Written by Matt Trulio of SpeedontheWater.com

Photography by Tim Sharkey

5/21/17

Today’s Offshore Powerboat Association races in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., were called off after a Class 5 competitor was killed during an accident in the first contest of the day. Veteran offshore racer David Raabe died when Repeat Offender, the 27-foot Magnum V-bottom he owns and throttles, collided with the Smith Brothers raceboat, a 26-foot Joker Class 6 V-bottom.  READ MORE

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DAVID RAABE 78-172017 OPA PT PLEASANT BEACH GRAND PRIX