It would have been way cool if they popped up a half mile ahead, in the lead.

Samir, you're breaking the boat!!

Can we take a moment ti realize that another team just forgot the race to help these guys? That’s true sportsmanship right there.

Mad props to the boat that quit the race to shield the 2 men in the water from others.

"Dramatically changing the boats trajectory" I love the brits.

G force on that deceleration must have been brutal... jeez

The Cameraman did a brilliant job of catching and holding the boat perfectly in frame, plus he was talking with the pilot and producer at same time. The crew were battered but managed a long night in the bar that evening. The drivers life was saved by realising what was about to happen and ducking down just in time. His kevlar race seat had its back broken low down, the forces were incredible. The boat was doing at least 74mph and stopped within a very few feet.The boats back breaking by his feet absorbed some of the impact (lucky he didn't get trapped in the huge crack) plus the driver was wearing a very bulky life jacket with proper chest padding. He was hurt, cracked ribs and very battered left thigh, but nothing Guinness and ibuprofen in that order couldn't cure. The final verdict was driver error, the gearbox and prop acting as a brake and tipping the bow down. The boat was unfamiliar to the driver, he preferred the flatter deck of the 18' version but recognises his error. The West Country News next day called it a 'death crash', he had to ring a lot of people to advise the contrary. Credit to the Co-Driver, also battered, but he is still racing 20 years on, the driver retired and took up triathlon....he was after all used to swimming in adverse conditions and preferred the lesser impact when things went wrong.

“Hey bro I’m feeling a little thirsty” “Say no more friend...”

Under 1 minute ✅ Straight to the point ✅ No bullshit ✅

I hate when water goes up my nose. That must have felt great.

0% clickbait 0% sponsors 0% intros 100% to the point

A lot of that spine breaking energy was gobbled up when the hull snapped. It saved their necks, literally.

Honestly i thought that they were going to actually go under water and pop back up and resume the race.

This boat was having an identity crisis. For a second, thought it was a plane. Then decided it wanted to be a submarine instead.

Never thought about it, but speed boat racing has to be one of the more dangerous sports

Whoever stopped their race to protect them were heroes! They should get a trophy for that! Well done!

*"My car does 0-60 in 2.9 seconds."* *"That's nothing. My boat goes 74-0 instantaneously."*

Wow, 2006, KZfaq recommendations are going further and further back

Just crossed outboard boat racing from the bucket list. Okay, got that done.

His name was Giovanni Giorgio, but people call him.......Giorgio.

That boat turned into a submarine faster than a real submarine!😂😂😂

14 years later: let’s recommend this to him

I came from KZfaq shorts just to see the full finish. I’m satisfied now😊

What happened with youtube algorithm??? After 14 years 🤨 I come here.. I come from 2021

Boat racing is insane. Basically you are doing something that requires a more predictable surface the faster you go on an utterly unpredictable surface.

Instant brain wiggle.

If my math is right, they pulled -3 G's in that stop. But the real G's were the guy's that stopped.

You know when a video is legendary when: - Its 10 years or older - It has a simple title - The video quality is garbage - Lasts for less than a minute - Has absolutly no context - Has millions of views - Its recommended by youtube - The channel that uploaded it has no more than 5 vids

How does the water coming over not just snap their necks?

*GTA III* “Flying vehicles code activated”

Fun fact: All the most legendary videos are under a minute.

Friendly reminder that going for the record breaking top speed in a boat has a 80% fatality rate

This boat identifies as a submarine..

I've stopped dead from 7 MPH while running a 6000 lbs skid steer. I'm 220 lbs and that wasn't fun. I hope these guys are ok.

Can you even imagine how violent that deceleration would have felt? Think of the last time you rode a roller coaster where the brakes at the end of the ride really sent you flying forward as the car came to a stop... then multiply that by 100 and maybe that's starting to get into the range of what this would feel like! And thats not even mentioning the shock of suddenly taking a wall of water to the face at 70+ mph

The best stuff on yt,legendary oldschool videos who are recomendet that are shorter than a minute but gives so much cool vibra.

Dude shout out to the other competitors that stopped to assist. That was awesome of them.

Who else is here 14 years later? First time I'm seeing this

Anybody else thinking Willie and Al, I don't see boat racing lol ............Legends

Hats off to whom ever built the hull. I can't believe it just didn't blow apart when it went under.

I want to point out the chopper that the camera man was in was going no less than the speed of the boat, and it too stopped on a dime and the Camera Man never lost sight of the boat. Not for a single frame. He, is a badass.

"Are we a speedboat or submarine"? Speedboat: "Yes"!

I ain’t never watched boats in my life but here I am

How have I not watched this kind of racing on tv lol

The same thing happened to my father on the Ohio River, 1987 in an outboard hydroplane at 65mph. Ejected head first into the water with his arms at his sides. Right shoulder was so badly dislocated that it stretched/tore the nerves and he lost 75% of the arm's strength and range of motion. Amazing his neck wasn't snapped...

Let appreciate that we all got recommended a video that was posted in 06. I was fuckin 5 years old when it was posted lmao

The camera work is impressive.

straight to the point - ✅ under a minute - ✅ no bullshit - ✅ default pfp - ✅ more than 5 years old - ✅ We found a new legendary video

i'm just trying to imagine the g-force they have experienced.

