The Fountain 47 Lightning Wins Powerboat Magazines Prestigious Offshore Boat of the Year Award

April 25, 2006 - WASHINGTON, NC - On Saturday evening at Powerboat Magazine's annual performance award banquet which took place at Loews Hotel - South Beach Miami, Reggie Fountain CEO of Fountain Powerboats was presented with top honors in the Offshore Boat of the year category. "This award is a great honor for us said Reggie Fountain, every major performance boat manufacturer puts there best foot forward for the Powerboat Performance trials and when Bob Teague and John Tomlinson say you're the best of the best it is really an honor!" "Powerboat Magazine scrutinizes every detail of these boats, not only on performance but on rigging, paint, mold work, ergonomics and layout so winning this award only further reinforces the superiority of our products."

Fountain Powerboats received their first award for product excellence 25 years ago. Vicki Newton the Magazines Associate Publisher said, Thanks to Fountain for sending such an incredible boat, they really made our jobs easy."

Fountain's new 47 Lightning features the latest in hull technology in addition to a newly designed cockpit with a six-man stand-up bolster option. This boat was designed to challenge the high performance catamaran market and give those customers a safe, stable, high-speed alternative. To further prove the superiority of the hull Fountain is currently campaigning a 47 Unlimited Super Vee on the SBI/APBA racing circuit this season. This boat, powered by twin Mercury racing 1075's clinched the season opener last weekend at the Miami Beach Offshore Grand Prix. Sales of the new 47 have been strong and Fountain looks to continue this upward trend in the coming months.

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