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2026 Coniston Powerboat Records Week 
 

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The podium results of every trophy meeting since 1930
 

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Our thanks go to the following for their photographs used  in this website:

 

• Lee Prewer
• PJB Photography
• Paul Breach

• Fred Emeny

• Sarah Patchett

• Charlie Wilson-Sutter

Updated:  19 October 2026

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   FROM THE ARCHIVES    Mike W.

1975

Activity in a busy hydro pits during the 1975 Daily Mirror Trophy meeting featuring 182 Danny Keay and 221 Elwyn Mandley.

1947

Ted Peck driving a single-step Plenderleith Dab hydro, powered by a 350cc Johnson. Helmets were not compulsory until the early 1950s.

1971

Dave Watkins competing at the Oulton round of the 1971 British Hydro Drivers' Championship in his 350cc Konig hydro built in Austria by Dieter Schulze.

1985

Bob Penfold secured the 1985 British OE Championship in this 850cc Mercury powered Burgess.

2003

Simon Emmerson was the man to beat in the T.850 monohull class at this time, winning the British Drivers' Championship in 2002, 03, 05, 06 and 07 plus 8 times national sprint champion. He had also previously been the British Junior Champion in 1995.

2003

Barrry Turner British Hydroplane Champion 2001 & 03  /  British O.350 Champion 2001 & 03  /  British OB Speed Record 1997, 00 & 01 in this 350cc Konig powered Ringwood craft.

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Rex King

2026 British Masters Champions confirmed

Congratulations to the LOBMBC drivers who claimed the following titles over the 4-round series staged at Stewartby:

OSY.400
Ben Sallis

GT.15
Riley Hudson

Racing Hydro
Thomas Mantripp

2009

Wayne Turner a third generation hydro racer started in the 125cc class winning the British  Championship in 2008, 09 & 10 and also set a world speed record in this GRM powered Trombetta before progressing to the 250cc class in 2012.

92 years of racing on Oulton Broad - the world's oldest motorboat racing venue

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