Tag: offshore
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Fourth success in a row for Dubai Police in the 2018 UIM XCAT season
Two races in Stresa and two in Fujairah for the UIM XCAT championship. And Dubai Police has won them all. Will anybody be able to fight with them for the title, or the season is already over? It’s another victory for Dubai Police: Arif Al Zaffain and Nadir Bin Hendi also win Race 2 in…
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Dubai Police wins race 1 in Stresa, Italy. Abu Dhabi 4 and 222 Offshore to chase
Arif Al Zaffain and Nadir Bin Hendi (Dubai Police) step on top of the podium in Race 1 of the Stresa Grand Prix, second stage of the 2018 UIM XCAT World Championship. With these 35 points the Emirati duo consolidate their leadership in the championship. Second place (with just a 4” gap) for Shaun Torrente…
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The XCAT World Championship is back to Italy: in July the circus will be in Stresa, on Lake Maggiore
With the work from UIM and FIM, the World and Italian powerboating federations, the UIM XCAT World Championship will be back in Stresa in the weekend 6-8 July, in the same location where they raced in 2013 and 2014. The last time it was in 2014: the XCAT catamarans raced on Lake Maggiore, by the…
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XCAT World Championship ready to race in Stresa
The UIM XCAT World Championship is ready to get back to Italy: the Stresa Grand Prix will take place on Lake Maggiore on July 6 to 8. As we anticipated some months ago, the UIM XCAT World Championship is getting prepared for the second stage of the 2018 season. Fifteen carbon fiber catamarans will race in…
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XCAT Round 1: the first pole position of the year is for ‘Dubai Police’
Their boat is sponsored by Dubai Police, but it’s a comeback from two champions in XCAT: Arif al Zaffein and Nadir bin Hendi have clinched the first spot on the grid in the Fujairah Grand Prix. It may seem weird to read “Dubai Police is in pole position”. But the Dubai-based team of Arif al…
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The 2018 XCAT season is ready to start: first races in Fujairah
The first event of the 2018 XCAT Championship will start in Fujairah, UAE, on Wednesday: new boats, new teams, and more will likely give us a nice powerboating show. The 2018 UIM XCAT World Championship is well on its way: all the teams are currently in Fujairah, on the Eastern coast of UAE, ready to…
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New for 2018: Cigarette 50 Marauder SS with twin Mercury Racing 1350 is a proper rocket
We can’h help byt envying the owner of this Cigarette 50 Marauder SS. He will be able to touch 104 knots in his boat… Ok, the performance of this Cigarette 50 Marauder SS is stunning, with 104 kn (120 mph) of top speed, but that you can expect when you have two Mercury Racing engines…
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XCAT Dubai: no surprises in the end, as the title goes to same old Victory Team
Victory Team wins the 2017 UIM XCAT World Championship, while spectacular Race 2 goes to Victory 33. The XCAT Dubai Grand Prix and the season end here, looking forward to 2018. The hopes of Australia break at lap 5. The race is like a knockout battle and only seven teams make it to the end,…