1959 Miss Supertest III CA-3

 

  Boat Statistics

Boat Name:

 

Year:

Designation#:

 

Miss Supertest III

1959

 

CA-3

Owner/Driver:

 

Year Model Built:

 

Deb Clark/Dan Clark

 

2011

Builder:

 

Construction:

 

 

Pete Schille

 

Wood and Foam

Motor:

 

Speed Controller:

 

Scorpion 3026-1210

 

?

Prop:

 

Paint Colors:

 

 

Octura

 

Mahogany, white and orange

Type of Graphics:

 Radio:

 

 

vinyl

 

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The model:  This is a beautiful boat that Dan detailed himself in fine Dan fashion.  He had the hull built for him by Pete Schille.  The boat project was inspired by his wife Deb, who is from Canada.  We hope we see a lot of this boat as it's a knockout.  Dan has promised Deb that he won't get a scratch on it.  Good Luck Dan.  

The real boat:  Miss Supertest III was a Canadian-designed and built hydroplane that won the 1959 Detroit Memorial Regatta and the 1959, 1960 and 1961 Harmsworth Cup races.  It was the only three-time Harmsworth Cup winner and the first non-U.S. winner in 39 years.  Racing out of Sarnia, Ontario, Miss Supertest III was owned by J. Gordon Thompson, owner of Supertest Petroleum (later acquired by BP). The team was managed by his son, Jim Thompson, and the boat piloted by Bob Hayward. Miss Supertest III was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.