence holders has gone from strength to strength in Great Britain. Seeing racers able to start competing The numbers of riders is ever expanding with in 2007, this representing a significant The adult riders did superbly but increase on previous years and with the acknowledge the importance of bringing Classic Round Britain Powerboat Race ‘new blood’ into the sport by encouraging planned for 2008 as well as the UK hosting children to race safely, while having fun at the Class 3 World Championships and the the same time. Jet Sport organisers are a P750 European Championships, the UK nomadic, efficient and dedicated group who believes powerboat racing is in good shape move from venue to venue within the UK to and looks forward to the future. give us some of the most thrilling racing. Ian Sterling All images copyright to RYA library James Sheppard & Craig Wilson and by the end of the year the UK had eleven national and six world champions. One of the most dynamic was fifteen year-old Anya Colley who took the circuit by storm. She has been racing since the age of four and is extremely focused. She grabbed the 51 UIM CHAMPIONS W O R L D C H A M P I O N S OFFSHORE Class 3S Class 3C Driver 1 Driver 1 BARLESI Serafino Italy WESTERLUND Claes Sweden Driver 2 Driver 2 DE TOMMASO Antonio Italy SVENSON Daniel Sweden CIRCUIT Formula 1 Formula 4 SELIO Sami Finland Formula 2000 Cup O 125 JELF Colin Great Britain O 350 O 175 O 700 SST 45 O 250 OSY 400 COLOMBI Luigi Italy S 550 BARNARD Sean Great Britain SST 120 LABANCO Sam USA DEL PIN Roberto Italy TENNELL Buddy USA HAVAS Attila Austria SST 60 MENDANA Jose Jr USA Formula 1000 TROMBETTA Tiziano Italy COLOMBI Luigi Italy FEIL Janos Austria 52 Formula 500 WILLIAMS Mark Great Britain BERGHOLCS Martins Latvia T850 PITTMAN Paul USA SANDOR Peter Hungary P 750 PR 550 Unlimited Displacement MASABEU Tierno RIcard Spain HAVENGA Danny South Africa TELLEZ GRAMAGE David Spain CIRCUIT Class 1 MCCOSKER Brian Australia UIM CHAMPIONS LINDEQUE Stefan South Africa U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 CIRCUIT Circuit endurance Class 2 Class 3 LECOMTE Philippe France BOURDIN Tony France GALLARD Arnaud France OTTMAN Nicolas France DELAMBRE Franck France GUERRA Jean-Marie France LEMOINE Sébastien France MARCHAND Thierry France MASSELIN Philippe France 53 UIM CHAMPIONS W O R L D CIRCUIT Class A River Marathon / Jet Boat Class B Class SP 2500 Class U ROBINSON Alex Canada ANDERSON Daniel New Zealand HUG Bob Canada WHITESIDE Dale Canada ARMSTRONG Richard Canada SANDILANDS Nev New Zealand HUG Richard Canada HARLEY Dana Canada CIRCUIT Class 1 54 C H A M P I O N S Endurance Pneumatics Class 2 Class 3 Class 5 KRIAZHEV Sergey Russia LISIN Oleg Russia ANDREEV Boris Russia YESAYAN Armen Russia DZHURENKO Dmitriy Russia FEDOROV Nikolay Russia KONDRATENKO Vadim Russia VANDYSHEV Dmitriy Russia SANKOV Vyacheslav Russia EGOROV Andrey Russia BARANOV Yuriy Russia VANDYSHEV Roman Russia GODES Valeriy Russia BOBKOV Stanislav Russia NIKITIN Sergey Russia KITASHEV Andrey Russia U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 CIRCUIT Class 2 ABD KHALIL Khairuddin Malaysia Class 4 Class 3 MOHD NOOR Syazwan Malaysia SCHULTZ Philipp Germany Class 5 GAERTNER M. Germany P L E A S U R E N A V I G AT I O N UIM CHAMPIONS Class 1 For mula Future GERACH Marco Germany P 1 Powe r b o a t Super Sport MAGNANI Fabio Italy PELLEGRINO Ugo Italy SHEPPARD James Great Britain WILSON Craig Great Britain TEDESCHI Angelo Italy Evolution 55 UIM CHAMPIONS W O R L D P L E A S U R E N A V I G AT I O N Class B2 Endurance Group B Class B3 Class U GIARDINA Domenico Italy TALAMO Ferdinando Italy RUSSO Guglielmo Italy ARUTA Luigi Italy Class S1 Class S2 GAROFALO Dario Italy Class S3 PEREZ RIVIERO Jose Spain DANESE Giuseppe Italy MORMILE Francesco Italy PEREZ SUAREZ Lorenzo Spain DANESE Massimo Italy CANNONE Cosimo Italy AQUABIKE Class Pro Aquabike Offshore Freestyle STONE Lee Brazil Parallel Slalom IDA Alessia Italy Rally Jet Ski Division Super Stock ZAPATA Franky France AQUABIKE 56 C H A M P I O N S Rally Jet Runabout Super Stock IVANCIC Slaven Croatia VAITILINGON Davy France Class Pro Women Runabout Ski Division HUMMEL Laure Monaco IDA Alessia Italy Freestyle ANSTENSTEINER Eva Maria Austria U. 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M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 UIM CHAMPIONS E U R O P E A N C H A M P I O N S OFFSHORE Class 3B Class 3C Driver 1 OLAUSSEN Morten Norway SJOLANDER Magnus Sweden Driver 2 Driver 2 KELLER Kristian Norway SJOLANDER Johan Sweden UIM CHAMPIONS Driver 1 CIRCUIT Formula 125 Formula 250 CHIURI Salvatore Italy Formula 2000 Formula R1000 GROSS Ugis Latvia O 700 OSY 400 JT 250 DEL PIN Roberto Italy O 500 MOROZS Martins Latvia S 550 LUCAS-TIESKA Erzsedet Germany Formula 1000 FEIL Janos Austria KASCHUBE Udo Germany CSAKO Ferenc Austria T 550 Formula 350 CREMONA Alessandro Italy TROMBETTA Tiziano Italy T 400 RYBARCYK Lechoslaw Poland MANNINEN Juha-Pekka Finland T 850 GEMBIAK Marcin Poland LENGYEL Laszlo Hungary 57 UIM CHAMPIONS E U R O P E A N CIRCUIT Class 2 C H A M P I O N S Endurance Pneumatics Class 3 Class 5 FEDOROV Nikolai Russia KOUZNETSOV Sergei Russia BERNITSIN Andrey Russia LISIN Oleg Russia PROKHORENKO Andrey Russia MITKUS Sigitas Russia BOBKOV Stanislav Russia BOROVIK Artur Russia OSSIPOV Veniamin Russia SINITSIN Aleksej Russia KLIMOV Grigori Russia CIRCUIT Class 1 For mula Future Class 2 KOSSLER Kevin Germany Class 4 Class 5 HUBACEK Jan Czech Republic 58 Class 3 BERTSCH Laura Germany MRKVICKOVA Tereza Czech Repubic NEMECEK Petr Czech Republic U. 