FASTEST Speed Boats in the World

Since the first

boats

were designed, people have been trying to find ways to make them travel through water faster. The introduction of engines obviously took this to a whole new level, but there's more to it than just adding extra power. Boats need to be able to absorb water impacts caused by wave uplift and transfer as much of their power as possible to forward momentum, and in many ways this is much harder to do than building a car or airplane. fast. Some companies have done it. They have been able to overcome these challenges and for them they have created some incredible machines that are like nothing you have ever seen before join me in today's video we are going to count down the 15

fastest

speed

boats

ever made number 15 Miss Geico Miss Geico is an incredible

speed

boat that has reached the top of the

world

of offshore powerboat racing.

With its distinctive blue and yellow livery, this high-performance boat has become an icon in the sport known for its incredible speed and dominance on the water. Built by the famous Miss Geico Company of Marine Technology Incorporated, it is powered by twin-engine engines. turbine that deliver an astonishing amount of power. These engines generate enough thrust to propel the boat to a top speed of over 200 miles per hour or approximately 320 km/h with very few other boats in the Competitive Series able to even think about racing that. The engineering marvels behind Miss Geico are nothing short of remarkable.

Her lightweight yet durable construction ensures optimal speed and agility, allowing this boat to navigate rough waters with ease. The hull design is carefully engineered to reduce drag and increase stability providing an efficient and exhilarating ride. She has been so successful that Miss Geico has won numerous accolades and championships, whether competing in the Super Bowl International Offshore Racing Series or the Offshore Powerboat Association World Championships. Miss Geico consistently proves to be a formidable competitor, not everything has worked in the team's favor, although the desire to make things even faster led to the design of a boat of that name in 2012 that was based on a 50-foot Mystic platform. with twin-guided T-53 turbine engines.

This version of Miss Geico managed to reach a speed of 210 miles per hour or 340 kph, but after testing it caught fire and burned so much that it was unsalvageable number 14. skater 46 pleasure described by the skater manufacturer as the Rolls-Royce of powerboats the skater 46 pleasure It may be marketed as the ideal way to take a relaxing trip on the water, but it has the power behind it to make it one of the

fastest

available and is also equipped with twin T Custom engines that each produce 1500 horsepower. strength for a total of three thousand, it also has dual fuel tanks that have a maximum capacity of one thousand gallons, something that when combined means that the boat is capable of maintaining speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour or 160 kph for several hours .

Take advantage of the boat's full capabilities, however, as it's possible to push things to the limit and briefly reach speeds of up to 175 miles per hour or 280 km/h, a terrifying pace as you cruise through the waves. Beyond pure speed, this boat can of course be completely customized to the customer's requirements, from the color scheme to the inclusion of sound systems and other entertainment options. The boats are available in a six- or eight-seater configuration and have aerial convos. Warm days when you stop to catch your breath number 13 South Bay 925 CR pontoon boats are ideal for pleasure cruising, but due to their wide, stable hulls, they are not typically considered fast.

There is one exception, the South Bay 925 CR, which currently holds the record for the fastest pontoon boat. ever built and is on par with the fastest of them all built by Forest River Marine, a company based in Indiana, it measures only 27 feet or approximately 8 meters long and eight feet are approximately eight feet wide and, of series, comes with a manual sport. Arco, a four-speaker Bluetooth stereo and interior exterior LED lights. She is also extremely tough and tough with triple 25 inch diameter shock lifting tubes and a splash shield on the bottom and many other features that allow her to glide across the surface of the water in the versions sold. the

world

speed record for a single-engine pontoon at 60 miles or 97 kilometers per hour and the record also for a factory-configured twin-engine pontoon at 88 miles or 140 kilometers per hour, although one owner has taken this even further than previously thought. thought. possible and with some adjustments to the engines and hull shape Brad Roland, a boating enthusiast, claims to have been able to reach a top speed of 114 miles per hour or 183 kph, a pace that no pontoon boat should be able to achieve anywhere. . close to number 12.

