Now that's where you'd be wrong. Since all Offshore Race Organizations, and the APBA, have a Class Seven open to all V Hulls between 20' and 22', and with any single outboard up to 300 HP, I believe Bobcats boat fits? So he has a running offshore boat. Also, in 2014, the Offshore Powerboat Association created the pontoon class, so now a pontoon boat would be an offshore boat. http://seriousoffshore.com/forums/content.php?r=181-Ozarks-Lake-Race-2014-Toon-Race
Plus, now there is a RIB Offshore Class, http://p1ribs.com/ , so RIB's qualify as offshore boats.
So, after reviewing all of the evidence submitted above, the verdict is that everyone of us has at least one running offshore boat.
I have a 9ft Inmar, a 14ft Caribe and a 212 Hydra Sport. I have had all those boats in the same places I had my 38 PQ.I may not be as fast or make as much noise.