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M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 AQUABIKE Ski Division PUERTAS BUSTOS Luis Spain Rallye Jet Ski Division ARLAUD Renaud France STAMPERS Romain France Rallye Jet Runabout DI-RIENZO Philippe France AQUABIKE Runabout Freestyle BIRO Peter Hungary UIM CHAMPIONS Runabout Class Pro Class Pro Women Ski Division PALA Tunde Hungary RICHARDSON Anya Great Britain 59 2007 CHAMPIONSHIP W O R L D C H A M P I O N S OFFSHORE CLASS 3C CLASS 3S WESTERLUND Claes / SVENSON Daniel SWE ITA ITA PINELLI François / ROSELLINI Thierry FRA BIANCHINI / BUBACCO / BUSANEL ITA PLASSE Laurent / LAFONT Fabrice FRA OFFSHORE APBA SUPERBOAT LIMITED SUPER VEE MANUFACTURER 1 Boat 11 Budweiser Select Boat 30 Miccosukee Indian Gaming Boat P1-21 Cintron Boat 10 Aqua-Mania G3 Boat 96 Yachts Fountain Boat P1-30 On the Chip Boat 7 WHM Motorsports Boat 41 Predator Boat P1-5 Media Master SUPER CAT MANUFACTURER 2 Boat 00 Motley Crew Boat P2-33 Wazzup Boat 40 Reliable Carriers Boat P2-11 Patron Tequila Ranger Boat 77 Team Amsoil Boat P2-60 Impulse Energy Drink SUPERBOAT VEE LIMITED MANUFACTURER 3 Boat 51 Extreme Vortec Boat P3-40 You’re in Command Racing Boat 17 AMF Lavey Craft Boat P3-10 Mid American None Boat P3-65 AMF Still Got it SUPERBOAT STOCK MANUFACTURER 4 Boat S-9 TNT Racing Boat P4-45 Simmons Racing Boat S-13 Stihl Boat P4-17 Team Kansas Boat S-1 Miccosukee Indian Gaming Boat P4-21 Dirty Pearl SUPERBOAT 750 FACTORY 1 MANUFACTURER 5 Boat 45 JD Byrider Boat F1-2 AMF Offshore Racing Boat P5-33 Crazy Chicken Boat 57 Nichols Offshore Boat F1-52 AMF Offshore Addiction Boat P5-1 Rum Runners Boat 12 BTM Marine None Boat P5-17 V&M Motorsports SUPERBOAT VEE UNLIMITED Boat 76 Shogren Fountain Boat 99 Fountain Worldwide Boat 22 Instigator TURBINE Boat 113 Miss Geico None None CIRCUIT FORMULA 1 POS BOAT DRIVER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 - 5 21 2 20 11 1 4 9 14 27 24 7 31 22 15 6 10 12 3 33 19 36 22 22 27 32 23 8 46 32 SELIO Sami CAPPELLINI Guido AL QAMZI Thani LUNDIN Pierre PRICE Jay GILLMAN Scott TRASK David CHIAPPE Philippe ANDERSSON Jonas AL HAMLI Ahmed CANTANDO Francesco DESSERTENNE Philippe BOCCA Fabrizio BRIGADA Ivan TOURRE Philippe KOURTSENOVSKY Stan BENAVENTE Duarte BONELLI Leo TRASK Bob ELLIOTT Andy COMPARATO Fabio STROMOY Marit GAMBI Marco GROSS Ugis AL MANSOORI Majeed LAGIANNELLA Valerio LEIDI Franco PENG Linwu ROGGIERO Massimo TORRENTE Shaun FORMULA 2000 WORLD CUP NAT 1 2 FIN ITA UAE SWE QAT USA AUS FRA SWE UAE ITA FRA ITA ITA FRA RUS POR ITA AUS GBR ITA NOR ITA LAT UAE ITA ITA CHN ITA USA 9 15 DNF 5 12 20 4 3 DNF DNF DNF 7 2 0 DNF DNF DNF 1 0 DNF DNF 0 DNF 0 - 20 DNF 0 DNF 9 15 0 7 12 DNF DNF DSQ 3 0 DNF 5 2 4 0 0 DNF 1 DNF DNS DNF - 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 12 7 4 20 20 15 20 15 20 15 0 20 15 20 15 DNF 9 9 0 12 12 9 4 DNF 0 0 7 4 15 DNF 7 0 3 DNF 5 12 DNF 0 9 5 DNF 5 DNF 0 DNF DNF 12 DNF 2 0 0 9 DNF 7 1 5 5 DNF 7 DNF DNF 7 1 DNF DNF DNF 3 3 2 2 0 DNS DNF 9 DNF DNS 5 0 4 DNS DNF DNF DNF 0 DNF DNS 3 0 4 1 DNF DNS 0 DNF DNF 2 DNS DNF 0 4 DNF 1 0 DNF 2 2 0 0 DNF 3 DNF DNS 0 0 0 3 - DNF DNF 1 DNS - DNS DNS DNF DNS 0 0 0 DNS 0 0 0 0 DNF 0 0 0 DNS 0 0 DNS - DNF DNF - DNS - TOTAL 104 100 79 51 47 35 31 29 24 18 18 15 15 9 9 8 7 7 5 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Portugal - Portimao - 13/05/2007 France - La Rochelle - 20/05/2007 China - Xi'an 05/10/2007 China - Shenzhen - 21/10/2007 Qatar - Doha - 24/11/2007 Qatar - Doha 27/11/2007 United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi - 08/12/2007 United Arab Emirates - Sharjah 15/12/2007 60 BARLESI Serafino / DE TOMMASO Antonio TESTA Diego / DI MEGLIO Gianmaria POS BOAT DRIVER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 - 1 17 51 3 93 13 44 2 10 52 88 27 5 14 39 45 11 77 82 24 9 21 7 JELF Colin HAAKONSEN Rick SLAKTERIS Uvis JELF Owen CARELLA Alex THOMAS Jean-Baptiste GROSS Ugis AL ZAFEEN Arif BENAVENTE Duarte TUCKOVS Genady COOK Steve KOVACS Laszlo SUNDSDAL Frode COENRADI Johan WAHLSTEN Tommy NIKITIN Sergey AL RABAYAN Yousef ANDREWS IAN CSERNI Bela EDWARDSEN Per MANICI Gianni NAWEH BIN URA SANCHEZ CONSUEGRA F. NAT 1 2 3 4 TOTAL GBR NOR LAT GBR ITA FRA LAT UAE POR LAT GBR HUN NOR NED SWE RUS KUW UK HUN NOR ITA BRU SPA 15 DNF 3 20 5 7 DNF 0 12 2 9 1 4 DNF 0 DNF 7 15 9 3 20 0 12 4 5 0 0 1 0 2 DNF DNF 0 0 20 7 9 5 0 12 4 15 2 3 0 1 0 0 DNF 0 - 20 15 12 DSQ 1 7 4 DNS 9 DNF 3 5 2 0 DNS 0 0 0 62 37 33 28 26 26 20 19 19 14 9 6 5 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Portugal - Vila Real de Santo Antonio - 26/05/2007 Latvia - Riga - 18/08/2007 Saudi Arabia - Jeddah - 17/10/2007 Malaysia - Sabah - 01/12/2007 CIRCUIT CLASS 1 CLASS 2 CLASS 3 GOLD SILVER BRONZE GOLD SILVER BRONZE GOLD FRA FRA FRA FRA FRA FRA FRA FRA FRA SPA/FRA/GBR FRA AUS JET BOAT A AUS ROBINSON Alex / ARMSTRONG Richard CAN USA/AUS FREELAND Glen / FREELAND Brian CAN P750 ROSS Neil / CHITTOCK Tony NZL LINDEQUE Stephan/HAVENGA Danny RSA FISHER Sean / BOSMAN Bradleigh GBR Jet Boat B ANDERSON Daniel / SANDILANDS Nev NZL LOUW Phil / VAN WYK Khata RSA CRAWFORD Karey / EVENSON Martin CAN O250 ROWE Mike / SHUB Danny CAN COLOMBI Luigi ITA CHIURI Salvatore BODOR Peter O700 HAVAS Attila TROMBETTA Tiziano CSAKO Ferenc ENDURANCE PNEUMATICS CLASS 1 GOLD SILVER BRONZE CLASS 2 GOLD SILVER BRONZE CLASS 3 GOLD SILVER BRONZE CLASS 5 GOLD SILVER BRONZE Team Motuk: KRIAZHEV Sergey / DZHURENKO Dmitry SANKOV Vyacheslav / GODES Valeriy Team PKF “Nev”1: SMIRNOV Yriy / SMIRNOV Alexandr KOSHYRNIKOV Victor /SAFONOV German Team Hungarowolf: KINCSES Daniel / GALOVICS Laszlo KISARI Gabor / OVCHINNIKOV Alexey OSY400 RUS RUS BARNARD Sean BAZINSKY Miroslav FRIEDRICH Anja RUS RUS O125 COLOMBI Luigi METS Toomas COPELLI Ivan HUN HUN/RUS O350 Team Rosan-Fox Racing: LISIN Oleg / FEDOROV Nikolay EGOROV Andrey / BOBKOV Stanislav Team Palitex : PAL Evgeniy /ZHYKOVSKIJ Sergey KONOPLYANTSEV Nikita / KOSTROMIN Aleksey Team SZTU: KOSSOV Taras / CHERKASOV Kirill GLUSHENKOV Alexandr / YIKUSHEV Nikolay FEIL Janos CREMONA Alessandro JUNG Marian RUS RUS FORMULA 1000 RUS RUS DEL PIN Roberto VASINI Fabio GHIRALDI Daniele RUS RUS Team Rosan Evinrude: ANDREEV Boris / KONDRATENKO Vadim BARANOV Yriy / NIKITIN Sergey Team Elko Racing: MATVEEV Stanislav / KASHIN Ilya ZHIROV Sergey / ZHIVILOV Kirill Team RRC-Akvashelf: KREKNIN Sergey / FILIPPOV Aleksandr MIEZIS Gints / JUFIMEC Andrej PR550 RUS RUS ORCHARD Dan RUS LAT O175 RUS RUS T850 TENNELL Buddy DONALD Ralph MATELIONIS Algirdas SANDOR Peter LENGYEL Laszlo KREMNICKY Gustav LAT LAT S550 BERGHOLCS Martins RYBARCZYK Lechoslaw CIOLEK Lukasz RUS RUS ABD KHALIL Khairuddin TENGKU H. NIKITIN T. MOHD NOOR Syazwan FEKAR V. YAHAYA SCHULTZ P. STARK T. NEMECEK P. GARTNER M. NOOR HAMZAH Faqih HUBACEK J. GERACH M. ABDUL RAZIQUE S. STOLYAROV A. CLASS 2 CLASS 3 CLASS 4 CLASS 5 PITTMAN Paul MATHEWS Glyn LADD Kevin MAL MAL RUS MAL SVK MAL GER GER CZE GER CZE CZE GER MAL RUS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 - 53 29 84 21 16 7 13 9 245 65 8 75 66 5 218 70 TROMBETTA Tiziano HAVAS Attila KOSCHINSKY Candy CSAKO Ferenc SOBCLUKAS Glebas AASLAV-KAASIK Uku MASEK Jiri KLUGE Holger KONIG Yvonne POSPISIEL Pavel BACCHI Mauro BITAINS Zigfries ALDERHOLDT James HART Paul ROSENLEITNER Anton SUVOROV Yuri NAT 1 2 ITA AUT AUT AUT LIT EST CZE GER GER CZE ITA LAT NED GBR AUT EST 17 13 20 15 0 9 11 10 0 8 DNF DNF - 20 