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===UIM Class One World Powerboat Championship===
{{see also|Class 1 World Powerboat Championship}}
[[Class 1 World Powerboat Championship]].
The technology of [[Class 1 World Powerboat Championship|Class 1]] has advanced considerably since the class was first sanctioned by the U.I.M. in 1964. Shortly after its advent, Americans Jim Wynne, Dick Bertram and Don Aronow supported technological advancement, with Daytona, Mercruiser, and AeroMarine.{{Citation needed|date=September 2015}} In the 1980s European design became more prominent. Don Shead's Aluminium monohulls, Italian manufacturers Picchiotti and CUV, and the James Beard-Clive Curtis Cougar catamarans set the record.{{Citation needed|date=September 2015}} [[Fabio Buzzi]] made a large technological advance by introducing glass-reinforced polymer hulls, turbo-charged engines, and integral surface drives and the 90's subsequently saw the emergence of Michael Peter's design and Tencara and Victory hulls dominate, with Sterling, Lamborghini, Seatek and more recently, Mercury sharing the power battle.{{Citation needed|date=September 2015}}

Weighing around five tonnes, each boat in the [[Class 1 World Powerboat Championship|Class 1]] fleet is approximately 12-14m in length, 3.5m wide, and constructed using composite materials. All the boats were [[catamarans]] until 2019, when monohulls were permitted again.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-12|title=Class One International – The Reboot|url=https://www.powerboatracingworld.com/class-one-international-the-reboot/|access-date=2021-02-22|website=Powerboat Racing World|language=en-GB}}</ref>