Victorian Speed Boat Club

28/08/2026

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In association with the Glenmaggie & District Boat Club, the National Drivers Championship are happy to confirm that the final round of the hotly contested Tattooz R us X100 NDC will take place at the end of October 👊🏁🏆

27/08/2026

Weekend Reading: "Hang on, ’cause we’re airborne"

*****In 1970-71 the opening of the race season was the first time that the course had been run anti-clockwise*****

***VULTURE by GILFLITE - Part III***
“It was the silences, the long smooth silences which were the most scaring parts of the 80 mph speedboat ride. Because when it went quiet like that, the 17ft, clinker built racer was airborne, completely airborne”.
Owner/driver: John Lewis now holds three Australian and five Victorian records with the boat apart from several championships. And all these have come in just one year’s racing.
The Age, SATURDAY Sept. 12th 1970
"Read all about it" ...... link below!
***Historical Note: ANTI-CLOCKWISE Racing - More than 25 speedboats are expected at Albert Park Lake for the 1 p.m. opening of the Victorian Speed Boat Association’s 1970-71 racing season.
The opening should provide thrills, for it will be the first time that the course has been raced anti-clock wise. The field should be bunched on the first turn at the end of the main straight, the tightest turn of the course.
Anti-clockwise racing will be the rule in Australia for the coming season.`
https://gilflite.com.au/.../04/27/vulture-part-iii-airborne/ See less

26/08/2026

Powerboat Racing, the V.S.B.C. & Me - by Bob Carter

Here is a tale about one of our notable journalist/photographers, who covered Australian Powerboat Racing during its golden era, when this dynamic sport regularly graced the front pages of national and local newspapers, as well as being a staple in popular boating magazines.

This is Bob Carters most recent article (written by request for GILFLITE Boat Talk - link below), where Bob reflects on his decades of dedication to Australian Powerboat Racing. Since his first ignition of obsession in the 1950’s, he has raced boats, written about them, and captured them through his photography.

https://gilflite.com.au/2026/08/03/powerboat-racing-the-v-s-b-c-and-me/

26/08/2026

26/08/2026

🚨 JUNIORS WEDNESDAY BEGINS NOW! 🚨

We’re kicking off today’s entry reveals with the first of three Land siblings heading to the 2026 UHPBC Windsor Spectacular!

First up is the youngest and newest racer in the family, Hudson Land, racing Little Desperado in the J1 class! 🔥🏁

Representing the Victorian Speed Boat Club, Hudson is beginning his own Junior racing journey and following in the footsteps of his older siblings.

The Land family are fantastic supporters of Junior racing, with Hudson’s parents proudly stepping up as the naming-rights sponsors of the Junior National Drivers Championship.

🔥 BOAT: Little Desperado
🚤 DRIVER: Hudson Land
🏆 CLASS: J1
📍 CLUB: Victorian Speed Boat Club

Every racing journey has to begin somewhere, and for Hudson, it starts in J1! We can’t wait to welcome this newest little racer to Windsor and watch him gain confidence with every lap.

⏳ ONLY 23 DAYS TO GO!

📅 18–20 September 2026
📍 Windsor, NSW

Want to join the Junior action? Enter now:
👉 https://form.jotform.com/uhpbc/2026-windsor-spec

🐦 Early-bird pricing closes 6 September.

Stay tuned—the next Land sibling is coming up!

25/08/2026

🏁Did you know it’s BOOK Week for the school kids!! And……..
🏁What else would you go to book week dressed like when ur a boat racer with ur own books 🥰💗🏁🥰💙🏁
🏁LAND Racing Team 👍🏼

23/08/2026

🏁From the Archives:1972 EC Griffith Cup Program presented by the Victorian Speed Boat Club
🏁Interesting Club History and great photo


🏁Credits noted on bottom of page (pg 3)

22/08/2026

VSBC & MRSBC conducting cell orientation at Melton Waves today

21/08/2026

Victorian Speed Boat Club Race Dates

Get ready for the action! Lock in these dates for the VSBC Race Calendar. Stay tuned for the full schedule - Boat Racing at it's finest & fastest! Link to VSBC website with upcoming race dates, below.........

https://www.vsbc.com.au/Proprider/upcoming-vsbc-dates