Unbeknownst to many, the first speedboat was invented in the 1950's. Before this time, even when boats were used for transportation, they wouldn't be able to travel anywhere near the speed that one of these new speedboats was capable of.

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Even in this day and age, there's always room for improvement in performance and speed of all motor vehicles including speed boats and sport vessels. Man has always had a fascination with speed and from day 1 all the way to the end, man will always seek to better his ability to travel as fast as possible.