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21-08-2010, 09:12 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Quite Near
Occupation: Don't Ask!
Interests: Racing Rubber
Boat name: Comfortably Numb
Boat make: SR9
Engines: Yanmar
Cruising area: Over there
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Quite Near
Posts: 302
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Starting to get very excited I am! A real buzz in the air at Drivers today! The Techno boys getting ready fitting engines and removing and then fitting again tomorrow, Blast Off testing and sounding great!, Milly and Charlie testing in the Going Lean XS, Dave working hard on the Going Lean Fountain and expecting Team 25 tomorrow and all in the pissing rain!!!
Can't wait.
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22-08-2010, 08:48 AM
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#482
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Great Horwood
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Great Horwood
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22-08-2010, 10:38 AM
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#483
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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
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are safety boats getting any packs sent out or is it pick up when you get to cowes,because i have heard nothing
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22-08-2010, 10:49 AM
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#484
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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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Please pick up from Cowes on Thursday from the Media Center.
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22-08-2010, 02:46 PM
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#485
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 137
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cant wait
was on board blast off yesterday testing in the solent.....fast wet and windy ...very lumpy off cowes...maintained good speed comfy ride...next week will be fun.........see you all in cowes 
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24-08-2010, 09:08 AM
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#486
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BananaShark Member
Country: UK
Location: Salcombe South Devon
Occupation: Racer and builder
Interests: Winning races
Boat name: BananaShark
Boat make: BananaShark 34' Race
Engines: Twin Yanmar BY 260's
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Salcombe South Devon
Posts: 4,638
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As I am not racing our new boat I have been asked to race the Cowes Torquay on Garmin - see you there everyone!
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British Champions! RIB Formula 1 2005
National Speed Record Holder at 90.15 (still)
www.bananasharkracing.com
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24-08-2010, 09:43 AM
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#487
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: New Forest
Cruising area: South Coast
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: New Forest
Posts: 123
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Originally Posted by ashley nihell
was on board blast off yesterday testing in the solent.....fast wet and windy ...very lumpy off cowes...maintained good speed comfy ride...next week will be fun.........see you all in cowes |
think we saw you going down southampton water on saturday afternoon and coming back up shortly after! looked good and sounded GREAT!! 
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24-08-2010, 10:11 AM
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#488
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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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Originally Posted by Ciao
Please pick up from Cowes on Thursday from the Media Center.
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is the media center the old sail loft place up the metal stairs
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24-08-2010, 10:12 AM
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#489
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Registered User
Location: West Coast of Norway
Occupation: naval architect
Interests: surface piercing props, stepped hulls, air entrapment hulls
Boat name: none
Boat make: PetterTintorera
Engines: Yamaha 90
Cruising area: West Coast of Norway
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West Coast of Norway
Posts: 888
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Numb Nuts
Starting to get very excited I am! A real buzz in the air at Drivers today! The Techno boys getting ready fitting engines and removing and then fitting again tomorrow, Blast Off testing and sounding great!, Milly and Charlie testing in the Going Lean XS, Dave working hard on the Going Lean Fountain and expecting Team 25 tomorrow and all in the pissing rain!!!
Can't wait.
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What's team25 running at the moment?
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24-08-2010, 10:48 AM
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Registered User
Country: Spain
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,726
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Thanks John for that interesting read! I'm finally on the Island and cannot wait for the coming events! Let's pray the weather plays ball........
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24-08-2010, 11:48 AM
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#491
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Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Hampshire
Interests: Powerboats,Commentating, Bikes
Boat make: None at the moment
Cruising area: Wherever I can get a ride !
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 690
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Carl
is the media center the old sail loft place up the metal stairs
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Yes
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24-08-2010, 11:57 AM
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#492
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 425
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Cat got your tongue?
That's the least I've ever heard from you, Martin
And a bit worrying, from a commentator...
This is no time for brevity / being concise / succinct !!
You're obviously saving-it-all-up for Cowes! ...see (and hear) ya there!!
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24-08-2010, 12:02 PM
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#493
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Registered User
Country: uk
Location: poole
Occupation: retail
Interests: sport and being lazy
Boat make: ring rib
Engines: merc xr2
Cruising area: bournemouth bay
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: poole
Posts: 1,681
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Live Cowes weather ...
http://www.cowesharbourweather.com/weather/
and webcamps same site ...
http://www.cowesharbourweather.com/webcam.aspx
As others have said one can only hope the good ole British weather plays ball over the Festival, sadly the weather did not play ball for Bournemouth air show which never got off the ground due to heavy rain and very low visibility 
As regarding going over to Cowes did I read somewhere their will be a large screen displaying the whereabouts of the boats
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24-08-2010, 12:16 PM
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#494
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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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fridays onwards the weather looks ok at the moment
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24-08-2010, 01:35 PM
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#495
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Trade Member
Country: UK
Location: NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE
Occupation: COMS ENGINEER (Boatintercoms Ltd)
Interests: Mountian Biking
Boat name: Clam Chowder
Boat make: Humber RIB
Engines: 85 Yam 2 stroke
Cruising area: Humber
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE
Posts: 87
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Originally Posted by Carl
fridays onwards the weather looks ok at the moment
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I do hope you're right!
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24-08-2010, 01:39 PM
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#496
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Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Hampshire
Interests: Powerboats,Commentating, Bikes
Boat make: None at the moment
Cruising area: Wherever I can get a ride !
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 690
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cookee
As I am not racing our new boat I have been asked to race the Cowes Torquay on Garmin - see you there everyone!
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Garmin Eh !
Another "entry" yet to confirm ?
How many more out there ?
Maybe I'm an old git, (Well, I know I am), but I remember the 1960's when entries were in early enough for MB&Y & Y&Y to print full picture previews, with pix of nearly every entry, confident that few late-comers would appear, & only the odd one drop out.
Anyway, times change, & lets be greatful for all the extra entries - welcome aboard !
Is Garmin in new ownership now ?
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24-08-2010, 06:08 PM
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#497
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Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 1,041
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A relaxing day with a few Dry Martini s`
Unoembassy still down at Poole awaiting new engines to arrive at Heathrow apparently.(Unoembassy & Dry Martini only down for CTC)
DM x2 (Always a blessed Baker tub creeps into shot)
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24-08-2010, 06:39 PM
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#498
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I don't do mornings!!
Country: England
Location: Poole
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Poole
Posts: 109
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Quote:
Originally Posted by littlenige
I've just heard from the media folks that I am in line for the press/start boat on Sunday but not for Friday as I had hoped. Anybody got a spare place onboard?
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Go to Race Control and ask Safety - they may be able to link you up with someone at the Safety Briefing.
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24-08-2010, 07:47 PM
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#499
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Hamble
Occupation: Projects Manager
Boat name: Vigilant
Boat make: 8.8m Ribcraft
Engines: 2x225 Honda's
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Hamble
Posts: 17
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Littlenige. We would have room on the RYA Rib for Friday if you like, you are more than welcome. Come and find us either Thursday afternoon or at the weather briefing on Friday morning. Ribcraft with twin Honda's, Grey tubes with bimini.
Andrew
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24-08-2010, 08:35 PM
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#500
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by FLYING FISH
A relaxing day with a few Dry Martini s`
Unoembassy still down at Poole awaiting new engines to arrive at Heathrow apparently.(Unoembassy & Dry Martini only down for CTC)
DM x2 (Always a blessed Baker tub creeps into shot)
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OUCH! A very hard test this PM for Mike Bontoft in an unpleasant Solent.
Interesting to watch from the comfort of dry land - but I did slightly feel for them out there.
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