![]() ![]() But defending champion MY SWEETIE gave her everything she could handle in Heat Two. SLO-MO-SHUN IV won all three heats of the 1950 contest. Overnight, competition speeds of over 100 miles per hour and straightaway speeds of over 150 were commonplace. The days when a hydroplane could win with a fully submerged propeller were numbered.įor the next two decades, the boats had to pretty much use a SLO-MO-type design, or they simply weren't competitive. (Jack Schafer's SUCH CRUST II and Morlan Visel's HURRICANE IV had both experimented along those lines.) But SLO-MO-SHUN IV was the first craft to reap championship results in the application of the concept. SLO-MO IV wasn't the first hydroplane to "prop-ride" on a semi-submerged propeller. SLO-MO owner Stan Sayres, driver/designer Ted Jones, and builder Anchor Jensen thoroughly debunked the well-publicized impression that three-point suspension hulls become hopelessly uncontrollable at racing speeds-especially in the corners. ![]() It does not store any personal data.By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historianĭuring the first half of the 20th Century, no boat representing a yacht club from west of the Mississippi River was ever victorious.Īll of that changed in 1950 when SLO-MO-SHUN IV from Seattle finally turned the trick at Detroit. ![]() The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Report by Agustín Argüelles | Photos by Thom Touw. Overall results – 2022 EurILCA Europa Cup Trophy Warnemunde GER, Attersee AUT, Nechranice CZE, Tivat MNE and Hvar CRO will follow until the end of the year.Īfter all 10 regattas, the Trophy’s overall winners in all 3 classes will be awarded with a brand new sail. This is the fifth event of the 2022 EurILCA Europa Cup Trophy, after the regattas organised in Pollensa ESP, Ostend BEL, Neuchatel SUI and Torbole ITA. Last warning signal will be made no later than 15:00. The last 2022 EurILCA Europa Cup POL races will come tomorrow, with the first warning signal at 11:00. Photo galleries – 2022 EurILCA Europa Cup POL Emilios Boeros CYP and Amanda Voutilainen FIN are second with 2 units. Rayene El Haddadi ITA and Bulut Eonakci TUR are leading with 1 point after winning their races. Their 141 participants are racing in blue and yellow fleets. The ILCA 4 sailors training for the upcoming 2022 EurILCA 4 Youth European Championships could finally enjoy of their first race, although shortening the course due to lack of wind. The Women’s championship is led by Dominika Raszka POL with 16, in the 4th place overall. U17 sailor Filip Olszewski POL continues to lead the ILCA 6 fleet with 4 points, followed now by the new U19 leader Marek Szczepankowski POL and Filip Kapala POL with 15. Jakub Halouzka CZE, Stanislaw Klimaszewski POL and Maxime Thommen POL (first U19) are also close with 13 units.ģ2 sailors participate of this ILCA 7 championships. Lithuanian sailor Vejas Strelciunas LTU is the new ILCA 7 overall and U21 leader with 5 points, followed by Martis Pajarskas LTU and Valeriy Kudryashov with 11. ![]() This way the ILCA 7 and ILCA 6 fleets count 4 races on scores, while the ILCA 4 counts only one. Very light wind conditions allowed only 1 race per fleet to be held on the second day of competition at the 2022 EurILCA Europa Cup POL in Dziwnow, Poland. ![]()
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