Sep. 3—Spectators gathered at Hells Gate Marina on Saturday perked up as soon as they heard a jet boat roar down the Snake River. The telltale rumble signaled a racing team headed to the finish line.

Sep. 1—Rumbling engines and lightning speeds return to the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley today through Sunday with 15 teams competing in the annual Thunder on the Snake Marathon Jet Boat Race. The ...

PORT ANGELES — Silenced by the pandemic in 2020, the roar of jet-powered sprint boats returns for faithful racing fans Saturday at Port Angeles’ Extreme Sports Park. Two-person sprint boat teams from ...

Chairs – check, coolers – check, snacks – check, binoculars – check - Spectators will soon be lining the Rogue River in anticipation of the roar of the engines and the insane speed of the boats for ...

How cool would it be to fly like Iron Man? Wouldn’t it be awesome to soar above the ground and feel the wind in your face? Well, guess what? A group of competitors is about to experience that exact ...

Aug. 27—The Thunder on the Snake Jet Boat race will be held this weekend for the first time in more than a year. The jet boat race between Hells Gate Marina and Bear Bar was called off last year ...

When Grady White is in the passenger seat of a jet boat, he’s trusting his younger brother with his life. It’s the greatest feeling in the world, he said — even though nerves cause him to throw up ...

For 62 years it has been the place for farmers to buy a new tractor, but Elmore in northern Victoria is set to be the new home of jet boat racing in the state. Described as rally driving on water, the ...

Boats and their crews do the seemingly impossible in jet boat races. They zoom down stretches of river--sometimes across white water sections--at 80-140 mph, generating boat-sized wakes and passing ...

Boats are like cars. Some are designed to take you from A to B and perform various tasks, while others are geared toward performance. Classic Rogers Bonneville jet boats weren't designed for racing, ...