13 17 11 15 6 9 7 10 8 0 - 3 USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA LABANCO Sam DILLARD Brent MILLER Sam USA USA USA CAN 5 L JOHNSTON Wally THOMPSON Donald USA LIDDYCOAT Todd USA LIT NATIONAL MODIFIED JOHNSON Dennis BROWNING Randall HUN None HUN SVK GRAND NATIONAL HYDRO HURST Randy LAT HEINS Thom POL None POL USA USA CAN USA USA USA USA JERSEY SPEED SKIFF USA USA USA SST60 USA USA USA GREENLAW Dave STRICKLAND Sam DARBY William USA USA USA APBA Pro Stock BRYANT D. / RANKIN D. NEWTON Ty / FAULKNER Inc WOOTON Jeff USA USA USA FORMULA 4 POS BOAT DRIVER FORMULA 500 POS BOAT DRIVER ITA APBA INBOARD EST 1.5 L STOCK ITA KENNEDY George Jr. HAGATHA Douglas W. AUT WEBER Michael S. ITA 1 L SVK WILSON Robert BROWNING Terry Jr. ITA MCMULLEN Ken ITA 2.5 L STOCK ITA HORNER R. Sam SST120 FORMULA FUTURE CLASS 1 ITA Jet Boat U WHITESIDE Dale / HARLEY Dana CAN HUN KELY Neville / WARD Brent NZL CROMIE Mark / STORRIER Duncan NZL AUT ITA JET BOAT SP 2500 AUT HUG Bob / HUG Richard CAN WEAVER Gary / LAUGHLIN James USA GBR SIMMONDS Brian / ZERKE Randy AUS/CAN SVK GER JOHNSON Sidney MASABEU TIERNO Ricard /TELLEZ GRAMAGE David SPA MONAHAN Mike SOLLA PUCH Juan Carlos/ALVAREZ BARREIRO J.David SPA TREMPS ALEDO Jesus/EHRLICH Christian Federico SPA 2.5 L MODIFIED PARRISH Carter SST 45 ISAAC Greg MENDANA Jose Jr USA WEYMOUTH Justin NOLLMAN Bud USA RUS RUS Team Red StarRacing: YESAYAN Armen / VANDYSHEV Dmitriy VANDYSHEV Roman / KITASHEV Andrey Team Barmaley: GAVRILEY Vladimir / BIRZE Kaspars SINTNIEKS Oleg / TOREKO Alexsey Team Pravyi Bereg-Kostroma: BABANOV Andrey / BABANOV Pavel DERYGIN Aleksandr / YAKOVSLEV Oleg RIVER MARATHON McCOSKER Brian TOMKINS Geoff DAILY Duff / DEAN Barry 2007 CHAMPIONSHIP SILVER BRONZE UNLIMITED DISPLACEMENT LECOMTE Philippe / OTTMAN Nicolas LEFEVRE Bertrand DETOT Jean-Claude BOURDIN Tony / DELAMBRE Franck / LEMOINE Sebastien DUCELLIER Sebastien / DUCELLIER Vincent PIOT Christophe / ROUX Christian DOUBLET Eric GALLARD Arnaud / GUERRA Jean-Marie MARCHAND Thierry / MASSELIN Thierry GALILEA Pablo / JARNIGON Denis / JELF Owen BOYARD Christophe / DEGUISNE Cedric / SAVIN Xavier U. 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M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 ENDURANCE 4 5 15 20 20 20 17 13 15 17 11 13 15 17 9 10 10 11 7 13 DNF 9 8 8 10 7 11 0 6 0 0 0 0 DNF - TOTAL 92 76 69 65 51 43 42 33 20 18 16 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 17= 17= - 49 10 71 37 46 36 2 61 15 99 25 5 15 31 13 8 78 6 93 3 WILLIAMS Mark ROBART Beranger BODROGVOLGYI Richard SHULVER Brian RENARD Mathieu ERIKSSON Christopher MORIN Nelson CURTIS Scott RIBEIRO Luis Miguel ARRETEAU Alain HERICHER Marie-Line DUCELLIER Vincent CATELIN Thierry FORTUNA Pedro Felipe REVERT Rudy JOUEN Philippe BOURGEOT Alexandre MASTERS John SEGUIN Jean-Marc BLOCK Brian NAT 1 2 3 TOTAL GBR FRA HUN GBR FRA FIN FRA GBR POR FRA FRA FRA FRA POR FRA FRA FRA GBR FRA GBR 11 10 DNF 17 13 DSQ 20 DSQ DSQ 15 9 DNS 8 7 6 DNF 20 17 13 10 15 11 DNF 7 8 9 DNF 0 6 DNF - 11 13 20 5 DNQ 15 17 10 9 7 8 DNQ 6 - 42 40 33 32 28 26 20 17 17 17 16 15 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 0 France - Epinay - 02/06/2007 Portugal - Figueira de Castelo Rodriguo - 16/06/2007 Portugal - Vila Franca de Xira - 23/06/2007 Italy - Boretto - 12/05/2007 Germany - Bitterfeld - 10/08/2007 Latvia - Jurmala - 25/08/2007 Germany - Brandenburg - 14/09/2007 Poland - Srem - 29/09/2007 DNQ = Did Not Qualify - DNS = Did Not Start - DNF = Did Not Finish - RET = Retired 61 2007 CHAMPIONSHIP W O R L D C H A M P I O N S AQUABIKE RALLY JET RUNABOUT SUPER STOCK AQUABIKE CLASS PRO WOMEN VAITILINGON Davy FRA FREESTYLE CHASTENET Philippe FRA ANTENSTEINER Eva Maria DIES Jean-Philippe FRA TOLOKNOVA Ekaterina RUS LOBANOVA Nadezda RUS RALLY JET SKI DIVISION SUPER STOCK AUT IVANCIC Slaven CRO RUNABOUT DUJARDIN Audrey FRA HUMMEL Laure MON LAVOCAT Louis Nathan FRA PATUREL Karine USA PODKHVATILINA Olga RUS FREESTYLE SKI DIVISION STONE Lee BRA STAMPERS Romain FRA CALDERONI Valerio ITA AQUABIKE OFFSHORE IDA Alessia ITA DUJARDIN Audrey FRA BULTEAU Julie FRA PARALLEL SLALOM ZAPATA Franky FRA IDA Alessia MANENTI Tony FRA BARSBY Lisa GBR SOMMERS Denis FRA BULTEAU Julie FRA ITA P L E A S U R E N AV I G AT I O N POWERBOAT P1 SUPER SPORT EVOLUTION POS BOAT NAME NAT 1 2 3 4 200 100 160 150 100 50 760 1 44 RACING PROJECT Team ITA 80 200 60 60 100 40 60 120 140 80 50 590 2 47 BULLET OFFSHORE RACING Team GBR 60 USA - 120 80 200 100 0 40 540 3 1 EXTREMEBOAT Team GBR 100 120 20 200 WETTPUNKT. COM Team AUT 80 160 30 50 - - 30 350 4 7 TEAM VOOM VOOM.COM GBR 50 100 180 BOAT NAME NAT 1 GBR 0 1 99 FOUNTAIN WORLDWIDE 2 88 OSG RACING Team ITA 3 97 OUTERLIMITS POWERBOATS 4 81 2 3 4 5 5 76 SEAREX GERMANY Team GER - - 50 40 80 6 90 TRIDENT CORSE Team ITA 60 50 DNS 70 - 7 59 OFFSHORE RANA ITA - 8 64 METAMARINE CORSE Tam ITA dsq* 9 57 LIMMI OFFSHORE RACING Team BEL - 6 BONUS TOTAL POS 0 140 100 100 80 5 6 BONUS TOTAL 180 100 50 730 90 80 60 630 - 60 50 550 50 60 520 240 5 8 OCEAN DRAGON RACING Team GBR-CHN 0 50 80 160 60 0 30 380 10 190 6 46 CASINO PORTOMASO CHAUDRON Team MLT 100 40 20 50 40 40 340 60 20 GBR 40 20 30 70 100 - 40 300 10 0 - 0 0 0 10 50 20 - 0 0 0 60 140 7 11 SUNSEEKER Team 30 DNS 50 - - 10 90 8 3 SERGIO CARPENTIERI.COM.SRL ITA 0 40 - - - 10 50 53 SKATER RACING team ITA 0 DNS 0 Malta - Valletta - 05/05/2007 Italy - Napoli - 26/05/2007 Germany - Travemunde - 30/06/2007 United Kingdom - Cowes - 25/08/2007 Belgium - Zeebrugge - 08/09/2007 Portugal - Portimao 29/09/2007 50 0 10 NAUE RACING GER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Malta - Valletta - 05/05/2007 Italy - Napoli - 26/05/2007 Germany - Travemunde - 30/06/2007 United Kingdom - Cowes - 25/08/2007 Belgium - Zeebrugge - 08/09/2007 Portugal - Portimao 29/09/2007 ENDURANCE GROUP B CLASS B2 GOLD SILVER BRONZE CLASS S1 GIARDINA Domenico / RUSSO Guglielmo STEFANI Lucio BERTOLUCCI Massimiliano / PALLINI Mauro GOLD ITA ITA BRONZE ITA CLASS B3 GOLD SILVER BRONZE SILVER CLASS S3 PEREZ RIVIERO Jose A. / PEREZ SUAREZ Lorenzo BENTIVOGLI Carlo / TREOSSI Cinzia MAZZUCOTELLI Achille / MAZZUCOTELLI Mara GOLD SPA ITA ITA CLASS S2 TALAMO Fernando / ARUTA Luigi NONE NONE GOLD ITA SILVER BRONZE SILVER BRONZE MORMILE Francesco / CANNONE Cosimo VIDOLI Enrico CREMONINI Stefano / IPSA Alen ITA ITA ITA CLASS U DANESE Giuseppe / DANESE Massimo DELL’ANNA Antonio / VERARDI Michele NONE GOLD GAROFALO Dario ITA ITA SILVER MILANI Jennifer ITA ITA BRONZE PECCI Carlo / MANFREDINI Laura ITA DNQ = Did Not Qualify - DNS = Did Not Start - DNF = Did Not Finish - RET = Retired 62 CHAMPIONSHIP E U R O P E A N C H A M P I O N S H I P CIRCUIT FORMULA 125 POS BOAT DRIVER 72 18 9 50 7 5 25 69 53 19 48 54 31 85 2 26 58 CHIURI Salvatore METS Toomas TURNER Wayne USHAKOV Vadim AASLAV KAASIK Lembit ZIELINSKI Marcin KECINSKI Sebastian PIETRASIK Daniel HENCZ Robert VO Viktor EY Krzysztof CAFORIO Lauro BEDY Tunde WOZNIAK Adam SZMAGLINSKI Gregorz SABO Leonid WETZEL Vivien 1 2 3 4 TOTAL ITA EST GBR RUS EST POL POL POL SVK HUN POL ITA AUT POL POL RUS GER 20 17 15 10 11 8 7 5 4 6 3 13 9 2 - 17 13 20 15 11 10 8 5 6 4 9 7 - 11 20 13 15 17 8 5 7 9 10 6 0 20 13 11 17 15 10 8 9 5 7 6 - 68 63 59 57 54 36 28 26 24 23 19 13 9 9 7 2 0 Italy - Sacca di Colorno - 05/05/2007 Poland - Mysliborz - 23/06/2007 Germany - Bitterfeld 10/08/2007 Germany - Lauffen - 22/09/2007 FORMULA 350 POS BOAT DRIVER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 - 44 10 16 97 68 155 27 109 4 46 86 40 14 22 1 54 15 21 54 6 5 98 32 11 76 46 99 FEIL Janos SYNORACKI Henryk EDWARDS Nigel KIEPE-KIBGE Eriks ALDERHOLDT James LIND Tomas JILLINGS Paul BEHNCKE Ren TEMPELHAMN Steffen CREMONA Alessandro JUNG Marian PFENNIG Frank HEPNER Ingo KOTT Dirk POESCHKE Bernd FRIEDRICH Anja OTTO Andreas BRAZI Luciano BOBBIONI Marco FROMM Sven BALAZ Peter LOUOTKA David BARTH Andreas MARSZALEK Bartlomiej SUR Petr TOTH Csaba UURING Riho NAT 1 2 3 4 TOTAL AUT POL GBR LAT NED SWE GBR GER GER ITA SVK AUT GER GER AUT GER AUT ITA ITA GER SVK SVK GER POL CZE GER EST 20 13 17 9 DNF 15 DNF DNF 5 7 11 6 10 DNF 8 DNS DNF DNF DNF - 20 17 13 11 8 15 10 9 7 0 0 20 11 10 15 13 9 17 7 8 - 11 8 7 9 13 15 20 17 3 6 5 10 2 4 1 - 71 49 47 44 34 30 25 20 18 17 17 15 13 11 11 10 10 9 8 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 Germany - Partwitz - 02/06/2007 Sweden - Mora - 27/07/2007 Italy - Auronzo - 25/08/2007 Germany - Brandenburg - 14/09/2007 FORMULA R 1000 POS BOAT DRIVER NAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 - GER 20 GER 17 GER 13 GER 6 GER 15 GER DNS GER 11 LAT GER 8 CZE 9 GER DNS GER 10 GER 7 AUT DNS LAT - 14 3 1 20 10 69 6 77 7 82 33 19 65 2 50 KASCHUBE Udo KATZORKE Lars STOLL Holger HEIBUCH Peter GERBERT Reinhard SCHUTTE Udo SCHULZE Andreas MILLERS Lotars MEHNERT Bernd KROPACEK Jaroslav ZDRALEK Patrick WAGNER Dieter LODAHL Andreas FANGEROW David JOVAISA Dainis 1 2 3 TOTAL 20 17 15 13 0 8 10 11 9 7 0 - 20 15 10 17 9 13 8 11 - 60 49 38 36 24 21 21 19 17 16 11 10 7 0 0 Germany - Berlin - 14/07/2007 Germany - Brandenburg - 14/09/2007 Germany - Lauffen 22/09/2007 POS BOAT DRIVER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 =11 13 14 15 =15 17 =17 19 20 =20 - 46 23 109 2 33 86 27 72 45 54 66 31 98 54 18 6 2 21 14 37 4 55 CREMONA Alessandro CREMONA Massimiliano BEHNCKE René CHIURI Savatore BODOR Peter JUNG Marian JILLINGS Paul SVENSSON Per HENCZ Attila BOBBIONI Marco RYTKONEN Ilkka TUNDE Bedy LOUKOTKA David FRIEDRICH Anja GALAVERNA Luca GLORGETTI Gregorio VERNALA Pertii BRAZZI Luciano HEPNER Ingo RYTKONEN Esa HALLE Mirco FRANKE Oliver NAT 1 2 3 4 TOTAL ITA ITA GER ITA HUN SVK GBR SWE SVK ITA FIN AUT SVK GER ITA ITA FIN ITA GER FIN GER GER 15 17 10 9 13 8 3 7 4 20 11 2 0 6 5 0 - 15 17 20 13 10 6 9 8 7 11 0 5 0 4 - 17 20 13 15 9 8 11 10 7 0 6 0 - 20 11 17 13 9 15 10 8 3 6 7 5 4 67 65 60 50 41 37 33 33 21 20 11 11 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 2007 CHAMPIONSHIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13= 15 16 - FORMULA 250 NAT U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 2007 Italy - Boretto - 12/05/2007 Finland - Hirvensalmi - 21/07/2007 Sweden - Mora - 27/07/2007 Germany - Bitterfeld - 10/08/2007 FORMULA 1000 POS BOAT DRIVER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9= 11 71 11 13 4 28 161 27 99 67 141 111 DEL PIN Roberto SJOHOLM A. BIMBA ASPHOLM Mikael STEUDEL Ronny LASSIG Jorn PETTERSSON Ola GHIRALDI Daniele BODROGVOLGYI Richard VALENTINI Umberto DE BOURG Johan WIGERMAN Carro NAT 1 2 3 4 TOTAL ITA SWE SWE GER GER SWE ITA HUN ITA SWE SWE 15 17 13 11 20 0 10 - 20 17 15 13 11 0 0 0 10 9 20 17 13 15 10 11 - 20 17 10 11 15 13 - 75 68 51 50 25 24 20 11 10 10 9 Italy - Barcis - 02/06/2007 Sweden - Osthammar - 28/07/2007 Hungary - Szeged - 18/08/2007 Germany - Lauffen - 22/09/2007 FORMULA 2000 EUROPEAN CUP POS BOAT DRIVER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20= 22 - 44 51 50 35 16 1 14 52 17 20 33 6 24 43 13 10 15 23 11 15 7 5 12 34 69 3 9 GROSS Ugis SLAKTERIS Uvis STROMOY Marit MARTIN Olle FORS Mikki OSTERBERG Johan STARK Erik TUCHKOV Gennady HAAKONSEN Rick BISTERFELD Nick KRISTENSEN Michael SKALMAN Roger EDVARDSEN Per Anders NIKITIN Sergey NYLUND Michael ANDERSSON Anders ANDERSSON Jonas FORSSTROM Anders AL ROBAYAN Yousef TOURRE Philippe AL ZAFEEN Arif STAROKOJEV Valery V. ALEXEENKOV Alexander IMMIG Wolfgang LOTH Holger SOHLSTROM Milla WAHLSTEN Tommy NAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL LAT LAT NOR FIN FIN SWE SWE LAT NOR GER DEN SWE NOR RUS FIN SWE SWE FIN KUW FRA UAE RUS RUS NOR GER FIN SWE 68 79 33 66 37 48 38 45 85 31 10 10 0 29 0 28 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87 60 69 66 30 46 32 33 64 23 0 24 0 32 38 0 0 51 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87 81 70 48 25 10 39 52 31 38 48 10 26 50 30 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 84 38 65 46 44 0 26 10 42 38 20 33 0 0 0 71 0 14 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 72 85 61 52 66 0 0 26 0 35 25 0 0 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 64 80 14 70 37 54 60 0 13 47 25 37 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 395 368 362 344 269 237 229 216 190 173 143 124 121 111 83 75 71 51 40 29 29 10 0 0 0 0 0 Sweden - Nora - 02/06/2007 Finland - Ekenas - 07/07/2007 Sweden - Karlshamn - 21/07/2007 Norway - Tonsberg - 04/08/2007 Norway - Drammen - 18/08/2007 Sweden - Stockholm 01/09/2007 63 2007 CHAMPIONSHIP E U R O P E A N C H A M P I O N S H I P CIRCUIT ENDURANCE PNEUMATICS CLASS 2 GOLD SILVER BRONZE CLASS 3 GOLD SILVER BRONZE CLASS 5 GOLD SILVER BRONZE Team Fox Racing: FEDOROV Nikolai / LISIN Oleg BOBKOV Stanislav / KLIMOV Grigori Team Motul: DJURENKO Dmitri / SANKOV Viatcheslav MUKHIN Artem / GODES Valery Team Barvikha-Servis: DENISOV Vladimir Team STK “Patriot”: KOUZNETSOV Sergei / PROKHORENKO Andrey BOROVIK Artur Team Rostov-Papa: TIMOFEEV Pavel / SEMENOV Dmitri TIURIKOV Vadim Team Auping: MARSHEV Viktor / MAMIOR Nikolai ZAZKOV Boris Team Tauras-Feniks: BERNITSIN