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2013 Summer Gala "RACING IS MAGIC"
August 1, 2013 from 5:15pm to 10pm – Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue
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Jim Mesick posted a blog postEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAVID D. WILLIAMS BOOK SIGNING AT COSTCO
JOIN US AT THE TUMWATER COSTCOJune 15th, 2013 from Noon - 3:00pmHydroplane Racing In SeattleStop by and say "hi" to David.See More
Hydro Fever 2013 at Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum
May 25, 2013 from 10am to 4pm
The Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum is happy to announce our annual Hydro Fever Open House. Admission is free!Come and tour our gallery featuring such vintage unlimited hydroplanes as Slo-Mo-Shun V, Miss Bardahl, Miss Wahoo, Atlas Van lines, Oh Boy! Oberto, Hurricane IV and Miss Budweiser.Hydro Fever includes a live auction of hydroplane memorabilia at 12 noon, with proceeds benefiting the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum.Casper model hydro races for the kids takes place all day. And a hot lunch…See More
Jim Mesick's event was featuredHydro Fever 2013 at Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum
May 25, 2013 from 10am to 4pm
The Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum is happy to announce our annual Hydro Fever Open House. Admission is free!Come and tour our gallery featuring such vintage unlimited hydroplanes as Slo-Mo-Shun V, Miss Bardahl, Miss Wahoo, Atlas Van lines, Oh Boy! Oberto, Hurricane IV and Miss Budweiser.Hydro Fever includes a live auction of hydroplane memorabilia at 12 noon, with proceeds benefiting the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum.Casper model hydro races for the kids takes place all day. And a hot lunch…See More
Phil Lampman might attend Dale Fugier's event
Lamb Weston Columbia Cup at Columbia River
July 26, 2013 to July 28, 2013
The 2012 Lamb Weston Columbia Cup will mark the 47th time Unlimited Hydroplanes have raced on the Columbia River. This year’s event, like the inaugural in 1966, will most likely have 12 Unlimiteds in attendance. But the modern Unlimited Hydroplane has very little in common with those first boats that churned the waters of the Columbia River. The hydroplanes of 2012 are almost more plane than hydro. They are thirty foot long, 7,000 pound wings that glide over the water with only the bare…See More
David D. Williams is attending Jim Mesick's event
2013 Summer Gala "RACING IS MAGIC" at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue
August 1, 2013 from 5:15pm to 10pm
Come and celebrate Racing is Magic at our Gala August 1st at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue.Tickets are $125 per person with a $25 discount if you buy before July 25th.Doors open at 5:30, and the program starts at 7:15.The food will be great, the company is legendary and all of the proceeds go to sharing Racing is Magic with kids by supporting our Victory Education Program and keeping the Hydroplane Museum open and our boats running. Auction items will include a ride in the Miss Wahoo…See More
Jim Mesick posted an event2013 Summer Gala "RACING IS MAGIC" at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue
August 1, 2013 from 5:15pm to 10pm
Come and celebrate Racing is Magic at our Gala August 1st at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue.Tickets are $125 per person with a $25 discount if you buy before July 25th.Doors open at 5:30, and the program starts at 7:15.The food will be great, the company is legendary and all of the proceeds go to sharing Racing is Magic with kids by supporting our Victory Education Program and keeping the Hydroplane Museum open and our boats running. Auction items will include a ride in the Miss Wahoo…See More
L. Lauderback might attend Dale Fugier's eventLamb Weston Columbia Cup at Columbia River
July 26, 2013 to July 28, 2013
The 2012 Lamb Weston Columbia Cup will mark the 47th time Unlimited Hydroplanes have raced on the Columbia River. This year’s event, like the inaugural in 1966, will most likely have 12 Unlimiteds in attendance. But the modern Unlimited Hydroplane has very little in common with those first boats that churned the waters of the Columbia River. The hydroplanes of 2012 are almost more plane than hydro. They are thirty foot long, 7,000 pound wings that glide over the water with only the bare…See More
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAVID D. WILLIAMS BOOK SIGNING AT COSTCO
Posted by Jim Mesick on May 24, 2013 at 10:14am 0 Comments 0 Likes
JOIN US AT THE TUMWATER COSTCO
June 15th, 2013 from Noon - 3:00pm
Hydroplane Racing In Seattle
Stop by and say "hi" to David.…
Summer Reading
Posted by Dale Fugier on May 8, 2013 at 9:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Now that the sun has finally make it's first official visit to Seattle in 2013, our thoughts turn ahead to long, lazy summer days spent at the beach, perhaps at our favorite H1 race sites. And with all that free time, what better to do than to brush on our reading. The Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum…
Continue Obertos long supporters of hydro racing
Posted by Dale Fugier on April 10, 2013 at 10:00pm 0 Comments 1 Like
By Fred Farley
H1 Unlimited Historian
Between 1975 and 2010, the father-and-son team of Art and Larry Oberto has sponsored a total of 11 Unlimited hydroplanes under the banner of Oh Boy! Oberto.
With the retirement of the Miss Budweiser team in 2004, the Oberto family's Seattle-based meat products business became the oldest active corporate sponsor in Unlimited racing.
As of 2009, the family had eight race victories to its credit. The first two were in 1988 when…
Continue Dorothy Oberto Remembered
Posted by Dale Fugier on April 7, 2013 at 8:30pm 0 Comments 4 Likes
Art and Dorothy.
Dorothy Oberto passed away peacefully on April 1st, 2013 in Seattle. Throughout life she loved to bring people together and always found creative ways to do it. Whether it was a three day family reunion, weekend Seafair extravaganzas, '50's toga parties, or a simple cup of tea with friends;…
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Photo of Lou Fageol
I'm writing about a fascinating car that powerboat champion Lou Fageol built and enjoyed, and it would be great to be able to include a photo of him in the published story. The car is a 1933…Continue
Started by Christopher Cummings in General May 9.
Steve Reynolds should be in the Hydroplane Hall of Fame 3 Replies
I have been a hydroplane fan since the early 60's and have participated in hydroplane racing since 1984 so I am a huge fan of hydro history. As a Seattle native, I have been studying up on boats and…Continue
Started by John Woodward in General. Last reply by Dale Fugier Apr 30.
Looking for a pair of these for the Blue Blaster Restoration 3 Replies
Among the many obsolete or hard to find parts we need to complete the restoration of the 1977 Atlas van Lines hydroplane are a NOS or near perfect pair of access hatches made by PHYI in Wilmington CA…Continue
Started by Phil Lampman in Restorations. Last reply by Randall E. Roe Apr 25.
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1975 MISS OH BOY OBERTO!
20 members
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1977 Atlas Van Lines
47 members
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1967 Miss Budweiser
27 members
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1958 Miss Bardahl
35 members
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1962-65 Miss Bardahl
21 members
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