THE OTHER AMERICA’S CUP
This is a story about the golden age of powerboat racing – and the pioneers who shaped it. A story that blends the quest for speed, world records and famous trophies with personal and national pride. Of the marriage between high horsepower engines and seat-of-your-pants nautical design – and two, larger-than-life drivers who dominated the trans-Atlantic rivalry.
Their battle culminated in the 1933 race for the illustrious Harmsworth Cup – at the time the ‘Blue Riband’ of powerboat racing – on Michigan’s St Clair River.
Established in 1903 by Britain’s Sir Alfred Harmsworth, the event was envisaged as an international competition. Open to boats of up to 40 feet in length, the rules stipulated that boat and
