1956 U-8 Hawaii Kai III
About the Hawaii Kai III (Source: Lon Erikson) The U-8 Hawaii Kai III in 1957. The Hawaii Kai III was built in 1956 for industrialist Edgar Kaiser. Edgar and his father Henry gained worldwide acclaim during World War II for…
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1955 U-60 Miss Thriftway
About the 1955 Miss Thriftway (Source: Mark Douty) The first MISS THRIFTWAY was designed by Ted Jones and built by Les Staudacher in 1954. Sponsored by the Associated Grocers chain of Stores and represented by Willard Rhodes, the 1955 hull…
1950 U-27 Slo mo shun IV
About the Slo mo shun IV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKEvP49Rxys&list=PLuC1Vv0-e3duhks-hlqqscShpibnN-hAQ&index=5 In the years before the Mariners and other local big league sports teams, Seattle had the Slo-mo-shun IV hydroplane – “Slo-mo” for short. This speedy vessel’s designers, builders and racers, Anchor Jensen, Ted…
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#GiveBig2024 May 7 – 8 GiveBIG is our most important Online Fundraiser of the year! A portion of all donations made to The Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum through the GiveBIG website will be matched by the Washington Gives Foundation -making your donation…
Jones Launches Seattle Tradition
Jones Launches Seattle Tradition By David Eskenazi and Steve Rudman Engineer Ted Jones harbored a lot of creative (even radical) ideas about boat design, which spawned one of Seattle’s most storied traditions — unlimited hydroplane racing. Every summer thousands of…