Weekly Powerboats & Fishing Summary

Summary for w/b - 14 Mar, 2006 12pm

POWERBOATS & FISHING
Australian F1 Superboat Series - Round two of the XLR8 Formula One Superboat Grand prix at the Beachcomber Hotel Toukley NSW, turns on the action with plenty of thrills and spills and some close racing. Team Arizona's vessel flipped over backwards, landing heavily, but fortunately without much damage. On the restart, and with not even two laps completed Shane Vella looked for another way around or over and ended up over and out.

 - The two-boat Trask Development Corporation / Sea Quest team dominated the event. Lead driver and team owner Bob Trask battled fuel delivery problems as particles clogged up the fuel filters.

Qatar 96 is disqualified for rounds 6 and 7 of the 2005 UIM Class 1 World Powerboat Championship held in Dubai, after receiving the results of a post championship dyno test, carried out on one of Qatar 96's Mercury engines, which showed the engine to be over the stated power limit. As they stand, the amended results reverse the outcome of the 2005 UIM Class 1 World Powerboat Championship with the title being awarded to Victory 77, Spirit of Norway dropping to second, Negotiator moving up to third place and Qatar 96 down to fourth. The amended results are open to appeal.

The American Boat Builders and Repairers Association (ABBRA) recently awarded Mercury Marine's SmartCraftT integrated electronics system its annual "Excellence in Technology" award. SmartCraft is available on Mercury OptiMax, Verado and all EFI engines.

The sporty 250 SELECT EX is the newest offering in the premium luxury series of boats from Sea Ray and is an ideal setting for a ski party.

MARINE INDUSTRY
The Marina Association of Australia's international marina conference 'Marinas 2007' will be staged in conjunction with the New Zealand Marina Operators Association on May 28-30, 2007 at the five-star Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort. The theme of 'Marinas 2007' will be 'Marinas into the Future', but its agenda will be extremely broad based and will cover every facet of the industry, including vital environmental issues, marina marketing and operational and management issues.

WHAT'S ON
Mar 17 - 19 -- Rosehill Gardens Boat Show, James Ruse Drive, Rose Hill, Sydney. End of summer clearance sale. Anglers learn the latest casting techniques and lure use via the fabulous 'Supertank'. On-site licence testing for boats and PWCs.

Mar 25 - Special evening of adventure and stories for families in Sydney aboard the National Maritime Museum's former Navy destroyer HMAS Vampire and submarine HMAS Onslow.

Photo: Matt Garner's Team Arizona http://www.f1boat.com.au

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