Originally from Staffordshire, UK, Nigel Hook now resides in Del Mar, California, where he owns DATASKILL, Inc. — an INC-500 eBusiness integration and consulting firm. His background is in software engineering and he holds an MBA in Management and a Bachelor's degree in computer science from Staffordshire University in England.

Nigel's attraction to powerboat racing came at an early age, following his mentor and uncle, the late Roger Hook, (British National Champion '68, '69) to hundreds of circuit and offshore races, including the legendary Cowes-Torquay-Cowes.

In 1974, Nigel seized the opportunity to compete in his first race, the Dawlish 100. Co- driving with his uncle in Arri Clappers, a UIM Class III Offshore mono-hull powered by twin Mercury outboards.

After moving to California in 1984, Nigel set about building a new V-hull to race in the Pacific Offshore Powerboat Racing Association (POPBRA) series. He throttled the boat to the 1989 POPBRA High Points Championship and also set the Powerboat Magazine World Speed Trials record for Class VII.

For the inaugural 1990 season of the Offshore Professional Tour (OPT), founded by the actor and World Champion Don Johnson, Nigel teamed up with Rick Bowling to race Gone Again, a Conquest cat powered by triple Mercury 300hp outboards. In Pro I Class they finished fourth overall for the season and took a third in the final OPT World Championship race in Key West. During the same year in California, he also retained his POPBRA championship in Class VII.

In 1991, with substantial support from Warlock powerboats in providing a 25' Warlock cat and racing with Craig Archer in S11- Archer Marine, they captured first place, APBA National Stock Class, in the first "East vs. West Shootout" in Texas. Competing nationally again in the Offshore Professional Tour Nigel raced with Scott Duvall, in Manta Racing, a twin engined monohull powered by NASCAR-style small blocks. With Nigel as the Driver, Manta Racing garnered the OPT National Championship. Nigel finished the season racing with another of the sports greats, Art Lily, in the 33' Fountain Heartbeat in the combined OPT and SBR World Championships in Key West, Florida.

In 1992, Nigel took S11-Archer Marine to win the APBA Stock Class Championship, Western Division, and also set the Powerboat Magazine Speed Trials record in Class III at 96.5 mph. In the same year, Nigel raced with Scott Duvall in Manta Racing to win the OPT National Championship-Pro II. The season was capped bringing CysticFibrosis Express, a 33' Fountain, to a third place finish in the combined SBR and U.S. Offshore World Championships in Key West.

In 1993, today long-time relationship with Wellcraft Scarab was founded and Nigel built a 26' Wellcraft Scarab, Archer Marine Scarab, equipped with the first pre-production MerCruiser Blackhawk surface drive. This very light weight hull, designed by Larry Smith and constructed by RD Boatworks, builder of Dennis Conners's America's Cup winning Sailboat, set new standards in APBA's largest and most competitive class. With Nigel throttling, she won the APBA "A" Class Championship, Western Division. And, at Sarasota in July, Nigel set the APBA/UIM World Kilo Record at 93.17 mph, blasting the existing 8-year-old record by almost 10 mph. This garnered the team the highly prestigious Mike Poppa Award.

In 1994 APBA National Championship was won and the Archer Marine Scarab garnished a record of 19 first-place wins (4 DFNs) out of 26 combined national and divisional APBA races.

The 1995 season continued with more National and Divisional wins and was capped off with winning the International Offshore Cup in Puerto Rico.

In 1996, Nigel, moved to the twin engine class and created the most advanced Wellcraft Scarab of the century - the new Wellcraft Scarab 37H. This design introduced European - style vented steps with a very narrow beam - almost two foot narrower than the existing 38' Scarab. With Westerly Marine and Baltek, Nigel engineered a nomex-cored pre-preg carbon fibre composite, pushing the lamination schedule even further beyond his 26' Scarab, and ending up with an extremely strong and safe, yet very light race boat. With Nigel on the Throttles the new team went on to finish the 1996 racing season with third place in C class in the APBA World Championships in Key West, Florida.

For the 1997 season Wellcraft brought the team into an agreement with NASCAR sponsor, CITGO Petroleum Corporation. CITGO was keen to sponsor the new Scarab 37H and the team raced the boat as the CITGO SUPERGARD Scarab. CITGO’s involvement helped the team win the 1997 Western Divisional Championship, High Points Overall, and the APBA National Championship in B Class to earn the designation US1.

1998 set an unprecedented season with a WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP and back-to-back National Titles. In addition, the team accrued more points nationally than any other race boat across all classes in APBA Offshore. In the process, winning the Western Division Championship in Class B and the S.E. Divisional Championship, which elevated the team to the highest honor in American Power Boat Racing — Nigel was inducted into the APBA Hall of Champions.

The 1999 season was invested in elevating the power of the 37H Scarab from 1500hp to 2200hp in order to compete in the top level Super Vee class and further the development of the new 43 foot Scarab incorporating the latest in racing technology. The new 43 foot CITGO SUPERGARD Scarab made its entry in the 2000 season opener in San Diego, leading the fleet by a huge margin prior to crashing. The season finished out with three first place victories including a first place in the final round of the 2000 World Championships in St. Petersburg. Setting an APBA/UIM World Speed record in the Armada CITGO Special added to the season’s success.

2001earned the APBA 3rd place National Championship and was the APBA Western Divisional Champion for the new title sponsor, CONSECO with Wellcraft and the associated sponsor, Lucas Oil Products.

The 2002 season garnered the Grand Bahamian Champion, APBA Western Division Champion, and the APBA N.E. Division Champion.

Then in 2003, again the APBA Western Division Champion as well as APBA 3rd place World Championships.

Nobody in the sport has competed more consistently in the top Super V class, than Nigel Hook. 2004 extended the reach of his success by adding to an APBA Central Division Championship and a 2nd place in the APBA National Championships with a 1st in class in the speed category of the infamous Nuestros Rios Son Navagables. This South American race, bolstered by a 31 year legacy, endures 1,200 miles through the Amazon rain forest and plains — the ultimate trial of man, machine and the water.