Fast-running boat - Kaisoutei

Japanese: 快走艇 - かいそうてい
Fast-running boat - Kaisoutei

…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

Japanese:

…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。

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