What advice would you give to someone who wishes to take up powerboating?
Gilman: “Always start from below, from Formula 4 and then all the way up, and soon you would be racing on Formula 1!” Francesco Cantando Regarded the next world champion in the making, Cantando, 29, is the youngest racer among the veterans and possesses the most potential. Powerboating is in his blood, as his father was also a powerboat racer with the Mare Magnum Team F1 DAC in the past. Hence, it wasn’t a surprise when Cantando made his debut when he was only 17. Cantando can literally smell the world title as he inches his way behind perennial champion Cappellini. He finished 2nd in the 2000 and 2001 championship season and his confidence is building up. As he considerately ushers us to a comfortable place to conduct the interview, we notice the scars on his face, a testament of the dangers of powerboating. He settles down quickly, often gesturing and swearing like a typical young Italian. Jonathan Jones, former world champion, interrupts the interview halfway and proudly told the re
