Category 1960s

1968 U-1 Miss Budweiser

1968 Miss Budweiser

About the 1968 Miss Budwesier (Source: ) The 1968 Miss Budweiser was the 5th boat owned by the legendary Bernie Little. He would claim his first Gold Cup and National Championship with this hull. The newest member of the Hydroplane…

1962 U-7 Notre Dame

1962 Notre Dame background

About the 1962 Notre Dame There was a time when hydroplane racing was a ‘gentleman’s sport’, when successful entrepreneurs invested their hard-earned wealth in something akin to a water-borne sport of kings.  Industrialists like Dodge, Kaiser, Boeing and DuPont, were…

1960 U-4 Miss Burien

Miss Burien 1960

About the Miss Burien The original Miss Burien became kindling on Lake Coeur d’Alene during the running of the Diamond Cup in 1959. Like all unlimited hydroplane aficionados, owner Peter Woeck wanted to see the legacy of his boat continue.…