hydroplane

The nation’s only public museum dedicated solely to unlimited hydroplane racing, the nonprofit reaches beyond pure recreation to benefit children and wounded veterans, as well.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024

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

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2024

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

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2024

Having watched another motorist hydroplane on the main thoroughfare’s wet surface, the couple had detoured off Fourth Plain Boulevard, just to be extra cautious.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 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

H1 Unlimited called the new boat “one of the most technologically advanced Unlimited hydroplanes ever constructed” in a news release Wednesday, saying it is a “composite craft, utilizing carbon fiber and other advanced materials.”

From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024

A handful of vintage hydroplanes sat at the boat dock Friday morning when I arrived for my ride.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2023

Stocklin didn’t want to kick the bucket without fulfilling his dream of racing hydroplanes.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

These on-the-water spectators can see the hydroplanes racing right in front of them and air shows behind them, “so you’re really in the middle of the action,” Corning said.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

But the hydroplanes pull it up and down, two pairs of them set fore and aft of the centre of gravity.

From The Dream Doctor by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

A man in San Mateo County died Thursday after his vehicle hydroplaned and struck a tree, becoming the first storm-related death, according to Brian Ferguson, a spokesperson for the governor’s Office of Emergency Services.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2024

During a downpour in Indiana, a Tesla Model 3 hydroplaned off the road and burst into flames.

From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2023

The Fairfield Police Department said in a statement that the woman apparently hit a patch of standing water and hydroplaned, crashing into a nearby utility pole.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2023

The next batter, Andrew Vaughan, hit a groundball that hydroplaned to third baseman Eugenio Suarez, who misplayed it.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2022

The young man told Vernon that his car 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

There have also been several car crashes reported, many due to hydroplaning, according to WAPT-TV.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2022

The trickiest section to drive was the long, high-speed straight as the drivers risked hydroplaning or not being able to see through the spray kicked up by the cars around them.

From Washington Times ● May 23, 2021

The quad’s balloon tires cut through the water easily, but he’d have to watch out for hydroplaning, which was just as dangerous as driving on ice.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith