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11-03-2012, 01:00 PM
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Registered User
Country: Spain
Location: Mallorca
Occupation: Retired
Interests: Boats, boats and boats
Boat name: Patriot and Forca
Boat make: Phantom 21. Falcon Bonito 36
Engines: 200hp Mariner. 2 x GM 6.5 Twin Turbo Diesels
Cruising area: The Med
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Mallorca
Posts: 716
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Call it pocket change
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11-03-2012, 02:39 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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Will Gareth's crane at drivers be able to launch here, if so.......
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11-03-2012, 06:06 PM
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Country: Germany
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 98
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 What in the World is that. Nice Boat. 
Dirk
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11-03-2012, 07:53 PM
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topgun
Country: Guernsey
Location: Guernsey
Occupation: Civil Servant/ Senior driving examiner
Interests: Boats/bikes/Black label
Boat name: Flash Back/Avenger/Anchor Management
Boat make: Sunseeker San Remo/mini cougar/Cougar cat 25/Avenger 21
Engines: San Remo 2x Volvo 5.7 v8/mini cougar Yamaha 25/Cougar 2x twin spark Yam V6/Avenger has volvo 300v8
Cruising area: C.I.Waters
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Guernsey
Posts: 500
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Peterjfinch
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Clever ladder racks to change the props, wonder how many 2.5 litre tins of antifoul would do that hull
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11-03-2012, 11:03 PM
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Registered User
Country: Guernsey
Occupation: Engineering
Boat make: None, boo!
Engines: Turbines mainly!
Cruising area: The inside of my workshop!
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,646
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Wow! What is it?! Looks like it used to be used for a pretty serious job!
James
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11-03-2012, 11:28 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 22
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vac2
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11-03-2012, 11:58 PM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Just North of Pompey
Occupation: Procurement manager
Interests: Boats and Bikes
Boat name: The Nashers Revenge!
Boat make: Ocean 6.25
Engines: Suzi-wong 200HP EFI
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Just North of Pompey
Posts: 165
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Had a huge poster of her on the wall in my digs when I was a student.
It's a shame to see her not afloat any more.
Nasher.
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12-03-2012, 09:41 AM
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Country: UK
Location: Windermere
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Windermere
Posts: 559
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Quote:
Originally Posted by larby
Wow! What is it?! Looks like it used to be used for a pretty serious job!
James
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Seriously ???
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12-03-2012, 11:09 AM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: london
Occupation: Powerboat Skipper
Interests: Boats , bikes!
Boat name: Renegade
Boat make: GPV-RENEGADE
Engines: 150 HO etec
Cruising area: Thames, south coast, anywhere!
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: london
Posts: 2,330
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Originally Posted by Techteam
Seriously ???
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Ha ha ha ha.
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12-03-2012, 12:11 PM
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topgun
Country: Guernsey
Location: Guernsey
Occupation: Civil Servant/ Senior driving examiner
Interests: Boats/bikes/Black label
Boat name: Flash Back/Avenger/Anchor Management
Boat make: Sunseeker San Remo/mini cougar/Cougar cat 25/Avenger 21
Engines: San Remo 2x Volvo 5.7 v8/mini cougar Yamaha 25/Cougar 2x twin spark Yam V6/Avenger has volvo 300v8
Cruising area: C.I.Waters
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Guernsey
Posts: 500
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Quote:
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At least that was one Virgin that did go all the way!
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12-03-2012, 12:26 PM
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Registered User
Country: Guernsey
Occupation: Postie
Interests: Heavy Heavy Metal
Boat name: Slayer II, Slayer, Pen15
Boat make: Phantom 19G-R, Bernico F2 Extreme, Ring 15
Engines: Evinrude 115HO, Yam 90
Cruising area: Channel Islands
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 1,460
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Quote:
Originally Posted by larby
Wow! What is it?! Looks like it used to be used for a pretty serious job!
James
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12-03-2012, 12:54 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Occupation: Designin' Stuff
Interests: Boating/4x4s/Fast Cars
Boat name: Namotu
Boat make: Extreme 24
Engines: 383 Mag Stroker
Cruising area: Channel Isles
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 557
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I remember wanting the remote controlled version of this when I was younger! Crazy to see the real thing for sale.
The price seems relative to the RC model all those years ago... well out of my reach 
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12-03-2012, 01:40 PM
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Registered User
Country: Spain
Location: Mallorca
Occupation: Retired
Interests: Boats, boats and boats
Boat name: Patriot and Forca
Boat make: Phantom 21. Falcon Bonito 36
Engines: 200hp Mariner. 2 x GM 6.5 Twin Turbo Diesels
Cruising area: The Med
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Mallorca
Posts: 716
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I'll be in the area on the 25th. I'll see if I can find her and get some better pics.
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12-03-2012, 02:01 PM
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Registered User
Country: Canada
Location: Newfoundland
Interests: Spreading the good word about boats with toobs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Newfoundland
Posts: 173
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I remember going aboard her & meeting Mr Branson when she was doing trials off Lowestoft prior to the transatlantic record. She was built by Brooke Yachts IIRC.
How competitive could she be for Cowes - Montecarlo? 
EDIT: Not at all at 52kts I imagine. Make a good support boat though!
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13-03-2012, 03:03 PM
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Country: England
Location: Great Horwood
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Great Horwood
Posts: 2,372
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VAC 2 - Way before Larby was born
There was a Virgin Atlantic Challenge reunion in the Scilly Isles last year.
Link
I have enclosed a shot of Tim Powell who looked after the organisation of the attempt.
A few years ago Tim gave me all of his files on the project.
If anyone buys VAC 2, I am very happy to share the paperwork history, it includes the original MTU Reports etc.
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13-03-2012, 05:52 PM
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Registered User
Country: Guernsey
Occupation: Engineering
Boat make: None, boo!
Engines: Turbines mainly!
Cruising area: The inside of my workshop!
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,646
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Not gonna live that one down for a long time am I!! Does it count as mitigation that I was in the middle of sprinting up and down a field when I didn't recognise it? 
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13-03-2012, 06:19 PM
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Registered User
Location: hayling island
Boat name: snow monkey
Boat make: extreme 24
Engines: mercruiser 6.2
Join Date: May 2004
Location: hayling island
Posts: 2,082
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nope
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13-03-2012, 07:57 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Windermere
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Windermere
Posts: 559
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ciao
There was a Virgin Atlantic Challenge reunion in the Scilly Isles last year.
Link
I have enclosed a shot of Tim Powell who looked after the organisation of the attempt.
A few years ago Tim gave me all of his files on the project.
If anyone buys VAC 2, I am very happy to share the paperwork history, it includes the original MTU Reports etc. |
Thanks for posting those. Good to see Eckhard Rastig hiding in there.
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13-03-2012, 08:49 PM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Great Horwood
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Great Horwood
Posts: 2,372
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Not gonna live that one down for a long time am I!! Does it count as mitigation that I was in the middle of sprinting up and down a field when I didn't recognise it? |
Some reading for you young man.
Link
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13-03-2012, 11:34 PM
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Registered User
Country: Guernsey
Occupation: Engineer
Interests: Restoration
Cruising area: Channel Islands & northern French coast
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 154
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Quote:
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Not gonna live that one down for a long time am I!! Does it count as mitigation that I was in the middle of sprinting up and down a field when I didn't recognise it? |
A rare insight into your sex life perhaps 
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