Tate Mantripp
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 10 April 2014 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Powerboat racing |
| Club | Lowestoft and Oulton Broad Motor Boat Club |
Tate Mantripp (born 10 April 2014) is a British powerboat racer who competes in the GT15 class. He is notable for being the youngest competitor to set a speed record at Coniston Records Week and for winning the 2025 GT15 UK Masters Championship.
Early life and family
[edit]Mantripp is from Carlton Colville, Lowestoft, Suffolk, and attended Carlton Colville Primary School.[1] He comes from a family with extensive involvement in powerboat racing through the Lowestoft and Oulton Broad Motor Boat Club, which was founded in 1933.[2] His father Simon and cousin Jason previously raced as an OSY team.[3] His cousin Peter is the club commodore, while Peter's son Thomas continues to compete.[3] His mother, Nikki, works as a senior accountant.[4]
Racing career
[edit]2023: Debut season
[edit]Mantripp began racing in 2023 at age nine in the GT15 class, a monohull powerboat class open to competitors aged 9 to 16.[5] He achieved a second-place finish in only his third competitive race.[5]
In November 2023, Mantripp competed at Coniston Records Week on Coniston Water in the Lake District.[6] The event is held annually to honour the memory of Donald Campbell, who broke eight world speed records on water and land during the 1950s and 1960s.[1] Mantripp set a GT15 class speed record of 39.16 mph (63.00 km/h), breaking his own earlier record of 38.13 mph (61.37 km/h) from the same week.[1][7] He became the youngest competitor in the 51-year history of Records Week to set and break a speed record.[1] For this achievement, he received the K7 Silver Star, named after Campbell's iconic Bluebird K7 boat, and was awarded The English Lakes Hotel Trophy as the week's youngest record breaker.[1]
2025: UK Masters Champion
[edit]On 7–8 June 2025, Mantripp won the GT15 UK Masters Championship at Stewartby Lake, Bedfordshire.[4] He won four consecutive heats in windy and challenging conditions to claim his first major title at age 11.[4] The victory was particularly notable as Mantripp had overcome a difficult start to the season, including a fourth-place finish at Oulton Broad in May after a collision damaged his Povvat hull.[4]
Mantripp continued to compete in the British Powerboat Championships throughout 2025.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Go Tate! Nine-year-old boy SMASHES powerboat speed record". Lowestoft Journal. Lowestoft. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ "History of motorboat racing on Oulton Broad". Lowestoft & Oulton Broad Motor Boat Club. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Kingsley Home Care sponsored Tate becomes youngest holder of powerboat speed record". Kingsley Healthcare. November 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Youngster from Suffolk crowned UK champion in powerboat competition". Lowestoft Journal. Lowestoft. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Tate, nine, starts his powerboat racing career at full throttle". Lowestoft Journal. Lowestoft. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ "Engines at the ready for Coniston Power Boat Records Week". ITV News Border. Carlisle. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ "Lowestoft boy Tate Mantripp breaks powerboat speed record". East Anglian Daily Times. Ipswich. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ "All set in Stewartby as Green Lane welcomes the final stage of the British Powerboat Championships". Bedford Independent. Bedford. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.