RACING
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The World Jet Boat Championships rotate on a four-year cycle between Canada, United States, New Zealand, and Mexico. When in Canada the races are sanctioned by the Western Zone Racing Association, the Canadian Boating Federation and the Union Internationale Motonautique.
The event in Canada is organized by the four riverboat Associations in the respective communities.
- Whitecourt Riverboat (1982) Association
- Grande Prairie River Rats
- Peace River Boating Association
- Peace Country River Rats
The Race is a multiple day event covering a predetermined distance per day on different rivers, with overnight stops. The winner is the boat which takes the least elapsed time in covering the total pre-established distance. The minimum length of a Marathon Race is 600 km in a maximum of seven days of racing.
CANADIAN SERIES
During those years when the Worlds Marathon are not in Canada, the communities of Grande Prairie, Peace River, Whitecourt and Taylor host their local races. Racers compete for individual recognitional at each event as well as earning points that go towards the Canadian series points championships which is awarded by the Western Zone Racing Association.
RACE DATES & LOCATIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED
SANCTIONING BODIES
Western Zone Racing Association
Established as the overseeing rules committee for all Canadian Jet river Racing. The executive is supported by members from the various clubs provide for the coordinated planning and hosting of both the World Championships and the Canadian Series. It receives its sanctioning from the Canadian Boating Federation.
Canadian Boating Federation (CBF)
The Canadian Boating Federation (CBF) is a non-profit organization for the promotion of all forms of boating in Canada. The CBF is controlled by a Council whose members are appointed by the individual Clubs and Associations from across Canada. The CBF is the recognized National Authority in Canada by the Union of International Motorboating, in Ghent, Belgium.
Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM)
Established in 1922, the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) is the world governing body for all Powerboating activities. The UIM oversees upwards of 60 member nations worldwide. The UIM´s General Assembly is made up of one delegate from each country’s sanctioned national authority.
RULES & REGULATIONS
All four of the Countries hosting World Marathon Race Events maintain their own National Rule Sets which operate under the U.I.M Racing Rules during a World’s Event.