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Lloyd's unlimited rating

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K7 badge, as applied to Bluebird K7

Royal Yachting Association unlimited hydroplane rating is a rating applied to hydroplanes competing for the water speed record, as applied by the RYA. It is usually denoted by a circular white badge on the hull, with an infinity symbol "" above the K and number for RYA "unlimited" hydroplane group.[1]

The group has included:

Boat Driver
K1 Miss England III Henry Segrave
Kaye Don
K2 Miss Britain III Hubert Scott-Paine
Hubert Scott-Paine
K3 Blue Bird K3 Malcolm Campbell
K4 Blue Bird K4
renamed Bluebird K4
Malcolm Campbell
Donald Campbell
K5 White Hawk Frank Hanning-Lee
K6 Crusader John Cobb
K7 Bluebird K7 Donald Campbell
K8 British Pursuit Tony Fahey

References

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  1. ^ Knowles, Arthur (2001). The Bluebird Years. Sigma Leisure. ISBN 978-1-85058-766-8.