Boat race in bad weather - GIF

**Altair** · Nov 10, 2023, 06:07 AM

Boat race in bad weather.

Previously:

Boat goes airborne on rapids, lands on bank - GIF
Head-on collision at sea - GIF
Hydroplane somersaults and sticks landing - GIF
Racing yacht collision - GIF
Racing yachts weaving through boat traffic - GIF

**Ralphxyz** · Nov 10, 2023, 05:49 PM

Need to fasten your seatbelt!

**hemmjo** · Nov 10, 2023, 05:55 PM

Too late to fasten the belt at that point. Time to unhook and get out!!

**bob_3000** · Nov 10, 2023, 08:11 PM

"Need to fasten your seatbelt!"

Originally Posted by hemmjo

Too late to fasten the belt at that point.

Ya...the idea is to fasten the seatbelt before hand...

**Gadgeteer** · Nov 11, 2023, 01:48 AM

Missed the ripcord pull to soften the splashdown.

**Philip Davies** · Nov 12, 2023, 12:55 AM

Clearly more money than sense.

**Toolmaker51** · Nov 12, 2023, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by Philip Davies

Clearly more money than sense.

Perhaps, but 7 miles is child's play.
The real version is Long Beach CA to Catalina Island, one leg at about 26 miles. There is one class that continues around the island and back, talk about endurance.
Why?
It's with a skier in tow. . .
https://www.catalinaskirace.net/ceremony/

I've had the pleasure of viewing it while on the water, watching greats of the Southern California automotive performance, or wealthy industrialists like Vic Edelbrock, Bob Nordskog, and many representing Keith Black, to name a few.
I'm positive Donald Joel Aronow, greatest offshore powerboat hull designer of all, smiles down with pride at every such event, worldwide.