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08-09-2006, 09:10 AM
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Mmmmm. Egypt. I spoke to Cookee yesterday - reckon there'll be a few stories when he gets back.
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08-09-2006, 09:35 AM
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Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Christchurch, Dorset
Occupation: Marine Engineer-ish
Interests: Boats, Cars.
Boat name: Splash 4
Boat make: Hunton
Engines: Mercruiser 640
Cruising area: Poole, Solent
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Location: Christchurch, Dorset
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Quote:
Originally posted by Matt
Mmmmm. Egypt. I spoke to Cookee yesterday - reckon there'll be a few stories when he gets back.
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Does Cookee do any work, he is at every event !
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08-09-2006, 01:41 PM
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Bullshit Merchant
Country: England
Location: Hook, Hampshire
Boat name: Extremeboat
Boat make: Dragon 39
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Location: Hook, Hampshire
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Quote:
Originally posted by Matt
Mmmmm. Egypt. I spoke to Cookee yesterday - reckon there'll be a few stories when he gets back.
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You can't do that Matt!! What's been going on in Egypt??
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08-09-2006, 02:07 PM
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Day 1, 4 boats of 14 crossed the finish.
Bladerunner ran out of fuel
Cookee broke his saddle so is riding bareback again - he prefers it that way anyway, it's more sensitive.
Finish line with an unmarked reef 100yds after the finish.
All the UK teams had all their tools stolen en route.
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08-09-2006, 02:41 PM
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Bullshit Merchant
Country: England
Location: Hook, Hampshire
Boat name: Extremeboat
Boat make: Dragon 39
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But no protests because the boats float, or they had the wrong flag .. so not all bad 
I assume it was rough then?
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08-09-2006, 02:48 PM
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Even the "pretend rib" appears to have been allowed to race.
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Originally posted by Mikey
But no protests because the boats float, or they had the wrong flag .. so not all bad
I assume it was rough then?
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08-09-2006, 03:45 PM
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Yeh, heaven forbid anyone should be allowed to build a raceboat and then race it.
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08-09-2006, 09:01 PM
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numbskull
Country: United Kingdom
Location: South
Occupation: none
Interests: none
Boat name: Leviathan
Boat make: Phantom 28
Cruising area: South Coast
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2 text messages from Chris Strickland today:
"Red Sea Race, In 2nd place 200 points behind Belgians. All on last leg today very rough, got 3rd place.
Cookee out after hitting reef, Sir Charles peanalised for various mistameaners, will let you know final result later"
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"Red Sea Race, Compton, Strickland, Falkowski 2nd in class, 10 points behind Belgians, 'Blaze' 3rd, Greeks won F1, Belgians 2nd, and Sir Charls 3rd.
Biboa World cup open class, Sir Charles and 'Blaze'"
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08-09-2006, 10:31 PM
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Chief C*nt!
Country: United Kingdom
Location: Brighton
Occupation: Sparkler prefect
Interests: Boats
Boat make: Other people's mostly
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Location: Brighton
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Quote:
Originally posted by Jon Fuller
2 text messages from Chris Strickland today:
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I heard on Fibnet that the Greeks had won it and all the British boats broke. So who's got it right? 
PS Hey moderator! How about splitting this thread?
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09-09-2006, 01:03 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Jon Fuller
mistameaners
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If I didn't know better that looks like beer talk.
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09-09-2006, 08:20 AM
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numbskull
Country: United Kingdom
Location: South
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Boat name: Leviathan
Boat make: Phantom 28
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Quote:
Originally posted by Johnny Rocket
I heard on Fibnet that the Greeks had won it and all the British boats broke. So who's got it right?
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I can only post what i'm sent. those texts are exactly 'as sent' to me.
Quote:
Originally posted by Mark Wildey
If I didn't know better that looks like beer talk.
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Chris is 'tea total' inne? 
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09-09-2006, 07:07 PM
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Registered User
Country: Belgium
Location: Antwerp
Occupation: Freelance powerboat & event Photographer
Interests: Offshore powerboat racing
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To see the first pictures of this race; check out our gallery
http://www.powerboat-rescue.com/copp...s.php?album=25
Watch also the other pictures from us.
Greeetz.
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09-09-2006, 08:17 PM
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Registered User
Country: United kingdom
Location: West Sussex
Occupation: Grease Monkey
Interests: Makin my boat faster!
Boat name: S.B Racing
Boat make: Ocke mannerfelt canopied B23 / Zapcat
Engines: Merc 200XS Gen 2 / Tohatsu 50
Cruising area: littlehampton/Southampton
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Cool photo's! Anymore? Anyone know how the "Blaze" team are doing??
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10-09-2006, 07:42 PM
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Registered User
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Location: Somerset
Occupation: semi-retired
Interests: Racing
Boat name: Blaze
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got third in the f3 and f4, brilliant event. Won the Rib world cup. pics to follow.
spent a whole 10 days doing my two favourate past times.......boating and drinking, and did we drink.
Day one was quite flat and we had a great race with richard, (3 secs between us), but my god... day 2 and 3 made ramsgate look like a ski lake. day four sent us in the lee of the main land allowing for a slightly faste race, (we got first).
Gordon got 2nd, he flew in the rough, but almost lost his consol to the red sea.
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12-09-2006, 02:02 PM
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Good to see the Greek giving his expert opinion on Cookee's boat building skills.....
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:thumbs: ....
IMHO and in the opinion of others
1. Pascoe boats (or at least those that were racing) were not built for such rough seas. Same applies for Cookees boat.
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12-09-2006, 02:58 PM
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Large member
Country: England
Location: On the farm
Occupation: General Trouble Causer Salterns Boatyard
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Boat name: Seahorse.org
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Cruising area: England/France & Med
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Yes, they were built for English waters, no rough seas here...
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12-09-2006, 09:19 PM
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Registered User
Country: Belgium
Location: Antwerp
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12-09-2006, 09:53 PM
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Some great shots! 
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13-09-2006, 09:25 AM
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Location: Antwerp
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Hi there,
saw that Mike and coockie are here on the forum: how are U guys ?
got some additional pics from Egypt ;-) here they are.
To give U an idea :
it was rough 
think U will like them 
cheeeers
L.
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14-09-2006, 08:00 AM
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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
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Location: Salcombe South Devon
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Ah I see you found the one of my support crew!
I'm great thanks Lucas - now my stomach has "settled down!"
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