…The motorboats used in the race are wooden boats 3m long, 130cm wide, and weighing 70kg, fitted with domestically produced outboard engines, and can reach a speed of about 80km per hour. There are two types of boats: hydroplanes, which have a flat, stepped bottom, and runabouts, which do not. In a typical race, six motorboats compete for finishing position by completing three laps (1,800m) between two buoys set up 300m apart in a straight line. *Some of the terminology that refers to "fast-running boats" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…レースに使用されるモーターボートは,長さ3m,幅130cm,重量70kgの木製ボートに,国産の船外機(アウトボード・エンジン)を取り付けたもので,時速は約80km。ボートには艇底が平らで段のついているハイドロプレーン(滑走艇)と段のついていないランナバウト(快走艇)の2種類がある。通常競走は6隻のモーターボートで,直線距離300mの位置に設けられた2点の浮標(マーク)間を3周(1800m)して着順を競う。… ※「快走艇」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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