"What could have been a nightmare weekend turned into a dream weekend to remember for the #99 Fountain Worldwide reigning Evolution champion pairing of pilot James Sheppard and throttleman Craig Wilson as they took victory in today%u2019s Sprint race and secured the Italian Grand Prix of the Sea trophy."

"The #07 VoomVoom.com crew of pilot Gareth Williams and throttleman Vahid Ganjavian had the perfect surprise ending to their Italian Grand Prix of the Sea weekend, inheriting the SuperSport Sprint race win after the Endurance race-winning #44 Conam Yachts boat was handed a two-minute penalty for jumping the start."

"It was a case of survival of the fittest in the first Evolution class race of the 2008 Powerboat P1 season, and the story of a likely - yet also unlikely - victor as we had an incident-packed finale to the first day of the Italian Grand Prix of the Sea weekend"

"Reigning Powerboat P1 Evolution class champions James Shepperd and Craig Wilson have said that their win in the #99 Fountain Worldwide boat in today's Italian Grand Prix of the Sea Endurance race was probably one of the hardest of their career."

"The #44 Conam Yachts crew dominated the SuperSport Endurance race in ItalyThere was home joy for the Italian-based #44 Conam Yachts SuperSport team in today%u2019s opening round of the 2008 Powerboat P1 championship %u2013 the Italian Grand Prix of the Sea in San Benedetto del Tronto."

"A high-speed spectator shadows a SuperSport boat in San Benedetto del Tronto, ItalyConditions couldn%u2019t be better for the start of the 2008 Powerboat P1 season in San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy, this weekend. We%u2019re just an hour away from the first race of the season %u2013 the SuperSport Endurance race at 11:30 local time (10:30 GMT) - and the water is looking incredibly smooth."

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Typhoon Racing On a Roll in USA's Offshore Super Series 2008

If winning was easy, everyone would be doing it. Typhoon Racing knows that it takes hard work and dedication to win and that's just what they did at the first race of the 2008 Offshore Super Series race in Biloxi Mississippi on April 6th. Typhoon Racing scorched into first place in the Vee Lite class having come from the third row on the starting grid, in a class of 8 boats. They took home their share of the $50,000 purse by running an average speed of 83.23 mph around the eight mile course. With the intent of securing their lead in the standings, Typhoon had everything in play during the second race of the OSS season in Lake Havasu, Arizona on Sunday April 28. With a last place start on the grid, the team moved up from 6th place to 2nd place only to have the unthinkable - and almost impossible - happen.. a broken propeller that quite literally propelled them out of the race."