Miss Windermere IV

Current boat name

Miss Windermere IV

Boat class

7150

Function

Sports and Leisure

Type

Length (m / ft)

5.36 / 17ft 7in

Beam (m / ft)

2.29 / 7ft 6in

Leeward

Keel

Propulsion

Engine

Date of build

1958

Place of build

Bowness-on-Windermere

Present use

Museum/LAT

Built in 1958 by Borwicks at Bowness-on-Windermere. MISS WINDERMERE IV was Norman Buckley's 1200Kg class water speed record hydroplane. It achieved no fewer than 4 world records in her class: 1960 World 1 hour speed record for 1200 Kg class (84.83 mph) - 1966 World 3 hour speed record (227 miles at average 75.96 mph) - 1971 British unlimited record immersed propellor class (113.74 mph) - 1971 World R.5 3-5 litre class (111.73 mph -114.19 mph). Over the years it has been fitted with 3 engines - 1959 Jaguar XK 1220C (modified to D type specifications) - 1970 Jaguar modified E Type - 1973 Jaguar Type D. April 2008