2005 Galleries

Boats That Fly : December 31, 2005. The Museum of Flight's exhibit, Boats That Fly, recaptured the drama, the passion and the hometown pride of a city coming together and coming of age. Co-sponsored by The Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum, with further support from the Museum of History & Industry and SEAFAIR, the exhibit presented the stories, sights and sounds of Golden-Age hydro racing in Seattle through rare artifacts, models, video presentations and oral histories. Three historic boats: the 1946 Tempo VI, the 1951 Slo-mo-shun V and the 1962 Miss Bardahl highlighted the exhibit that took longtime Seattleites back to this exciting time in the city's cultural life and that introduced newcomers to the fascinating history of the sport and the passion of hydro racing.

Boats That Fly

December 31, 2005. The Museum of Flight's exhibit, Boats That Fly, recaptured the drama, the passion and the hometown pride of a city coming together and coming of age. Co-sponsored by The Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum, with further support from the Museum of History & Industry and SEAFAIR, the exhibit presented the stories, sights and so ...

Updated: Nov 09, 2006 9:43am PST

Columbia Cup, Tri-Cities, WA : July 29, 2007. Atlas Van Lines and Miss Budweiser provided the thunder on the Columbia River for years with their piston-powered engines. Sunday, the two vintage boats took to the water and went head-to-head in an exhibition race, reaching speeds of nearly 130 mph. Driven by the legendary Chip Hanauer, the restored 1982 Atlas Van Lines led the three-lap exhibition race the entire way, but the 1980 Miss Budweiser, with a Rolls Royce Griffon engine, overtook Hanauer at the finish line.

Columbia Cup, Tri-Cities, WA

July 29, 2007. Atlas Van Lines and Miss Budweiser provided the thunder on the Columbia River for years with their piston-powered engines. Sunday, the two vintage boats took to the water and went head-to-head in an exhibition race, reaching speeds of nearly 130 mph. Driven by the legendary Chip Hanauer, the restored 1982 Atlas Van Lines ...

Updated: Sep 21, 2006 7:37pm PST

'Madison' Prevue : March, 2, 2005. A capacity crowd of nearly 400 hydroplane and movie fans packed the new Regal East Valley Cinema in Renton, Washington to prevue the long-awaited movie, 'Madison.' The movie, directed by William Bindley and starring James Caviezel, Jake Lloyd, Mary McCormack and Bruce Dern, is a father-son action/drama based on the inspiring true story of the tiny, dying town of Madison, Indiana and its legendary, come-from-behind win in the 1971 race for the Gold Cup of hydroplane boat racing. The Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum provided vintage unlimited hydroplanes, and not-so-vintage drivers and crew members, to help with the filming of this heartwarming, family movie.

'Madison' Prevue

March, 2, 2005. A capacity crowd of nearly 400 hydroplane and movie fans packed the new Regal East Valley Cinema in Renton, Washington to prevue the long-awaited movie, 'Madison.' The movie, directed by William Bindley and starring James Caviezel, Jake Lloyd, Mary McCormack and Bruce Dern, is a father-son action/drama based on the inspiri ...

Updated: Oct 07, 2007 7:56pm PST

R/C Unlimiteds Hydro Show : February 5, 2005. The first ever R/C Unlimited's Hydro Show was a overwhelming success as a large contingency of hydroplane and radio-controlled model enthusiasts turned out for the inaugural event. The Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum played host to dozens of beautiful 1/8th scale nitro and 1/8th scale fast electric unlimited hydroplanes that represent over 50 years of unlimited hydroplane history.

R/C Unlimiteds Hydro Show

February 5, 2005. The first ever R/C Unlimited's Hydro Show was a overwhelming success as a large contingency of hydroplane and radio-controlled model enthusiasts turned out for the inaugural event. The Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum played host to dozens of beautiful 1/8th scale nitro and 1/8th scale fast electric unlimited hydroplanes tha ...

Updated: Nov 13, 2006 12:42pm PST