This morning saw the first real action on the water when the Powerboat P1 fleet took to the Praia da Rocha for a time trial, demonstrating to the enthusiastic crowds the awesome power and speeds that these race boats can produce ahead of this afternoon's first leg of the Portuguese Grand Prix of the Sea. [
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The drama and excitement of the Powerboat P1 World Championship took a further twist yesterday, on the eve of the season's finale in Portimao, Portugal, when SuperSport class leaders Extremeboat were stripped of the championship points they won in the previous event in Belgium, due to an infringement of power to weight ratio regulations. [
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The Mayor of the city of Portimao, Manuel da Luz, officially opened the Powerboat P1 Portuguese Grand Prix of the Sea yesterday. [
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Current Peugeot works driver and former Formula 1 ace, Pedro Lamy, swapped his all-conquering Peugeot 908 HDi FAP sportscar for a 1300hp Mercury-powered Outerlimits powerboat, when he took part in a test ahead of this weekend's P1 Portuguese Grand Prix of the Sea. [
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SuperSport team, Ocean Dragon Racing is set for a full weekend in Portimao, on and off the water. Owner throttleman, Martin Lai, has arranged for his father to travel over from Hong Kong to spend the weekend with the team, experiencing his first ever P1 event on his 80th birthday. [
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Jackie Hunt and Mike Shelton go into the Powerboat P1 decider in Portugal fighting for their world title - and their future in the sport. The married couple from Britain are banking on a second successive SuperSport World Championship to secure the sponsorship they need to carry on racing next season. [
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Latest weather report for the Portuguese Grand Prix of the Sea weekend. [
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Italians Angelo Tedeschi and Fabio Magnani enter the final Powerboat P1 event of the season in Portimao this weekend knowing that, to claim the Supersport World Championship title, they must win the P1 Portuguese Grand Prix of the Sea outright and probably with maximum points over the weekend's two races. [
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Defending Powerboat P1 SuperSport Class World Champions, Mike Shelton and Jackie Hunt, will feature on Sky Sports News every hour at a-quarter-to-the-hour tomorrow (Thursday 27th September) as the channel highlight the Extremeboat team's preparations for the forthcoming World Championship finale, the Portuguese Grand Prix of the Sea. [
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One of the opening events, and a first for Powerboat P1, is a 'Teams versus Media' golf tournament, arranged by the Portuguese Tourism Board in conjunction with Golfe do Morgado, one of the longest and most impressive championship golf courses on the Algarve. The event takes place tomorrow (Thursday 27th September) afternoon and offers the first example of Portuguese hospitality and the beauty of the country for many of the attending international P1 racers. [
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