Mercury Racing

The Passion of Benny Blanco

It was a bicycle, not a boat, that made it possible for award-winning conservationist and tournament-winning fishing guide Capt. Benny Blanco to feed his passion for angling at a very young age.

1,000 Islands Charity Poker Run Roars Back

On pandemic pause for the past two years, the 1,000 Islands Charity Poker Run in Clayton, N.Y., returned earlier this month without missing a beat. The event, which benefits the Make-A-Wish of Central...

Mercury Racing Launches All-New Community Forum

If you’ve ever interacted with Mercury Racing before, you know its passionate pursuit of Wide Open is fueled by its customers – the past, present and future owners of Racing power. Throughout the year...

Building the Future: Mercury Racing x E1 Series - Part 2

Mercury Racing completed work on the E1-X, a prototype electric outboard for the E1 Series, a new powerboat racing series expected to debut in 2023. Mercury Racing joins the E1 Series as Official Prop...

Mercury Racing Expands Sponsorship with Powerboat P1

Mercury Racing, a global provider of high-performance marine propulsion systems, announced it entered a two-year agreement expanding its partnership with Powerboat P1, an international marine motorspo...

Fueling the Future

Fueling the future of Wide Open, Mercury Racing issued four scholarships to high school students pursuing post-secondary technical careers.

Midnight Express Hosts a Weekend of High-Performance Fun

Forty Midnight Express boats and crews gathered at Haulover Marine Center in North Miami Beach, Fla., for the third Midnight Express Rendezvous, May 13-15. All 40 boats ran to Bimini on Friday. On Sat...

Hydrodynamics #3: The Cambered Skeg Solution

The cambered skeg featured on select Mercury Racing® gearcases is a solution to problem rooted in physics and hydrodynamics. As the propeller rotates in the water it creates forward thrust to propel t...

Mercury Racing Powers First Test of E1 Series Race Boat

Mercury Racing has completed work on the first E1-X, a prototype electric outboard for the E1 Series, a new powerboat racing series expected to debut in 2023. Mercury Racing joins the E1 Series as Off...

Paul Tracy: Going Fast Never Gets Old

It has been a decade since former champion auto racer Paul Tracy last stepped out of an Indy car but he hasn’t stopped going fast. When Tracy craves a dose of velocity he seeks it at the wheel of a po...

Mercury Racing to Sponsor Formula One Powerboat Racing Series

Mercury Racing has entered a two-year sponsorship program with the Formula One Powerboat Championship series. The agreement is for the 2022 and 2023 racing seasons and names Mercury Racing the Officia...

MTI Owners Fun Run to the Keys

The seventh annual MTI Owners Fun Run was sold out with 59 boats participating in the four-day event, March 10-13. In a stunning display of power and beauty the fleet departed Haulover Marine Center i...

Mercury Racing Inks Sponsorship with 1000 Islands Poker Run

Mercury Racing will be a new Diamond Sponsor of the 2022 1000 Islands International Charity Poker Run. The event is scheduled for July 14-16 in Clayton, N.Y. Mercury Racing will be on hand with its To...

Miami is Back!

Mercury Racing had a powerful presence at Discover Boating's Miami International Boat Show. Held across five venues on February 16-20, the show epicenter returned to the Miami Beach Convention Center ...

Mercury Racing Establishes New Student Scholarship with Impact Institute of Indiana

Mercury Racing® has created two $750 scholarships for high school students enrolled in the Marine Services Technology program at Impact Institute, a vocational career training center located in Kendal...

200 APX Approved for OPC

American outboard circuit racing took a step towards the future with the recent approval and homologation by the American Power Boat Association of Mercury Racing Apex Series four-stroke outboards for...

Prop School - Part 9: How to Reach your Performance Goals

Propeller selection can be a mind-boggling exercise. Start the process by following these basic tips. The ever-changing variety of hull designs, engine configurations, and general boat capabilities pl...

Prop School Part 8: Propeller Finishes

The “finish” on a high-performance propeller refers to how the raw propeller casting is transformed into a ready-to-use propeller. The finish description can be confusing as different propeller shops ...

Prop School - Part 7: Barrel Length

The length and size of a barrel on a propeller is often overlooked, yet it is one of the most important features when dialing in a boat. In terms of barrel diameter, a propeller can have a solid hub w...

Prop School - Part 6: Slip

Response to my Prop School series has been gratifying. It has generated a lot of good discussion (online and off) regarding propeller design, function and application. One of the most common questions...

Prop School - Part 5: Blade Efficiency

For this, the fifth installment of my Prop School series I will review the various propeller blade designs and how they – along with rotation – affect propeller efficiency and overall boat performance...

Prop School - Part 4: Blade Cup

Continuing from Prop School…Part 3. Here I will explain everything you need to know about Blade Cup. Cup is a curl formed or cast into the trailing edge of a propeller blade. When done correctly, the ...

Prop School - Part 3: Blade Rake

Rake is the angle of a propeller blade face relative to its hub. If the blade face is perpendicular to the hub, the prop has zero-degree rake. As a blade face slants back toward the rear of the prop, ...

Prop School - Part 2: Terminology

Basic propeller terminology and fitment of propellers.

Prop School - Part 1: Introduction

Working in performance boating is exciting: It’s fast-paced. Propulsion systems and hull designs are in continual evolution. Our customers are generally astute, technically oriented and often quite co...

Performance Boat Heaven in Key West

For a week each November the end-of-the-road outpost of Key West, Florida, becomes the epicenter of performance boating, thanks to the confluence of the world championship offshore racing and the Flor...

Propping to Win

Pro anglers demand no-compromise performance every time they hit the water. When there’s money on the line, every advantage counts. Which is why more pro anglers are turning to Mercury Racing Bravo I ...

Mercury Racing Propeller Manager Scott Reichow Retires

Mercury Racing Propeller Manager Scott Reichow, for decades a respected source of design vision, innovation, and prop wisdom to racers and high-performance boat owners, retired on January 29, closing ...

What is a Technical Skiff Anyway?

Unless you’re an avid angler who works the flats of the Gulf Coast, Florida Keys or the Caribbean, you may have never seen a technical flats skiff. These compact, ultra-light boats are designed to get...

UMPBA Opens Wide Open Drag Racing Season in Oshkosh

The Upper Midwest Powerboat Association (UMPBA), hosts of a grass-roots powerboat drag racing series in Wisconsin, kicked off the 2021 season June 5 in Oshkosh at the Menomonee Park basin. The event a...