Editing Jetsprint (section)

==History==
Jetsprinting as an organised sport originated in [[New Zealand]] in 1981 by Pat Quinn and his wife, Margaret.<ref> {{cite web | url=  http://www.jbnz.co.nz/yabbse/index.php?topic=30038.0 | title = Margaret Vale JBNZ | author = JBNZ | website = Jet Boat New Zealand | publisher = JBNZ }}  </ref> Margaret spectated jet boat Marathons which Pat competed in, but wanted to see more of the race, suggesting a smaller, more condensed track. Events were originally held in the same natural [[braided river]]s that had inspired [[Bill Hamilton (engineer)|Sir William Hamilton]] to develop the [[jetboat]], but when the sport was introduced to [[Australia]] in the mid-1980s, permanent artificial courses were used&mdash;and this is now the norm even in New Zealand.
  
There is now a world championship under the auspices of the [[Union Internationale Motonautique]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uimpowerboating.com/index.php?cID=322 |title=Jetsprint |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=UIM Powerboating |publisher=Union Internationale Motonautique |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151128224923/http://www.uimpowerboating.com/index.php?cID=322 |archive-date=28 November 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> with hosting rotating between New Zealand, Australia and the U.S.A.