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09-02-2006, 08:19 PM
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London 1992 Pics
Just a few shots from the Thames, not sure if this event still
exists today?
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09-02-2006, 08:21 PM
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Under Tower Bridge
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09-02-2006, 08:22 PM
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09-02-2006, 08:23 PM
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09-02-2006, 08:26 PM
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09-02-2006, 08:28 PM
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whats that in the back ground?
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09-02-2006, 08:29 PM
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09-02-2006, 10:25 PM
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Not The London Calais
That race was disappointing in some ways; we entered thinking we would be going to race from London to Calais on the Saturday and back again on the Sunday.
We pitched up on the Friday afternoon to be told that permission had been refused for us to “race” the Channel leg (can't remember what the reason was).
So the race was London to Ramsgate and back again on Sunday.
OK! But Prize giving for the Saturday race was still to be held in Calais!
Some race boats went over there on a “poker run” whilst other racers took the Hovercraft.
Very Strange.
Still it was a fantastic night in Calais and the hovercraft was far warmer and more comfortable than Roy Smith’s Forgecraft!
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09-02-2006, 10:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by sinkunit0
whats that in the back ground?
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10-02-2006, 05:03 PM
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I suppose you could say it was a lot less bovver in a hover. Did the event revert back to London-Calais the following year or disappear altogether?
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10-02-2006, 05:05 PM
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never again to Calais
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10-02-2006, 05:08 PM
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How about Ramsgate?
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10-02-2006, 05:09 PM
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yep and the honda boats did it a few years ago
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10-02-2006, 05:28 PM
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Looks like the problem of submerged objects in the Thames causing difficulty in such events has not improved over the years. Judjing by recent news events it seems WHALES are the latest hazard for boaters to avoid when navigating these waters.
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10-02-2006, 11:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by minto
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I have a pic of Richards boat coming back up the Thames on the Sunday looking very sorry for itself being towed home, i will see if i can dig it out.
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