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07-07-2008, 08:18 PM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Hampshire
Occupation: Credit Crunched
Interests: Rally Driving
Boat name: Double 2 Shirts
Boat make: Planatec 41
Engines: 2x625's+ From Uncle Sam
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2,522
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How do I get into Racing?
OK Before you all roll around the floor in fits of laughter what have i got to do to enter the Cowes - Poole - Cowes race?
Join a club? if so which is the best?
Make alterations to the boat? if so what?
Get some new Gear? if so what?
Get a licience? if so where from?
Im serious about this should be fun so want to give it a try
He who never fort and lost never fort at all
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07-07-2008, 08:23 PM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Hampshire
Occupation: Credit Crunched
Interests: Rally Driving
Boat name: Double 2 Shirts
Boat make: Planatec 41
Engines: 2x625's+ From Uncle Sam
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2,522
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?????
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07-07-2008, 08:25 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,374
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Go to the bank and pull out wads of 50 pound notes for a start
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07-07-2008, 08:26 PM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Hampshire
Occupation: Credit Crunched
Interests: Rally Driving
Boat name: Double 2 Shirts
Boat make: Planatec 41
Engines: 2x625's+ From Uncle Sam
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2,522
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So its a bit like a floating Rally Car then
No probs with the £50's
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07-07-2008, 08:26 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Bucks
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Bucks
Posts: 586
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PM me - but please remember that racing boats harms you and others around you.
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07-07-2008, 08:50 PM
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Registered User
Location: north west
Interests: Northern poker runs,without the loosers
Boat name: Daze of thunder
Boat make: fastest recorded outboard phantom
Engines: which one
Cruising area: M6
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: north west
Posts: 262
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twin it
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07-07-2008, 08:51 PM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Hampshire
Occupation: Credit Crunched
Interests: Rally Driving
Boat name: Double 2 Shirts
Boat make: Planatec 41
Engines: 2x625's+ From Uncle Sam
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2,522
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Your not the first to say that steve lol
May be one day... but not just yet
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07-07-2008, 08:54 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Bucks
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Bucks
Posts: 586
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Quote:
Originally Posted by steve h
twin it
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Point noted - but the guy needs help to get into racing - I guess you can't help with team building?
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07-07-2008, 09:09 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Occupation: dog breeder
Interests: boats, cars,film.f1 and anitques/paintings
Boat name: tba
Cruising area: south coast France and med
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,062
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or constructive comments............
No wonder that people are leaving the sport when all you twats do is poor scorn and 95% are arm chair racers.............
Barry you have had a tough time but you got most of the way round a good show.............
How would you feel if we all gave you grief? And I hate to tell you trim tabs DO help improve speed
Share your experiences not poor cold water on Pash.................would of thought you had enough of that in the Firth !
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07-07-2008, 09:12 PM
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#10
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Hampshire
Occupation: Credit Crunched
Interests: Rally Driving
Boat name: Double 2 Shirts
Boat make: Planatec 41
Engines: 2x625's+ From Uncle Sam
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2,522
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didnt mean to cause a row just wanted some pointers, Steve H is meerly pulling my leg (I think) but he is correct a pair would be miles better then the Promax I have.....
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07-07-2008, 09:15 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Occupation: dog breeder
Interests: boats, cars,film.f1 and anitques/paintings
Boat name: tba
Cruising area: south coast France and med
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,062
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learn to run before you belt it !!
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07-07-2008, 09:19 PM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Hampshire
Occupation: Credit Crunched
Interests: Rally Driving
Boat name: Double 2 Shirts
Boat make: Planatec 41
Engines: 2x625's+ From Uncle Sam
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2,522
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The only way to learn is to give it a go......
