Boat racing

Boat racing is a sport in which boats, or other types of watercraft, race on water. Boat racing powered by oars is recorded as having occurred in ancient Egypt,[1] and it is likely that people have engaged in races involving boats and other water-borne craft for as long as such watercraft have existed.

Types

There are three broad categories of boat racing which define how the watercraft are powered. Self-propelled, human powered boats; wind (sail) powered boats; and motorised, frequently referred to as motorboats or powerboats.

Human-powered boat racing

  • Dragon boat racing – a type of human-powered watercraft racing, originating from oriental Asia
  • Rowing (sport) – a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers or lakes, or on the ocean in special types of ocean-going rowing boats
  • Canoe racing – competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking
    • Kayak racing
    • Outrigger canoe racing

Sail-powered boat racing

Motorboat racing

A boat race seen from the International Space Station, 2006

Race format types

  • Kyōteiparimutuel boat racing in Japan, referred to as "BOAT RACE"
  • Match race – a race between two competitors, going head-to-head

Notable boat races

Human-powered

Wind-powered


Motor-powered

  • 24 Heures Motonautiques de Rouen – a 24-hour circuit boat race in Rouen, France
  • Archer eade memorial – an unlimited outboard race consisting of six laps
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See also

References

  1. Evžen Strouhal, Life of the ancient Egyptians (1992), p. 46.
  2. World Professional Powerboating Association Archived May 8, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, UIM

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