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Offshore powerboat racing is racing by large, ocean-going powerboats, typically point-to-point racing. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Categories: Stub | Boat types ... Point-to-Point telecommunications is most recently (2003) referenced regarding wireless data communications for Internet or Voice over IP via radio frequencies in the multi-gigahertz range. ... A race is a competition of speed. ...

Probably the largest, most powerful racing machines of all, the extreme expense of the boats and the fuel required to participate make it an expensive and elite sport. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Fuel imports in 2005 Fuel is any material that is capable of releasing energy when its chemical or physical structure is altered. ...

In Europe, Middle East & Asia offshore powerboat racing was led by the UIM regulated Class 1 but this category is no longer recognised by the sports governing body.

In the USA offshore powerboat racing is split between the OPA Races, SBI / APBA / UIM races and the OSS races. The Offshore Super Series (OSS) is an offshore powerboat racing organization founded in December 2003 by 30 of the top offshore race boat teams in the USA. The teams were dissatisfied with the way their sport was going. ...

Although there are team sponsors, the sport is still an amateur sport financed by a mixture of private funding and commercial sponsors.

There are several regional classes (e.g. the European ProVee & P1 powerboat world championship circuits) and many national classes.

Depending on the class, speeds varies from 65mph to 190mph.

The sport is moving more to a circuit racing style, which makes for a better TV & spectator experience, though there are still old fashioned endurance offshore racing classes.

External links

class1uk.co.uk Information on the Class 1 Powerboat Championship Race in Plymouth, UK

Cigarette Racing Team offshore boats

Offshore Only

Offshore Down Under

BoatFreaks

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Offshore Powerboat Racing Grows Up - Popular Mechanics (775 words)
	Offshore racing, which had long been a semilawful fiefdom of high-rolling and high-energy egos, is being whipped into shape and disciplined into the professional and entertaining sport it has always wanted to be.
	It's unlike any other form of motorsports competition because the offshore racer matches himself and his or her equipment not only against other competitors, but also against the unforgiving water, which is as hard as a brick at 140 miles an hour.
	Boat manufacturers use racing as a test bed and many key improvements in construction, engines and equipment for today's pleasure and commercial boats have come from the offshore racing experience.

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