JET TENDERS WATERJETS NEWS About Us Who We Are Our Roots History News ITALIAN TRADITION OF SPEED ON WATER 1906 - 2000 Luigi Castoldi, founder of Castoldi Company and other world renowned Companies such as B.C.S. and Mosa was an ingenious and acclaimed engineer. At the age of 24, he designed a racing boat which, with his brother Achille at the helm, won the 1930 World Speed Record in the 100 HP outboard category. In the early 60s he revolutionized the waterjet propulsion system. 1933 Mario Castoldi designed the Macchi Castoldi “M.C. 72” hydroplane, which won the Schneider Cup and set the world water speed record of 382,94 knots, which remains unbeaten. 1953 Achille Castoldi, 5 times world champion and world speed recordman 800 Kg Racers class in his “Arno XI” Timossi boat / Ferrari engine F1 : 131,51 knots. Record still unbeaten. 1974 Franco Castoldi won the offshore race Santa Margherita – Montecarlo – Santa Margherita. He travelled 200 nm at an average speed of 57,2 knots with an Enfield 37′ boat equipped with two 600 HP engines and a special twin stage counter revolving waterjet drive, designed by his father Luigi Castoldi. This is, to-date, the only long-distance offshore race in the history of motor boating to be won by a boat having something other than a propeller as its propulsion system. #castoldijet LOAD MORE... Castoldi S.r.L. Strada Provinciale 114, n. 10 20080, Albairate Italia P.I. 00889370151 E info@castoldijet.it T +39 029401881 ABOUT US Who We Are Our Roots History News WHERE BECOMING A DISTRIBUTOR Castoldi S.r.L. is always looking to partner with distinguished distributors across the globe. If you are interested in becoming a waterjet drive distributor, please mail your Company profile to: network@castoldijet.it FOLLOW US