Record Breaker - Following in his Father's footsteps.

Published on: 04/06/2015

Sam Whittle, the son of Keith Whittle, Managing Director of Mercury Racing dealership Powertech Marine of Hayling Island, achieved a World and National record during the 44th Annual Coniston Powerboat Records Week.

Sam, in his Mercury powered Molgaard Catamaran hull, set a new World and National Water Speed Record of 70.45mph in the S1000 Class. His father took part in the 2013 records week achieving five speed records and had a lucky escape when his boat left the water and flipped one and a half times backwards and landed stern first, upside down!

A total of 6 World Records and 16 national records were broken during the 44th Records Week, an event run solely by volunteers and takes the participation of over 60 individuals to enable this great British tradition to take place and the records to be broken

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