Cardiff Finals

[Louise]

So whose gonna tell us how the racing went? Who won what? How did the 'novice navigators' get on?

[Bad Boy 717]

Cyco won the f2 water ski racing . . . . .

[Jon Fuller]

Adam and Matt got a third on Saturday.

[Louise]

Great achievements from the forum chaps, then! Very well done all of you.

Matt - I s'pose you've totally got the bug now?! :eek: :up:

[Jon Fuller]

I would imagine Matts bank manager is well pleased with boatmad, since joining he's: bought a 30 foot gas guzzlin powerboat, gotten into powerboat racing, and booked up to come to the Miami boatshow in Feb with us (and Vix), ...an expensive association :bang: :D :seaman:


PS. if he's not careful, he'll be a member of a Lawnmower racing team aswell!:aaahhh:

[Louise]

Thank goodness Richard is too old (in his opinion!) and too poor to get into racing!! :D

Any news of how Cookee and his 'new' navigator got on?

[Jon Fuller]

Who was his 'new' navigator in the end?

[Jon Fuller]

Originally posted by Mrs Nobber
Thank goodness Richard is too old

Wot you on about? there are loads of blokes like Rich, in their fifties racing powerboats! he'll be fine.

Anyways, did ye have a nice day yesterday?

[Louise]

It was a woman Whiteshoes works with. That's all I know!

[Jon Fuller]

Originally posted by Mrs Nobber
It was a woman Whiteshoes works with. That's all I know!

OH, I wonder how she got on with Cookees racing requirement, ie, needing two balls

[Louise]

Originally posted by Johnson
Wot you on about? there are loads of blokes like Rich, in their fifties racing powerboats! he'll be fine.

Stop it! You'll encourage him!

Anyways, did ye have a nice day yesterday?

Yes thank you - made all the better by your own gift to me!

[Jon Fuller]

Originally posted by Mrs Nobber
Yes thank you - made all the better by your own 'gift' to me!

Stop it, you'll make me blush!...was it long enough?

[Louise]

It was long enough to do the job (I think)! Thanks again.

[Rogue Wave]

Originally posted by Johnson
OH, I wonder how she got on with Cookees racing requirement, ie, needing two balls

:drain: well done :drain:

[Jon Fuller]

Originally posted by Mrs Nobber
It was long enough to do the job

Oh good, I'm never too sure if it's up to the job, people so often lie to save my feelings.

[Louise]

Does the 'Grim Reaper' have feelings then? :D

[Jon Fuller]

Sort of

[Louise]

Curiouser and curiouser!!!

[Cookee]

My new temporary navigator was called Kay and she works with Whiteshoes. We raced in the first of three races on Friday - the course was altered on Thursday evening, when Rory Power, John P and Dave Field his navigator went out with Ricky Hill in his sponsors cruiser - apparently Ricky had been telling everyone that there was plenty of depth to race despite there being a place that dried to 3.5 m on the chart (there is a 12 m range though!) anyway they were going round the course when the boat suddenly stopped throwing everyone forward including Ricky jamming the throttles wide open - apparently there were foot wide rocks cut in 2!

Anyway the RIB race was reduced to a simple race round the mudbank race, and despite a 67 nm course we were only allowed 60 minutes which was never going to be possible!

Unforunately for us we had fitted a brand new Stainless Marine lifter as we had been very pleased with the previous one, although it was worn out! On arrival it was very different due to a redisign and the sliders cracked in the first race and the scrutineers decided it wasnt safe to race with (it wasnt) so we had no option to put the boat back on the lorry and become a spectator for the weekend!

The rest of the weekend went as well as could be expected considering the weather and the number of different classes present - the V24 fleet did a demo race in the bay and Class 3 actually raced in the bay as well on Sunday.

The forecast gale force winds arrived shortly after racing finished which meant that the racing was not as badly affected as was first feared, and as far as I am aware there were no serious incidents, although Ian Mackman did lose his 200 HPDI Yamaha right in front of us - thankfully the control cables and loom stopped it going to the bottom!

It was great to see some old faces and well done to Adam and Matt!

[Louise]

Sorry to hear about your problem, Cookee. Hope you get it sorted soon - at least there's the winter before the next race, I guess!

[Jon Fuller]

Originally posted by Cookee
it was very different due to a redisign and the sliders cracked in the first race

Haven't you just reccomemded that model to Manos! :lol:lol: :drain: :violin:

[Jono]

..so you'll be wanting more than these few bolts then Cookee?:D

[Mikey]

Matt

Nice to finally meet you! Always nice to put a face to the names.

Well done in the race ... glad to see both the Cats keep going despite the conditions even tho all the other Class III boats with the exception of Pattern Forme all went back in after half a lap!

Since it was so cosy in the lock ... here are a few pictures

Mike

[Mikey]

another one!

[Mikey]

final one

[Cookee]

Originally posted by Johnson
Haven't you just reccomemded that model to Manos! :lol:lol: :drain: :violin:

Actually I have and he has bought something completely different which I believe to be inferior!

I actually recomended Stainless Marine lifters as being the best before they changed thier design - I am now reconsidering my opinion - they may still be better than others but not as good as they were! :bolt: