Jetsprinting might be regarded as a sport for blokes, but apparently not in Hawke's Bay.
Half of the competitors in the three Hawke's Bay teams taking part in the New Zealand Jetsprints Championship were female.
Pip Thompson has the only all-female crew in the Superboat class, piloting 1000 horsepower in the boat The Bitches Box.
Originating in New Zealand, Jetsprint has become an international sport, demanding high levels of concentration.
Spectators flocked to the Crownthorpe jetsprint track for the Hawke's Bay round of a sport not for the faint of heart