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Union internationale motonautique

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About the Union Internationale Motonautique

Established in 1922, the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) is the world governing body for all Powerboating activities. It is fully recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and it is a member of the Association of the IOC Recognized International Sports Federations (ARISF) for which UIM President, Dr. Raffaele Chiulli also serves as President. The UIM has 64 affiliated National Federations. The main disciplines of the UIM are : 

-  Circuit ( F1 , F2 , F500 , F4, Formula Future , etc.) -  Offshore ( XCAT, Class 1, etc.) -   Pleasure Navigation -  Radio- controlled boats - Aquabike ( Jet ski)

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In the quest of increasing media exposure, improvement of financial independence, and geographic growth, the UIM has contracted promoters dealing with the flagship classes of its different racing disciplines such as Offshore, F1 and F2 Circuit, and Aquabike Class Pro.    As the Internationally recognized authority for world power boating, the UIM is charged with protecting and building the future of the Sport on behalf of its national federations and competitors and is responsible for creating a safe, accessible, unified and thriving world renowned sport. 

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Highly competitive, fascinating, intensely challenging, risky and entertaining, Powerboat Racing is the ultimate adrenalin rush and regarded as one of the most spectacular and exciting sports in the world. 

Geographical growth, environmental issues, financial pressures and the quest for media exposure continue to increase the complexities of the organization’s role as it delivers governance and change.

In 2017, supported by the emergence of independent promoters across all five continents, the UIM has increased its global influence and organizes 157 races worldwide. 

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The UIM F1H2O World Championship is the world’s foremost international series of single-seater inshore circuit powerboat racing.

Highly competitive, intensely challenging, risky and entertaining, inshore circuit powerboat racing is the ultimate adrenalin rush and regarded as one of the most spectacular and exciting sports in the world.

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A sad day for powerboating

In what turned out to be an emotionally charged UIM F2 Drivers Briefing prior to the final round of the UIM F2 2022 World Championship Pelle Larsson the UIM F2 Race Director announced he was standing down from the role and that he has also decided now was the time to leave the UIM.

In a carefully prepared speech he informed all the drivers and their radio personnel that this would be his last F2 and would leave all his assignments within powerboating in UIM and at national level.

‘Of course, there are several reasons why I have made this decision, but I don’t want to have any bitter taste in my mouth when I’m leaving, but there is one thing that still annoys me, that I want to explain, I think some of you already know or have understood that something was wrong at the beginning of the season.’

I had decided to stop working for UIM back in December 2021. It was about what happen in the two XCat race that happened in Fujairah and Dubai, what was happen there during the race and especially after. That was the moment I lost most of my respect for UIM because a high ranking UIM guy did something he did not have a clue about. Sure, we all make mistake, but we must be able to admit the mistake, and understand that you made mistake, you cannot just go on like nothing happen.’

‘What happened to the Abu Dhabi XCat Team, was for me a total disaster. I was Race Director, but I did not make any decision on this case. They were made over my head, I heard that something was going on, and even today I still don’t know the whole outcome of it. The way one man was acting for those two weeks to me and to the others who were working hard for this sport is not acceptable in my world. I normally leave behind things that happen on race site on my way back home, but this is still stuck with me.’ ‘I want to take this opportunity to apologies to Abu Dhabi, how wrong they were treated and how others team, and the public have treated them after the wrong decisions that come out, and still now no one know exactly what the outcome was, maybe someone should explain?’

‘To make this story short, after these two XCat races I made my decision already in my report, to STOP. The UIM Secretary General Thomas Kurth and I had many conversations about this, but I was clear about my decision. Then we came to February and closer to the F2 season start. It had already started with emails, messenger, and phone calls, teams wondering what was happening with F2 for 2022. Then I start thinking and saying to myself, I do not want to be the bad guy here, leaving F2 so close to the season start, that’s why I decided to stay for 2022. Working with the UIM office, has been perfect, easy to work with them, I have known them for many years, especially Chantal Mercadier, who is Head of the Office there.’

‘On purely a personal level I am also need at home more to take care of my wife; we been married for nearly fort-four years, so it is my duty to be close to Gerd to help care for her while she undergoes treatment for her illness. I will continue my work as General Secretary at the Royal Motor Yacht Club, so I will still be involved with boats, more like pleasure boats though but certainly not as so much as I have put into boat racing since I started way back in 1971.’ ‘I want to take the opportunity to thank you all for all these year in F2 family, you have meant a lot to me, and you have taught me a lot. For sure I going to miss all this.’

‘To be honest I have been mentally training for this moment since February and now it’s time go out and do a great race together, see you soon at prize giving to celebrate the 2022 F2 World Champion.’

The Drivers Briefing concluded with a three-minute standing ovation from the UIM F2 racers and their radio personnel, with several of them coming up to hug Pelle as a sign of their thanks to him.

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Welcome to my website and thank you for visiting it.

My goal, in addition to telling my career, is to ensure that this site can celebrate and promote the sport of powerboating, in particular the UIM F1 Inshore, which was once the world as a pilot and is still today as team manager of the Abu Dhabi Team, participating in the F1 and F2 World Championships.

By clicking under the shark (the logo that characterized my hull), you can find everything I did: I hope my story can be a source of inspiration for young drivers who are approaching our fantastic sport!

I have many people to thank, especially my team and my family, those who have always known me, for everything that has happened so far, with ten world championships won as a driver and those we are winning as Abu Dhabi Team. I also have to thank my sponsors and all the people who have contributed: you can find them in the “What they say about Guido” section.

I also have to thank the competitors I’ve met during my career – many of whom, like Fabrizio Bocca, Michael Werner, Jonathan Jones and others, are great friends – because they pushed me to raise my game and made me improve more and more.

I hope you’ll enjoy reading my story, seeing pictures and videos from a lifetime and following the news about the Abu Dhabi team, which you’ll find updated day by day.

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Guido Cappellini - Team Principal Abu Dhabi Team

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Since 2015, Guido Cappellini  is the Team Principal of the Abu Dhabi  Powerboat Team, which  partecipates  of UIM F1, F2 and F4  Powerboat World Championship and also to the UIM World Endurance Circuit.

The Team is part of the Abu Dhabi International Marine Sport Club, established in 1993: International Marine Sport Club  is a high level organisation, which creates  water sport events in its spectacular location, between Breakwater and the Corniche. At the beginning, it hosted a round of the UIM F1 H2O World Championship, the world’s most spectacular water sport series. Then, a series of  sports activities was developed, and  were put up the teams  which  are today   at the top of the World F1 Inshore and Offshore championships.

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Hot of the press. In the weekend of July 21 the UIM F2 World Championship 2017 will take place in Antwerp,  Belgium. We invite all supporters there. Excellent concept: the entrance is free and the arena is in front of the ‘Zuiderterras’, a walking terrace along the river Scheldt. The venue is quite unique, it is located very close to the pictoresk part of Antwerp with lots of restaurants, pubs, shops and the Town Hall. Be there, we will!

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It’s a powerboat racing website that has covered circuit racing, offshore racing and PWC since 2016. Maintained by The Race Factory based in Norway who have specialists in event planning and promotion, social media, graphic design, and photography. We are currently working on our vision and believe that we can and will make a different in powerboating. We will dedicate our time to produce accurate factual stories and to promote the sport to a wider global audience.

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