Key West World Championship Penalty & 7th for Bermuda Boats
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The 45th Annual Key West Offshore World Championship opened with high drama and red-flag controversy in Florida waters, as the Truman Waterfront Cup delivered an eventful first day of racing for Bermuda's Super Stock contenders.
S-12 Nuff Said, crewed by driver Luis Martins and throttleman Nick Imprescia, looked poised to claim top honours after surging into the race lead on the testing four-mile Key West Harbor circuit.
However, an incident further back in the fleet resulted in a boat flipping, prompting race officials to immediately deploy the red flag and bring competition to a premature halt.
Despite crossing the line in front when the stoppage was called, Nuff Said saw their victory snatched away following a costly earlier infraction. While battling aggressively to seize the lead during the early laps, the boat struck a turn buoy, incurring a mandatory one-lap penalty from race marshals that relegated them to 15th place in the official race-one classifications.
Compatriots GL Construction Bermuda enjoyed a steadier afternoon on the water. Piloted by driver David Selley and throttleman Steven Bridges in the S-1 canopy hull, the crew navigated the choppy conditions cleanly to bring the boat home in seventh place, collecting solid championship points ahead of the remaining two rounds.
The high-stakes opening heats came after a lively start to race week in the Southernmost City, where both Bermudian outfits took part in the traditional "World’s Fastest Boat Parade" down Duval Street before completing rigorous technical scrutiny and mandatory underwater "dunker" safety drills.
The friendly rivalry between the two island camps had spilled onto the football pitch earlier in the week for an informal kickabout, but all camaraderie was set aside once engines fired up for Wednesday's curtain-raiser.
With points weighted heavily across all three heats, both Bermudian boats remain firmly in contention for overall world honours. The fleet will return to Key West Harbor for Race Day 2 on Friday before the world champions are crowned following Sunday's grand finale.
Tuesday, October 06, 2026
Spanish Point hosts BPBA Thrilling Season Finale
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The Bermuda Power Boat Association (BPBA) brought the curtain down on their racing calendar with an action-packed End of Season Race day at the Spanish Point Boat Club, featuring dominant sweeps, fierce class battles, and a presentation honoring local emergency volunteers.
Off the water, the BPBA committee, drivers, and co-pilots took time between the heats to present a donation cheque to St John Ambulance in recognition of their vital service throughout the season, with officials highlighting that the association's racing programme simply could not operate without their dedicated trackside support.
Once the green flag dropped, Brandon DeSilva and Blake Burgess stole the show in the A Class, producing a flawless afternoon aboard A111 to claim back-to-back victories across both races.
Chris Marshall and Santiago Roe pushed hard in A3 to secure consecutive runner-up finishes, while Marcus Pimental and Amber Furtado rounded out the podium spots in both heats aboard A5.
The B Class provided the afternoon's closest racing, delivering split honours across two gruelling heats.
Race 1 saw Steven Meireles and Tai Bean guide B441 to an impressive victory, holding off strong pressure from Jody and Tony Carreiro in B77. Jahcai Morris and Jeneko Place finished third in B921, followed home by Damon Morris and Jorde Smith in B48 and the B23 pairing of David Willoughby and Kelsey Durham.
However, the Carreiro duo turned the tables in Race 2. Delivering a clinical performance in B77, they powered clear of the fleet to take the chequered flag ahead of Morris and Place, with Morris and Smith finishing third.
In the C Class, Chad Sutherland capped off a commanding regatta by taking top honours in both races, piloting C87 to victory alongside Lee Wilson in Race 1 before teaming up with Cameron White to complete the clean sweep in Race 2.
The D Class saw Bobby DaCosta produce a masterclass behind the wheel of D13, claiming both race wins on the day—partnering Josh Holder to take the opening heat before linking up with Shawn Burgess to seal the second.
Sunday, September 27, 2026
Nuff Said Win Clearwater Team Bermuda Win National Championship
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Bermudian offshore powerboat racers enjoyed a historic day on the Gulf Coast as Luis Martins and Nick Imprescia stormed to victory at the Clearwater Offshore Nationals, while Steven Bridges and David Selley clinched the prestigious Super Stock National Championship.
