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  1. High Performance Speed Boats: The Ultimate Go-Fast Guide

    Offshore V-Bottom Monohull Speed Boats. The offshore monohull V-bottom is still the quintessential high-performance powerboat. The boat's length dictates the waves you can take on safely and comfortably. Typically, high-performance V-bottom measures from 25 feet and up to over 50 feet.

  2. High-Performance Speed Boats: The Ultimate Guide

    High-Performance Speed Boats: The Ultimate Guide. Written by: Brett Becker on March 4, 2024. The greatest powerboats in the world - those that inspire movies and movie stars, the boats that are the most fun to drive, the boats that invite clusters of onlookers at the docks - are high-performance speed boats. Go-fast boats are the stuff of ...

  3. Best Speed Boats of 2024

    Above: Cigarette speed boats. Image via Marine 365/boats.com Browse on our boat listings site for new and used Cigarette 515 boats. Browse on our boat listings site for all high-performance powerboats. 5. Outerlimits SL-41 The Outerlimits SL-41 vee-bottomed, equipped with a Mercury Racing Staggered pair of 520 Engines w/ Sportmaster drives speeds of 95+mph can be achieved, and hits 56 MPH in ...

  4. 12 Fastest Speed Boats in The World in 2023

    Features of World's Fastest Boats in 2023. 12. Outerlimits SV-52, max speed - 100 mph. Outerlimits power boats are offering a wide range of speed power boats. Their faster boat category includes the SV-50, SV-52, SL-44, SL-52 and even catamarans like the 43CAT and 48CAT. The SV-52 is one of their fastest speed boats.

  5. 7 Fastest Speedboats of 2023

    According to a variety of boating authorities, the average top speed of a powerboat is 70 miles per hour (mph), with high-performance competition boats well into the 100s. The Guinness World Record holder for the fastest boat in the world is the jet-powered hydroplane Spirit of Australia, which reached an eye-watering speed of approximately 317 ...

  6. Fastest Boats in the World

    120 to 150 MPH In this speed range, buyers still have both V-bottom and catamaran options. On the V-bottom side, Cigarette Racing Team offers three models—the 39 Top Gun, the 42 Tiger and the 50 Marauder—that can fill the bill if powered by Mercury Racing 1550/1350 power-adjustable engines, or Mercury Racing 1350 engines. Though Outerlimits Offshore Powerboats also offers a host of sit ...

  7. How Fast Are Speed Boats: Speed Boating Performance Guide

    The speed of speed boats can vary widely depending on their design, size, and intended use. Recreational speed boats may reach speeds of 30 to 60 miles per hour (48 to 97 kilometers per hour), while high-performance boats and racing boats can achieve speeds of 100 miles per hour (160 kilometers per hour) or more.

  8. Powerboats 101: The Ultimate Guide to Speed and Thrills on The Water

    Your powerboat's speed can vary widely based on factors like size, design, and engine power. Generally, a leisure powerboat might cruise around 20 knots, while high-performance models could soar past 50 knots!

  9. High performance powerboats: buyer's guide

    In the case of a 50ft Mystic Powerboats catamaran, fast means—depending on power—200mph and beyond. Obviously, that's the extreme, and only for the extremely experienced. Most go-fast catamarans can't touch that kind of speed, but there are a slew of them out there that, again depending on power, top out at 100 to 150mph.

  10. Go-Fast Boats: Beginner's Guide to the World of Speed

    Today's most popular go-fast catamarans range from 28 to 52 feet. Powered by twin inboard engines up to 1,750-HP, they can reach 180 MPH and beyond. Once again, it goes without saying—but still needs to be said—that boats in this rather extreme category take years of experience to learn to handle safely.

  11. What's the Fastest Power Boat in the World?

    The Spirit of Australia: Fastest Power Boat in the World. The Guinness World Record for the top speed achieved on water is officially 275.97 knots, or over 317 mph, set by a craft called the Spirit of Australia back on October 8, 1978. It remains the record to this day, more than 40 years later. The record-setting run was at Blowering Dam Lake ...

