Round Britain Powerboat Race 2008

Congratulations to Blue FTP, overall winner of the Round Britain Powerboat Race of 2008 in 20 hrs, 36 mins and 47 seconds.

It was celebrations all the way to Portsmouth when the end of The 2008 Round Britain Offshore Powerboat Race arrived in Portsmouth. Flat seas under a sunny sky was just reward on the final leg for an event that took competitors on a 1500 mile speed voyage around Britain.

The winner, Greek entered Blue FPT driven by Vassilis Pateras and navigator, Britain’s Dag Pike, at 75 years of age the oldest competitor in the event, returned a constant performance throughout, always finishing among the leaders. It was a tactic that paid off and they celebrated in fine style on the Portsmouth podium.

Among the many heroes finishing further down the fleet was the all women’s team of Scorpion Dubios driven by Sarah Jane Fraser and Miranda Knowles. The pair are experienced yachts women but here were racing powerboats for the first time while raising money for CLIC Sargant, the children’s cancer charity. They finished 12th at Portsmouth, 12th overall and fourth in their class.

MarineTrack have been delighted to be involved in such a prestigious and exciting event. The race was tracked be 120,000 people thanks to the MarineTrack system and provided peace of mind for the race safety team”, say’s Damian McCann, MarineTrack’s Sales and Marketing Manager. We were also proud to present Venturer with the MarineTrack trophy for "Best Presented Entry in the RB08 Powerboat Race.

Here’s hoping that someone takes the reigns from Mike Lloyd and makes sure that the event happens again and soon. For full results go to http://www.roundbritainrace.co.uk/overall.htm

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