hydroplane

When Villwock, 70, drives the boat, he will become the oldest driver in unlimited hydroplane history.

From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024

Ryan Burks helped his son Ryder, 11, in and out of the hydroplane they built through the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum’s J-Hydro program.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024

The hydroplane was lifted from the lake in 2001 and restored by Tyneside engineer Bill Smith.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2024

Mr Smith eventually walked away and handed the hydroplane to the Ruskin Museum.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2024

It was the first time he had called on me though I had gone to two of his parties, mounted in his hydroplane, and, at his urgent invitation, made frequent use of his beach.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Two- and four-cylinder hydroplanes, averaging 8 feet in length and weighing 400 pounds including the driver and engine, sped along the river reaching speeds approaching 60 mph.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024

His son, Brent Hall Jr., 12, is competing in the J-stock hydroplanes.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

They both race 2.5-liter modified hydroplanes, and there will be races where they compete against each other.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

If you’re fascinated with hydroplanes, consider getting a $15 Pit Pass, letting you watch boaters get in and out of their hydroplanes close up and snag autographs.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

Many splendid feats of airmanship had he accomplished, flying from Paris to London on three occasions, and going far out to sea and back, scouting on one or other of the Government hydroplanes.

From The White Lie by William Le Queux

“There was two vehicles traveling toward each other. One hydroplaned on water and it was occupied by four people,” Sgt.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023

Solomon Mensah’s Hyundai Sonata hydroplaned as he slammed on the brakes to avoid a bus that had suddenly stopped ahead of him.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 23, 2023

Marmsha Nash, a 19-year-old woman from Fairfield, was killed when her car hydroplaned and hit a utility pole, according to Solano County officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2023

In Fairfield, Calif., northeast of San Francisco, a 19-year-old woman died after the car she was driving hydroplaned and crashed into a utility pole, the police said.

From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2023

Four days before the hearing, they’d received the results from a study done by a forensic sciences firm in Salt Lake City that had asked the question: Was it likely that Reggie had hydroplaned?

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Proper inflation and tread can reduce the risk of hydroplaning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

In Garfield County, Okla., severe weather destroyed some barns, felled trees and sent cars hydroplaning into ditches, but no one was injured, said Mike Honigsberg, the emergency management director for the county.

From New York Times ● May 6, 2024

Even after the ice is gone, drivers often crash while hydroplaning.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2022

Cars were hydroplaning all over the course, crashing into the wall and struggling to get the windshield wipers working.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 10, 2020

The “dynamics of the vehicles involved in the accident strongly indicate that the vehicles had much higher levels of traction than would be available in a hydroplaning situation.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel