2,700 Horsepower Cigarette 515 Speedboat Sets Record for Florida to Bahamas Crossing!

[@zachgregory1289]

I am all for safety. But restricting the mph is just holding back a record. Wear all your safety gear and take all the precautions necessary and let the captain deem what is safe. They know the risk. We are humans! we love pushing the limits. Congrats! Beautiful boat.

[@CigaretteRacing01]

I completely agree. Trust me, the company wants to show what this boat can really do.

[@matthewmelton7831]

I was just about to type the exact same thing.. don't limit the boat, let the driver and Navi limit the experience as needed

[@jasonmsmith2]

From what I understand. The speed was limited because of the class that the boat entered into due to being an open cockpit instead of having an enclosed canopy cockpit. Edit, what I meant was…. To obtain the record in that class. They had to play by the rules. I doubt anything is stopping them from making a run that doesn’t count at any speed they want 😁

[@savannahhirano]

@@matthewmelton7831 I get it, everyone wants to see it flat out, myself included. The issues you run into is the insurance companies and legal teams behind corporations hold a good amount of power in situations like this. You don’t want to risk getting on the wrong side of your insurance company, because if there ever comes a day where you need them, they will turn around and look for any reason to not cover you. And you will always have the legal teams looking at all of the “What if this happens” and treating them as a “When this happens”

[@fordsmith3727]

Man I agree. I heard the 100 mph limit and my first thought was what's the point then?!

[@bug2011]

This is the fastest way to get to the Save the Planet Conference !!!

[@osceolaassassin3188]

Well after making numerous fishing trips to the Bahamas out of Fort Lauderdale let me be the first to say what a Bad Ass friggin' run that is for Cigarette Racing Speedboats. And to think they had to throttle that beast back or be penalized! Well done gentlemen!

[@CigaretteRacing01]

Thank you! Keeping it under 100mph was actually quite the challenge. It wants to run, so any minor adjustments were putting the boat too far under or over the target speed. We learned the throttles need some fine tuning for runs like that!

[@brandonthorbahn2405]

Always room for improvement

[@LuziBeerbaum]

Seriously, we europeans do races with speedlimits too.... BUT THE CARS WE'RE DOIN IT IN ARE HUNDRED YEARS OLD !!! Races with speedlimits are just ridiculous!

[@timstwart]

6 (450's) is also 2700hp for the Tiranna too. Impressive crafts

[@CigaretteRacing01]

Yes that’s an incredible center console!

[@jairogomez138]

Congratulations to Pete and Shawn, amazing run

[@johnnywadd3020]

LOOK LIKE BOWLING CHAMPS lol..

[@kylekayser2291]

Awesome the picture don't do it justice. In that cockpit that hull is moving out!!!

[@geoffreyneish7999]

Great vid of an awesome power boating accomplishment, and I'm refering to keeping it under 100 mph for a cigarette 515!! LOL Sorry, there's a small subtitle "spell check" on the chase boat model, I'd LOVE for Cigarette to name a boat after my home town Toronto, even though some Torontonian's pronounce it TIRANNA! LMAO 🤙😎

[@gkvogt]

So basically it was on cruise control at 100 mph.

[@CigaretteRacing01]

If only it were that easy! Keeping it at a constant speed just under 100mph was actually a lot more of a challenge than expected. Every little throttle adjustment was taking it over 100 or too far under. That boat wants to run over 100. Throttle adjustments to make them less sensitive will be done before the next run.

[@michiganengineer8621]

So, given the "maximum speed limit" of 100mph, what _IS_ the theoretical best time a boat in this class could make the run? I'll even allow 300 seconds to go from idle speed to 100mph.

[@kirk0respite]

Miss geico could have done way faster than Lucas oil with the turbines

[@mzchevelle36]

WOW THATS EXCELLENT TIMING 😀

[@AB-80X]

The new record says a lot about the 515? I think it says a lot about the water and weather that day.

[@tacticalinstall7001]

how did they not call this the 5150?

[@jairogomez138]

That is VH 5150

[@maksimovicmilos8734]

time ????

[@davidmathews8500]

I am going to buy that boat

[@v8s10man1]

Cruise control set at 99mph..lol

[@AB-80X]

Can we just agree that Grand Bahama is not the actual main Bahamas island? Thank you.

[@chardelraconner7324]

vertical ashes don't topple when held fragile

[@silvagto]

I wanna know more about the boat that blew passed them @1:57

[@ProjectDominationX]

It was Lucas Oil, 2 boats I know they have are A77 Lucas Oil E3 and silverhook 48gp

[@paulpence8895]

AAAAAANNNNDDDDD the chase boat with 6 450's kicked its ass!!!! LOL!!!!

[@tonyg146]

Set a record but don’t speed, I feel like this is common core math haha

[@CigaretteRacing01]

1 hour 7 minutes is what it says in the video.

[@akane742]

A race with a speed limit. Wtf

[@waradmiral3517]

Stu is so pro.

[@Abandoned_Brane]

I needed this boat in 1987, I would have made a fortune running coke.

[@donpedro5389]

anybody else doing the same just wearing shorts and sunglasses 😂

[@roberthawxhurst3717]

Sweet 1350hp on 93 fuel. The from air side~view shots with black cowl/cockpit is UGLY, Never thought a Cigarette could have a bad angle......

[@kam9106]

👍

[@TheReinoPaasonen]

Why only 100 mph if boat tops 130.

[@jonkje]

As clearly mentioned in the video, competition safety reasons for being a non canopy boat.

[@KMT15]

@@jonkje but that makes 0 sense considering anyone with money can buy this boat and go 130+ yet a trained, skilled, and experienced crew is limited on power while going after a record?

[@CigaretteRacing01]

The race organizers set the rules, the competitors can either follow the rules or not compete.

[@michiganengineer8621]

@@CigaretteRacing01 Yep, although I like the Bermuda Challenge better. As far as I know the _ONLY_ rule to compete is you have to be a BOAT under 40 feet in length. By boat I think they mean no WIGE aircraft or hovercraft type vehicles. I _think_ a hydrofoil cat like the Insetta 35IFC would qualify. Not sure if Cigarette has something to compete with it. . . FWIW, the current record holders are: Outboard class 22H23m and Inboard class 15H48m. This is a 780 mile open ocean run from New York harbor to Gates Fort Bermuda. Oh yeah, the outboard class record was set in 2002 and the inboard class was set in 2013

[@carpe_poon5761]

Cats will always have the top end but cigs have more room on them, cabin to sleep in. Can handle the big chop smoother and with style at 90-140mph. Top speed isnt everything

[@AB-80X]

Smoother? I think you should give a Skater 40SS a try. That might be an old hull, but still one of the best go-fast rough water hulls ever made.

[@roberthawxhurst3717]

Speed Limited to 100mph non-canopy boat .................................What's wrong with this picture? CASTRATED

[@jpadarath27]

Noice...

[@Howdydoody1878]

Most peoples gas for a month….let’s go Brandon..or a year..

[@mikelee7876]

Sorry but 2 mill and only does 130.