Vision Marine have become the first company to break the 100mph speed barrier with an electric powered boat.
In terms of Lake of the Ozarks Shootout history, there have been some momentous passes in the Central Missouri event’s 34-year history. None—and yes, I know that’s a strong word in this case—have been as monumental as what happened on Saturday morning when Shaun Torrente crossed the finish line of the three-quarter-mile course at the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout with a radar-gun-clocked 107 mph top speed in a 32-foot catamaran with two electric outboards engine.
The record was set in a 32ft Hellkats catamaran powered by a pair of E-Motion 180E 180-hp, 160-kilowatt electric outboards and Octillion Power Systems batteries.Driver Torrente says that there is more in the boat yet and sees a higher speed easily achievable.
“The only thing I was nervous about was something failing—well that and only running 99 mph,” Torrente explained and laughed. “I did want to do it on the first run and I wanted to go past 100. I didn’t want to leave any doubt. And we didn’t, we actually ran one mile per hour faster here than we did at home (during three-quarter-mile tests in Florida). The best part is everything worked exactly like we tested it, which makes us feel good because so many people worked on this project for more than a year.”
