Powerboat Racing
May 8, 2017
The 107th Cambridge Classic roars into Cambridge, MD, May 13 and 14 with close to 75 boats expected.
March 28, 2017
Updated in the July issue of PropTalk.
Southern Maryland Boat Club
The third annual Southern Maryland Boat Club Summer Regatta will be held July 29-30 on Breton Bay in Leonardtown, MD, at the
February 22, 2017
We may be in the grips of winter, but racing season on the Chesapeake Bay will be here before we know it. Here’s a roundup of upcoming powerboat races on the Bay and in neighboring states.
January 27, 2017
Since the 1920s, crab skiffs were used by watermen to catch and sell soft-shell crabs. During the prohibition era, they were used by rum runners to stealthily offload liquor from delivery vessels.
December 21, 2016
The Super Boat International (SBI) 37th Annual Key West World Championship was held November 5-12, 2016 in Key West, FL.
October 20, 2016
Wheeler Baker, a legend in hydroplane racing, will be inducted into the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame (MSAHOF) this November. A native of Chester, MD, Baker competed for 30 years.
October 17, 2016
Over the weekend, two powerboat racers died after an accident during the Potomac River Radar Run in Fairview Beach, VA.
October 3, 2016
The 16th annual Wye Island Challenge Electric Boat Marathon took place on October 1 (postponed from September 30 due to
August 30, 2016
Today the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame announced it's inductees for the Class of 2016.
August 24, 2016
John Todd of Easton, MD, describes himself as a “self-taught amateur.” That may well be true, but he turns out some very professional looking boats from his tidy, well-equipped shop tucked away in
August 16, 2016
It was an exciting day of racing at the Cocktail Class Nationals, held August 13 in Rock Hall, MD.
August 9, 2016
The Cocktail Class Wooden Boat Racing Association (CCWBRA) was founded by the Bluefeld family in 2010 on the banks of the Corrotoman River in Virginia.
July 29, 2016
The July 16 CCWBRA Kent Island Yacht Club Regatta was a huge success. The weather was beautiful, winds were light, and racing went off without a hitch!
July 28, 2016
Round the marks with the cocktail class racers of PropTalk at the July 16 KIYC Regatta.
June 29, 2016
Power for a Smith Island Crab Skiff is referred to as a “lawn
June 7, 2016
Hello, CCWBRA go-fasters:
Due to a disappointingly flaccid registration, the Skuas on the Lehigh races scheduled for June 11th in Allentown have been postponed until another year.
June 1, 2016
Here are some photos of the action from this Memorial Day Weekend's fast-pace races. Thanks to Eric Hagemann for the awesome shots!
