Bob Hayward

Robert D. Hayward (October 28, 1927 - September 10, 1961) was a Canadian powerboat racer who was a three-time winner of the Harmsworth Cup as the pilot of Miss Supertest III.

[1] From Embro, Ontario, Hayward was raised on his family's chicken farm and joined the Supertest racing team as a mechanic in 1957.

Piloting Miss Supertest III, Hayward won the Harmsworth Cup in 1959, 1960, and 1961.

A stretch of water at the Bay of Quinte near Deseronto, Ontario is known as Hayward Long Reach.

[4] Canada Post issued a commemorative stamp in 2011 honouring the hydroplane racingboat Miss Supertest III, her driver Bob Hayward and businessman Jim Thompson, who designed and built her.