Chasing Greatness / Water Routes

Catalina Run

Huntington Beach Pier → Around Catalina Island → Huntington Beach Pier

112 Miles
NO RECORD CG-Certified Inboard
OPEN Outboard
OPEN Pontoon
OPEN PWC
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Leaded Fuel — No CG-Certified Record

The existing inboard records were set using leaded race fuel (Sunoco Supreme 112, TEL). Chasing Greatness does not certify any record set on leaded gasoline. These times are noted for historical reference only.

Lead is a neurotoxin with no safe level of exposure. In marine applications, lead exhaust goes directly into the ocean — through marine ecosystems, past kelp forests and protected areas. The alternatives (E85, methanol) make equal or more power on turbocharged engines.

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Huntington Beach → Ship Rock → Catalina Island Circumnavigation

Route

Ocean Cup Series Records

Record Progression

History

The Records

Inboard
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HUNTINGTON BEACH → CATALINA CIRCUMNAVIGATION → HUNTINGTON BEACH
2021
Nigel Hook & Jay Johnson LEADED — DISQUALIFIED
Lucas Oil / E3 Batteries A77 — Mystic C5000 Catamaran
1:00:10
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CG STATUS: DISQUALIFIED — Leaded race fuel (Sunoco Supreme 112, TEL). Time noted for historical reference only. Not CG-certified.

Date: October 1, 2021

Event: Second Annual Ocean Cup Race / Pacific Airshow

Average Speed: 112.90 mph

Top Speed: 145 mph

Vessel: Mystic C5000 Catamaran, 44ft 9in (UIM length)

Power: Twin Mercury Racing QC4v (inboard)

Driver: Nigel Hook

Throttleman: Jay Johnson

Sanctioning: UIM, APBA

Fuel: 112 AKI (Sunoco Supreme 112) — Leaded (TEL)

Lucas Oil Mystic C5000 Catamaran Lucas Oil Mystic C5000 at speed
2020
Nigel Hook & Jay Johnson LEADED — DISQUALIFIED
Lucas Oil 77 — SilverHook 48GP V-bottom
1:19:28
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CG STATUS: DISQUALIFIED — Leaded race fuel. Time noted for historical reference only. Not CG-certified.

Date: October 17, 2020

Event: First Annual Ocean Cup Race

Average Speed: 84.94 mph

Top Speed: 129.23 mph

Vessel: SilverHook Powerboats 48GP, V-bottom hull (inboard)

Note: First Ocean Cup event, established initial benchmark

Fuel: Leaded race fuel (TEL)

SilverHook 48GP V-bottom SilverHook 48GP at speed
2020
Leigh Ann Bauman & Chris Reindl TBD — NEEDS CONFIRMATION
Early Detection — 24ft Bat Boat, Ilmor MV8 570
1:57:40 *
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⚠ UNVERIFIED — This record has not been independently confirmed. The completion of this run and the fuel type used have not been verified. This entry is listed as TBD pending confirmation.

Date: October 2020

Event: Ocean Cup Series

Claimed Time: 1:57:40

Claimed Average Speed: 57.37 mph

Vessel: 24ft Bat Boat by Reindl Powerboats

Hull Design: Ocke Mannerfelt

Power: Ilmor MV8 570 (inboard)

Driver: Leigh Ann Bauman

Throttleman: Chris Reindl

Fuel: Unverified — unleaded status not confirmed

Status: TBD — Awaiting independent confirmation of run completion and fuel type

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Outboard
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HUNTINGTON BEACH → CATALINA CIRCUMNAVIGATION → HUNTINGTON BEACH
Open Category
NO RECORD SET · UNLEADED FUEL REQUIRED FOR CG CERTIFICATION
Pontoon
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HUNTINGTON BEACH → CATALINA CIRCUMNAVIGATION → HUNTINGTON BEACH · CASE OF BEER REQUIRED ON BOARD
Open Category
NO RECORD SET · UNLEADED FUEL REQUIRED FOR CG CERTIFICATION
RULE: A CASE OF BEER (24 CANS MIN) MUST BE ON BOARD AT START AND FINISH
PWC
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HUNTINGTON BEACH → CATALINA CIRCUMNAVIGATION → HUNTINGTON BEACH · PERSONAL WATERCRAFT
Open Category
NO RECORD SET · UNLEADED FUEL REQUIRED FOR CG CERTIFICATION
Strategy

Speculation & Analysis

Deep Analysis
Breaking the Catalina Record →
Course hazards, theoretical limits, fuel strategy on unleaded, and what it takes to set the first CG-certified Catalina record. Sub-55 minutes is possible.
Policy
The Leaded Fuel Disqualification →
The science of the lead-crime effect, dyno data proving E85 and methanol make equal or more power, and why CG will never certify a record set on leaded gasoline.