Geelong doesn't' appear to be on the 2008
calendar at this stage. We will update when if we find out any
further information. Hobson's Bay in Melbourne have the event on
the 9th & 12 of February and Williamstown on the 16th and 17th
of February 2008.
Sunday the 11th of February will see the
Geelong's
waterfront turn into a high speed boating coarse once again, with the high
powered, high octane jet boats coming to town.
There were three classes of jet boats doing
there stuff- Formula 1 tunnel boats, offshore powerboats and the
fastest water-ski race boats seen in Australia.
With some speeds exceeding in
the range of 220km/h, even the media helicopters had difficulty in
keeping pace with these monstrous offshore racers.
Photo: Queensland's celebrity hairdresser Steffan's
high speed jet boat being filmed by helicopter on Corio Bay
Corio Bay is also home to the
Royal Geelong Yacht Club's Australia Day Weekend
Regatta which attracts thousands of visitors to the
region.
With a fine day and calm water the boats were
able to show spectators their full potential.
The larger offshore boats
traveled a large circuit of Corio Bay and logged up over
200km during the event. Their large water sprays could be seen
about 100 metres behind the watercraft.
The smaller Formula 1 boats
used a very small circuit with lap times of less than a minute.
The fastest of the F-1 tunnel boats reached speeds in excess of
200km/h.
The noise the boats made could be heard all
through Geelong's closer suburbs. the high octane sound was
similar to the Formula 1 Grand Prix held in Melbourne every March.
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