UIMNATIONSCUPWORLDSERIES
Country participation 2011 (Singapore):
Brazil, Brunei, Finland, Hungary, Malaysia, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, UAE
Country participation 2012 (Khor Fakkan):
Brazil, Brunei, Finland, Malaysia, Qatar, South
Africa, UAE
Country participation 2013 (Doha/Abu Dhabi):
Italy, Lebanon, Norway, Qatar, Russia, Saudi
Arabia, UAE, Venezuela
Country participation 2014 (Doha):
Belarus, Italy, Malaysia, Qatar, Russia,
Saudi Arabia, UAE
2011 Marina Bay, Singapore
Nations Cup winner
: Team UAE - Ahmed Al
Hameli / Majed Al Mansoori
Match race winner
: Ahmed Al Hameli (uae)
Sprint race 1 winner:
Ahmed Al Hameli (uae)
Sprint race 2 winner
: Ahmed Al Hameli (uae)
2012 Khor Fakkan, Sharjah, UAE
Nations Cup winner:
Team UAE - Majed Al
Mansoori / Rashed Al Tayer
Match race winner:
Majed A;l Mansoori (uae)
Sprint race 1 winner:
Majed Al Mansoori (uae)
Sprint race 2 winner:
Majed Al Mansoori (uae)
2013 Nations Cup winner:
Team UAE –
Mohamed Al Mehairbi / Rashed Al Qemzi
2013 Doha, Qatar
Nations Cup Qatar Grand Prix winner:
Team Russia – Mickhail Kitashev / Andrei
Paniushkin / Dmitry Vandyshev / Roman
Vandyshev
Match Race winner:
Khalid Al Kuwari (qat)
Sprint race 1 winner:
Rashed Al Qemzi (uae)
Sprint race 2 winner:
Rashed Al Qemzi (uae)
2013 Abu Dhabi, UAE
Nations Cup Abu Dhabi Grand Prix winner
:
Team UAE – Mohamed Al Mehairbi / Rashed
Al Qemzi
Match Race winner:
Khalid Al Kuwari (qat)
Sprint race 1 winner:
Rashed Al Qemzi (uae)
Sprint race 2 winner:
Rashed Al Qemzi (uae)
A one-make international inshore circuit racing powerboat championship
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World governing body, Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM)
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Promoter, H2O Racing
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Emphasis on team participation and country success rather than individual
performance and result
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Each team is sanctioned by its UIM affiliated National Authority
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Each team run two boats, with two to four drivers sharing practice, qualifying and
racing responsibilities over a three day Grand Prix weekend
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Maximum ten countries and 20 boats per event
TECHNICAL
Identical stock boats, engines,
propellers
Single-seater, tunnel hull catamaran
Overall Length:
5302mm (with engine 5945mm)
Beam: 2185mm
Minimum Weight: 455kgs
Engines:
Mercury Optimax 200XS SST
Capacity: 2.5litre
HP: 225
RPM: 8000
Propeller: Dewald (two sets)
Design/Build: H2O Racing
Boat Construction:
Carbon / Kevlar – Epoxy
Boats, engines, propellers drawn for
at beginning of event weekend
EVENT
Two/Three days
Two/Three practice sessions
One oǸcial qualifying session to
determine start order of Match race
Match Race; knockout competition,
two boats racing off on an alternate
course, best of three runs, winners
progress to final
Two x 20 minute sprint races
Circuit length; circa 1650m
POINTS
Points - 1st 25pts ; 2nd 22pts ; 3rd
20pts ; 4th 18pts ; 5th 16pts ; 6th
15pts ; 7th 14pts ; 8th 13pts ; 9th
12pts ; 10th 11pts ; 11th 10pts ; 12th
9pts ; 13th 8pts ; 14th 7pts ; 15th 6pts
: 16th 5pts ; 17th 4pts ; 18th 3pts ;
19th 2pts ; 20th 1pt
Points (ALL points achieved by
drivers from the Match Race and
Sprint races count towards overall
Nations Cup Team result – Match
race and Sprint races are individual
driver competitions - points from
sprint races are combined to
determine winner - points achieved
in sprint race 2 determines overall
result in the event of a tie).
Web: cuph2o.com
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