Fountain 47 Lightning Fountain, a North Carolina powerboat manufacturer, prides itself on its high-performance designs, so when the new model is called the Lightning, you know it's going to be super fast. A spokesperson said his goal is to bring the possibility of high-speed boating to a much wider market by making the models cheaper and more affordable than ever and it appears we are already achieving that. First launched in 2014, it is just over 47 feet or 15 meters long with a beam measuring 9 feet. or just under 3 meters and comes with all the features you'd expect for an afternoon on the water, such as a powerful audio system, a galley with plenty of seating for six passengers and lighting, but it's the performance that takes things to the next level with the top spec package including two stepped 1550 dry sump engines and best-in-class control system featuring a carbon fiber dashboard with multi-function touch screen, LED push button switches, this boat can reach speed maximum in gusts of 115 miles or 185 kilometers per hour, but it does so with such style and comfort that you'll barely notice you're traveling that fast.

She is so versatile that she is known as the cruise ship that can go virtually anywhere at any time with fuel. 340-gallon tank capacity and even with a fuel vapor detection system, you'll be confident you'll have enough capacity for your ride and know you'll always be in good hands even when you push things to the limit number 11. The Racing Team Cigarette 50 AMG GTS With a name inspired by the boats used to smuggle alcohol during prohibition, the Cigarette Racing team has been involved in high-speed nautical events since 1969. They have been at the forefront of the sport ever since, but In 2016, they revealed a truly stunning new livery to celebrate that year's Monaco Formula One Grand Prix, an event considered by many to be the pinnacle of motorsport, and in collaboration with one of Formula One's top teams, Mercedes AMG, They showcased the Cigarette 50.

Marauder AMG Monaco was built using a newly developed design process that the company says was developed especially for racing and reduces weight, as well as improving handling under heavy loads. The 50-foot or 15-meter boat took on the team's colors and is powered by a twin Mercury Racing engine. 1550 V8 engines with over 3,000 horsepower and an incredibly lightweight structure thanks to a homemade carbon fiber, the boat is capable of reaching an incredible top speed of 225 km/h on racing fuel, making it, by far one of the fastest boats in existence. In fact, it is available for purchase by the general public, it doesn't come close to the speed and performance of the Formula One cars that race on the Monaco circuit, but as far as thrills on the water go, this It's about as exciting as you can get without joining a speedboat race. team number 10.

Lamborghini Aventador Lamborghini is, of course, a name known around the world for making high-performance supercars and when it was announced that they were involved in designing a boat there was a mix of excitement and skepticism, although the result was something truly special and lived up to everything everyone expected - the Lamborghini Aventador boat was custom designed as a companion to the 2016 Aventador for one particular client and took the pair over two years to complete its carbon fiber hull and deck 52 feet or almost 16 meters long. They were designed to match the body of the car with custom LED lighting and accents and even the buttons on the dials and six-person cockpit were inspired by those used in the car.

Incredibly, this boat's stereo alone is worth more than the average family car. and with the push of a button the boat can switch between leisure or racing mode, equipped with a 1350 brake horsepower engine that converts to 1550 with race fuel, the boat can unleash enormous amounts of power that , in a straight line through calm waters, translates to an astonishing top speed of 100 180 miles or 290 kilometers per hour With such impressive statistics, it is a shame that this is a one-off creation, but with a price tag of several million dollars and the same as a small yacht, only a handful of people would have been able to To consider it anyway the number nine ni Tech 5200 Roadster produced by ni Tech between 2013 and 2020, the 5200 Roadster is an incredibly fun and fast boat that can transport up to 10 people at a time, although if you really plan to push it to the limit, it would probably only be comfortable for four people measuring 49 feet or 14.9 meters long and 12 feet or 3.6 meters wide.

There are several upgrade options available. I can see it equipped with up to four motors, something that practically guarantees that the 6.7 ton boat will be the fastest of any on the lake or coast you are visiting in ideal conditions, this allows it to reach speeds in excess of 80 miles per hour or 129 kph and the luxurious seats mean that even if the boat crashes into the waves, passengers on the board will be comfortable, there is also an inside cabin with a double berth and a bench to sit on and a padded sundeck so you can enjoy your environment wherever you travel.

Of all the high-speed power boats available, this is the one that presents the best combination of comfort and performance and is arguably the most suitable for private ownership. Number eight, say, 29e, first revealed to the world and offered for sale in 2020, says that 209e is a record-breaking production speedboat with the difference that it is fully electric. Powered by Say Yachts, the design team is focusing on two elements to make this possible: the first is to increase the power provided by the batteries and motors and the second is to reduce the weight of the boat compared to previous models.

