Tag: powerboating
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The Lambo boat is here! Lamborghini Tecnomar 63 is the perfect complement to your supercar
Automobili Lamborghini and The Italian Sea Group hintroduce Lamborghini Tecnomar 63 Already sold in three units, it will be available in a limited edition. The name is a reference to the length, but also to Lamborghini’s 1963 foundation. Performance, driving pleasure, attention to quality and details, emotion: these are the emotive features combined within the…
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Canados Gladiator 411 Carbon Series: an outboard-powered 100 mph open can be Italian
No need to go to the US: Canados Gladiator 411 Carbon Series is an excellent open boat capable of extraordinary performance. And 100% Made in Italy. On one side you have extreme American open boats, with the beam of a city car, boasting sporty hulls, eye-catching finishes and two (offset) inboard engines.On the other side,…
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Performance goes small with the new Mercury Racing 60R
An outboard with a short midsection, made to fit flats skiffs. Mercury Racing 60R is perfect in shallow waters also thank to a specific propeller. It is the only outboard engine in its class with a 15-inch midsection: the Mercury Racing 60R can be a solution for compact boats, especially if they have an almost…
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Tullio Abbate, powerboating champion and boatbuilder, dies at 76 for Covid-19
He dedicated his whole life to speed in boating, both in competitions and in boat building. His yard carries his name, Tullio Abbate, and his fast boats have been appreciated by champions such as Gilles Villeneuve and Ayrton Senna. Abbate, 76, had been hospitalized in Milan for a few days and on thursday 9 April…
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XCAT World Championship Shanghai GP ends with an impressive one-two from Abu Dhabi team
The two boats from Abu Dhabi Team lead race two in the sixth race of the XCAT World Championship season. #4 wins followed by #5, while third is HPI Italia. Sunday’s race, the sixth leg of the 2018 UIM XCAT World Championship, has been much clearer than Saturday’s one. On the same race course on…
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XCAT World Championship: (Team Australia) Abu Dhabi 5 wins a cluttered race in Shanghai
UPDATE – Sunday 14, 11:01 am After re-examining all the images and the timing logs, and taking into consideration protests and appeals, the UIM and the XCAT World Championship Race Officers have issued the amended race results. Here below the official final results of Race 1, while the arrival order (with boats’ numbers is the…
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Video – Cigarette 59 Tirranna with six Mercury Racing 400R: Poweeeerr!!
With six Mercury Racing outboards and 2400 horsepower, the Cigarette 59 Tirranna definitely stands out. At 72 miles per hour. We wrote many times about outboard motors’ race for power, and we have seen many multiple installations way over the typical twin engine setup. This time we probably witness a new record: Cigarette 59 Tirranna…
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Abu Dhabi 4 rule race 1 in XCAT World Championship in Hangzhou and reach the top of the ranking
With a great start the duo of the Emirati boat take the lead of the XCAT World Championship race and smash the opponents. Second is 222 Offshore, third The Blue Roo of Team Australia. It’s the day of Abu Dhabi 4 in Hangzhou, China, stage 4 of the 2018 UIM XCAT World Championship. On Saturday…
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XCAT World Championship: Abu Dhabi 4 finally makes it, as with Hangzhou win they lead the championship
In a rainy Hangzhou, Abu Dhabi scores a one-two with Torrente and Al Mansoori first and now at the top of the oeverall ranking of the 2018 XCAT World Championship. Second is their buddies of Abu Dhabi 5, third a disappointed Dubai Police. Abu Dhabi team should be really happy about China races so far.…
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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…