Archive for December 2016

The weather won the day at round one of the New Zealand SuperBoat championships held at the Altherm Jetsprint Championship in Taranaki today, though the two other classes are expected to post a result. The mighty methanol-snorting SuperBoats are veritable waterborne rocketships – with over 1000hp propelling a 500kg boat with no brakes. Defending champion…

The green flag will drop on the opening round of the Altherm NZ Jetsprint Series on December 10, and Peter Caughey will face a tough challenge in his bid to retain the SuperBoat crown he’s already worn eight times in his successful career so far. “Twenty SuperBoats have entered this year, which must be a…