Saundersfoot’s Coleman Racing powerboat team secured another podium finish over the weekend to maintain their lead at the top of their championship.

Having proved themselves in Scarborough battling up to 4m swells, and then dominating the inaugural Scottish Grand Prix in flat calm conditions, brother and sister racing partnership of Sam and Daisy Coleman went into the third round of the P1 Superstock powerboat racing championships in Gosport knowing that the Solent would bring them a fresh challenge.

“Although the wave heights were nowhere near as big as Scarborough, the infrequency and random wave patterns we knew would be testing,” said Daisy of the race.

“For a rookie team only being around the water since coming into the sport, the sea states here are far more difficult to read and predict,” she continued, admitting that with a 21-point lead in the championship, the team knew they had to finish all four races over the weekend to protect their lead, so decided to play it safe on the Saturday, securing a steady start with a fifth and third.

“The conditions worsened on the Sunday, but with two races running back to back, we decided to go for it. We won the first race, then achieved a third, despite losing engine trim which proves critical to ensure the boat attacks each wave at the correct angle,” explained Daisy, whose team are sponsored by Pertemps.

“This led to us securing second place on the podium behind the impressive ‘Team Experience Kissimmee’ whose crew have been racing boats successfully for 25 years and it certainly showed this weekend. A huge compliment for us with it being our team’s debut season and a steep learning curve, but we go into our home race in Cardiff Bay over August 28/29 leading the championship by 25 points,” she added.