When the vintage hydroplane’s engine powers on, it sounds like I’m sitting right on top of a giant airplane turbine. Even through my ear plugs and clunky helmet, the rumble takes over my senses. I’m ...

The Bluebird K7, the world's first successful jet-engined hydroplane and a multiple-record holder for speed on water, is back at home in Coniston, Cumbria, in the UK. Its road back home was long, ...

A West Richland couple sat in the shade Sunday watching the boats and jets speed past on the Columbia River. Glenn and Terri Grant have been coming to the Tri-City hydroplane races for more than 35 ...

To paraphrase a very popular meme, Ferrari doesn’t always build boats, but when it does, it builds rockets on water in an almost literal sense. Now’s your chance to get your hands on it. Dubbed the ...

Seafair weekend approaches with a roar! You’ve probably already heard the Blue Angels soaring overhead as they practice for the big Boeing air show. The waters around Lake Washington are already ...

Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson is set to drive the restored Atlas Van Lines Blue Blaster hydroplane on August 1, 2025, at the Seafair Weekend Festival in Seattle. This event ...

Jimmy Shane drives the U-1 Miss Homestreet Bank unlimited hydroplane for the HAPO Columbia Cup race on the Columbia River in Kennewick. Bob Brawdy [email protected] Back in June, the U-1 Miss ...

Dave Villwock has always been a master of getting his timing marks down when it comes to starting an unlimited hydroplane race. He has had charts on the Columbia River for decades, knowing exactly ...

GENESEE COUNTY, MI - Kyle Hayes raced his first boat at 9 years old and has been going to hydroplane races since he was a baby. So when he suggests the Mott Lake Regatta has the potential to become a ...