Dave Villwock (USA) reached a speed of 354.849 km/h (220.493 mph) in Miss Budweiser, an unlimited class hydroplane, on 13 March 2004 at Thermalito Afterbay, Oroville, California, USA. The boat is powered by a Lycoming T-55 L-7 turbine engine from a Chinook helicopter, which is rated at 1,976 kW (2,650 hp).

The record was timed over 1 km.  Miss Budweiser  is 9 m (29 ft 10 in) long, 4.4 m (14 ft 6 in) wide and weighs 2.8 tonnes (6,200 lb).