Aaron Ciantar (left) and Dominique Martini.

It takes two... a most famous phrase with so many connotations related to notorious songs, films and television series.

On this occasion the association is to a foremost event, namely the forthcoming 2014 UIM ClassOne World Powerboat Champion-ship appointment, the second from a series of three to be held in Terracina, Italy, between October 17 and 19.

This year, 14 teams are contesting the championship being organised by H2O Racing under the auspices of the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM).

The revised format sees seven catamarans in the ClassOne and another seven boats in V1 monohulls, all racing together on a simple mirror-image circuit with separate sets of turn-buoys, ClassOne turning on the outside marks, V1 on the inside.

On the first outing of the championships – the Mediterranean Grand Prix in Ibiza last month – Team Chaudron made an impressive start to move on to the next meeting as leaders in ClassOne.

This class is reserved to prototype racing craft that, with a minimum length of 36ft and maximum of 43ft, using inboard motors only, can reach speeds in excess of over 100mph.

Undoubtedly, the Grand Prix of Italy will be crucial for P1-55, the boat flying the Malta flag under the charge of driver Aaron Ciantar and French throttleman Dominique Martini.

A commendable repeat of their previous performance will give Chaudron valuable points to go to the final round of the worlds – the UAE Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi (Nov. 29-30) – with great confidence.

“The UIM Championship is definitely the pinnacle of offshore powerboat racing,” Ciantar said.

“We are combining well and P1-55 is performing superbly. We are in competition with the best, whether it is crews or boats.”

Ciantar has won three world titles on Chaudron boats, two in Europe in 2008 and 2009 and one in America – the 31st Key West World Championship in 2011.

Furthermore, Chaudron boats also featured as world champions in the UIM Powerboat P1 championship in 2007.

The ClassOne division is a dynamic and spectacular event with an exceptional promotion value through its global TV exposure.

Races are televised by high-profile broadcasters, including Canal+ (France), Sky (UK), Viaset (Scandinavia), CNTV (China), Abu Dhabi TV (Middle East) and others, providing millions of households with all the excitement, passion and prestige the event and host venues generate.

All eyes will now be on Terracina, which lies 76kms southeast of Rome. Team Chaudron will endeavour to ‘take two’ and make it happen – again.