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August 2016 News Posts (2)
Thunderboats are impressive, even without the thunder
Reprinted from The Seattle Times, August 5, 2016
Sketched Aug. 3, 2016
The thunderous hydros are meant to be watched as they glide over Lake Washington during Seafair. But, for a quieter experience, you may want to see them up close at the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum in Kent.
The exhibit grew from a private…
ContinueAdded by Hydroplane Museum on August 24, 2016 at 6:30pm — No Comments
Bill Wurster - Then and Now
By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian
As the story goes, Bill Wurster was sitting in his pleasure boat tied to the log boom at Lake Washington in 1967, watching the Seattle Seafair hydroplane race. He made a bet with his brother that one day he would pilot one of those awesome machines--an Unlimited hydroplane.
Bill…
Added by Hydroplane Museum on August 5, 2016 at 10:10pm — No Comments
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