Jackson Aykroyd World Champion There are moments in sport when you realise you’re no longer watching as a photographer. You’re not thinking about shutter speed, composition or whether you’ve got the shot. You’re just standing there, heart pounding, completely invested in the outcome — willing someone on as if the result somehow belongs to you. That’s exactly how I felt […]
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Bringing the Past Back to Life: The 2026 MPBA Retro Endurance Series Background For years, multi-racing (also known as ‘Endurance’ racing) has seen a steady development of the sport with lighter, stronger composite hulls, more powerful engines and the use of a variety of technology to aid performance. Tech It is not uncommon to have boats with numerous servos controlling […]
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2024 iMBRA World Endurance (Multi) Championships, Nagykanizsa Hungary Zack takes his 2nd 3.5cc World title after winning gold in France 2018 Zacks Win iMBRA
» Read morePlease see attached a copy of the certificate from Cancer Research following the £1000 donation from the Elmbridge Charity Regatta Weekend on Saturday September 30th and Sunday 1st October 2023. We would like to thank all involved and the Racers who made the weekend a great Regatta, the contributions allowed us to donate £1000 to Cancer Research. Many thanks Michael […]
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The season opener was held somewhat later than normal this year – The original date was accidentally scheduled for Mothers Day so we postponed the planned race at Colwick and used this date for the Peterborough race. The organisers, spectators and The 25 racers who entered 35 boats between them were treated to a chilly but dry day with some […]
» Read moreIt is with the greatest sadness, that we must report the passing of the MPBA Chairman Mick Fields, a man held in the deepest respect throughout the boating community both domestic and international.
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Round 8 of the MPBA 2022 Endurance Championship was the Saturday of the 2-day Charity Event held at Elmbridge Model Boat Club. As the season has progressed, we are seeing less and less support for our races. There are many possible reasons for this and it is currently being discussed in the Committee. Proximity to accessible Internationals is one thing […]
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Round 6 of the MPBA 2022 Endurance Championship was held at Peterborough Model Boat Club. A few late drop outs and a repeat no-show (You know who you are) without informing us meant fairly low numbers for this event. There is a link at the top of the Race Hub page that automatically creates an email for you if you […]
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Round 5 of the MPBA 2022 Endurance Championship is the British Masters / Circuit Nationals event held at Elmbridge. It was decided that the Multis would run on Saturday and Circuit on Sunday rather than the usual half day for each on Saturday and Sunday. This makes it easier in terms of not having to change the course layout and […]
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A terrible forecast of rain and thunderstorms could not have been more wrong for the 2nd iMBRA Western League race of 2022. It barely rained at all and we basked in roasting sunshine on the Saturday with the other 2 days both bright and sunny if a little cooler. Therdonne is a straightforward drive down the A16 from the Calais […]
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