  12. 15 Fastest Boats In The World

    Outerlimits Power Boats has a large selection of high-speed power boats. The SV-50, SV-52, SL-44, SL-52, and even catamarans like the 43CAT and 48CAT are among their fastest boats. One of their quickest speedboats is the SV-52. It was made to work well at high speeds and is known for its smooth ride and soft landings, even in rough and choppy ...

  13. Learn to Drive a Go-Fast Powerboat

    The cost for the Tres Martin Performance Boat School course varies from $1,500 to $3,500, as dictated by the top speed and type of vessel the student owns (120 MPH V-bottom, 180 MPH turbine-powered catamaran, etc.). Between the classroom and on-water, hands-on instructional time, the course takes approximately 12 hours.

  14. World electric powerboat top speed record smashed by a long shot

    Princeton University's Electric Speedboat team has set a new world water speed record for an electric-powered boat, reaching an average speed of 114 mph (183 km/h or 99 knots) on Lake Townsend ...

  15. Powerboat Buying Guide 2023

    Powerboat Buying Guide 2023. Powerboats are vessels propelled by an engine, and unlike a sailboat, their only means of propulsion is through their engine. While most are usually used for speed and performance, some are also used for leisurely overnight stays and day trips. Featured Image Credit: EGO 2006 68′ 4″ RIVA High Performance Sport ...

  16. Offshore powerboat racing

    The Round Britain Powerboat Race is the last remaining long distance offshore powerboat race of beyond 1,000 miles anywhere in the world and is a real test of strength, determination, speed and shows how the best results can be reached by boats that are well built, able to maintain consistently high performance levels, thanks to the reliability ...

  17. Go-Fast Boats: Beginner's Guide

    Volumes could be written about the progression of go-fast powerboat ownership, but the most simple and solid path is to start small and work your way up. For a novice, trying to dock a 50-foot, twin-engine V-bottom in a crosswind, much less run it at speed, would be a horrific and potentially dangerous experience.

  18. How Fast Do Boats Go?

    The average cruising sailboat, such as a celebrated Island Packet 420, will sail along at an average speed of between 8 and 12 MPH under most decent circumstances. The world speed record of a sailboat is a bit faster than that, at just over 75 MPH. That breakneck speed was achieved by the Vestas Sailrocket 2 in 2012.

  19. World's Strongest Outboard to Beat Electric Powerboat Speed Record

    By reaching a top speed higher than 100 mph (161 km/h), Vision Marine not only aims to smash the current high speed record for electric powerboats, it also wants to get closer to competing with ...

  20. Average Boat Speeds: Sailboat, Pontoon, & Cruiser

    Below are the average and top speeds for three of the most common types of boats: sailboat, pontoon, and cruiser: 317.6mph (511 km/h) was the fastest boat speed ever recorded. Back in 1978, a speedboat used a jet engine (instead of a propeller) to power the boat. In decades past, cigarette boats or rum-runners were motorboats designed for fast ...

  21. Types of Powerboats and Their Uses

    Performance powerboats are built for speed, featuring narrow beam, steep deadrise, and high power to weight ratios. They have Spartan cabins. Cockpits seat 2-6 passengers. Powered by high horsepower outboards, stern drives or surface drives, these boats are carefully designed to be fast, light and strong, ideal for racing or fast cruising ...

  22. 165 MPH Speed Ride! Beast Unleashed: Outerlimits SC-46 at The ...

    SUBSCRIBE OUR CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/c/theboatshow/?sub_confirmation=1 Extreme speed ride with Powerboat Legend Steve Curtis on board catamaran Oute...

  23. Types of Powerboats: 33 Types And Their Uses

    Bay Boats. A bay boat, as the name implies, are designed for use in places like bays and coastal waters. That means shallow water, typically. Expect a fiberglass hull, a length between 18' and 24' and a low freeboard center console. They have a low profile overall and usually offer good speed.