November 24, 2014 - For the third year in a row, the team is crowned National Champions and this year in the Superboat Unlimited class competing against the biggest, fastest catamarans and monohulls in the World!
Team owner and throttleman, Nigel Hook said "We weren’t always the fastest boat in this class, but we certainly deserved and earned this National Championship not only because we accumulated the most national points by attending every race showing a firm commitment to the Superboat International series, but also because of the persistence and dedication of our team and the reliability of our Mercury 1075 engines.”
"Heading into this 34th Annual Superboat World Championships in Key West, people were saying we didn't stand a chance" Hook said "but we knew we did, we just needed something other than the flat water seen all season!"
It turns out that Hook’s “other than the flat water” comment was upheld during the final race on Sunday where course conditions were confused. The protected areas, running in and out of Mallory Square harbor, presented easy two-foot waves, however, the outside legs came alive with three to four-footers, the occasional five-foot hole, and gusty wind conditions.
"Not that I considered those condition really rough, but it was rough enough to see the big cats get ridiculously out of shape with Miss GEICO standing vertical on its transom (more than once) and even the 52' MTI looking like an accident waiting to happen" said Michael Silfverberg, driver of the 77 Lucas Oil SilverHook.
Out of the nine Superboat Unlimited entries, #77 Lucas Oil beat all but two during Sunday's final race. More importantly, the SilverHook earned widespread accolades for being in control and for resembling a cruise missile skimming comfortably over the course.
Click here to jump onboard into the cockpit with Nigel Hook and Michael Silfverberg during Sunday’s race and to rewatch SBI’s LiveStream coverage of Sunday’s race click here.
2014 Team Videos
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Cocoa Beach – 6th Annual Space Coast Grand Prix
Sarasota Grand Prix – 30th Annual Suncoast Grand Prix Festival
Key West World Championships - Onboard for Sunday's Race
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About SilverHook Powerboats
SilverHook is the most exclusive and technically advanced offshore monohull in the world. With lines echoing the iconic XKE that Enzo Ferrari said was the most beautiful car ever made!
Digitally designed on a virtual clean sheet of paper and perfected in the McLaren Formula One wind tunnel to deliver the highest standard of safety and speed for high performance boating, because you can't always predict when the going will get rough.
