The Pacific Northwest is the only place in the United States where people race sprint boats. The sport originated in Australia and has become an expensive hobby for a lot of families here. The racers soup up these boats to race against the clock, following a set course through twists and turns carved out of a field. It was the second race ever at Webb's Slough in St. John, Wash.

I shot this with a standard-def Sony DCR-SR200 and edited it in Final Cut. I wrote and recorded the voiceover myself. The challenge here was getting close enough to the action and getting usable audio. And keeping dry and clean (I didn't).