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Victorian Council of the Australian Power Boat Association

The Victorian Council of the Australian Power Boat Association is responsible for and oversees the sport of Power Boat racing in Victoria.

Power Boat racing is conducted under the control of the Australian Power Boat Association (APBA), all Power Boat racing clubs must be affiliated with the APBA to conduct sanctioned racing events in Australia, events must be sanctioned in order for records to be claimed and Championship Points to be awarded.

Clubs affilliated with the Victorian Council include Glenmaggie District Boat Club, Melbourne Runabout & Speed Boat Club, Victorian Drag Boat Club, Victorian Speed Boat Club, Victorian Outboard Club and Oz Lites 1.6 Litre Boating Register.

Congratulations

To Brett Sheppard on winning the Marj Watson Trophy Australasian Unlimited Displacement and to Rick Macansh (1.6L OzLite), Bob Reid (4.2L Disp.) and Craig Farrar (25hp) on winning Australian Championships

To Brett Niddrie, Ron Burton and the Warlord Team on becoming the
2009 Masport UIM World Grand Prix Hydroplane Champions

Formula Future Program
The Junior Drivers Program is an initiative of the Victorian Council of the APBA and involves providing junior race boats for young drivers to have a go in. Junior drivers need to be aged between 12 and 16 years, have a State boating licence and be a member of a racing club. Junior boats are available to use on race days. Email if you are interested.

 

Victorian Race Dates

Season 2008-2009

National Calendar (pdf)

 

MRSBC Marj Watson
Combined Australian Championships
May 30th & 31st 2009
Mildura

VicAPBA Annual
Hall of Fame Awards Dinner
August 1st 2009
Village Green Hotel Cabaret Room
Cnr Springvale and Ferntree Gully Rds
Mulgrave

Yarrawonga Gold Cup
November 28th & 29th 2009
Lake Mulwala, Yarrawonga
VSBC

Hall of Fame Awards 2007/2008

Hall of Fame Inductee
Cherilyn Wilson

Sportsperson of the Year

Brett Sheppard


Administrator of the Year

Wendy Howie

Best Presented Boat (Circuit)

Rival / John Bakker, Lindsay Johnson


Best Presented Boat (Drag)

Distant Thunder/Gary James


Best Presented Crew (Circuit)

Rival / John Bakker, Lindsay Johnson


Best Presented Crew (Drag)

Trippa / Chris Bahagiar

Crewman of the Year (Circuit)

Jeff Heggarton

Crewman of the Year (Drag)

Chris Bahagiar

Rookie of the Year
(Drag)
Caroline Coglan

Tool of the Year

Steve Gilligan

Australian Champions (Vic)2007/2008

Marjorie Watson Trophy

1st Brett Sheppard / Unleashed

2nd Dean Gleeson/Rod Cooney


Stannard Cup

John Cross, John Bakker, Lindsay Johnson
Rival

Hayes Wood Trophy

Brett Sheppard / Unleashed

Errol Jay Trophy

John Cross, John Bakker, Lindsay Johnson
Rival


Riverside Trophy
2nd John Cross, John Bakker, Lindsay Johnson
Rival

Col Brown Trophy
(1.6)
Paul Norrish/Times R Tuff


25HP Racing Club Trophy
1st Craig Farrar

2nd Wayne Parry


ADSA Trophy (4.2)
1st Bob Reid

2nd Max Stevens


Unlimited Unblown
2nd Nigel Deveney/Peter Scherell


Wyangan Cup (5.2 Disp.)
2nd Ian Hamilton/Prime Mover

3rd Aaron Hollingworth/Bring It On

Len Sheltrum Marine Trophy
Don McClymont/Advantage Marine


Kerry Rogers Memorial
2nd Stephen Gilligan

Stock Eliminator
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Mod Stock
tba

Super Stock
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BAD
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BHU
tba

UOB
tba

 

Past Major Events

Mildura Spectacular Results
2008 Melbourne Runabout & Speed Boat Club, Mildura

Mildura Spectactular

Murray River Mildura 26 & 27 May 2007


Unlimited Displacement World Cup

Hazelwood Pondage
Congratulations to Brian McCosker and the Librety Team on winning the Unlimited Displacement World Cup.

 


The Mulwala Waterski Club Gold Cup
Yarrawonga, Lake Mulwala,

Congratulations to Brett Nidrie and Paul Burton on winning the EC Griffith Cup and Craig Bailey on winning the Mulwala Waterski Club Gold Cup.



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VicAPBA Officials
2008-2009 Season

PRESIDENT
John Thomas
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Mike Williamson
SECRETARY
Stephen Gilligan
VP INBOARDS
Displacement, Peter Lee
Hydroplane, Tom Heffernan
VP OUTBOARDS
Kim Bull
VP JUNIORS
Mike Williamson
VP DRAGS
Dale Bramhall
TREASURER
Norm Day
RECORDING OFFICER
Andrew Wilmot
RULES OFFICER
Robert Found
STATE SAFETY OFFICER
John Thomas
STATE LICENCE OFFICER Cherilyn Wilson


 

 

 


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