Hydroplane Quebec

Just before last year’s Valleyfield Regatta, Frederick Couturier took possession of the CT-15. He decided that the name and number of the boat would remain the same until the end of the season. This season, the CT-15 Trimax, will have a new look. Couturier’s team will be renamed the Hydroid and sport the new number CT-313. Why 313? Asked about it, Couturier’s girlfriend, Alexe Pilon gave the following explanation: ”Frederic has always loved the number 13. But as the 13 is already in use and he wanted to have a number never used [...]

On January 28th, a suprise party was organized to wish happy birthday to Jean Théorêt who hold the record for the most Grand Prix wins with 43.  He also added 6 wins in the Unlimited class.

A day at the race is not always an easy task. Everybody needs a little break! Photos by Joan Turcotte.

This weekend the UIM World Grand Prix Hydroplane Championship will be decided on Lake Karapiro in New Zealand. For North American GP fans there will be a familiar GP roaring to the start, GP-93 Renegade driven by Marty Wolfe. The Johnson-Wolfe racing team has been in New Zealand since last weekend when they attended the [...]