Boat racing

Boat racing is a sport in which boats, or other types of watercraft, race on water. Boat racing powered by oars is recorded as having occurred in ancient Egypt,^[1] and it is likely that people have engaged in races involving boats and other water-borne craft for as long as such watercraft have existed.

Types

There are three broad categories of boat racing which define how the watercraft are powered. Self-propelled, human powered boats; wind (sail) powered boats; and motorised, frequently referred to as motorboats or powerboats.

Human-powered boat racing

Dragon boat racing – a type of human-powered watercraft racing, originating from oriental Asia
Rowing (sport) – a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers or lakes, or on the ocean in special types of ocean-going rowing boats
Canoe racing – competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking
- Kayak racing
- Outrigger canoe racing

Sail-powered boat racing

Yacht racing – the sport of competitive yachting
- Team racing – also known as teams racing, is a popular form of yacht racing

Motorboat racing

Inshore powerboat racing – and within this category, the F1 Powerboat World Championship
Offshore powerboat racing – racing by large, specially designed ocean-going powerboats promoted by Offshore Racing Organization
XCAT Racing – a sport involving Extreme Catamarans or XCATs; XCAT Racing is promoted by the World Professional Powerboating Association (WPPA) and governed by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM)^[2]
Drag boat racing – a form of drag racing which takes place on water rather than land
Hydroplane racing – a sport involving racing hydroplanes on lakes and rivers
Jet sprint boat racing
Swamp buggy racing – although not technically classed as boats, these specialist craft race tri-annually on swampy area circuits in the Florida region

Race format types

Kyōtei – parimutuel boat racing in Japan, referred to as "BOAT RACE"
Match race – a race between two competitors, going head-to-head

Notable boat races

Human-powered

The Boat Race – between Oxford and Cambridge Universities
The Welsh Boat Race – between Cardiff and Swansea Universities
The Northumbrian Water University Boat Race – between the University of Durham and the University of Newcastle
Vallam Kali – the traditional Snake Boat Race in Kerala, India
- Nehru Trophy Boat Race – Snake Boat Race in Alleppy, Kerala, India
Musi Triboatton – an annually international boat race across more than 500 km of Musi River in South Sumatra, Indonesia
The Harvard–Yale Regatta – also known as 'The Race'

Wind-powered

The Volvo Ocean Race
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race
The Vendee Globe – a round-the-world, non-stop, single-handed yacht race
The Velux 5 Oceans Race – a round-the-world, staged, single-handed yacht race; originally known as the 'BOC Challenge', and then the 'Around Alone'
The Fastnet Race

Motor-powered

24 Heures Motonautiques de Rouen – a 24-hour circuit boat race in Rouen, France
Archer eade memorial – an unlimited outboard race consisting of six laps

References

↑ Evžen Strouhal, Life of the ancient Egyptians (1992), p. 46.
↑ World Professional Powerboating Association Archived May 8, 2016, at the Wayback Machine., UIM

External links

XCAT Racing

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[1] Evžen Strouhal, Life of the ancient Egyptians (1992), p. 46.

[2] World Professional Powerboating Association Archived May 8, 2016, at the Wayback Machine., UIM