He looked down to see a powerboat racing towards the ocean.
July 18 , 1950Shamley Green, England Sir Richard Branson, (born July 18 , 1950 Shamley Green, Surrey, England) British entrepreneur and adventurer, head of Virgin Group Ltd., known for his publicity stunts and also for setting records in powerboat racing and hot-air ballooning.
In 1986 Branson was part of a two-man team that set a record for a powerboat crossing of the Atlantic Ocean.
Hanauer taught emotionally disturbed children until he became a full-time powerboat racer in 1978, and he won his first hydroplane race in Ogden, Utah, in 1979.
More recently, successful international competitions in sailing, yachting, and powerboat racing have taken place in Cuba.
American powerboat racer who dominated hydroplane racing in the 1980s and '90s.
She and chute were being towed through the air by a powerboat in order to publicise the attractions of this enterprising resort, and this distressing scene – complete with Anapka's brays of protest – was captured on film, shown first on local television and then across the globe.
He enjoyed classic cars, powerboat racing and horseracing.
Pete Bethune Pete Bethune was the captain of the powerboat Ady Gil when it and a Japanese whaling vessel collided and sparked the series of events that led to the bitter falling out with Paul Watson.
We hired a sturdy five-metre powerboat from Sail Away – a handy do-it-yourself nautical outfit which rents a range of small to mid-sized craft with outboards.
He's responsible for lakefront safety but is too concerned with chasing girls to pay attention to the kids — in "Wet Hot," he makes out with Banks while a kid cruises by, look-Ma-no-hands, in a powerboat.
