Not yet a classic exactly but part of a grand tradition, this is a hydroplane built by Newson’s for the 2007 OSY400 Hydroplane World Championships, which are to be held on Oulton Broad this year.
OSY400 is a hydroplane class in which the competing boats are powered by a standard Yamato 400cc engine – OSY stands for Outboard Stock Yamato. The little engines develop 33BHP, but the diminunitive plywood and FRP hulls are so well developed that the boats reach astonishing speeds of Continue reading “Newson’s builds a competition hydroplane”