# Powerboat racer dies after hydroplane hits moored houseboat at Oulton Broad

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/powerboat-racers-wife-tells-of-how-she-filmed-high-speed-crash-into-houseboat-that-killed-him/
- Published: 2026-10-26T22:45:46+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T23:07:48+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16240859/Powerboat-racer-wife-tells-high-speed-crash-houseboat-killed-him.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Brett Duncan died after his powerboat hit a houseboat during a race.
- His wife filmed the crash and described its lasting impact.
- An inquest heard there was no evidence of engine failure.

## Summary

Brett Duncan, a 51-year-old powerboat racer, died from head injuries after his boat failed to turn around a buoy and struck a moored houseboat at Oulton Broad, Suffolk. His wife, Rhianon Phillips-Duncan, had been filming from the clubhouse and told an inquest that witnessing the crash has left her with lasting trauma.

Duncan was racing a borrowed 3.9-metre hydroplane and had raced it the previous month; it had recently been fitted with a new steering damper. An environmental health officer found no evidence of engine failure or that the damper had been removed, and said the houseboat was 74 metres from the turn, exceeding the 50-metre minimum. His wife said she was surprised he was not wearing the wrist cord for the boat’s kill switch; video also showed his helmet visor open because it was fogging up.

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