What's most impressive is the camera persons ability to adjust to the change of speed without really losing them in the frame. 👏👏👏

U-Boat mode in 1 second, that´s pure German technology at its best!!!

What a beautiful gesture of sportsmanship!

1) props to the racers putting others' lives before racing! that's amazing to see 👏 2) wow! never seen a lower unit just pivot a boat like that!

Those were the days when these short videos were much better than today's KZfaq Shorts.

This should be a sport. Boat diving

Probably a scary feeling when you feel the boat go completely airborne for a split second or two... just before the thing is going to dive in the water and make you lose your lunch XD

14 years goes by.. youtube algorithm - "it's time"

Nobody: KZfaq after 14 years: yea this is a good time to promote this

Fun fact : every legendary video is less then 1 minute.

14 years ago? Jesus is this an original youtube video

Boat, boat, submarine, coffin....lol

Speed racing boats just seems unnecessary. Don't get me wrong, looks fun and all, but get any air under that thing and you're fucked.

16 years old! This is one of the oldest recommended videos I've seen so far 😎

Nobody: Me when I'm trying to fall asleep and remember that embarrassing thing I did 5 years ago: 0:16

He no longer brushes his teeth, he brushes the steering wheel.

Big ups to the cameraman that did a fantastic job of keeping his eye on what can become a monotonous event.

Some math for who asks: they stopped in around 7 meters (give or take), going from 74 knots (137 km/h or 38 m/s) to 0. Assuming a constant deceleration (which is not, but its' ok for estimate purposes) here are the equations for space and speed: SPACE = 0.5*DECELERATION*TIME^2 SPEED = DECELERATION*TIME What we know is SPACE = 7, SPEED = 38 We solve the second equation for TIME: TIME = SPEED / DECELERATION Then we plug TIME in this new form, inside the first equation: SPACE = 0.5*DECELERATION*(SPEED/DECELERATION)^2 Finally we solve for DECELERATION: DECELERATION = 0.5*(SPEED^2) / SPACE = 0.5*(38^2) / 7 = 103 m/s^2 = *10 G* (give or take)

KZfaq algorithm: he will literally watch anything lmaoo

Omg imagine their faces. Smashed forward like that. Such whiplash. Crazy.

When 70 mph looks this fast, it's so fascinating that a black marlin can go up to 80 mph...

“Extra” “ordinary”. Love the way the Brits speak proper English !

The low windscreen actually creates a small pocket, and the water goes completely over the heads of the passengers before rushing in to fill the negative space behind them, and assisting their exit

14 years? Wow, Its like stepping into a time machine and reliving the excitement when YT still at its infantcy.

Boat “I don’t want to live like this anymore” Driver “what do you mean?” Boat “I’m a dolphin now bich”

The "stark reality of powerboat racing" is that the boats are really submarines :D

My name is Giovanni Giorgio, but everyone calls me Giorgio. cue the music

was this a boat or submarine race?

The part I enjoyed best, without hesitation or thought of loss, the white boat comes off the race to help the downed drivers. **clapping** My most profound respect to these folks. Thank you for being the best kind of human.

Back in the late 80's, when BMX was everywhere I was a semi-pro. We did lake-jumping to practice jumps. The second my wheels touched the water a deceleration accured so strong my head clashed on the water surface....so imagine what you see in this video.

Man hitting water at high speed really is like hitting a brick wall

Not sure why KZfaq recommended this to me 14 years later but I don’t mind that at all

KZfaq algorithm really is crazy. The potential is insane

we definitely need a Giovani Giorgio version of it... !

This is the KZfaq we want.

Hope they are okay. Quick action of the cameraman and pilot! Thanks for posting.

i once saw two goose fighting one of them did a similar move and escaped -submagoose

I blinked at just the right moment and the boat was just gone. Trippy.

thank you. I can't believe I didn't watch with 14 years ago. I don't even watch anything boat related

Did they win?

This is a story about a boat that dreamed of being a submarine.

That white boat... them's the heroes of this tale.

No one ever: ... KZfaq 14 years later: Perfect time to recommend this

dramatically changing the boats T R A D R E D T R E E.

I remember watching this when it was first uploaded. The good simple days

The real athlete is the camera operator's reflexes.

Great announcer sounds like the guy who opens legend of Korra

this exact thing happened to my grandpa, he raced jersey speed skiffs years and years ago and his boat suddenly went up then shot deep into the water, knocked him out cold and knocked every last tooth out of his mouth, he's all good now but the water can seriously be no joke at high speeds

Me when it doesn't pop back up and flies: My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

So I was around 19 ish and my buddy had a Sea Doo Sportster boat. We decided to scare the girls with us like it threw me out at top speed. Big mistake, I dove in at that speed. All that force landed on my back in the water. As I floated in shock from the pain I hoped and remember thinking if they can rescue me I’ll only be paralyzed and not drown. As I absorbed the thoughts and pain I started moving then I began to think hey I’m notparalyzed now I just gotta save myself from drowning. I surfaced and as everyone came back to me not knowing what I just went through I got in the boat like it was all cool. Another lake lesson learned. I’m lucky to be alive after all the cliffs I’ve dove off of and youthful ignorance. Clearly Gods Grace and Mercy.

Going from 70 to 0 in half a second. Talk about Gs.