Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum
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By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Following the death of Bill Muncey at Acapulco in 1981, Chip Hanauer took over as driver for the ATLAS VAN LINES team, now owned by Fran Muncey (Bill’s… View »
By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian George Henley and PAY 'N PAK made it two in a row for owner Dave Heerensperger at the 1975 Tri-Cities Gold Cup on the Columbia River. The "Winged Wonde… View »
By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Madison, Indiana, July 4 FINAL STANDINGS POINTS 1. U-6 MISS MADISON, Jim McCormick 1400 2. U-70 ATLAS VAN LINES II, Terry Sterett 1400 3. U-25 PRI… View »
By David D. Williams 2008 marks the 40th Anniversary of the tumultuous summer of 1968. To those of us that lived through it, it was a long hot summer marred by riots, assassinations, political unrest… View »
By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian The Hydroplane And Raceboat Museum has a new restoration project underway, Executive Director David Williams recently announced. “The museum staff has… View »
By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian For the fourteenth time since 1950, a Ted Jones-designed hull triumphed in the APBA Gold Cup. In winning the 1965 race on Seattle's Lake Washington, Ol… View »
By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian For the first--and only--time in its history, the APBA Gold Cup--scheduled for November 12-13--was declared “No Contest” in 1960 due to inclement weath… View »
By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian For the second time since 1955, the Seattle Yacht Club lost the Gold Cup to an out-of-town challenger. The winner in 1959 was the new Ted Jones-designe… View »
By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Edgar Kaiser's HAWAII KAI III, designed by Ted Jones and maintained by the former SLO-MO crew, was arguably the greatest race boat of the 1950s. With J… View »
By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian After having been involved in controversy at the 1955 and 1956 Gold Cup races, Bill Muncey won an undisputed victory in 1957 with the original Ted Jone… View »