Pictures - Cowes Classic 1994

[roofer]

Its now in blackpool.

[Pennpromo]

Ah yes 1994- not the best result ever for me at Cowes. It was of course the year that half way across Lyme Bay Hannes decided to throw his helecopter pilot, who was throttling over the side as he had hurt his back as the sprung seat had broken. we approached a French yacht sailing downwind with a full set of sails up. They spoke to the yacht on the VHF and then the guy jumped into the sea behind the yacht. I hit the MOB button on the GPS and was ushered into the front to throttle, I put a fender under the seat to try to take some of the shock loads out of the broken seat. I told Hannes that he couldn't just drop off a member of crew, he said "is OK is Endurance!" made me push open the throttles and off we went. On the way back across Lyme Bay I saw two Air Sea Rescue choppers hovering over the spot I had maked on the GPS, (we were about two miles South of it). When we got back to Cowes, in 2nd place, having left Shockwave behind at well over 100 up the Solent we tied up next to Andrea's boat on the winners berth to take the launch back to the Squadron steps. There was Tim Powell waiting, who just said "Simon a word in your shell like". There followed a Board Of Trade Enquiry ... Apparently the French yacht had got onto Portland Coatguard to say that he had picked up one member of the crew of a race boat out of the seat. When asked where the rest were he just said "the boat he is gone!" The Coastguard Officer launched two choppers as he thought that the boat had sunk without trace. They didn't bother to check with the mark boat in Torquay who saw us about 15 minutes later. For some strange reason we were DQd !!

[Carl]

excellent

[hutchy]

Originally posted by roofer
Its now in blackpool.

fleetwood marina

[roofer]

Do you think they will splash the radar arch ?

[Carl]

nice string

[Ciao]

Back to the thread, I think 94 was one of the roughest Cowes races ever run. I know we spent half the race off the plane! Seem to remember that UKOBA awarded us (the 3B boats) a trophy for a 100% finish rate, I’m not sure we really wanted to finish but just to get back to dry land and a cold beer!

[Ben]

Originally posted by Ciao
Back to the thread, I think 94 was one of the roughest Cowes races ever run. I know we spent half the race off the plane! Seem to remember that UKOBA awarded us (the 3B boats) a trophy for a 100% finish rate, I’m not sure we really wanted to finish but just to get back to dry land and a cold beer!

Christ was it ever. I seem to remember about a 5 foot head sea at The Needles, pretty flat in Poole Bay and a rediculous (the biggest I've ever seen) following sea at St. Catherines.

What made matters even worse was after spending two plus hours getting around the island, our engineer and myself were supposed to take the boat back to Sparkes Marina on Hayling. Once out of the lee of the island on the way back we were confronted with the same horrible conditions I had just escaped from!

Port Solent at that point seemed like a really good idea and needless to say, that's where the boat spent the night.

[Ciao]

We lost our helmets at St. Catherine’s and it took a good few minutes to fish them out from the sea, that was a M*** F***** of a wave!

[Ben]

Results

[TheOrs]

Originally posted by Jon Fuller
and did the most spectacular 'Bling' job you ever did see on the fit-out!

IIRC this boat had a huge mirror on the underside of the engine lid & the engine was immaculate. (but was the boat perhaps called Lethal Menace?)

This is really sad, but I still have the commemorative T-shirt I bought then.

From the back:

Class 1
19 Bibliko
23 GT Auto Alarm
41 Caffarel
76 S'Orsola
83 Pagnossin

Class III 4 Litre
D6 Thistle Hotels
D8 Town & Country
D12 Sweet Dreams
D19 Teamac
D51 Maxi Mailing

Marathon Endurance Class
P62 Sicla IP Banca Di Roma
P-90 BP Marine
P-111 Shockwave
10 La Nueva Mar Del Plata
8 Sait
T-36 FB Design
S-46 Casino Tivoli
S-75 Ocean Flyer
40 Novamarine Tecno
P5 La Nueva Argentina

Class III 2 Litre
C17 Courtalds Coatings
C18 RN Point
C27 City Offshore
C45 Double M Music
C47 Snap On Tools
C50 R'N'R Motors
C54 Commodore Ferries
C60 Penthouse
C61 Mercury Racing
C81 Sweet As!
C96 Alexi

Class III 1.3 Litre
B14 Heavy Metal
B40 Think Positive
B47 City Offshore II
B82 Vulgar Vulture
B87 Splendid

Class II
M1 Lethal Menace
M2 Cultured Vulture
M8 Amarillo
M13 Kings Tyre Racing
M20 Simply The Best
M28 Gardiner Laminating
M72 Assagai IV

National Production Cruisers
P10 Onyx
P44 Spalding
P60 Velocity
P69 Flippin Shytalk

Historic
77 Dog Gone


Do I get the CC 'Sad git of the year prize'?

[Burty]

hey dude ace ventura was the navigator in boat p62

[Jon Fuller]

Hey Ors, I know a guy who'd pay well for your t-shirt!

[Jon Fuller]

WTF!

Someone please tell me that that radar arch is only 'photoshop'd' on in that picture of 'BRUT'!

[Tony Davis]

Originally posted by Jon Fuller
WTF!

Someone please tell me that that radar arch is only 'photoshop'd' on in that picture of 'BRUT'!

I think it adds a little something to a somewhat dated design!

[roofer]

Originally posted by Jon Fuller
WTF!

Someone please tell me that that radar arch is only 'photoshop'd' on in that picture of 'BRUT'!

Nope its a genuine aftermarket go faster mod .

[2-XS-IF]

Ah yes that was year Ben Mazur was reeling us in,
we had engine troble and wanted to finish the race,
and we did. I have lots of pictures from that year.

[Jon Fuller]

Originally posted by Tony Davis
I think it adds a little something to a somewhat dated design!

[Jon Fuller]

Originally posted by roofer
genuine aftermarket

Isn't that a contradiction in terms?

Anyway, It's fkkn shocking!!

[Jon Fuller]

Originally posted by 2-XS-IF
Ah yes that was year Ben Mazur was reeling us in,
we had engine troble and wanted to finish the race,
and we did. I have lots of pictures from that year.

You gonna start the bidding on that shirt then? (and should I call Paul to 'up the anti'?)