KAWKAWLIN TOWNSHIP, MI-- Inside Jon Staudacher's workshop there sits a shiny red grand prix hydroplane that makes the boats of Bay City's River Roar look like mosquitos. Staudacher isn't new to ...

A hydroplane boat driver ended up in the hospital Friday after the boat flipped during a race in Mission Bay. It was the first day of San Diego Bay Fair, an event featuring the specialized boats. The ...

Backflips are dangerous if you don’t pull them off. It doesn’t matter if you’re talking about doing it in a car, bike, or boat—get it wrong, and you’re likely to break your neck, or worse. One ...

Casual fans of unlimited hydroplane racing in Seattle can be excused for not knowing about the predicament the sport is in. If your only exposure to turbine-powered boats that can reach speeds of 200 ...

Sitting in the shade beneath a canopy on Ski Beach, Jamie Nilsen was asked a question that few people are qualified to answer. Which is more difficult, hitting a 93 mph fastball painted on home ...

Thousands of people gathered at the races like Theresa Salinaz of Waterford. "It's very exciting, especially sitting here in these seats (in the front row), some of the boats get very close... we were ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A southern Indiana tradition takes off on the river again, as the 71st Madison Regatta begins. Hydroplane boats lined up to get into the Ohio River for practice on Friday, ...

DETROIT (WWJ) - A hydroplane boat racer says that he is fortunate to have escaped serious injury after flipping his boat on the Detroit River. The Detroit News reports that Mike Webster was heading ...

Museum location: 5917 S. 196th St., Kent. Displays: Before or after watching this weekend’s hydroplane races on Lake Washington, a stop here will round out the experience and leave your head spinning ...

GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- A sleepy 684-acre impoundment of the Flint River could be temporarily turned into a high-speed race site for light, super-fast hydroplane boats later this summer. The county ...

Hydroplanes, on the other hand, also move by propellers in the water beneath their hulls. But when a hydroplane gets moving, the hull's design is what provides lift. As the speed increases, the ...