The Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) is the international governing body of
powerboating
Power boating describes activities performed in a motorized boat. Generally, a power boat has a high power-to-weight ratio and a hull design that allows for easy planing, which allows for higher speed and improved handling. Also, the shape o ...
, based in the
Principality of Monaco
Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Liguria ...
. It was founded in 1922, in Belgium, as the Union Internationale du Yachting Automobile.
History
Member nations from 12 in 1927 to 60 in 2017.
Presidents
PRESIDENTS OF THE U.I.M.
1922-1944 Alfred Pierrard Belgium
1946-1972 Freddy Buysse Belgium
1972-1975 Vittore Catella Italy
1975-1978 Claude Bouilloux Lafont France
1978-1985 Francesco Cosentino Italy
1985-1987 Paul Lamberts Belgium
1987-2006 Ralf Frohling Germany
2007 Charles D.Strang U.S.A.
Since 2007 Raffaele Chiulli Italy
Secretaries General
SECRETARIES GENERAL OF THE U.I.M.
1922-1925 John Ward Ireland
1925-1965 Maurice Pauwaert Belgium
1965-1972 Henri Thomas Belgium
1973-1992 José Mawet Belgium
1992-2011 Régine Vandekerckhove Belgium
2011-2014 Andrea Dini Italy
Since 2014 Thomas Kurth Switzerland
World Championships conducted under UIM
# Circuit (
F1H2o
The Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship (also F1) is an international motorboat racing competition for powerboats organised by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) and promoted by H2O Racing, hence it often being referred to as F1H2O. ...
, F2, F500, F350, F250, F250, OSY400, GT-15, GT-30, FR1000 F4, Formula Future.), Circuit World, Circuit International Ordinary, Circuit Continental, Formula World, Formula Continental.
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Aquabike
Aquabiking (also called Aqua cycling) is the combination of water sports and cycling sports. Two activities share the term. One is an underwater indoor cycling, and the other is a race featuring swimming and cycling stages.
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: (Jet ski)
Aquabike International Ordinary
Aquabiking (also called Aqua cycling) is the combination of water sports and cycling sports. Two activities share the term. One is an underwater indoor cycling, and the other is a race featuring swimming and cycling
Cycling, also, when ...
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Aquabike World Series
Aquabiking (also called Aqua cycling) is the combination of water sports and cycling sports. Two activities share the term. One is an underwater indoor cycling, and the other is a race featuring Human swimming, swimming and cycling stages.
See a ...
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Aquabike World,
Aquabike Continental Series
Aquabiking (also called Aqua cycling) is the combination of water sports and cycling sports. Two activities share the term. One is an underwater indoor cycling, and the other is a race featuring swimming and cycling
Cycling, also, when o ...
# Offshore (XCAT, Class V1, Class V2, Powerboat P1 SuperStock, Class 3D, Class 3C, OCR F1, 2, 3 & Sport (Group C Experimental), Class 3A, Class 3B, Class 3J, Class 3X)
Offshore World Series
Offshore may refer to:
Science and technology
* Offshore (hydrocarbons)
* Offshore construction, construction out at sea
* Offshore drilling, discovery and development of oil and gas resources which lie underwater through drilling a well
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# Pleasure Navigation:
Pleasure Navigation World
Pleasure refers to experience that feels good, that involves the enjoyment of something. It contrasts with pain or suffering, which are forms of feeling bad. It is closely related to value, desire and action: humans and other conscious animals ...
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Pleasure Navigation European
Pleasure refers to experience that feels good, that involves the enjoyment of something. It contrasts with pain or suffering, which are forms of feeling bad. It is closely related to value, desire and action: humans and other conscious anima ...
: World Pleasure Navigation Endurance Group B, European Pleasure Navigation - Endurance Group B - Class Promotion. World Pleasure Navigation Endurance Group B - Boat Production, World Pleasure Navigation Endurance Group B - Class S1, World Pleasure Navigation Endurance Group B - Class S2, World Pleasure Navigation Endurance Group B - Promotion.
