GREAT RACE WINNERS
In the past the media and fans recognized the first boat to Tobago as the "Winner of Great Race", but in recent times there is no longer just "one" winner of the Great Race. Competitors in each each speed class are recognized as a Great Race winner in their respective class, as each class does a slightly different course and also start at different times.
In 2018 the TTPBA became a member of the UIM which registered the Great Race as a world record title. Team "Motul Monster" secured the record in 2018 with a very fast time of 47 minutes 43 seconds. This world record is a "point to point" race so it excludes the circuit at the beginning of the race and the circuit at the end of the race.
The current World Record holders of the UIM sanctioned Great Race course is shown below.
UIM WORLD RECORD
BOAT: Motul Monster - 46' Skater
CLASS: 130MPH
TIME: 47 minutes 43 seconds
CREW: Joey Sabeeney/ Peter Peake/ Josh Sabeeney/ Daniel Peake
DATE: August 18th 2018
GREAT RACE CLASS WINNERS 2020
50 MPH: Super Tuff
60 MPH: Limitless
70 MPH: Fire Chief
80 MPH: Mobile Outlaw
95 MPH: Energiza
130 MPH: Big Thunder
GREAT RACE CLASS WINNERS 2019
CRUISER X: Jesus Is Coming 25' Formula III Stefon Mungal/Christian Mohammed/ Keshav Hamil/David Henry
60 MPH: Trident 26' Calypso Marine Trevor Sun/Kern Coltes
70 MPH: Extreme Measures 29' Formula III Marine Johnathan Tardieu/Jonathan Mouttet/Nicholai Assam
80 MPH: Heatwave 29' Extreme Jason Costa/Timothy Skinner
95 MPH: Energiza 38' Bowen Marine Anthony Brash/Sheldon Edghill
130 MPH: Mr. Solo Too 44' Victory Cat Kenneth Charles/Darin Marshall/Devendra Joseph
GREAT RACE CLASS WINNERS 2018
CRUISER X: Ruff'N It
CRUISER S: The Legend Ms. Apple J
60 MPH: Limitless
70 MPH: Fire Chief II
80 MPH: Mobil Outlaw
95 MPH: Bachannal
130 MPH: Motul Monster
From its inception in1969, although the boats that competed in the Great Race varied in size, engine horsepower, type of hull, number of crew and many other variables, the media and fans always wanted to know "which was the fastest boat to Tobago". The list below is a history of the boats that were the first to cross the finish line, thereby earning the title of "Fastest Boat" and recognized as the Great Race Champion.
GREAT RACE WINNERS 1969 - 2020
2020 Mobile Outlaw 29' Extreme Jason Ross/Michael Ross
2019 Mr. Solo 44' Victory Cat Kenneth Charles/Darin Marshall/Devendra Jose
2018 Total Monster 46' Skater Peter Peake/Joey Sabeeney/Daniel Peake/ Josh Sabeeny
2017 Mr. Solo 50' Victory Ken Charles/Darin Marshall/Gino Fusco
2016 Paramount 50' Mystic Jason Laing/Patrick Balgobin/Donald Webster
2015 Total Monster 46' Skater Peter Peake/Joey Sabeeney/Daniel Peake/ Alfred Bell
2014 Total Monster 46' Skater Peter Peake/Joey Sabeeney/Daniel Peake/ Alfred Bell
2013 Total Monster 46' Skater Peter Peake/Joey Sabeeney/Daniel Peake/ Alfred Bell
2012 Fire One 38' Doug Wright Guy Costa/James Hadeed
2011 Fire One 38' Doug Wright Guy Costa/Troy Hannon
2010 Heatwave 29' Extreme Gary Johnson/James Hadeed
2009 Mr Solo Scism 40' Hayden Charles/Darin Marshall/Gino Fusco
2008 Mr Solo Scism 40' Hayden Charles/Darin Marshall/Gino Fusco
2007 Mr Solo Scism 40' Hayden Charles/Darin Marshall/Gino Fusco
2006 Rage Formula III 38' Riad Shaker/Jeffrey Simmons
2005 Soul Rebel Formula III 20' Phillip Tardieu/Wayne Honnock
2004 Mr Solo Scism 40' Hayden Charles/Darin Marshall/Gino Fusco
2003 Mr Solo Scism 40' Hayden Charles/Darin Marshall/Gino Fusco
2002 Mr Solo Scism 40' Ken Charles/Darin Marshall/Gino Fusco
2001 Mr Solo Scism 40' Ken Charles/Darin Marshall/Gino Fusco
2000 Mr Solo Formula III 40' Ken Charles/Darin Marshall/Gino Fusco
1999 Mr Solo Formula III 40' Ken Charles/Darin Marshall/Gino Fusco
1998 Cutting Edge Motion Cat 30' Mark Robinson/Joey Sabeeney
1997 Checkmate Bowen 38' Carlos Sabga/Derek Crooks/Brian Crooks
1996 Mr. Solo Formula III Ken Charles/Darin Marshall/Shaheed Mohammed
1995 Checkmate Bowen 38' Carlos Sabga/Derek Crooks/Brian Crooks
1994 Checkmate Bowen 38' Carlos Sabga/Derek Crooks/Brian Crooks
1993 Blaze Formula III 28' Chris Johndton/Jerry Johnston/Jeffrey Simmons
1992 Patriot Bowen 31' Marcel Carrington/Neil Ramtahalsingh/Daryl Gomes
1991 Top Gun Bowen 37' Carlos Sabga/Brian Crooks/Robin Geofroy
1990 Super Stat Magnum 27' Mark De Gannes/Stephen Perreira/Malcolm Brown
1989 Dollar Marine Special Apache 41' Jack Herrick/Scott Herrick/Phil Lipschtz
1988 Checkmate Too Shadow Cat 30' Carlos Sabga/Derek Crooks/Brian Crooks
1987 Checkmate Too Shadow Cat 30' Carlos Sabga/Derek Crooks/Brian Crooks
1986 Sheer Terror Bowen 31' Larry Romany/Keith Murray/Richard Blaize
1985 Mr. Solo Shadow Cat 30' Ken Charles/Sheldon Charles/Curtis Charles
1984 Top Cat Shadow Cat 30' Robert Tang Yuk/Chris Johnson/Dellanor Nichols
1983 One Zee Pantera 28' Carrol See Tai/Larry See Tai
1982 Coyote Bowen 28' Jimmy Hadeed/Keith Murray
1981 Mr. Solo Cigarette 35' Ken Charles/Gerry Lue Chin/Sheldon Charles
1980 Checkmate Bowen 28' Brian Crooks/Derek Crooks
1979 Blackmax Cutlass 28' Lennox Tang Yuk/Hayden Lee
1978 Mr. Solo Bowen 31' Ken Charles/Winfield Aleong
1977 Beep Beep Bowen 28' Cecil Ferdinand/Johnny Walker
1976 Checkmate Bowen 28' Junior Thompson/Mervyn Thompson
1975 Mr. Solo Bowen 31' Ken Charles/Gerry Lue Chin/Ulric McNeil
1974 Bassman Bowen Pirogue 31' Brian Bowen/Jeffrey Meyer
1973 Boomerang Bowen 28' Harold Lee Yen/Johnny Walker
1972 Mr. Solo Bowen 28' Ken Charles/Gerry Lue Chin/Ken Robinson
1971 Seeing Red Hustler 18' Donald Hadden/Malcolm Boyack
1970 Mr. Solo Bowen 28' Ken Charlers/Joe Alves
1969 Cam-Ena Wooden Deep Vee 21' Lennox Tang Yuk/Hollis Rodriguez