Competitor Information

C6 - EFFE-PI- Italy

Type: Argentin boat

Driver: Achille Altimari (Italy)

Navigator: Giampiero Soave (Italy)

C7 - Liquid Illusion - Guernsey

similar boat
Type: Monohull
Backdraught
Engine: Mercury 2 litre

Driver: Kevin Walsh (Guernsey)
Raced Various Boats between 1976 - 1997 and has won the Guernsey Championship on several occasions.
Placed on Podium for several National Races, Raced in 4 World Championships in 1.3ltr and 2ltr.

Navigator: Peter Crombie-Christie

C9 - Hydrocat 24 - Sweden

Type: Cat
Hydrocat 24
Engine Mercury 200XS

Driver: Thomas Rosen (Sweden)

Navigator: Magnus Soderquist (Sweden)

C10 - L'Esprit de Serq - Sark

Type: Monohull
Winged monohull
Boat designer: Lorne Campbell
Boat builder: Gordon Wright
Construction: Plywood / epoxy
Engine: Mercury

Driver: John Guille (Sark)
Age: 27
Hometown: Sark, Channel Islands

Navigator: Barry Culver (UK)

C11 - Carpisa Yamamay - Italy

Type: Catamaran
Designer: Harry Luvkila
Builder: Twister Marine
Engine: Mercury XS200

Driver: Diego Testa (Italy)
2nd in World Championship 2007 Class 3C
Current Italian Class 3C Champion

Navigator: Giovanni Di Meglio (Italy)

C12 - Batteries not Included - UK

Type: Hotboat cat

Driver: Chris Bryan (UK)

Navigator: Mark Brewster (UK)

C13 - Circle Express- UK

Type: Monohull - B-23 Batboat
Designer: Ocke Mannerfelt
Builder: Ocke Mannerfelt
B23 Mannerfelt "BatBoat"
Engine Mercury Optimax
Colours: Blue & White

Driver: Brian Peedell (UK) & Navigator: Pat Peedell (UK)
Husband and wife team Brian (54) and Pat (53) Peedell are in their 14th season of powerboat racing. They started out in Offshore Circuit Racing when their children got fed up of waterski-ing at weekends with them, using their phantom 18 ski boat 'White Knuckles'. A year later, eldest daughter Odette and her husband Mark were racing against them in the 2 litre class!

Daughter Nicole co-drove for Brian for a while when Pat tried her hand at driving a 16ft Phantom in the 1.3 litre class but towing two boats to every venue took its toll and they went back to racing together, this time in a Phantom 19. They took many seasons to eventually get a podium place (never a 1st).

They have raced in many World Championships in Italy and Norway and were overjoyed to get their first ever top National podium place in Guernsey in 2006. They have had the luck to get 1st place several times since.

It'll be Brian's 55th birthday and their 35th wedding anniversary a few days before the event so they're hoping to really celebrate by winning the Worlds!

C17 - 'N' Class Fabrication - UK

Type: Monohull - B-23 Batboat
Designer: Ocke Mannerfelt
B23 Mannerfelt "BatBoat"
Engine: Mercury 200XS

Driver: Ian Stirling (UK)

Navigator: Alex Watson (UK)

C20 - Excalibur - France

Type: Monohull
Corsica Offshore Mono
Engine: Mercury 2526cc

Driver: Noel Giordani (France)

Navigator: Pierre-Paul Giordani (France)

C22 - GT One - France

Type: Catamaran
Designer: Daniel Roberti
Builder: Weslon Sartou
Engine: Mercury 200XS

Driver: Matthieu Baccellini (France)

Navigator: Julien Gobet (France)

C24 - Black Thunder - UK

Boat: Adam Younger K4+ mono
Designer: Adam Younger K4+
Engine: Mercury XR2

Driver: Will Nurse (UK)
Racing History:
• Junior K Class National Champion 03
• K1000 Class National Speed Record Holder
• K1000 Class 1hour,2hour, and 3hour Endurance Record Holder 03
• Now has 4 years of successful racing in 2litre
Currently:
• He is the youngest driver to be racing International/National series in 2litre
• Has had positive results so far in his National Offshore 2litre seasons
• He was also part of the British Team in the Italian World Powerboat Championships 05&07 near Venice

Navigator: Iain Nurse (UK)
Race History:
• 1.3 Litre National Champion, and National Record Holder
• 2.0 Litre National Champion, and National/World Record Holder
• Experimental Gas Turbine National/World Speed Record Holder
Currently:
• Returned to Powerboat Racing to race with his son Will
• Also part of the British Team in the Italian World Powerboat Championships 05&07 near Venice

Crew: Oli Nurse, and Team Designer: Jean Nurse

C27 - Brita Racing - UK

Type: Hotboat cat
Designer:
Builder:
Engine: Mercury 2.5ltr

Driver: Peter Little (UK)

Navigator: Dave Arthur

C54 - Condor Ferries - Jersey

Type: Monohull - B-23 Batboat
Designer: Ocke Mannerfelt
Builder: U I Konsult
Engine: Mercury XR2

Driver: Roy Smith (Jersey)
2003 World Champion - Class 3, 2 litre

Navigator: Peter Philipson (UK)

C56 - S B Racing - UK

Type: Monohull - B-23 Batboat
Designer: Ocke Mannerfelt
Builder: Ulrich Johnsson
Engine: Mercury Optimax XS200

Driver: Scott Collings (Littlehampton)
2 years racing
2nd in ORDA Championship 07
3rd in National 07

Navigator: Dave Simpkins (Portsmouth)
National Champion 1999, 2003, 2006
World Champion 2003 (Norway)

C57 - Team Sjolander - Sweden

Type: Catamaran - Hydrocat 24
Designer: Hydrocat
Builder: E Ramsui
Engine: Mercury 200 XS

Driver: Magnus Sjolander (Sweden)
Started racing in 1996 in a National Class (1.3 Lit. mono hull)
From 1998, Moved up to National Class (2 Lit. mono hull)
Competed in this Class for 2 years with a Batboat 22 & Mercury XR2
2nd in 1999 National Championships (2 Lit.)
In 2000, began racing a Hydrocat 24 Catamaran
In 2006, purchased a Mercury Optimax 200 XS
Achievements
2001: 2nd in National Championships (2 Lit.)
Participated in World Championships (2004, 2006)
European Champion 2007

Navigator: Johan Sjolander (Sweden)
Started racing in 1996 in a National Class (1.3 Lit. mono hull)
From 1998, Moved up to National Class (2 Lit. mono hull)
Competed in this Class for 2 years with a Batboat 22 & Mercury XR2
2nd in 1999 National Championships (2 Lit.)
In 2000, Began racing a Hydrocat 24 Catamaran
In 2006, purchased a Mercury Optimax 200 XS
Achievements
2001: 2nd in National Championships (2 Lit.)
Participated in World Championships (2004, 2006)
European Champion 2007