New 4kickx boat.

[Budski]

The concepts for offshore racing boats and ski boats are completely different. With offshore boats the idea is to reduce wetted area and thereby drag, hence the success of catamarans and batboats, which have never been successful in ski racing. Ski racing boats use their awsome power in the rough to push along a boat full of fuel and water ballast in order to flatten the water for the "dope on the rope". Witness the massive trim tabs on most ski race rigs, used to steamroller the water. There is usually some good ski race footage on www.skirace.net or come along and see the real thing at Allhallows on Sunday 17th June.

[Richo]

At the recent Ski Race Worlds in NZ the Aussie Boat that won F1 Mens with Jason Walmsley and F1 Womens with Ann Proctor was a boat you can buy of a showroom floor.

It was a Force F21 built by Force Boats in Australia see website www.forceboats.com and powered by a Mercury Racing 1075HP with a Six Drive Stern Leg.

Top speed 115 Mph. Top Speed during the last one hours Mens race at the worlds was 104 Mph.

The quickest racing in the world is at the Australian River Races, Stinga a 21' Connelly with a 540 Cubic Inch Twin Turbo fuel injetced motor has towed 2 skiers at 127 Mph at Mildure Australia see website www.milduraskiclub.org.