Andrey / MITKUS Sigitas OSSIPOV Veniamin / SINITSIN Aleksey Team Aquashelf Racing: RIABTSEV Vladimir / ZEMRATCIS Maris DUDAK Andrey / SHILLER Dmitri Team Pravyi Bereg: BABANOV Pavel / BABANOV Andrey YAKOVLEV Oleg / DERIUGIN Aleksandr FORMULA FUTURE CLASS 1 KOSSLER Kevin RUS CLASS 2 RUS RUS/LAT RUS CLASS 3 RUS CLASS 4 RUS CLASS 5 RUS/LAT RUS GER GER CZE GER ITA CZE CZE RUS GER CZE CZE SVK CZE GER CZE RUS RUS/LAT RUS OSY 400 LUCAS-TIESKA Erzsedet BAZINSKY Miroslav BACCHIEGA Diego GER SVK ITA RUS JT250 MOROZS Martins KALDER Sten MORSE Ben LAT EST GBR O500 TROMBETTA Tiziano HAVAS Attila SABCIUKAS Grebas ITA AUT LIT T400 MANNINEN Juha-Pekka PAASONEN Marko MAKINEN Ville S550 RYBARCZYK Lechoslaw CIOLEK Lukasz GUTMANS Lauris POL POL LAT T550 GEMBIAK Marcin SINTNIEKS Olegs GEMBIAK Michal POL LAT POL O700 CSAKO Ferenc HAVAS Attila KLUGE Holger AUT AUT GER T850 LENGYEL Laszlo KREMNICKY Gustav JUNG Emil HUN SVK SVK OFFSHORE OFFSHORE CLASS 3B Tony Fraquet challenge FIN FIN FIN OFFSHORE CLASS 3C OLAUSSEN Morten / KELLER Kristian GBR SJOLANDER Magnus / SJOLANDER Johan SWE ANTONSEN Christian / KARLSEN Linda NOR ROSEN Thomas / SJOGREN Rolle SWE SVENSON Daniel / KUMLIN Koakim SWE WRENKLER Thomas / WRENKLER Annika SWE AQUABIKE AQUABIKE CLASS PRO FREESTYLE STAMPERS Romain FRA IOANNOU Yannos CYP SARRIO Carole FRA PUERTAS BUSTOS Luis SPA PALA Tunde HUN LEMOINE Cyrille FRA DUJARDIN Audrey FRA VASS Laszlo HUN SGOIFO Sarah SWI BIRO Peter HUN RICHARDSON Anya GBR MANGERUD Ronny NOR DUJARDIN Audrey FRA SELLES David SPA GUTIERREZ Patricia SPA RUNABOUT WOMEN RUNABOUT SKI DIVISION WOMEN SKI DIVISION RALLY JET SKI DIVISION 64 PASTOR Mark SEDA Albert BERTSCH Laura MARZAROLI Marco SESTAK Jaroslav NEMECEK Petr RAKHMATULLIN Timur STARK Tobias HUBACEK Jan FRIDRICH Michal STEFANOVIC Peter MRKVICKOVA Tereza GERACH Marco HAKL Jan RALLY JET RUNABOUT ARLAUD Renaud FRA DI-RIENZO Philippe FRA GIORDANO Regis FRA BELTRAME Marc FRA CLAVEAU William FRA MANENTI Tony FRA DNQ = Did Not Qualify - DNS = Did Not Start - DNF = Did Not Finish - RET = Retired U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 RECORDS NO TYPE DRIVER NAT DATE HULL ENGINE MPH KMH 3465 Speed ANDREAS OVE UGLAND / JAN HILLESTAD NOR 2000 FB DESIGN 1h 2h 3h Speed Speed P. WILSON GBR P. WILSON GBR P. WILSON & G. ARNOTT GBR DANIEL SVENSON SWE MAGNUS OSTERHOLM SWE 2001 2001 2000 2007 1998 FABRITIUS FABRITIUS ARGO FABRITIUS FABRITIUS SEATEK 137,011 220,49 YAMAHA 56,544 YAMAHA 54,883 YAMAHA 54,125 YAMAHA 90 77.557 YAMAHA 83,16 91 88,32 87,103 124.79 133,83 OFFSHORE CLASS 3C - OUTBOARD 3473 3474 3561 3387 1h 2h 3h Speed P. LITTLE & D. ARTHUR GBR 2000 MANNERFELT P. LITTLE & D. ARTHUR GBR 2000 MANNERFELT ROY SMITH GBR 2003 MANNERFELT PETER HAFSTROM SWE 1998 FABRITIUS MERCURY 65,735 105,79 MERCURY 65,25 105,013 MERCURY63,057 101,480 MERCURY 98,70 158,84 ITA 1996 RSB NAT DATE HULL ENGINE MPH KMH 3593 Class 1-1 lap GBR 2005 SCORPION YANMAR 48,98 80,43 MICHAEL DEACON, DAVID DEACON 3594 Class 2-1 lap GBR 2005 ICE MARINE CATERPILLAR57,73 92,88 NEIL McGRIGOR, TONY JENVEY, JEREMY WATTS 3505 Class 3-1lap GBR 2001 FABIO BUZZI MTU 50,82 81,79 BOHINH, BUZZI, POWELL, CONTI, ZANONI, HORN OFFSHORE CLASS LONG DISTANCE - ROUND BRITAIN AND IRELAND 3585 Class 1-1 lap GBR 2005 FIA YANMAR 19,02 JON ALDISS, WAYNE JOHNSON 3595 Class 2-1 lap GBR 2005 FIA YANMAR 28.39 CHRIS STRICKLAND, JOHN PUDDIFOOT, JAN FALKOWSKI 30,61 45.69 OFFSHORE CLASS LONG DISTANCE GIBRALTAR / MONACO (REVERSED ROUTE) 3619 Class 2 over 30/up to 50 ft GBR 2006 SCORPION - RHIB YANMAR 41.95 C. STRICKLAND, J. PUDDIFOOT, G. COMPTON, J. FALKOWSKI OFFSHORE CLASS 3D - OUTBOARD 3300 Speed A. BARONI DRIVER OFFSHORE CLASS LONG DISTANCE - ROUND BRITAIN OFFSHORE CLASS 3B - OUTBOARD 3513 3514 3477 3661 3390 TYPE RECORDS OFFSHORE OFFSHORE CLASS 2 - INBOARD DIESEL NO 67.51 MERCURY98,199 158,033 OFFSHORE CLASS LONG DISTANCE - NEW YORK / LIZARD OFFSHORE CLASS 3S - OUTBOARD 3384 Speed BO WARELIUS FIN 1998 DOUGLAS MERCURY116,36 187,26 ITA 2000 FB DESIGN SEATEK 126,327 203,298 OFFSHORE CLASS OCR X 3357 1 h MARTYN RENDALL GBR 1997 PHANTOM 3358 2 h IAN SANDERSON GBR 1997 PHANTOM 3356 Speed GRAHAM GITTINS GBR 1997 ARGO MERCURY 65,83 MERCURY 65,21 MERCURY 83,76 105,94 104,95 134,79 21,78 3507 Speed ALAN PRIDDY GBR 2001 NORTHSHORE YAMAHA JAN FALKOWSKI, STEVE LLOYD 15,55 25,03 OFFSHORE CLASS LONG DISTANCE MONTE CARLO / LONDON (REVERSED ROUTE) 3516 Class over 50 ft AUT 2001 FB DESIGN A. BOHINC, F. BUZZI, D. PIKE M.T.U. 60,20 OFFSHORE CLASS LONG DISTANCE - VENEZIA / MONTE CARLO OFFSHORE CLASS OCR Y 3365 1 h M. ARNOLD & V. CRUMP GBR 1997 ARGO 3366 2 h M. ARNOLD & V. CRUMP GBR 1997 ARGO 3433 Speed MARK KIRK GBR 1999 ARGO 13,53 OFFSHORE CLASS LONG DISTANCE - NEW YORK / HORTA OFFSHORE CLASS 3S - INBOARD 3466 Speed M. INVERNIZZI & G. CARPITELLA 3506 Speed ALAN PRIDDY, GBR 2001 NORTHSHORE YAMAHA JAN FALKOWSKI, STEVE LLOYD YAMAHA YAMAHA YAMAHA 52,18 51,55 60,46 83,98 82,96 97,30 3571 Speed F. BUZZI ITA 2004 FB DESIGN G. ZANONI, A. BINDA ISOTTA 47,756 88,444 OFFSHORE CLASS LONG DISTANCE - LONDON TO GIBRALTAR OFFSHORE CLASS LONG DISTANCE - ROUND THE WORLD 3379 Speed Skipper : GBR 1998 THORNYCROFT CUMMINS Capt. IAN BOSWORTH Total distance : 24,382 nautical miles OFFSHORE CLASS LONG DISTANCE - 30 PORT-TO-PORT RECORDS 3572 ALAN PRIDDY, GBR 2002 RIBTEC YAMAHA CLIVE TULLY, STEVE LLOYD Total distance : 23,111 nautical miles OFFSHORE CLASS LONG DISTANCE - ROUND ISLE OF WIGHT YANMAR 63,79 102,66 YANMAR 62,35 100,35 YANMAR 54,76 88,14 YANMAR 52,745 84,89 60.59 OFFSHORE CLASS LONG DISTANCE LONDON TO MONTE-CARLO (REVERSED ROUTE) 3620 class 2 over 30/up to 50 ft GBR 2006 SCORPION - RHIB YANMAR 39.076 C. STRICKLAND, J. PUDDIFOOT, G. COMPTON, J. FALKOWSKI 62.89 OFFSHORE CLASS LONG DISTANCE - SOUTHERN ISLANDS 3634 Class 1 up to 30ft GBR 2007 SCORPION DAVE DEACON & MIKE DEACON YANMAR 99.68 61.94 OFFSHORE CLASS LONG DISTANCE - ROUND ANGLESEY 3640 Class 1 IAN GREENWOOD GBR 2007 PROSPORT SUZUKI 47.885 77.065 USA GBR USA USA HALL/ROSSI 84.32 135.696 ROSSI 73,48 118,25 HALL/ROSSI 81,477 131,122 HALL/ROSSI 79,019 127,14 CIRCUIT CLASS O.125 YANMAR 68,51 110,26 YANMAR 68,68 110,54 LAMBORGHINI106,73 171,7 MERCURY 84,57 136 3641 3577 3621 3578 Speed Speed Speed Speed BOB WARTINGER WAYNE TURNER BOB WARTINGER BOB WARTINGER 2007 SORENSEN 2004 LUCAS 2006 SORENSEN 2004 SORENSEN CIRCUIT 3484 Class 2-10 laps GBR 2001 SUNSEEKER PETER DREDGE, IAN SANDERSON 3486 Class 2-12h GBR 2001 SUNSEEKER PETER DREDGE, IAN SANDERSON 3487 Class 2-18h GBR 2001 SUNSEEKER PETER DREDGE, IAN