Ted Jones (hydroplanes)
Tudor Owen Jones was a hydroplane designer and builder.
Biography
According to Tex Johnston, "Seattleite Ted Jones, a keen marine engineer, designed a revolutionary speedboat, the hydroplane, supported at high speed by two sponsons - streamlined, buoyant, lateral extensions - attached to the forward sides of the boat's wide, flat body. The hydroplane was powered by an Allison aircraft engine identical to the one I modified for Cobra II."One of his boats, the Slo-Mo-Shun IV, won the 1950 Gold Cup, and set a water speed record in Lake Washington, off Seattle 's Sand Point, on June 26, 1950, breaking the previous record by almost 20 mph. He also designed several other unlimited hydroplanes that won the APBA Challenge Cup.