| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 10 April 2014 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Powerboat racing |
| Club | Lowestoft and Oulton Broad Motor Boat Club |
Tate Mantripp (born 10 April 2014) is a British powerboat racer who competes in the GT15 class. He is notable for being the youngest competitor to set a speed record at Coniston Records Week and for winning the 2025 GT15 UK Masters Championship.
Mantripp is from Carlton Colville, Lowestoft, Suffolk, and attended Carlton Colville Primary School. [1] He comes from a family with extensive involvement in powerboat racing through the Lowestoft and Oulton Broad Motor Boat Club, which was founded in 1933. [2] His father Simon and cousin Jason previously raced as an OSY team. [3] His cousin Peter is the club commodore, while Peter's son Thomas continues to compete. [3] His mother, Nikki, works as a senior accountant. [4]
Mantripp began racing in 2023 at age nine in the GT15 class, a monohull powerboat class open to competitors aged 9 to 16. [5] He achieved a second-place finish in only his third competitive race. [5]
In November 2023, Mantripp competed at Coniston Records Week on Coniston Water in the Lake District. [6] The event is held annually to honour the memory of Donald Campbell, who broke eight world speed records on water and land during the 1950s and 1960s. [1] Mantripp set a GT15 class speed record of 39.16 mph (63.00 km/h), breaking his own earlier record of 38.13 mph (61.37 km/h) from the same week. [1] [7] He became the youngest competitor in the 51-year history of Records Week to set and break a speed record. [1] For this achievement, he received the K7 Silver Star, named after Campbell's iconic Bluebird K7 boat, and was awarded The English Lakes Hotel Trophy as the week's youngest record breaker. [1]
On 7–8 June 2025, Mantripp won the GT15 UK Masters Championship at Stewartby Lake, Bedfordshire. [4] He won four consecutive heats in windy and challenging conditions to claim his first major title at age 11. [4] The victory was particularly notable as Mantripp had overcome a difficult start to the season, including a fourth-place finish at Oulton Broad in May after a collision damaged his Povvat hull. [4]
Mantripp continued to compete in the British Powerboat Championships throughout 2025. [8]