Nettuno (Italy), Sep 21 - The Fazza powerboat crew of Arif Al Zafeen and Nader Bin Hindi had their third straight win here at the UIM Class 3 World Championship, WAM news agency reported Monday.

With the world crown already wrapped up after back-to-back wins in the opening two races, the Fazza duo Sunday had a race-long battle with Britain's Kingfisher S14, crewed by Peter Little and Ian Blacker, to win by 14 seconds. Third home were Lorenzo Bacchi and Saul Bubacco of Italy in Siempre Adelante Bacchi S8.

It was a fitting end to Bin Hindi and Al Zafeen's Class 3 (six litre) debut. Despite a rain lashed race and intermittent thunderstorms, Fazza S3 and its British rivals lit up the with a closely fought duel.

Bin Hindi and Al Zafeen scored 1,200 points from three races to win the world title by 600 points from Blacker and Little.