https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-IDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA534&dq=popular+mechanics+1932&hl=en&ei=YAAXTZCfFYfQnAeg97XJDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAzgU#v=onepage&q&f=true "Boat Speed More Than 100mph"] ''Popular Mechanics, April 1931 Garfield Wood then established the official record at over 100 mph .