Leaving behind the expanse of the Humber estuary, which was the venue earlier this month for the opening round of this year's UK SuperStock and AquaX race series, P1's powerboat teams and jet ski riders are now heading for 'Britain's Ocean City' of Plymouth. One would like to think that if Sir Francis Drake were still in situ he would break off from his game of bowls on The Hoe to welcome the P1 fleet.

Plymouth Sound, which has seen such famous events as the departure of Sir Francis Drake in 1577 on his voyage to circumnavigate the world and The Mayflower setting sail in 1620 bearing the Pilgrim Fathers, will host a weekend of high-speed action on 29th - 30th June. Round 2 will see eight P1 Panther race boats on the water and more than twenty AquaX riders, with racing getting underway at 4.00pm on Saturday and midday on Sunday.

Yorkshire-born John Wilson will be hoping for rougher waters in Devon than were experienced in Hull, as he does battle again with the American duo of Andy Biddle and Tracy Blumenstein. The New Jersey boys won the season opener by the narrowest of margins and are relishing their demanding Trans-Altantic race schedule.

In the P1 AquaX Championship, Dave Huddleston heads up the leader board in the 300 Superpole class, with Mat Shipley and John Heath setting the early pace in the other two classes.  Russell Marmon took home the AquaX Cup in Hull after opting out of the championship classes to compete on a modified ski.

The P1 SuperStock racers will head back to Devon in August for the final round of the season, whilst the AquaX racing runs through to September with the climax at St. Lawrence Bay in Essex.