SANDERSON 3488 Class 2-24h GBR 2001 SUNSEEKER PETER DREDGE, IAN SANDERSON 3483 Class 2-5 laps GBR 2001 SUNSEEKER PETER DREDGE, IAN SANDERSON 3485 Class 2-6h GBR 2001 SUNSEEKER PETER DREDGE, IAN SANDERSON 3607 Class over 30 ft and up to 50 ft GBR 2005 NEGOTIATOR CHRIS PARSONAGE 3608 Class up to 30 ft GBR 2005 BRITA IAN BLACKER 3618 Class 2 over 30/up to 50 ft GBR 2006 SCORPION - RHIB YANMAR 37.65 C. STRICKLAND, J. PUDDIFOOT, G. COMPTON, J. FALKOWSKI CIRCUIT CLASS O.175 3622 Speed BOB WARTINGER USA 2006 SORSENSEN HALL/ROSSI 85.712 137.93 65 RECORDS NO TYPE DRIVER NAT DATE HULL ENGINE MPH KMH CIRCUIT CIRCUIT CLASS O.250 G.R.M. G.R.M 99,90 160,770 100.56 161.84 CIRCUIT CLASS O.350 USA 1995 ROPER YAMATO 113,25 182,25 SWE 1967 SCHULZE RUS 1984 TKTB FRA 1965 KONIG ITA 1955 MOLINARI FRA 1938 CHAUVIERE USA 1967 KONIG ITA 1937 PASSARIN AUT 1974 SCHULZE USA 1992 LAWRENCE CRESCENT 59,95 KONIG 79,33 KONIG 68,00 CARNITI 56,86 EVINRUDE 40,20 KONIG 77,06 LAROS 36,69 KONIG 81,34 YAMATO 119.24 96,48 127,66 109,43 91,50 64,68 124,01 59,04 130,90 191.87 ITA ITA ITA USA ITA AUT USA MERCURY 57,53 MERCURY 56,59 MERCURY 55,73 MERCURY 79,50 MERCURY 54,54 KONIG 81,34 YAMATO 121,979 92,58 91,07 89,69 127,95 87,77 130,90 196,3 CIRCUIT CLASS O.500 1593 2766 1449 489 167 1589 135 2225 3181 1h 10 M 15 M 2h 4h 5M 6h Endur Speed TORD ROSEN TCHERMACHENTSEV A. GUERIN G. CARENA L. ROUSSET B. HULGAN L. CASALINI E. ZIMMERMAN B. RUCKER JR. CIRCUIT CLASS O.700 448 449 450 1246 451 2226 3355 1h 2h 4h 5M 6h Endur Speed C. STEFANONI C. CASALINI C. CASALINI WADMAN C. CASALINI E. ZIMMERMAN J. SEAN MC KEAN TYPE DRIVER NAT DATE HULL ENGINE MPH KMH CIRCUIT CLASS S.350 3558 Speed MALCOLM GOODMAN GBR 2003 KLUTTS 3630 Speed MALCOLM GOODMAN GBR 2006 DICKFORS 3321 Speed S. MC KEAN NO 1955 MOLINARI 1955 MOLINARI 1955 MOLINARI 1964 SIDCRAFT 1955 MOLINARI 1974 SCHULZE 1997 JOHNSON 2094 2768 2425 2426 2427 2767 2428 2355 2650 1h 10 M 2h 3h 4h 5M 6h Endur Speed LUNDBERG A. BAKCHIS D. ULLENIUS D. ULLENIUS D. ULLENIUS V. OUSSOLKINE D. ULLENIUS V. VOLKOV R. EINHAUG SWE 1972 OHMAN RUS 1984 BAKCHIS SWE 1976 ULLENIUS SWE 1976 ULLENIUS SWE 1976 ULLENIUS RUS 1984 OSSOLK. SWE 1976 ULLENIUS RUS 1975 VOLKOV NOR 1981 WINRACE MONARK SPORT350 VOLVO VOLVO VOLVO SPORT350 VOLVO NEPTUN VOLVO 39,05 51,19 38,37 38,20 38,01 52,66 36,25 43,58 60,60 62,85 82,39 61,76 61,48 61,17 84,75 58,35 70,14 97,51 NOR 1998 MOLGAARD SELVA 73,52 118,30 GBR 2002 AVS GBR 2002 AVS GBR 2002 AVS ITA 1992 MOLGAARD NOR 1992 GARDIN YAMAHA 44,35 YAMAHA 41,89 YAMAHA 40,58 YAMAHA 81,72 YAMAHA 101,93 71,37 67,41 65,30 131,50 164,02 GBR 1995 SEEBOLD GBR 1994 JELF SWE 2000 DAC MERCURY 65,01 MERCURY 74,87 MERCURY123,45 104,61 120,49 198,64 FRA FRA AUS GBR MERCURY 89,80 JOHNSON 102,97 MERCURY134,22 MERCURY138.30 144,53 165,71 216,01 222.45 ITA 1992 LUCINI ITA 1996 DAC BMC 94,07 MERCURY118,39 152,37 190,52 ITA 1996 DAC MASERATI134,682 216,702 GBR 2002 BLUFIN JAGUAR CIRCUIT CLASS S.550 3403 Speed BRIAN BERNTSEN CIRCUIT CLASS S.850 3540 3541 3542 3164 3172 1h 2h 3h Endur Speed JULES MORGAN JULES MORGAN JULES MORGAN F. COMPARATO R. MAGNE SUNDE CIRCUIT CLASS S.2000 3276 1 h A. MARSHALL 3243 2 h O. JELF 3452 Speed SVEN JANSSON CIRCUIT CLASS S.3000 CIRCUIT CLASS O.850 3360 Speed F. SUNDSDAL NOR 1997 BURGESS EVINRUDE 102,1 164,28 3200 3199 3408 3632 1h Endur Speed Speed P. PUJOL A. DELPEUCH M. S. STAUNTON TED WALSH 1993 MOLINARI 1993 MOLINARI 1999 BURGESS 2006 DAC CIRCUIT CLASS O.1000 3537 Fond MASSIMILIANO MORESCHI ITA 2002 LUCINI 3536 Speed MASSIMILIANO MORESCHI ITA 2002 LUCINI SELVA SELVA 67,697 108,926 85,675 137,852 CIRCUIT CLASS R.2000 3153 Endur F. LEIDI 3299 Speed F. LEIDI CIRCUIT CLASS O.2000 3051 Endur A. BERNASCONI 3468 Speed ALAN MARSHALL ITA 1990 DAC GBR 2000 SEEBOLD MERCURY 105,84 MERCURY 141,39 170,29 227,54 ITA 2002 MANICI GBR 2004 DAC MERCURY106,157 170,807 MERCURY 143,03 230,182 3298 Speed G.CAPPELLINI CIRCUIT CLASS R7000 CIRCUIT CLASS O.3000 3538 Fond GIANNI MANICI 3581 Speed TED WALSH CIRCUIT CLASS R.5000 3539 Speed JULIAN CLEGG 74,41 119,75 CIRCUIT CLASS R OVER 7 LIT. 3273 Speed JIM NOONE CIRCUIT CLASS OSY.400 3326 Speed B. WARTINGER USA 1997 SORENSEN YAMATO 72,64 GBR 1995 BARRACUDA MERCRUISER109,87176,79 116,90 CIRCUIT CLASS R UNLIMITED OVER 7 LIT. 3563 Speed JIM NOONE CIRCUIT CLASS S.175 3124 Speed J. OSTERBERG SWE 1991 TERJESEN TOHATSU 21,97 GBR 2003 BARRACUDA CHEVROLET154,77 249,08 35,36 CIRCUIT CLASS HR.1000 3511 Speed OWEN RICHARDSON GBR 2001 RINGWOOD CIRCUIT CLASS S.250 2424 2352 2093 2201 2202 2085 2281 3017 1h 10 M 2h 3h 4h 5M Endur Speed P. NASLUND T. METS B. ONELIUS LINDIN, MARTINSON LINDIN, MARTINSON A. ZHIRIOV P. NESTERDINE J. OSTERBERG SWE 1976 WINRACE RUS 1975 B.E.L SWE 1972 ONELIUS SWE 1973 S.B.K SWE 1973 S.B.K RUS 1972 DZINTARS RUS 1974 NESTERKINE SWE 1990 TERJESEN PENTA 31,59 MOSKVA 27,61 ARCHIMEDE 26,70 ARCHIMEDE 22,73 ARCHIMEDE 22,57 MOSKVA 32,34 MOSKVA 32,59 MARINER 46,90 50,85 44,44 42,97 36,58 36,32 52,04 52,43 75,48 82,56 132,87 108,90 175,27 42,99 46.10 69,17 74.18 CIRCUIT CLASS E UNLIMITED 3264 Speed E. MOLINARI ITA 1995 MOLINARI BPM CIRCUIT CLASS JT.250 3564 Speed NINA TERJESEN 3625 Speed NENA S. SUNDE SWE 2003 WINRACE YAMAHA NOR 2006 WINRACE A/S YAMAHA Beaten records 66 TALBOT Frozen records (Ref. Article 601.03) TYPE DRIVER NAT DATE HULL ENGINE MPH KMH TYPE DRIVER NAT DATE HULL NOR 1998 SEAFLYER SELVA NOR 2006 WINRACE A/S YAMAHA 46,00 46.71 74,02 75.16 ENGINE MPH KMH MERCURY109,14 175,61 JOHNSON 74,35 119,63 MERCURY 96,34 155,04 CIRCUIT SST 45 3451 Speed ULF ALGESON SWE 2000 MOLGAARD CIRCUIT CLASS T.400 3627 Speed JORMA HARTIKKA FIN 2006 NIEMI 3402 Speed JOHN OLAV SKAALI NOR 1998 SEAFLYER 3528 Speed JOHAN OSTERBERG SWE 2002 SEAFLYER SELVA SELVA SELVA 67.705 64,26 60,22 99.30 103,40 96,91 SELVA 64,95 104,51 FIN 2000 SEAFLYER YAMAHA YAMAHA YAMAHA YAMAHA YAMAHA 64.93 104.489 54,41 87,56 52,66 84,75 53,22 85,65 76,52 123,13 CIRCUIT CLASS T.850 3657 3369 3277 3370 3269 3345 Speed CHARLES BURNETT III GBR 1997 P. HLEDLIN CIRCUIT PROTOTYPE CIRCUIT CLASS T.550 3453 Speed JORMA HARTIKKA CIRCUIT GAS PROTOTYPE RECORDS CIRCUIT 3159 Speed ADRIANO PANATTA ITA 1992 DAC CIRCUIT CLASS T.250 3401 Speed TORSTEIN SKAALI 3626 Speed NENA S. SUNDE NO U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 NO JOE OWEN GBR 2007 TORNADO 1h BILL OWEN GBR 1997 TORENVLIET 1h B. OWEN & D. JAMES GBR 1995 TORENVLIET 2h BILL OWEN GBR 1997 TORENVLIET Speed S. BRATH NOR 1995 SEAFLYER 3644 3479 24 h GREG GIBBS Team SUNSEEKER XS RACING 3478 6 h Team SUNSEEKER