Piloting the S-12 Nuff Said, driver Martins and throttleman Nick Imprescia produced a commanding lights-to-flag performance in Florida. The duo seized the initiative from the drop of the green flag, dictating the pace across choppy open-water conditions and mastering the turns to lead from start to finish.
Behind them, the S-25 Team Bermuda duo of driver Steven Bridges and throttleman David Selley mounted a composed, tactically astute challenge to cross the line in third position.
Having arrived at the final event as series leaders, the podium finish proved more than enough to secure the overall points crown. Bridges and Selley were officially crowned Super Stock National Champions, capping an extraordinary season of consistency and speed at the summit of offshore racing.
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Team Bermuda secure podium finish in Clearwater Beach Thriller
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Championship leaders Steven Bridges and David Selley kept their title bid firmly on track with a hard-fought podium finish at the Clearwater Beach Nationals in Florida.
Taking to the Gulf waters for Race 5 of the weekend, the highly anticipated Super Stock class delivered high-speed drama from the green flag along the beachfront circuit.
Piloting the S-25 Team Bermuda, Bridges and Selley navigated choppy conditions and fierce traffic to cross the line in third place, adding valuable championship points to their tally as the series heads towards its climax.
They were closely followed by fellow Bermudian driver Luis Martins, who brought home the S-12 Nuff Said / Bermuda in fourth place alongside throttleman Nick Imprescia after a fiercely competitive duel through the turns.
Monday, September 21, 2026
Sousa & Sutherland Share Spoils in Thrilling Cross Island Races
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High-octane racing returned to the West End as the Bermuda Power Boat Association staged the National Race and the prestigious Rickai 'Pugi' Raynor Memorial at Cross Island.
A competitive fleet produced blistering action across two heats, with Ricky Sousa III and Nick Cabral powering to the overall honours in Race One before Chad Sutherland—partnered by Sergio Raynor—stole the spotlight to capture overall victory in Race Two.
The opening heat saw Sousa and Cabral set the benchmark in boat B20, dominating the B Class and sweeping the overall chequered flag in clinical fashion.
They finished ahead of the fast-charging A-Class winners Brandon DeSilva and Blake Burgess in A111, who took a deserved second overall, while Chad Sutherland and Lee Wilson steered C87 home in third place overall after taking the C-Class honours.
DeSilva and Burgess were untroubled in the A Class, holding off Chris Marshall and Santiago Roe in A3, with Marcus Pimental and Amber Furtado rounding out the podium places in A5.
In the fiercely contested B Class, Sousa and Cabral were pursued across the line by Tai Bean and Quince Dowling in B441, with Jahcai Morris and Jeneko Place (B921) taking third and Damon Morris alongside Rick Raynor (B48) finishing fourth.
Sutherland and Wilson fended off Phillip Pavia and Cameron White (C588) to win the C Class, while Matthew Smith and Brendan Renaud completed an uncontested run in D94 to claim top honours in D Class.
The second heat delivered high drama, particularly in the B Class, where opening-race winners Sousa and Cabral were forced to retire with a DNF, and Damon Morris' B48 failed to take the start.
That opened the door for Sutherland, who teamed up with Sergio Raynor in C87. The pair seized the initiative with an aggressive, clean run through the swell to take both the C-Class crown and the overall Race Two victory.
Tai Bean and Quince Dowling capitalised on the B-Class attrition to steer B441 to the class win and secure a brilliant second place overall, finishing ahead of third-placed Jahcai Morris and Jeneko Place (B921).
Brandon DeSilva and Blake Burgess maintained their immaculate form in A111, doubling up on their A-Class victories to claim third place overall. Marshall and Roe again finished runners-up in A3, followed by Pimental and Furtado in A5.
Matthew Smith and Brendan Renaud capped a flawless afternoon in D94, repeating their victory in the D Class to conclude an exhilarating programme of racing at Cross Island.
