Striving to document the history of powerboat racing.
Preservation & restoration of race boats.
Promoting our vintage race boat regattas.


In 1994 Tom D'Eath was asked to head up the new Vintage & Historic Division of the American Power Boat Association.
This newly formed division set course on building a class within the organization to help preserve the rich racing heritage of the APBA.  Old racers came out of retirement to lend a hand.  Restorations with old racing hulls were becoming popular and the division started to grow.  
With just a handful of members this dedicated group of determined individuals started with just an idea.
Today, the Vintage & Historic division continues to be the most rapidly growing category in the APBA since it's inception.
Please consider
becoming a member of the APBA Vintage & Historic Division and supporting the history and it's efforts.


PLEASE note that a new team of "V&H Officials & Regional Reps" took over in 2020 (document below is the old team). Since then: I've heard the new team has updated the "Bylaws & Rule book" for 2022, so those 2 items below probably should be considered outdated. There could be more items below that are outdated. I don't know.
I would suggest that if you are looking for the most current info, visit the APBA website and/or the APBA V&H's facebook page.

Communication 
APBA V&H Schedule of Events 2021 PIC
 Mar 21, 2021
Bylaws & Rule book 2020
PDF

 

April 28, 2020
V&H Officials & Regional Reps 2019 PDF  officials contact informationJan 24, 2019
V&H meeting minutes

2017: Feb | Dec
2018: Jan (National Meeting | Jan | Feb | Aug | Sep 12 | Sep 25
2019: Jan

Membership
 
 APBA website

Safety
Driver's Meeting Agenda
PDF
 Form: driver's meeting
Jan 5, 2007
Medical History & Physical Exam PDF
 All V&H drivers must have this completed every 2 years to run at APBA eventsNov 29, 2012
Helmet Requirements PDF
 APBA V&H Division Helmet Requirements
Feb 2, 2016
Safety - Inspector's Letter PDF
 Inspection notes from Bill Thompson & Rich Evans
Feb 2, 2016
Safety - Discrepancies and Notes PDF
 Form - for inspectors to record your safety issues
Feb 19, 2016
Safety - Inboard Inspection Checklist PDF
 Form - required for each inboard boat inspection Sep 24, 2018
Safety - Outboard Inspection Checklist PDF
 Form - required for each outboard boat inspection
Apr 11, 2017
Safety - Inspector's Test
DOC

PDF
 Required test to become (or renew) a V&H Safety Inspector.
One copy is in Word for use by those who wish to fill it out and submit online. The other is
in PDF format  for those who don't use Word and/or who prefer to write it out and snail mail.
Mar 10, 2019
Safety - Inspectors  PDF
 APBA V&H Safety Inspectors
Sept 7, 2019
Safety Equipment Recall
PDF
 Driver Restraint Assemblies Manufactured and Certified to SFI Specification 16.1
May 5, 2016
General information
Organizing a Vintage Event by Dan & Debbie Joseph and Thomas 'Butch' Kropfeld.
Promoting Vintage & Historic  Article on V&H promotion
Past V&H leaders  List of past V&H leaders whose dedication helped grow the APBA V&H division.
Log Book  Here's some ideas and forms to help you document your boat's history
APBA History
APBA National Champions
USA National Champions - inboard hydroplane classes
APBA Speed Records
Competition and Straightaway Speed Records
100 MPH Club
Gulf Oil's 100 MPH Club 1949-1969  &  150 MPH Club 1970-1973
From the Vintage Notebook
Most of the V&H news articles that appeared in past APBA Propeller magazine - spans over 10 years.
Propeller
A few APBA Propeller magazines for years 1962, 1963, 1966

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