Powerboat owner-driver Darren Nicholson and his team have rocketed through a hat-trick of victories after clinching the UIM Class 1 championships in Sheboygan, Michigan City and Sarasota in the US this season, and spent the weekend chasing their fourth-straight win on the water at Florida for the offshore powerboat season finale.

Nicholson, who holds the most wins of any Australian in the Class One Championships in Europe and the Middle East, is the driver at the helm of the recognisable 222 offshore powerboat alongside throttleman Giovanni Carpitella.