XS RACING 3609 Sydney to Auckland GINGER GIBBS NZL 2007 RAYGLASS VOLVO 34.2385 55.0877 UAE 2001 SUNSEEKER YANMAR 30,5 49,08 UAE 2001 SUNSEEKER YANMAR NZL 2006 RAYGLASS 42,35 68,15 VOLVO 36,2452 58,32 CIRCUIT UNLIMITED WITH IMMERSED PROPELLER CLASS CIRCUIT FORMULA 1 - 2 Lit. 3587 Speed GUIDO CAPPELLINI ITA 2005 DAC 2840 Speed R. HERING USA 1986 KARLSON MERCURY144,838 233,089 EVINRUDE165,34 266,09 CIRCUIT FORMULA 1 - 2.5 Lit. 3588 Speed GUIDO CAPPELLINI ITA 2005 DAC MERCURY159,234 256,256 CIRCUIT FORMULA 1 - 3 Lit. 3586 Speed GUIDO CAPPELLINI ITA 2005 DAC MERCURY152,200 244,937 CIRCUIT FORMULA 2 3502 3503 3472 3494 1h 2h 3h Speed TED WALSH TED WALSH TED WALSH TED WALSH 2941 146 1485 2942 1469 253 144 145 2950 2995 1116 1h E. MOLINARI 12 h SILVANI 15 M R. MUSSON 2h E. MOLINARI 3h N. BUCKLEY 5M L. FAGEOL 6h SILVANI 9h SILVANI Endur E. MOLINARI OutboardR. WARTINGER Speed R. DUBY ITA ITA USA ITA GBR USA ITA ITA ITA USA USA 1989 MOLINARI 1938 BAGLIETTO 1965 JONES 1989 MOLINARI 1966 BORWICK 1957 JENSEN 1938 BAGLIETTO 1938 BAGLIETTO 1989 MOLINARI 1989 KARELSEN 1962 STAUDACH BPM 90,77 ISOTTA 51,75 R. ROYCE 116,08 BPM 58,69 JAGUAR 75,96 ALLISON 111,74 ISOTTA 53,45 ISOTTA 52,62 BPM 97,71 EVINRUDE 176,55 MERLIN 200,42 146,09 83,27 187,61 94,45 122,23 179,83 86,01 84,69 157,24 284,14 322,54 AIFRED 94,16 VM 89,76 CRUSADER 44,78 AIFORED 98,08 SEATEK 156,76 151,53 144,46 72,06 157,84 252,27 CIRCUIT PROPULSION DIESEL GBR GBR GBR GBR 2001 DAC 2001 DAC 2000 DAC 2001 DAC MERCURY77,988 MERCURY76,704 MERCURY 70,39 MERCURY124,69 125,51 123,44 113,27 200,67 2813 2515 1476 2812 3142 1h 2h 3h Endur Speed C. BONOMI F. BUZZI F. ALTER C. BONOMI F. BUZZI ITA ITA USA ITA ITA 1985 BUZZI 1978 FBMARINE 1966 RAYSON 1985 BUZZI 1992 BUZZI CIRCUIT FORMULA 2000 3624 Speed JOHAN OSTERBERG SWE 2006 MOLGAARD 3628 Speed FRODE SUNDSDAL NOR 2006 SEEBOLD 3660 Speed ANDERS ANDERSON SWE 2007 GERA MERCURY 160.59 MERCURY114.60 184.39 MERCURY 121.747 195.89 SST120 GBR 2004 BURGESS HUN 1995 HUNGASV EVINRUDE104,49 JOHNSON 105,82 168,17 200,67 USA 1991 LUCERO LUYCOMING155,10 250,54 AUS 1978 HYDROPLANE WESTING 317,60 511,11 3658 EMRHYS BARRELL GBR 2007 ZODIAC TELCO ELECTRON / 18.80 30.26 AGNI LYNCH CIRCUIT ELECTRIC BATTERY CIRCUIT FORMULA 500 3579 Speed PAUL HART 3631 Speed PAUL HART 3132 2 1/2 M M. TATE 2520 Speed K. WARBY CIRCUIT ELECTRIC 48V CIRCUIT FORMULA 3 3580 Speed SIMON FRANCIS 3272 Speed PETER SANDOR CIRCUIT WORLD UNLIMITED GBR 2004 FORT ROSSI 104,36 167,95 GBR 2006 ASV SHIPYARD GRM ROSSI106.67 171.67 2966 Speed FIONA ARRAN GBR 1989 BARLON LYNCH 50,83 81,80 17.25 27.76 CIRCUIT PROTOTYPE STEAM 3635 CIRCUIT FORMULA 1000 3535 Speed MATTIA TURATI ITA 2002 CENTRO SELVA JOHN DE MOTT GBR 2007 RINGWOOD 84,718 136,312 CIRCUIT SPORTS OUTBOARD PNEUMATICS (P) - CLASS P.750 CC 2633 Speed Gary SANTO CIRCUIT FORMULA R.1000 3560 Speed LARS KATZORKE GBR 2003 GERBERT HONDA 89,60 GBR 1983 METZELER YAMAHA 34,25 55,12 144,20 CIRCUIT RIGID HULL PNEUMATICS (P/RH) - CLASS P.550 RH CIRCUIT FORMULA 3000 3151 Endur RICCARDO COLAPRETE ITA 1992 DAC MERCURY102,31 164,62 3155 Endur M. GRAZIA BARONI ITA 1992 FOCCHI 3154 Speed M. GRAZIA BARONI ITA 1992 FOCCHI TOHATSU 46,32 TOHATSU 51,43 74,54 82,75 67 RECORDS NO TYPE DRIVER NAT DATE HULL ENGINE MPH KMH CIRCUIT CIRCUIT RIGID HULL PNEUMATICS (P/RH) - CLASS P.750 RH 3157 Endur GP.FOCCHI 3533 Speed MARIO LADIE ITA 1992 FOCCHI ITA 2002 BAGNATO YAMAHA 48,35 YAMAHA 55,013 77,80 88,517 CIRCUIT RIGID HULL PNEUMATICS (P/RH) - CLASS P.850 RH 3112 Endur M.GRAZIA BARONI ITA 1991 FOCCHI 3113 Speed M.GRAZIA BARONI ITA 1991 FOCCHI YAMAHA 58,18 YAMAHA 63,55 93,64 102,28 NO TYPE DRIVER NAT DATE HULL ENGINE MPH KMH 3532 Group B sport S3 - Fond ITA 2002 ALBATROS SEVERINO MAMBRETTI MARINE 77,299 124,375 POWER 3531 Group B sport S3 - Speed ITA 2002 ALBATROS SEVERINO MAMBRETTI MARINE 78,354 126,072 POWER 3662 Group B sport S3 speed LUCIO STEFANI MERCURY 82.22 132.295 ITA 2007 STGA 3497 Group B tourism T2 - Fond ITA 2001 FOCCHI P. FOCCHI, M. MILANO YAMAHA 67,705 108,941 CIRCUIT FREE HULL PNEUMATICS (P/FH) - CLASS P.550 FH 3005 Speed T.WILLIAMS GBR 1990 ZODIAC YAMAHA 39,19 63,07 CIRCUIT FREE HULL PNEUMATICS (P/FH) - CLASS P.750 FH 3126 Speed L.GREEF RSA 1992 MD&D YAMAHA 58,35 3338 Speed RAY PURKINS GBR 1997 YAMAHA CIRCUIT FREE HULL PNEUMATICS (P/FH) - CLASS PF 750 AQUABIKE SPORT MODIFIED - 1000 M 3629 Speed JASON WYATT 3245 Speed JUNICKI KANZAKI GBR 2006 AQUARIUS TOHATSU 64.22 YAMAHA 56,68 91,22 YAMAHA 51,08 82,21 93,90 103.35 JAP 1994 YAMAHA CIRCUIT FREE HULL PNEUMATICS (P/FH) - CLASS P.850 FH 3160 Endur F. BOLIS 3161 Speed G. CANALI ITA 1992 PRESTIGE ITA 1992 PRESTIGE YAMAHA YAMAHA 54,76 65,71 88,11 105,73 TOHATSU 47.336 76.19 AQUABIKE RUNABOUT LIMITED 785 CC - 500 M 3398 Speed KEIICHIRO SUZUKI JAP 1998 BOMBARDIER BOMBARDIER 60,19 96,86 CIRCUIT CLASS PR 550 3636 Speed STEFANIA CARANDO ITA 2007 BAGNATO AQUABIKE RUNABOUT LIMITED 785 CC - 1000 M 3275 Speed GARY SANTO GBR 1995 YAMAHA YAMAHA 55,92 89,99 CIRCUIT CLASS PR 750 3637 Speed ICARO TESEO SANZ LOPEZ SPA 2007 BAGNATO TOHATSU 54.887 88.343 AQUABIKE RUNABOUT MODIFIED 785 CC - 500 M CIRCUIT CLASS PR 850 3372 Speed ALAN PICKARD 3638 Speed MAURIZIO CARANDO ITA 2007 BAGNATO GBR 1997 POLARIS POLARIS 60,28 97,02 YAMAHA 65.978 106.194 AQUABIKE RUNABOUT MODIFIED 785 CC - 1000 M CIRCUIT CLASS PF 850 3639 Speed JESUS TREMPS ALEDO SPA 2007 BAGNATO YAMAHA 67.471 108.597 3412 Speed WILLIAM EDWARDS GBR 1998 BOMBARDIER BOMBARDIER 66,09 DART AQUABIKE RUNABOUT MODIFIED 1200 CC - 500 M 106,36 CIRCUIT RIVER MARATHON CLASS B 3623 Speed DUANE LABRUM USA 2006 EAGLE 95.435 153.58 3339 Speed STEVE LONGBOTTOM GBR 1997 BOMBARDIER BOMBARDIER 61,38 98.78 RADIO-CONTROLLED ENDURANCE (E15) 3410 Long L. ROVATI distance ITA 1999 MAKO SHARK PICCO 355 km in 8 hours AQUABIKE DIVISION SKI MODIFIED - 1000 M 3208 Speed NICOLAS RIUS P L E A S U R E N AV I G AT I O N PLEASURE NAVIGATION ENDURANCE 3499 Group A prototype P2 - fond ITA 2001 F.B. DESIGN G./C./D. RIZZARDI 3500 Group A Sport S2 - Fond ITA 2001 C.U.V. T./P. DE SIMONE, PINARDI 3498 Group A tourim T3 - Fond ITA 2001 CANTIERI TOTA, CORSINI, RATTI, MODOLO 3599 Group B Sport S1 - 1 h SMR 2005 MOLINARI EUGENIO MOLINARI 3598 Group B sport S1 - Fond SMR 2005 MOLINARI EUGENIO MOLINARI 3648 Group B Sport S1 - speed SMR 2007 MOLINARI EUGENIO MOLINARI 3597 Group B sport S1 - Speed SMR 2005 MOLINARI EUGENIO MOLINARI 3649 Group B Sport S2 - speed SMR 2007 MOLINARI EUGENIO MOLINARI SEATEK FRA 1993 KAWASAKI KAWASAKI 55,09 81,314 130,836 LAMBORGHINI 66,302 