Union internationale motonautique

Held under the sign of “Sustainable Development”, the 96th UIM General Assembly inaugurated a new format this year, combining committee meetings held upfront on-line by video conference, and a small number of ‘in person’ meetings, for which a reduced number of delegates had to travel to Amsterdam for a shorter period than usual. UIM President Raffaele Chiulli welcomed the Members of the internation...

UIM MOTOSURF ENTERS SPORTS PROGRAMME OF THE WORLD GAMES 2025 IN CHENGDU We are delighted to announce the participation of the UIM in the 12th edition of The World Games to take place in Chengdu, People's Republic of China, in August 2025. It is the first time Powerboating is represented in The World Games, and it is the MotoSurf Discipline in its electric category that will carry the flag of the UIM i...

Powerboat P1, the international marine motorsports promoter, and energy drink Monster Energy have announced a major powerboat racing sponsorship. The exclusive, multi-year agreement sees Monster Energy become the Official Energy Drink of the UIM Class 1 World Championship. Monster Energy will also be the title sponsor of the M CON Racing Team in this season’s Class racing series.

The Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) is delighted to announce that Aneta Šacherová from Czech Republic and Naomi Benini from Italy have been elected 2022 UIM Driver of the Year and 2022 UIM Junior Driver of the Year respectively. It is the first time that the two Awards, which are presented annually, have been bestowed upon two female riders since their inception. This is a memorable “first” for...

We are very pleased that the number of submissions for the 2022 UIM Photo Contest has continued growing compared to the numbers of last year and the year before. 18 Photographers have submitted 190 images altogether for consideration in the different categories. This is still short of pre-pandemic figures and we would be delighted to see a further increase next year. The introduction of the category “...