Doug Stowers

On May 9th and 10th for the first time in 32 years the Payette River will “roar” to life as the starting legs of the 2026 World Championship Jet Boat Race. The racecourse will be a 25-mile run starting at Triangle Park, located at Black Canyon Reservoir. The start will direct the boats west (downstream) on the reservoir about 3 miles to a turnaround buoy, located in the vicinity of Black Canyon Park. After rounding the buoy, the boats will head east (upstream) past Triangle Park and upriver...

There’s a lot of talk going around about the 2026 World Championship Jet Boat Race. I will try my best to inform people how special this race will be. Enthusiasm, technicality, spring water conditions, and of course safety were among the many talking points in our choosing of what rivers to host the 2026 World Championship Jet boat race. The Salmon River is spoken as to be the “Holy Grail” of jet boat racing. Its steep canyon walls, swift currents and torrential rapids make it a world wide...