About the Circus Circus (Source: Steve Cernich)Steve Reynolds takes the Circus Circus out on the Columbia River during the 1979 Columbia Cup. (From Fred Farley’s “The Steve Reynolds Story) The new MISS CIRCUS CIRCUS was launched on April 26, 1979,…
About the Squire Shop For anyone from the Pacific Northwest, the name Squire Shop brings back images of hanging out at the mall, bell-bottomed painter pants, a hometown hydroplane, and a young driver named Chip with feathered blonde hair. The…
About the “Blue Blaster” On Thursday, January 7th, the 1977 Atlas Van Lines unlimited hydroplane began a long journey back to glory in the restoration shop of the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum in Kent, Washington. The first small step was…
About the 1976 Oh Boy! Oberto Originally built as the “Notre Dame” in 1962 for owner Shirley McDonald, Bill Wuster owned and drove the boat sponsored by the Oberto company during the 1976 season. Wuster would finish fourth place in…
About the Miss Pay ‘N Pak The story of the Winged Wonder began its life on the draftboards of master boatbuilder Ron Jones. The number of innovations involved with this boat are numerous. Although there had been a couple of…