The Australian Offshore Superboat Championships have revealed a fantastic new addition to the coming season, with Melbourne’s legendary JV Marine World and Porta Products coming on board as a event partners ahead of the opening round scheduled for stunning Lake Macquarie in just over a week’s time.
“This is fantastic news for the Offshore Championships heading into the opening round of the season,” AOPC Commodore Antony De Fina admitted. “JV Marine are icons in the boating industry in Australia with the country’s largest boating superstore in Melbourne’s Braeside operating since 1976. They’re also Australian dealers for the respected Porta Products of American Scott Porta, a multiple World Champion, Key West winner and a legend in the Super Stock classes in the US. For those who have been following us over the last 12 months they’ll remember that Scott was scheduled to join the field at Geelong last season in a Donzi he’d been preparing for an Australian client. Sadly time was against the team, but the finished product is now a work of art.
“To have these two great icons of boating offer to come on board and support us and our development this year is fantastic news, and continues this great upward trend we’re currently enjoying; we’re really excited for what the coming season has to offer.”
“There’s no question that Offshore Superboats are the pinnacle of boating performance, not just here, but around the world,” JV Marine World’s Mark Stav explained. “They’re a fantastic spectacle, especially out on rough water, really pushing the boundaries of what extreme boating is all about, testing man and machine.
“For JV Marine World it gives us a great platform to promote our boating involvement both around the country, and around the world, whilst it also gives us a platform to introduce our relationship with Porta Products renowned worldwide for their hydraulic transom brackets allowing engines more range in shallow water with their innovative vertical lift design.”
“It’s an exciting time for the sport,” De Fina added. “For the first time in more than a decade we have strong fields of outright boats, with a likelihood of six or more Supercat Extreme boats battling for the outright win this season, whilst the Supersports classes too are seeing fantastic interest with new boats underway to take the fight to the established stars; it’s going to be a fantastic season and it all gets underway in just over a week at beautiful Lake Macquarie for their ’Lake Mac Action Fest’.
The opening round of the 2025/26 Australian Offshore Superboat Championships will take place off Empire Marina in Lake Macquarie, with six 30-minute races across the weekend; Saturday, October 18 will see the action start from 12:00pm through to 2:30pm, then on Sunday, October 19, from 11:00am to 1:30pm.
About JV World Marine
Located in Melbourne’s Braeside, JV Marine World is Victoria’s largest boating dealership with hundreds of boats and jetskis on display. They are committed to providing excellent customer service and offer a range of New and Used boats and jetskis, genuine spare parts and accessories, and an experience Service Department. They are located at 878 Springvale Road, Braeside.
For more information visit; www.jvmarine.com.au
About Porta Products
The Porta Hydraulic Transom Bracket is a moveable parallelogram that allows the engine to remain at the same trim angle throughout the entire range of travel of the Porta Bracket. A traditional hydraulic jack plate can raise and lower the motor a short distance (usually 150mm max) but does not offer the advantages of a transom bracket. With the Porta Hydraulic Transom Bracket you get a vertical movement range – of 50mm to 550mm – much more than is offered by any other system.
For more information visit; www.portaproducts.com
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2025/26 Australian Offshore Superboat Championships – calendar
R1. Lake Macquarie, NSW – 18-19 October, 2025
R2. Wyndham Harbour, Victoria – 21-22 February, 2026
R3. Geelong, Victoria – 14-15 March, 2026
R4. Port Adelaide, SA – 09-10 May, 2026
