Phil Kunz Photography
If you like to read about current and vintage hydroplanes & runabouts - you will enjoy this website. Featured articles explain all inboard boat racing classes and how the classes evolved from 1950 through today. 
The Vintage Builders Guide is a comprehensive article detailing a few pointers on the building aspects of wood race boats.
A historical story on the evolution of racing hulls from conventional styled hulls of yesteryears to the picklefork cab-over styles you see today.
USA National Champions are listed and a Wanted Poster each month comes your way on a race boat that graced the waters years ago and has not been found.

I hope you enjoy your visit.
Historical Photos
Phil is always available to assist individuals who are trying to locate additional historical information of their racing hulls in the ever growing sport of the Antique and Vintage Raceboat community. His collection of over 50,000 inboard racing slides and negatives alone puts him on top as the number one place to go when new or current owners of a vintage racing boats are documenting the history 
of their hull's biography. If you are looking to add information or photographs for your racing hull's biography, or just a raceboat fan, contacting Phil Kunz should be your first stop.
Camera Angle
This site features  photos  that Phil has amassed throughout a 50 year passion with the inboard hydroplane and flatbottom boat racing. He spent those years as a fan, an owner, driver, race and club official. For the last 20 years, he has devoted his life as a photojournalist capturing the spirit of competition in his photographic art. Through his camera lens  you will view a unique display of inboard raceboat action.




Prop Riders
60 Years of Racing Hydroplanes

Phil Kunz's book
This is the first book written by an American author detailing 
how limited class, inboard hydroplane racing evolved throughout 
the last 60 years. Phil has 26 books published to his 
credit, but this is his first on inboard hydroplane racing.










Inboard 
Racing Information
Hydroplane		 Vintage  -  Current
Flatbottom Vintage  - Current
Inboard
Racing Articles		 Vintage Builders Guide
History of the Cab-overs
Inboard 
National Champions
Y L J/GNH
A E F/NM
N T GP
H S
Special Treats
Each month a new page that will feature a 
former racing hull that seems to have vanished.		 Wanted Poster
Historical Photographs Scrapbook
Official Dayton program covers Program Covers










Phil Kunz
Post Office Box 185
Dayton, Ohio 45449-0185
pkunzphoto@sbcglobal.net

©2001-2008 Phil Kunz
Any reproductions without permission is strictly prohibited. There is nothing on this web site that is public domain. Please contact Phil Kunz, first, before even thinking of taking any text or photos from this web site for commercial use.

Since February 18, 2001
Web site design by Phil Spruit
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