New Fountain Raceboat To Debut At SBI New York City Event

When the Superboat Vee class gets the green flag on the Hudson River tomorrow for the Super Boat International New York City Grand Prix, the field will include a new Fountain raceboat, Absolutely Not, owned and driven by Mark Gibbons. Powered by a class-specified Mercury Racing 525 EFI, the stepped hull 30-footer is the first raceboat out the Washington, N.C., boat builder since Watch Your Back, another Superboat Vee-class 30-footer built for Michael "Doc" Jansen that once dominated its competition on the offshore racecourse.

Fountain's first new raceboat in several years will compete tomorrow at the SBI New York City Grand Prix. "She came out better than I ever dreamed," said Gibbons, who lives in Long Island, N.Y., in a press release from the company. "We are super-pleased with how she did in the testing. I'm looking forward to racing her in the New York Super Boat Grand Prix—this is our home race."  More; New Fountain Raceboat To Debut At SBI New York City Event