The APBA Gold Cup — unlimited hydroplane racing’s answer to the NFL’s Super Bowl — is set for July 25-27 in the Tri-Cities. That’s still a few months off. But until then, boat racing fans can watch ...

Earlier this month, Mike Hanson sat on a trailer in Kennewick’s Lampson Pits and watched someone else’s unlimited hydroplane hurry around the Columbia River. Though friendly to people curious with ...

Unlimited hydroplane racing teams line the pit docks in preparation for a race during the Tri-Cities Water Follies annual summer event in this file photo. Tri-City Herald file Back in June, a couple ...

A West Richland couple sat in the shade Sunday watching the boats and jets speed past on the Columbia River. Glenn and Terri Grant have been coming to the Tri-City hydroplane races for more than 35 ...

VANCOUVER — Scores of spectators flocked to Vancouver’s Columbia River shoreline on Friday to watch some of the world’s fastest boats. Four Unlimited Hydroplane teams held a practice exhibition, ...

Poulsbo - Matthew M. Mattson, 60, of Poulsbo died in a hydroplane racing accident on June 25, 2021. Matt is survived by his wife, Michelle Bostick, children Maelena Mattson (Blake Stoudt), Brianna ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The roar of turbine engines is echoing across Mission Bay this weekend as San Diego Bayfair brings some of the fastest boats on water to the area for a weekend of family fun and ...

It could all be on the line in a single heat for the unlimited hydroplane teams as they return to Lake Washington this weekend. Not only will this weekend decide the Gold Cup, the biggest race on the ...

MILTON — Quick quiz for the fans of unlimited hydroplane racing: Who has the most successful boat in the Stan Sayres pits this weekend? Is it one from the Strong Racing fleet, be it Beacon Plumbing or ...

Back in June, a couple of unlimited hydroplane owners felt there would be nine boats vying for the HAPO Columbia Cup title. Unfortunately, that number has dwindled to six, which as far as this writer ...