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The
A.P.B.A. is a not for profit organization which exists
to control, govern & administer, formulate &
enforce all racing & safety rules throughout
Australia for competition between powerboats.
It
is an "association of associations", the
affiliated member clubs are members of their
respective State Councils, each with its own
constitution. The six states collectively form the
National Council.
Members
of the National Executive are appointed annually by
the states. Changes to the racing & safety rules
are also voted on at the (July) annual meeting by the
states and clubs. It is internationally
affiliated with the UIM, the
world controlling body of the sport.
  
HISTORY
Early
History of Australian competition in organised power
boat racing appears to have originated from the
activities of the "Motor Boat Club" formed
in Sydney on the 6th July 1905. Many years later the
"Power Boat Association of Australasia" was
formed and had its first meeting on the 29th November
1929, at the Royal Motor Yacht Club - Rose Bay in
Sydney, with the Club's Commodore, Mr Stuart F Doyle,
as chairman. Victorian and Queensland representation
attended the meeting and sub committee was appointed
to draw up a Constitution and Rules for the purpose of
controlling Championships in power boat racing.
Prior
to this, the first race for the Australasian
Championship and silver Championship Shield, presented
by Mr E C Griffith, was held during the 1909-10 season
and was won by Mr A Davies' "Fairbanks".
During the 1912-13 season, Mr Griffith presented a
silver cup for the Australasian Championship and was
known as the "Griffith Australasian Championship
Cup".
The
first race was held over a course at Manly, NSW and
was won by Mr A Hordern's "Kangaroo". After
a spell of seven years, owing to the 1914-18 war, the
race was again held, this time in Adelaide on 25th
February 1922, being won by the Rymill Brothers'
"Tortoise", the speed being approximately 33
mph. Another inaugural cup, the Albert Cup for the 151
cubic inch class, was donated and first competed for
on the 14th March 1925 and was won by Mr J W
Breckenridges' "Miss Brec". With outboard
motors proving popular in the year 1927, the
O'Donoghue Brothers presented the Australian Outboard
Championship Shield, which was competed for on the
Rose Bay course on 28th April 1928 and was won by Mr E
A Williams' "Elto".
The
first race to be conducted under the control of the
new Association was the "Eastway Shield" for
the Championship of NSW and was held on the 28th
February 1931 for which the Association Certificate
No. 1 was issued. To encourage a championship for
displacement boats, Commodore Stuart Doyle presented
the "Stuart Doyle Gold Cup" in 1933. Ernest
Griffith who had presented the "Griffith
Australasian Cup" and had been Honorary Secretary
of the Rose Bay Club for 26 years, died on the 8th
March 1935. The late Mr Griffith was extremely active
in the formation of the Australian Power Boat
Association and became its first Honorary Secretary.
During
the 1930's an organisation of seven NSW Clubs formed
themselves into an Association to promote State
Competition, but after discussion, between this body,
known as the NSW Motor Boat Association, joined forces
with the Australasian Power Boat Association during
March 1933. Member clubs at the time were Royal Motor
Yacht Clubs - Rose Bay, Broken Bay and Newcastle
branches, South Australian Motor Boat Association,
Queensland Motor Boat Association, Australian Motor
Yacht Squadron, St George Motor Boat Club, Cooks River
Motor Boat Club, Deepwater Motor Boat Club, Jewfish
Bay Motor Boat Club, Woronora Motor Boat Club and
Georges River Motor Boat Club.
The
organisation grew steadily and slowly until the
outbreak of war in 1939 when activities were suspended
for some years. On the 27th November 1944, the
Association Council met and prepared for post-war
activities in Rule revision, etc. The policy of State
autonomy was formulated and pursued by visits
interstate and it was during 1953, that the first
State Council, that of South Australia was
established. All other States followed and on the 18th
July 1955, at St George Motor Boat Club, an inaugural
dinner was held, with some seventy Club Officers and
Delegates attending, to launch the new organisation.
The
first National Executive consisted of President -
Colonel R S Coates; Vice President - J T Stevens and
Honorary Secretary - T H Felstead. Under the new
procedures, Annual Meetings are now held and with over
forty Clubs, a wealth of trophies and well-founded
standardised racing rules, the sport has and will
continue to benefit greatly, particularly from the
efforts of those Association Officers and Delegates,
all of whom spent much time and effort in the early
stages, to bring about clean and keen competition for
Australasian enthusiasts.
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RACE
BOAT NEWS :
06.11.04
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Entries confirmed for GP Hydro World Championships
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Date change for 2005 EC Griffith Cup
17.02.05
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New website links added
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Two club reunions added to events
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Photos added to the gallery
12.02.05
>> Details for the NSW & Australian Junior
Championships added
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Results from 2005 Dargle Spectacular
23.01.05
>> Details for Dargle Spectacular 2005 added
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Record - Form 20 - 5kb
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Form for All Classes - Form 9 - 37kb
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Form for Drag Classes - Form 9a - 41kb
Application
to Conduct a Special Record Attempt - Form 24 - 7kb
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Certificate for Stopwatches - Form 6 -
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Timesheet
for Speed & Time Trials - Form 2&3 - 29kb
Inboard
Timing Sheet - Form 10 - 10kb
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Championship Report - Form 13 - 22kb
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Report on Speed / Time Trials - Form 5 - 11kb
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