1927 Chaptois Race Boat Sadi VI 26'

Motor Vehicle

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Set WORLD WATER SPEED RECORD 9/24/1927 in Seine, France with Hispano-Suiza 180hp at 65.90 MPH

Set WORLD WATER SPEED RECORD 9/24/1927 in Seine, France with Hispano-Suiza 180hp at 65.90 MPH

Name/Title

1927 Chaptois Race Boat Sadi VI 26'

Entry/Object ID

2.1927.26.RB.124

Description

1927 Chaptois Race Boat Sadi VI 26' Reconstruction

Motor Vehicle Type

Race Boat

Category

Antique

Make and Manufacture

Manufacturer

Picker, Chaptois Francis

Model

26' Race Boat Replica

Manufacture Place

* Untyped Manufacture Place

France

Manufacture Date

1927

Total Produced

1

Make and Manufacture Notes

Name - Sadi VI

Motor Vehicle Details

Engine

Details

Hispano Suiza 325 HP 8 Cyl

Engine Position

Inboard

Horsepower

325 HP

Vehicle Numbers

Number Type

Hull Number

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

26 FT

Provenance

Notes

The architectural design of Sadi VI was heavily influenced by George Crouch’s seminal 1924 American Gold Cup racer, Baby Bootlegger. When Francis Chaptois drafted the hull blueprints and Charles Picker engineered the layout for Sadi VI, they directly adapted Crouch’s design philosophies to fit European racing rules: The boat set WORLD WATER SPEED RECORD 9/24/1927 in Seine, France with Hispano-Suiza 180hp at 65.90 MPH

Update Date

August 5, 2026