106,682 YANMAR 69,729 112,195 MERCURY 71,22 114,59 MERCURY 70,84 113,98 AQUABIKE DIVISION SKI LIMITED 650 CC - 1000 M 3231 Speed DOMINIQUE CONDEMINE FRA 1994 YAMAHA YAMAHA 43,09 69,34 AQUABIKE DIVISION SKI LIMITED 750 CC - 1000 M 3233 Speed KARINE PATUREL FRA 1994 KAWASAKI KAWASAKI 50,98 82,04 FERRARI 76.624 123.288 MERCURY 71,03 114,29 FERRARI 75.845 122.035 AQUABIKE RUNABOUT SUPERSTOCK 1200 CC - 1000 M 3659 Speed ALAN PICKARD GBR 2007 KAWASAKI KAWASAKI 80.11 128.939 3456 Speed ALAN PICKARD GBR 2000 YAMAHA Beaten records 68 88,66 YAMAHA 68,7 110,57 Frozen records (Ref. Article 601.03) AQUABIKE AQUABIKE SPORT MODIFIED - 500 M 2008 CALENDAR OFFSHORE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS APBA INBOARD HYDRO CLASSES Canada Valleyfield 04 - 06 July 2008 APBA 500 CC RUNABOUT CLASS U.S.A. Tampa - Florida 24 - 26 October 2008 CLASS 3C U.K. Guernsey 04 - 07 September 2008 APBA CLASSES U.S.A. Key West 02 - 09 November 2008 Imatra 02 - 06 July 2008 APBA 1100 CC HYDROPLANE CLASS U.S.A. Tampa - Florida 24 - 26 October 2008 CLASS 3B Finland FORMULA FUTURE Italy Pavia 18 - 20 July 2008 CLASS 3 - 225 Turkey Istanbul 03 May 2008 Turkey Istanbul 04 May 2008 Turkey Istanbul 20 September 2008 Turkey Istanbul 21 September 2008 Turkey Istanbul 27 September 2008 Turkey Istanbul 28 September 2008 U.A.E. Fujairah TBA November 2008 U.A.E. Fujairah TBA November 2008 ENDURANCE PNEUMATICS 1-2-3-4-5 24 HOURS Russia St Petersburg 05 - 06 July 2008 ENDURANCE CLASSES 1-2-3 24 HOURS France Rouen 30 April - 01 May 2008 ENDURANCE CLASSES 1-2-3 8 HOURS Poland Augustow 12 - 13 July 2008 Egypt CLASS 3C Napoli 05 - 08 June 2008 RIVER MARATHON OB 2000-3000 Colombia Magdalena River 02 - 08 November 2008 CIRCUIT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS O700 Italy Sacca di Colorno 03 - 04 May 2008 O350 U.K. Stewartby FORMULA 1 Qatar 21 - 22 June 2008 O250 U.S.A. Tampa - Florida 24 - 26 October 2008 O175 U.S.A. Tampa - Florida 24 - 26 October 2008 O125 U.S.A. Tampa - Florida 24 - 26 October 2008 OSY400 Germany Berlin-Grunau 16 - 17 August 2008 S550 Lithuania Birstonas 07 - 08 June 2008 Portugal Doha 29 March 2008 Portimao 04 May 2008 Finland Lahti 08 June 2008 (provisional) TBA TBA 15 June 2008 (provisional) Malaysia Putrajaya 24 August 2008 China TBA 01 October 2008 19 October 2008 China Shenzhen SST45 U.S.A. Trenton - Michigan 19 - 20 July 2008 U.A.E. Abu Dhabi 12 December 2008 SST60 U.S.A. Sault St. Marie - 12 - 13 July 2008 U.A.E. Sharjah 19 December 2008 Michigan 26 - 27 July 2008 Marietta - Ohio 12 - 13 July 2008 Partwitz 30 May - 01 June 2008 FORMULA 500 Germany Partwitz 30 May - 01 June 2008 Mysliborz 21 - 22 June 2008 SST120 70 23 - 26 November 2008 RIVER MARATHON JET BOAT A-B-SP 2500-UNLIMITED U.S.A. Gold Beach 18 - 26 May 2008 California EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Italy Cairo U.S.A. F1000 Germany JT250 Poland GT15 Sweden Osthammar 26 - 27 July 2008 SL60 Sweden Karlshamn 19 July 2008 Germany Italy Germany Bitterfeld 08 - 10 August 2008 Auronzo 30 - 31 August 2008 Brandenburg 13 - 14 September 2008 U. I . M Y E A R B O O K 2 0 0 7 / 2 0 0 8 CIRCUIT FORMULA 4 FORMULA OSY France Portugal Epinay Hungary Ercsi Latvia Malaysia 23 - 24 August 2008 Czech Republic Bahrain Vila Real 24 - 25 May 2008 de Santo Antonio 16 - 17 August 2008 Jeddah TBA October 2008 Sabah TBA December 2008 Egypt 02 - 03 August 2008 Jedovnice 05 - 08 September 2008 Fujairah 13 - 14 February 2008 22 - 23 February 2008 Manamah 14 - 15 March 2008 Port Ghalib 04 - 05 April 2008 EUROPEAN FORMULA 2 CUP Finland Ekenas Norway 28 - 29 June 2008 Komarno MIDDLE EAST FORMULA 2 CUP Oman Muscat U.A.E. Riga San Nazzaro Tonsberg CALENDAR Figueira de Castelo 05 - 06 July 2008 Rodriguo Saudi Arabia Slovakia Vila Franca de Xira 28 - 29 June 2008 Portugal FORMULA 2 CUP Portugal Italy 31 May - 01 June 2008 05 - 06 July 2008 02 - 03 August 2008 CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FORMULA 125 Italy Poland Sweden Germany Boretto 10 - 11 May 2008 Mysliborz 21 - 22 June 2008 Mora 25 - 27 July 2008 Bitterfeld 08 - 10 August 2008 O700 Germany O500 Poland Srem 28 - 29 June 2008 S550 Poland Zbaszyn 06 - 07 September 2008 Italy San Nazzaro 28 - 29 June 2008 Hungary Szeged 12 - 13 July 2008 Sweden Mora 25 - 27 July 2008 Bitterfeld 08 - 10 August 2008 Germany 23 - 24 August 2008 Hungary Ercsi T550 Germany Lauffen 20 - 21 September 2008 T400 Finland Imatra 08 - 10 August 2008 P750 Lithuania U.K. Latvia Italy 14 - 15 June 2008 Dessau 05 - 06 July 2008 Hungary Szeged 12 - 13 July 2008 Sweden Hot Island, Stockholm 13 - 14 September 2008 FORMULA R1000 Germany U.K. Germany Czech Republic 06 - 07 September 2008 Sandown Bay Isle of Wight 18 - 21 September 2008 29 June 2008 Budapest 02 August 2008 Riga 09 August 2008 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ENDURANCE POWERBOAT P1 EVOLUTION - SUPER SPORT Italy TBA 09 - 11 May 2008 Partwitz 30 May - 01 June 2008 Stewartby 21 - 22 June 2008 Berlin 16 - 17 August 2008 Jedovnice 05 - 08 September 2008 France Malta Tunisia Spain Portugal TBA Marseille 23 - 25 May 2008 Valetta 06 - 08 June 2008 Hammamet 11 - 13 July 2008 Vigo 12 - 14 September 2008 Portimao 26 - 28 September 2008 Middle East 17 - 19 October 2008 P L E A S U R E N AV I G AT I O N Barcis Germany Kaunas ENDURANCE PNEUMATICS Russia Moscow Hungary FORMULA 1000 14 - 15 June 2008 T850 JT250 FORMULA 250 Brodenbach FORMULA 350 Italy Boretto 10 - 11 May 2008 Poland Znin 07 - 08 June 2008 Sweden Mora 25 - 27 July 2008 Brandenburg 13 - 14 September 2008 Germany ENDURANCE GROUP B Italy Como 11 - 14 September 2008 PAVILLON D’OR Germany 24 - 27 July 2008 Leer 71 2008 CALENDAR AQUABIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS RALLY JET (RUNABOUT - SKI DIVISION - CLASS PRO FREESTYLE) CLASS PRO (RUNABOUT - SKI DIVISION - FREESTYLE) France Guadeloupe CLASS PRO (RUNABOUT - SKI DIVISION- FREESTYLE) Cyprus Agia Napa 11 May 2008 Russia St Petersburg 29 June 2008 CLASS PRO WOMEN (RUNABOUT - SKI DIVISION - SLALOM - FREESTYLE) TBA TBA Spain 02 March 2008 TBA Los Angeles de San Rafael - Madrid 01 June 2008 CLASS PRO WOMEN (SKI DIVISION - RUNABOUT) Cyprus Spain Agia Napa 11 May 2008 Los Angeles de San Rafael - Madrid 01 June 2008 RALLY JET ( RUNABOUT - SKI DIVISION) Spain Murcia 14 September 2008 Publishing of this calendar is subject to alterations throughout the year for which the publisher can not accept any responsibility or liability. 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