The sport of boating on the water with motorized craft.
Powerboating
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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. Power boats are often used recreationally including waterskiing, wakeboarding and other similar activities.
Powerboating in Paradise - 2007 Miami Boat Show Poker Run was released on: USA: 1 January 2007
Stuart Reininger has written: 'Confident powerboating' -- subject(s): Boats and boating, Motorboats, OverDrive, Nonfiction, Sports & Recreations
Tug A War, Croquet, Golf, Powerboating, Pool, Bridge, Chess, Lifesaving, Teatherball, Orienteering, Rollar Sports, And Water Skiing
Powerboating is a term not a boat. Each boat varies in size and weight.Example: Terry Rinker's boat'sBlackhawk XV "The Major"16.6 feet long and weight's 1155 lbs.Blackhawk XIV "The General"17 feet long and weight's 1155 lbs.Hope This Helps.
Sandy Lindsey has written: 'Powerboating' 'Boating magazine's quick & easy boat maintenance' -- subject(s): Boats and boating, Maintenance and repair 'Quick & easy boat maintenance' -- subject(s): Boats and boating, Maintenance and repair, Handbooks, manuals
Many types of water activities including canoeing, kayaking, sailing, powerboating, water skiing, fishing, scuba diving, snorkeling. Fresh and salt water. See the Everglades. Visit Disney World and the many other theme parks in the Orlando area. Hike on the Florida trail. Take a cruise. The weather is mild, and near the ocean even the summers are nice. You can be outdoors in shorts and a t-shirt on all but a few days (today happening to be one of them) per year.
Tony Gibbs has written: 'Practical Sailing' 'Dead run' -- subject(s): Fiction, Chartering, Gillian Verdean (Fictitious character), Jeremy Barr (Fictitious character), Boats and boating 'Shadow queen' -- subject(s): Fiction, History, Detective and mystery stories, Historical fiction 'The coastal navigator's notebook' -- subject(s): Coastwise navigation, Seamanship, Navigation 'Sports illustrated powerboating' -- subject(s): Motorboats 'Sailing' -- subject(s): Sailing, Juvenile literature
Some sports have only made one or two appearances in the Olympics or their popularity has faded. Some of the more unusual sports that now no longer appear in the Olympics have been: * Water motorsports (1908) * Lacrosse (1904, 1908) * Jeu de paume (1908) * Cricket (1900) * Croquet (1900) * Basque pelota (1900) * Rackets (1908) * Roque (1904) * Tug of war (1900-1920) Then there are sports recognised by the IOC but not currently in the Olympics. These may make an appearance if their popularity rises or could be a demonstration sport: * Air sports * Bandy * Baseball * Billiard sports * Boules * Bowling * Bridge * Chess * DanceSport * Floorball * Golf * Karate * Korfball * Lifesaving * Motorcycle sport * Mountaineering and Climbing * Netball * Orienteering * Powerboating * Roller sports * Rugby * Softball * Sport Climbing * Squash * Sumo * Surfing * Underwater sports * Water skiing * Wushu
* Air sports * Bandy * Baseball * Billiard sports * Boules * Bowling * Bridge * Chess * Climbing * Cricket * DanceSport * Golf * Karate * Korfball * Lifesaving * Motorcycle sport * Netball * Orienteering * Pelote Basque * Polo * Powerboating * Racquetball * Roller sports * Rugby * Softball * Squash * Sumo * Surfing * Tug of war * Underwater sports * Water skiing * Wushu
From the IOC:The IOC establishes the programme of the Olympic Games, which only includes Olympic Sports. 1 Olympic Sports included in the Programme of the Olympic Games 1.1 To be included in the programme of the Olympic Games, an Olympic sport must conform to the following criteria: 1.1.1 only sports widely practised by men in at least seventy-five countries and on four continents, and by women in at least forty countries and on three continents, may be included in the programme of the Games of the Olympiad; 1.1.2 only sports widely practised in at least twenty-five countries and on three continents may be included in the programme of the Olympic Winter Games.
A. Athletics, Australian Football, Archery, Aquatics, B. Bat Tennis, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Boxing, Biathlon, Bobsleigh, C. Cricket, Cycling, Canoe, Curling, Climbing, Cheerleading, Cross Country, D. Diving, Dancing, E. Equestrian, F. Footy, Football, Fencing, Floor Hockey, G. Gymnastics, Golf, Grass Hockey, H. Horse Racing, Hockey, High Jump, Handball, I. International Rules, Irish Football, Ice Hockey,Ice Skating, J. Judo, K. Karate, Kayak, L. Lawn Bowls, Long Jump, Luge, Lacrosse, M. Motor Bike Racing, Mountain Bike Racing, Modern Pentathlon, N. Netball, Newcombe, National Basketball, National Rugby, O. Orientating, P. Parrot Shooting, Pole Vault, Para-Olympics, Ping Pong, Powerboating, Parachutting, Polo Q. Quiots, R. Rugby, Running, Rowing, Roller-skating, S. Skating, Soccer, Squash, Swimming, Sailing, Shooting, Skiing, Surfing, Softball, Sumo, T. Tennis, Triple Jump, Table Tennis, Taekwondow, Triathlon, Tug of War, Tenpin, U. Underwater Polo, V. Volleyball, W. Winter Sports, Wrestling, Water-polo, Weightlifting, Water Ski, Wushu, X. Xtreme Sports, Y. Yoga, Yuio-Fighting, Z. Zebra Racing, (Please add to the list if you can think of others. If you disagree on the events as non-sports then you may delete it if wanted. Thank you.
The number of countries entered in a sport doesn't have anything to do with whether a sport is competed in the Olympics. Currently (after the 2008 Beijing Games) there are 26 Summer Olympic sports: Aquatics (Diving, Swimming, Synchronized swimming, and Water polo), Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Canoeing, Cycling, Equestrian, Fencing, Field hockey, Football, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Modern pentathlon, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Table tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Weightlifting, and Wrestling. Additionally, there are 32 sports which, while not competed in the Olympics, are considered Olympic sports by the International Olympic Committee: Air sports, Bandy, Baseball, Billiard sports, Boules, Bowling, Bridge, Chess, Climbing, Cricket, DanceSport, Golf, Karate, Korfball, Lifesaving, Motorcycle sport, Netball, Orienteering, Pelote Basque, Polo, Powerboating, Racquetball, Roller sports, Rugby, Softball, Squash, Sumo, Surfing, Tug of war, Underwater sports, Water skiing, and Wushu. The IOC includes sports in its program that they believe are widely practiced around the world and will draw a lot of viewers. The IOC meets and reviews the sports competed in the Summer Olympics after each Games. Members vote on the sports to be included at the SummerOlympics following the next Summer Olympics. Following the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the IOC members met and voted to remove softball and baseball from the Summer Olympic program after the 2008 Games in Beijing. They voted not to replace them for the 2012 Games in London. The 26 sports listed above (Aquatics (Diving, Swimming, etc) will be those that will be competed at the 2012 Summer Games. The IOC will meet next year to determine the sports that will be competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. So, a sport is included in the Olympics if the members of the IOC vote for it to be included and a sport is excluded if the members of the IOC vote for it to be excluded. Rule 48 of the Olympic Charter states that at least 15 sports must be included in the Summer Games and a maximum of 28 sports can be included in the Summer Games. This means there are currently two sports that could be included in the 2016 Games that are not currently in the Games. When the IOC meets next year (2009), in all probability, two of the 32 sports listed above (Air sports, Bandy, Baseball, etc) that are considered Olympic sports but not currently competed in the Olympics will be added.