Look guys, to me its a shame to own an ex race boat (albeit adulterated) and not let it do what it was designed for ... its like someone driving one of my rally cars around the M25 to go to work
I know that I will most prob be useless, but what the F..k at least i want to try and give it a go
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07-07-2008, 09:20 PM
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#13
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Country: Uk- Cambridge/Hertfordshire
Location: Hometown: Hertfordshire
Occupation: Retail Manager
Interests: Motorsport
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Hometown: Hertfordshire
Posts: 469
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To get the license you will need to have a medical done, as i found out some are expensive , so dont be put off by the first quote, look around at other surgery's to find a cheaper one
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07-07-2008, 09:21 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Occupation: dog breeder
Interests: boats, cars,film.f1 and anitques/paintings
Boat name: tba
Cruising area: south coast France and med
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,062
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The best way to see if you like it is to do 2 or 3 Basic races
I believe Coawes/Poole maybe a basic and you can buy a day licence and between the guys on here borrow the kit you need
John Moore is a great navigater
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07-07-2008, 09:23 PM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Hampshire
Occupation: Credit Crunched
Interests: Rally Driving
Boat name: Double 2 Shirts
Boat make: Planatec 41
Engines: 2x625's+ From Uncle Sam
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2,522
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Thanks Guys......
As I said just want to give it a go, and see what happens
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07-07-2008, 09:29 PM
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/280
Country: Uk- Cambridge/Hertfordshire
Location: Hometown: Hertfordshire
Occupation: Retail Manager
Interests: Motorsport
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Hometown: Hertfordshire
Posts: 469
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no harm in trying afterall you could find a undiscovered talent
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07-07-2008, 09:31 PM
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Large member
Country: England
Location: On the farm
Occupation: General Trouble Causer Salterns Boatyard
Interests: Official smartass
Boat name: Seahorse.org
Boat make: a V24 and a SLOW unstable ICE Bladerunner
Engines: 2x300 promax, 320 Volvo
Cruising area: England/France & Med
Join Date: May 2005
Location: On the farm
Posts: 2,681
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To enter the CTC you need a basic or day licence at this time ( according to my understanding at this time, but the rules are changing faster than a whores drawes, so this is subject to confirmation) This may change, in which case you could enter the cowes-poole-cowes which should be a definate basic race. The 'day' basic licence does not require a medical, and you can do two events a year with a 'day' licence. If you want to do more basic events, you need a medical and to buy a formal 'basic' licence
If you are after a basic only licence, the V24 Powerboat Club has an incentive to encorage new people into racing, which is a years membership and the balance of the year for £10. This means you are a member for 2008 & 2009, which takes care of the cost of the 'club' you have to join to get a licence to race.
Apart from that I would suggest you hook up with someone who has done it before, and go out for a 'simulated' event, and get all the bits explained to you. The V24 Club has organised two 'days' at drivers Dry Berthing, and if there is interest, we can do so again. This would include a simulated drivers briefing, plotting the course, navigation pointers and how the whole thing works on the day.
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07-07-2008, 09:34 PM
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Traveling
Country: UK
Location: Alderholt
Occupation: Aerospace
Boat name: T/T D2S
Boat make: Midas 27' Cat, Argo 16 Cat. Avon Rib Thingy
Engines: Merc 280-ROS -JSRE,65Xs, 75 Stinger, Yam 60
Cruising area: Any Seedy Bar
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Alderholt
Posts: 4,225
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Dont forget the RYA offer for 2008
Free Basic Licence to Newcomers, So downlaod the form from the RYA web site, medical & fill in Join V24 for a tenner & thats a huge chunk out of the way.
You could then have a crack at the devon races, Cowes & novembers basic + whatever else comes along for what is a licence freebe
If there is enough intrest tricky I'll add to the numbers to help out, make up a dummy start run, ect ect.
Here is the Licence Link: http://www.rya.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/8...MBINED9703.doc
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07-07-2008, 09:46 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Bucks
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Bucks
Posts: 586
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TimB-C
John Moore is a great navigator
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Cheers Tim, couldn't find my way to town today to buy some smokes!
Always happy to help any new racers cut through the "Bureaucracy!"
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07-07-2008, 09:48 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Bucks
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Bucks
Posts: 586
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BluFin
Dont forget the RYA offer for 2008
Free Basic Licence to Newcomers, So downlaod the form from the RYA web site, medical & fill in Join V24 for a tenner & thats a huge chunk out of the way.
You could then have a crack at the devon races, Cowes & novembers basic + whatever else comes along for what is a licence freebe
If there is enough intrest tricky I'll add to the numbers to help out, make up a dummy start run, ect ect.
Here is the Licence Link: http://www.rya.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/8...MBINED9703.doc
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Can I drive your boat?
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