Powerboat-world Editorial 230709

by Bob Wonders on 23 Jul 2009 Well, what a week it has been!

The Pittwater fire yesterday was a drama indeed, with burning boats, cut from their pens and one of those, drifting into another marine, burning two more boats to the waterline.

Today we bring you the news of a superyacht auction. It May 2008, it was worth $7.8 million, what price in September?

Plenty of good news, too, with Maritimo collecting a double podium at the BMW Norwegian Offshore Grand Prix, with Tom Barry-Cotter praised for 'brilliant driving' as he steered one of the team’s boats into second place.

Our ski racers, after a disappointing opening round in the 16th World Water Ski Race championships have started to show the form we know they’re capable of; Queenslander (and #1 Formula I Men in the Aussie team) Wayne Mawer followed up his second placing in round one with a blistering win in round two.

And glamour girl Lauryn Eagle, perhaps ‘slow out of the blocks’ in round one when she finished sixth, has comer back with a vengeance to claim silver in Formula 1 Women,

Of course, the team at Powerboat-World is now preparing for next week’s Sydney International Boat Show and we can now give you the full details of where and when you can listen to some amazing stories from some quite amazing people in the Better Boating Lounge at the show.

This week also I wind up my piece on Boat Theft and give an introduction to the fabulous technology called DataDotdna, just the ticket to frustrate those who might fancy your boat (or some if its equipment) without paying for it.

Speaking of boat shows, we’ll no sooner bid farewell to the Sydney International than we’ll be faced with the Brisbane Boat Show (August 27-30).

Ah well, tough work, but someone has to do it, it may as well be me.

Welcome aboard, enjoy the read and stick close regularly while we endeavour (hey, good name for a ship, that) to keep you up to date on maritime matters.