Entire mid-range now refreshed to offer best in class performance and fuel economy.
Bright sunshine and clear blue skies greeted competitors for the final three races in the Honda Formula 4 Stroke Association sponsored by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. It was the final chance for some of the crews to get vital podium places with battles raging throughout the field in both classes.
It was a case of deja vu at the 2009 Honda RYA Youth RIB Championship Final when reigning champions Aaron Lowther, 16, and Steven Curtis, 12, both blasted their way to Championship victory once again at the PSP Southampton Boat Show.
Thirty two talented young power boaters from across the UK and Gibraltar will be hitting the water at the PSP Southampton Boat Show on Sunday (13th September) putting their skill, control and speed to the test in a race against the clock, in the hope of clinching the prestigious title of 2009 Honda RYA Youth RIB National Champion.
Gibraltar’s best young RIB drivers, Jordan Warwick, 10, and Dylan Mauro, 13, will be travelling to the PSP Southampton Boat Show in two weeks time (September 13) to compete against the UK’s top RIB driving talent in the final of the Honda RYA Youth RIB Championship.
Guernsey's young RIB drivers were out in force this weekend (Saturday, 15 August) when they competed against each other in the Channel Island's regional final of the Honda RYA Youth Championship to win a place at the National Final in Southampton next month.
Young powerboating enthusiasts collected on the banks of the Humber at Welton Sailing Club on Saturday (8th August) to take part in the Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Final of the Honda RYA Youth RIB Championship 2009.
Sea Scouts Billy Brooks, 14, and Jonathan Lile, 11, will be heading off to the PSP Southampton Boat Show in September where they will compete in the National Final of the Honda RYA Youth RIB Championship after stepping up to the challenge and winning the first ever Sea Scout championship heats held last week (Wednesday, 5 August).
14 young powerboaters, some as young as 9, competed for top slots at the RYA South East Honda RYA Youth RIB Championship held at Bewl Water, near Tonbridge in Kent, on Saturday July 25.
Honda (UK) has for the first time entered the 60hp market, with the launch of the new fuel efficient BF60 and BFP60 (‘Power Thrust' variant) four-stroke outboards.
Honda (UK) has become the first major manufacturer to offer a six year domestic warranty on its entire range of 4-stroke marine outboards, once more underlining its market leadership and confidence in its product with the longest and most comprehensive warranty on the market.
Honda is using this year's London International Boat Show to stage the European launch of its new look 'Honwave' inflatables range.
The success of six marine technicians of the future will be recognised in a special graduation ceremony at the London International Boat Show on Friday 9th January 2009.
The final round of the 2008 Honda Formula 4-Stroke Powerboat Championship held in Douglas, Isle of Man on Saturday 13th September took an unusual twist, as the new and current Blue Peter presenters took to the waves in a special race to mark the 50th Anniversary of the CBBC show.
Honda will once again be exhibiting at the Southampton International Boat Show for 2008. In the 40th year of the UK's most influential marine show, Honda will stage an extensive array of Honda Marine products including our latest marine engines, inflatables, and generators.
A Honda-powered Cougar race boat has set a new 150hp speed record for the circumnavigation of the Isle of Wight. The record was set shortly after 6am on Saturday 9th August in a Honda 150 Class Powerboat, driven by James Brooke and navigated by Daniel Whapples. The 57 mile round-trip was completed in one hour, nine minutes and 22 seconds, at an average speed of 49.77 mph.
Viewers of BBC2's motoring programme Top Gear were treated to one of the madcap presenters' most ambitious and entertaining challenges (Sunday 14th October) as hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May attempted to cross the English Channel in amphibious converted vehicles.
Thousands of people flocked to the south coast last Saturday (27 October) to watch Honda powered vessels take to the waves. On this occasion however, it wasn't the sight of Honda's Formula 4-Stroke powerboat fleet that caught their attention, rather two boats created from hollow giant pumpkins gingerly navigating their way through the Solent's choppy waters.
Honda Formula 4-Stroke graduate James Sheppard won the 2007 UIM Powerboat P1 World Championship Evolution Class at this weekend's Portuguese Grand Prix in Portimao.
The Honda Formula 4-Stroke Liverpool Powerboat Grand Prix kicked off to a fantastic start yesterday (Saturday 29 September) on the unpredictable River Mersey. As the penultimate race of the 2007 season, the competitors kept their eyes on the prizes wowing the crowds with two dramatic races in which one championship was settled with a stunning win from 225 leading boat Negotiator.
"Think you're King of the Waves?" was the question posed to local and specialist journalists by Honda (UK) and the RYA in the build up to the 38th Southampton International Boat Show; their chance to answer came today at the show's Media Day with the introduction of the Honda RYA Media RIB Challenge.
Honda will once again return as official automotive sponsor of the Southampton International Boat Show for 2007. In what has become an integral part of the UK's most influential marine show, Honda will stage a huge 800 square metre stand displaying an amazing array of Honda products including marine engines, inflatables, All Terrain Vehicles, cars, motorcycles and generators.
Sun, sea and speed were the main ingredients for a phenomenal weekend of action packed racing for the seventh and eighth rounds of the Honda Formula 4-Stroke Powerboat Series in Cowes.
Thousands of people flocked to a sun drenched Cowes today (Saturday 25 August) to watch two spectacular action packed Honda Formula 4-Stroke Powerboat races. With everything to play for, the UK's largest offshore powerboat championship ensured it lived up to it's billing with spectators enjoying some thrilling racing.
The sun continued to shine on Suffolk's Sunrise Coast today (29 July) as 40,000 spectators turned out for a spectacular finale to an unforgettable weekend of racing.
For the third consecutive year Honda has topped the JD Power and Associates customer satisfaction survey and has been awarded "Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Four-Stroke Outboard Engines"
The sun pushed through the clouds today (17 June) as the Honda Formula 4-Stroke Powerboat Series, the world's largest offshore powerboat fleet, wowed the crowds with the closest racing of the season so far.
Calm waters set the scene for some spectacular racing today (16th June) as the Isle of Man's Douglas Bay hosted the third round of the Honda Formula 4-Stroke Powerboat Series.
