The 2026 UKOPRA Offshore Powerboat Championship got underway around the Isle of Wight on Saturday (16th May) with crews battling through the opening round of the season. Competitors launched from Shamrock Quay in Southampton for the MDL Marinas Shamrock Round the Island race, the first of 5 rounds in this year’s championship. Good Boy Vodka emerged as the early leader in the premier Class 1 category after Rob Lockyer and Adrian de Ferranti secur…