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| Racing A Classic Motorboat |
| Thursday, 27 May 2010 15:33 |
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In recent years it has become easier to race a classic boat, both on inland circuit racing club waters and in offshore races. This is largely down to the approach of the current Powerboat Manager at the RYA, John Puddifoot. His predecessor was very much against classics being allowed to race and did everything he could to make life difficult by insisting that the old racers conformed to modern safety rules, which, of course, they couldn’t.
 Happily there is now a much more pragmatic line taken, with the safety rules for Basic Racing used as the benchmark. This simply involves a fly-off throttle, a kill switch for each member of crew and buoyancy for the boat. The personal requirements for a racing lifejacket, helmet, mini-flares, compress and whistle are the same across the spectrum, but are easily sourced and not expensive. This has opened up the prospect of racing to many otherwise obsolete boats. |
