Powerboat spectacular
roars into Looe
Alastair Pearn and navigator Chris Reeves, both from Looe, compete
n the Sunday racing event in their new powerboat.
A town is set to host a powerboat racing spectacular Alastair told Looe News: ‘Norman Pearn and Co Ltd and AP
next spring following the success of a two-day Marine are delighted to announce that Looe will be hosting
event in Looe recently.
one of the powerboat racing national events next year, on
the first May Bank Holiday, which should see
Alastair Pearn, of AP Marine Racing based at Norman
more than 20 racing boats from different classes.
Pearn and Co in Looe, organised the event and was
delighted that the ‘come and try’ days had been successful.
‘All in all the weekend had been a superb one for Looe and
for powerboat racing! We took a good number of people
He said all the participants and safety officers had been
out in the racing boats on the Saturday to help show
impressed by Looe as a venue, not only for its prime
what powerboat racing is really all about.’
location for spectators and competitors, but also for the
tremendous support the town had given.
He said a big thank you to everyone that helped out over
the weekend, including the operators of the safety boats,
Looe Sailing Club, coastguards, Looe harbourmaster Geoff
Alastair, who took part with navigator Chris Reeves in his
Penhaligon and the Looe fishing fleet and trip boats that
new boat, an Ocke Mannerfelt B23 ‘Bat Boat’, had arranged
maintained a good safe distance from the racecourse
for his fellow powerboat racers to visit the town in the hope
on the Sunday.
of generating interest in the sport and putting Looe on
racing map. He was confident the location and facilities
As an added bonus the winner of the Sunday’s race was
would attract racers from around Britain and that the
one of the Cornish entrants Richard Green, from St Austell,
events would provide a spectacle for both visitors
in his boat Racing Green.The event also raised £100
and local residents.
for the St John Ambulance.
The successful weekend saw around 12 boats coming More information about Alastair’s racing team and the
from across the country to take part. sport can be found at www.apmarineracing.co.uk
Ian Stirling from St Austell in action in his boat, Racing Green, off Looe on the Sunday Powerboat Black Thunder competes in the Sunday racing.
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