Perfect conditions for opening round of Superboat International



12:51 AM Thu 26 May 2011 GMT
Rodrick Cox
Twenty seven crews turned out for the opening round of the 2011 Superboat International Racing Series off Cocoa Beach, Florida, last weekend. The awesome, turbine-powered catamaran Miss Geico turned it on for the big crowd packing the beaches and piers along the length of the famous Cocoa Beach race circuit. Superboat International president, John Carbonell, labelled the second annual Brighthouse Networks Space Coast Grand Prix as one of, if not the best, season opener in the past 20-years. 'We have seen some of the closest head-to-head racing and our decision to shorten the race course and bring it closer to ...


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