Vladislav Subbotin was by far the most successful tethered hydroplane racer of the modern era. Such was his superiority that his A2 world record set in 1999 and his A3 record from 2004 have still yet to be beaten despite the capacity increase in A2 and the availability of newer and more powerful 10cc engines. As well as his own successes and those of his wife Galina, he encouraged untold numbers of others to take part, both juniors and others, by providing boats for them to use and taking teams to European meetings. His hull design became the basis for many of the boats running until very recently. His death was a great blow to the sport in general and to the participation of Russian competitors prior to the Ukrainian situation. 

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