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Rev your engines! Snake River Shootout speedboat race returns to Idaho Falls

Stormy skies swirled over the Snake River in Idaho Falls Monday afternoon — but the roaring sound Greenbelt pedestrians heard nearby wasn’t thunder. Speedboat racers were test-running their vessels in ...
KLTV

1 killed in boat race incident on Lake O’ the Pines

MARION COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A person has died after an incident involving a jet boat on Lake O’ the Pines Saturday. According to Texas Parks and Wildlife, boaters were racing at about 3:40 p.m. when ...
app.com

Roar on the River boat race in Highlands sunk by Coast Guard over safety worries

The Roar on the River powerboat races and festival in Highlands were canceled due to U.S. Coast Guard safety concerns. The Coast Guard cited the tight racecourse, proximity to spectator zones, and ...
The New York Times

Boat Race concerns as River Thames contains high levels of E. coli bacteria, study shows

Concerns have been raised before the men’s and women’s Boat Races between Oxford University and Cambridge University on Sunday after testing found high levels of the bacteria E. coli in the River ...
The New York Times

The Boat Race: Why has Oxford and Cambridge’s annual river rivalry endured for almost 200 years?

You get two long, thin, canoe-type structures, stick nine people in them and then row along the River Thames in London for 15 minutes or so. Sounds pretty basic, yes? Well, it is, but then so is ...
Statesman Journal

Oregon limits jet boats with engines above 15 horsepower on Upper Rogue River

The Oregon State Marine Board limited fast-moving jet boats on the Upper Rogue River after a long and contentious battle between anglers, environmental groups and commercial jet boat drivers. The ...