Australia’s premier offshore powerboat series, the Australian Offshore Superboat Championship, is mid 2025–2026 season. The Championships span four rounds across NSW, Victoria, and South Australia, with Supercat and grassroots classes battling through a tight, multi-round championship.
Round 1 at Lake Macquarie gave the championship its first clear markers. In Supercat Extreme, 222 Offshore (Boost Mobile) took control. In Supercat Outboard, The Sting delivered a clean sweep. Special Edition / TR Racing led Supersports 85, while Cardiac Arrest emerged on top in Supersports 65. Four classes, four leaders, but none with enough margin to feel comfortable.
Wyndham Harbour will ask different questions. Racing shifts onto Port Phillip Bay, where conditions can change within a single heat. The course sits off Melbourne’s south west, exposed enough to build a short, sharp chop that quickly unsettles boats. The schedule is tight, three 30 minute races on Saturday afternoon, then another three on Sunday from late morning. It is a format that leaves little room to recover from a mistake.
Between rounds, there has been plenty happening. 222 Offshore has refined its programme and arrives with a fresh Mobile X look. Hornet Racing has continued testing, looking to build on a strong debut. MOJO has addressed prop issues that cost them results, while Venturi Offshore has worked through cooling problems that held them back.
There are also absences. ACME Racing remains sidelined, and Team Australia is not ready to return, tightening the Supercat Extreme field. In Outboard, The Sting has continued to fine tune, while Kess Racing and DLR Offshore have been quietly building. Supersports 85 loses The Colonel, shifting the balance of that class, while Supersports 65 remains deep, competitive, and unsettled.
Round 2 arrives with more than just points on the line. The boats are closer, the racing is tighter, and with the joker lap in play, the outcome is far less predictable.
