The Ynot racing team of navigator Jamie Johnson, left, and driver Dave Brown makes it way around the course during a qualifying round Saturday at the Extreme Sports Park in Port Angeles.
The pair were later involved in a dramatic crash where the boat flew off the course, clearing a perimeter fence and ending up in a stand of trees.
The duo were able to walk away from the crash, but the boat suffered structural damage.
The racing team of Sharon Hauser as navigator, left, and Phil Miller as driver takes the Fat Buddy A400 class boat around the track at Extreme Sports Park in Port Angeles on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
An “island hopper” safety crew pulls the Blue Bayou super modified boat driven by Clayton Hatch and navigated by Dylan Hatch back to the course after the boat leaped from the water and slid into a fence Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