Surprisingly, it is made of carbon. fiber, the hull of the Say 29e weighs less than 900 pounds and more than 400 kilograms and battery technologies provided by a company called Creasal Electric during testing of this prototype in 2008, the Say 29e broke the previous record by recording a speed of 50 knots, which is about 58 miles per hour or 93 kph, and the company insists that, under the right conditions, it's capable of bettering that, too. While it may not be the fastest electric boat of them all, it is one of the fastest available to buy, although with a list price of 196,000 euros or $206,000 for the base model at the moment it is probably well out of the range of prices of the average person, with vehicle designs and other industries also looking to move away from fuel engines in favor of electric motors, it is expected that a large number of electric boats like this will be heading to marinas soon, but If they are able to replicate the rapid acceleration and performance seen in road cars, this record will almost certainly be broken soon.

Number Seven The world is not enough, we could all dream of one day owning our own private yacht, but typically the design of these boats focuses on luxury above all else. They are not really known for being the fastest boats, but a company has designed a yacht that not only allows you to travel in comfort, but also at a pretty amazing speed called The World is Not Enough, the 140-foot or 43-meter boat. length has a lightweight aluminum superstructure and draws its power from two 18-cylinder diesel engines producing a combined 10,870 horsepower that is almost doubled with The addition of twin turbines has been designed around a V-hull that allows it to traverse water no matter the conditions and means the yacht can reach top speeds of 70 knots, which is equivalent to just over 80 miles or 129 kilometers per hour.

This in perspective, most luxury yachts only travel at about a third of that speed and The Worldis Not Enough has a few other tricks up its sleeve and has a maximum range of 3,800 miles or 6,100 kilometers, which is enough to cover virtually any expanse of ocean it manages to cut through the water with no more noise than many other yachts and with hardly any vibration. , meaning that even at top speeds you'll be able to sit back in Absolute Comfort leaving everyone else in your wake number six. Spirit of Qatar, an annual speedboat competition held on Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri, brings together the fastest teams from around the world to showcase their latest designs and speeds.

It is a great opportunity not only to be the fastest in the event but also to push the limits. than is possible and in 2014 the spirit of the Qatari team went a step further than most: they brought their new turbine-powered boat called al-adam 96 to try to break the course record of 224 miles or 360 kilometers per hour During the previous year's event, the 50-foot or 15-meter catamaran was equipped with two engines that could produce up to 3,000 horsepower and was driven by team owner Shik Hassan along with the throttle. On the first attempt there was a malfunction. with safety shots causing them to deploy too early and this left all hope with the second pass, this time everything went as planned and the boat reached a maximum speed of 244 miles per hour or 393 kph, a record that still stands has not been overcome.

The Qatar team spirit has since been disbanded, but after the assets were sold to others, it is hoped that one day the boat could be upgraded and able to exceed its own top speed and potentially break the 250 mile mark or 402 kilometers per hour, if possible, this would herald a new beginning in the design. of super-fast speedboats and could form the launching pad for a design that could challenge the water speed record of the future number five Outer Limits sv52 Outer Limits is a company that has become famous for building high-performance powerboats With models like the SV50 SL44 and SL52, but it's the SV-52 that's miles ahead of the rest, specifically designed to operate at high speeds while ensuring a stable ride and a smooth, choppy landing.

Waters, quad diesel engines fill the compartment with four 560-horsepower Fiat powertrains to deliver a maximum combined With an output of 2,240 horsepower and also featuring a five-step hull, the 52-foot canopy vessel and almost 16 meters has a top speed of more than 112 miles per hour or around 180 km/h, making it ideal for long-distance endurance races. Surprisingly, it is also relatively efficient capable of reaching 1.2 miles per gallon at 100 miles or 161 kilometers per hour, meaning that with a fuel capacity of 500 gallons it can travel 600 miles at that speed for ease of use, The cockpit has dual helm controls and is of course equipped with a GPS chart plotter and half cockpit that can be used to store gear or provide protection from the sun or saw as needed on long trips.

If you want more pleasure than raw power, they are also available in open or swim platform versions. you are likely to see one floating around Sandy Beach as you can see one speeding away in the distance number four Mystic powerboat turbine c5000 Mystic powerboats are a manufacturer known for creating some truly impressive designs, but with the c5000 turbine that was sold back in 2011, they really took things up a notch, it's a phenomenal catamaran that would make you feel like a secret agent as you shoot through the water and its impressive specs mean the boat that costs almost three quarters of a million dollars can outperform almost any other production vessel, something you would expect for that price, is 50 feet or 15.2 meters long and 12 feet or 3.7 meters wide.

