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
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
A boat race seen from the International Space Station, 2006
- 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
- Bathtub racing
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
See also
- Boat race (disambiguation)
- Cowes Week
- Category:Yachting races
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
Media related to Boat racing at Wikimedia Commons
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