# Radio-controlled boats: Defunct after 2016. Radio Controlled International Ordinary, Radio Controlled World, Radio-controlled International Ordinary - Endurance E15, Radio-controlled International Ordinary - Endurance E27 2 hours, Radio-controlled International Ordinary - Endurance E3,5, World Offshore Radio-controlled, Radio-controlled International Ordinary - Endurance E27 2 hours, Radio-controlled International Ordinary - Endurance 15 6 hours.
# MotoSurf
Motosurf World Cup From 2021 : Electric Challenge, Juniors Class, Open Class, Rookies Class, Stock Class, Women Class
National Authorities
The UIM has a membership of more than fifty national authorities, including:
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American Power Boat Association
The American Power Boat Association (APBA) is an American membership-owned corporation. In 1903, New York's Columbia Yacht Club had formulated a constitution for what ultimately became the APBA. It is the United States sanctioning authority for the ...
(USA)
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Australian Powerboat Association
The Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) is the international governing body of powerboating, based in the Principality of Monaco. It was founded in 1922, in Belgium, as the Union Internationale du Yachting Automobile.
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*BPB
(BPBA Website)(UK)
Members
59 Nations in 2022:
# Asia: 10+4=14
# Oceana: 2+0=2
# Africa: 3+1=4
# America: 3+2=5
# Europe: 23+6=29
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Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations
The Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation constituted through and recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The ARISF's members are international sports ...
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Inshore powerboat racing
Inshore powerboat racing is a form of water-based motorsport using powerboats in sheltered or inland stretches of water, including lakes, rivers, docks and sheltered bays. It is often referred to as circuit powerboat racing because of the frequen ...
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Offshore powerboat racing
Offshore powerboat racing is a type of racing by ocean-going powerboats, typically point-to-point racing.
In most of the world, offshore powerboat racing is led by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) regulated Class 1 and Powerboat P1. ...
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Class 1 World Powerboat Championship
The UIM Class 1 World Powerboat Championship (also known as Class 1) is an international motorboat racing competition for powerboats organized by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM). It is the premier class of offshore powerboat racing in ...
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Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship
The Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship (also F1) is an international motorboat racing competition for powerboats organised by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) and promoted by H2O Racing, hence it often being referred to as F1H2O. ...
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UIM F2 World Championship
The F2 World Championship is an international powerboat racing competition organised by the Union Internationale Motonautique
The Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) is the international governing body of powerboating, based in the Principal ...
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Formula 4S Powerboat World Championship
The Formula-4s Powerboat World Championship is an international inshore powerboat racing competition for powerboats organised by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM), hence it often being referred to as F4s. “S” letter refers to abbrevi ...
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Aquabike World Championship (powerboating)
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Offshore Super Series
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The Offshore Super Series (OSS) is an offshore powerboat racing organization founded in December 2003 by 2 of the top offshore race boat teams in the United States. OSS is organized as a not for profit corporation, ...
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Water motorsports at the 1908 Summer Olympics
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, three motorboat racing events were contested. Various sources refer to the sport as "water motorsports", "motor boats",Cook, p. 227 and "power boating". The 1900 and 1908 Summer Games were the only ones to feature mot ...
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Boat racing
Boat racing is a sport in which boats, or other types of watercraft, race on water. Boat racing powered by oars is recorded as having occurred in ancient Egypt, and it is likely that people have engaged in races involving boats and other wate ...
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Yacht
A yacht is a sailing or power vessel used for pleasure, cruising, or racing. There is no standard definition, though the term generally applies to vessels with a cabin intended for overnight use. To be termed a , as opposed to a , such a pleasu ...
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Seamanship
Seamanship is the art, knowledge and competence of operating a ship, boat or other craft on water. The'' Oxford Dictionary'' states that seamanship is "The skill, techniques, or practice of handling a ship or boat at sea."
It involves topics a ...
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Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM; en, International Motorcycling Federation) is the global governing/sanctioning body of motorcycle racing. It represents 116 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six regiona ...
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Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; en, International Automobile Federation) is an association established on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users. It is the governing body for ...
References
External links
UIM Powerboating
International organisations based in Monaco
Motorboat racing
Sports organisations of Monaco
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