The hull is made of a specially designed composite material and is equipped with two T-53 703 turbine engines that can each produce 1850 horsepower, this total of 3700 horsepower means that the c5000 turbine with Mercury propellers boasts a speed of 95 knots cruise which equates to 109 miles per hour (175 kph) and an incredible top speed of 160 miles per hour or 257 kph while it can only maintain this in short bursts and in the right conditions. It is an incredible achievement that the company was able to create a catamaran that can do this. Beyond its sheer speed, the boat is also designed for comfort and entertainment with an air-conditioned cabin and Oxygen-Board and a Tiger communication system paired with the JL Audio sound system, meaning anyone who Own one of these things you can show up and start the party wherever you want whenever you want.

Problem Child Number Three, aptly named Problem Child, is a The world record-holding Top Fuel hydroplane is a type of boat built specifically to participate in drag racing on the water. Surprisingly, they feature engines similar to those used in drag racing cars and the team behind the problem child had close connections to the Kalitta Motorsports team. which has given them an advantage in understanding the technology and how best to deploy the power available to them. The boat owned by Eddie Knox has a 500 cubic inch supercharged Nitro combustion Hemi engine, is capable of producing a whopping 8 000 horsepower and has set the 15 fastest times ever recorded at 1000 feet or 305 meters, It reached water speeds of more than 260 miles per hour or 418 kph and completed the distance in just 3.36 seconds.

These are numbers that would impress you if they had been on land let alone in the water, achieving this requires a lot of research and development testing, both for the raw power of the engine to translate into speed and in the water. Dynamic boat design and breaking problem child records isn't as simple as plugging in a more powerful motor. Someday someone will build a boat that's much faster from a standstill over a 1,000-foot course, but it could happen. years or even decades before anyone has the time and investment to do so. Number two Bluebird K7 first taking to the water in January 1955 The Bloomberg K-7 was built during the heyday of water speed record attempts and would set a new bar that would remain unbroken for nearly two decades for the jet-powered seaplane.

It was designed by Ken and Lou Norris and built by Salmsbury Engineering with a steel frame, aluminum body and three points of contact with water, it was powered by a Vickers Barrel Metropolitan axial flow turbojet engine and was capable of producing a force of thrust of 3,500 pounds and was well ahead of its time with its After Design. Continuous Improvement Attempts The K7 Bluebird reached its fastest speed in December 1964 on a lake in Australia when she set a record speed of 276.33 miles or 441.71 kilometers per hour. Boat pilot Donald Campbell felt, however, that there was more potential to get out. of the design and thus passed to Target 300 miles per hour by replacing the engine with a lighter and more powerful one that was loaned by the Ministry of Defense unfortunately during the speed attempt with the new design in 1967 the boat rose into the air and crashed back into the water, which immediately killed Campbell upon impact and also destroyed the boat.

The wreck was eventually recovered, but Campbell's body was never found, showing just how dangerous the world of speed records honoring the current K-7 bluebird attempts really is. A new version of the ship is being built with modern technology and the name may soon take to the water again to try and claim its own crown as the fastest ship on Earth. The spirit of Australia you may have thought of. that with modern technology the speed record for the fastest boat of all time was something that could be continually broken and that the last record would have been set surprisingly recently, although it is a record that was set in October 1978 and no one has grown closer to him since then.

What is even more impressive is that the Spirit of Australia was not built with modern lightweight composite materials, but was built in a backyard with wood. Ken Warby has been inspired by the Bluebird team's speed attempts in the 1960s while growing up and concluded that when traveling at high speeds it would be better to have a heavier, more stable boat that would not risk launching over. the air, that is why he made the spirit of Australia in this way and sought to overcome the weight. disadvantage by simply adding much more thrust to her by using only wood and fiberglass for the hull and relying on a canvas cover when she rained.

He was friends with two airmen from a nearby Australian Air Force base and was able to purchase three more Westinghouse aircraft. The auction's engines were not working at the time, but the three managed to restore them and fix them to the boat. His plan was a resounding success. In October 1978, the Spirit of Australia recorded a speed of 317.6 miles or 511.1 kilometers per hour, a record that still stands to this day and Ken Warby, who drove it, is the only person who has ever once traveled more than 300 miles per hour through water and survived. See you next time, thanks to our channel members