KEY WEST, Fla., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- AMF/Miss GEICO cruised to its fourth consecutive World Championship title on Sunday in front of record-breaking crowds. The 50' neon green Miss GEICO catamaran destroyed the fastest racing boats in the world under difficult and windy racing conditions all week long in Key West, Florida.

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Team owner, John Haggin, exclaimed, "Each race we continued to get faster. It is a wonderful feeling to be the fastest boat in the world and four-time World Champion."

Driver, Marc Granet, and throttleman, Scott Begovich, were elated with the way the boat handled under difficult and ever-changing racing conditions. "Our team worked extremely hard and each race we were prepared and set up perfectly," quipped Marc Granet. "We wanted our sponsor, GEICO, to be proud of us," chimed Scott Begovich sporting an ear to ear grin.

Miss GEICO will not rest on its laurels and John Haggin already has his team working on a new race series in 2010 and making technical and safety improvements to the boat. Please visit missgeicoracing.com to keep abreast of the Miss GEICO Boat Racing and Boat Show Schedules for 2010.

CONTACT: Scott Colton, 561-963-3438, scolton@missgeicoracing.com

SOURCE AMF/Miss GEICO

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