RE-LAUNCH of CTC Race

[Shelbysteve]

Is Jaguar the legend / goldrush Jaguar still about or is the current Cinzano?

Ill never forgot Jaguar the Legend losing control taking the start finish line through the Harbour between those small J class looking sailing boats and not hitting anything.

[Jon Fuller]

Jaguar was scrapped about 6 years ago.

[Shelbysteve]

Oh

RIP Jaguar!
Ill have a drink on her next time i open a can of beer!

[woottonwillis153]

Hello Everyone,
Having been watching from the outside looking in on your Boatshed forum, I felt it was time for me to become a member to congratulate both organisers and participants in their roles in keeping this great race going. I’ve been an enthusiast/spectator of this race for some 30 years now and it still had something about it, for me and my son (11yrs) to enjoy about.
Lets hope from what I have reading here on these forums, the enthusiasm and the energy, that there is amongst you lot, too keep this race weekend alive for the forthcoming years.
I liked the suggested idea of the ‘Festival of Speed’ weekend, which would cover all aspects of offshore powerboat racing, including the finale C-T-C. The only worry is that, like this year, the race between the new P1 boats and the classic powerboat was to me very exciting to watch, so, could this happen again next year? It maybe through gritted teeth that you need to talk to P1 management now too ensure that they keep that weekend free for those British P1 boats that likes the tradition of racing in such event as the C-T-C, for them to enable to enter, before its too late. The same I suppose for any other offshore class organisations, such as Class 1, Honda, and V24 etc.
Anyhow, I’ll stop the yapping and let you lot get on with you are best at and hope to see you all again here on the Island in 2009. If I can help in any way with ideas from a spectators eye watching offshore racing I will be willing to help out.

Steve

[timtap]

Originally Posted by Jon Fuller

Jaguar was scrapped about 6 years ago.

How Bloody sad is that !!!!!

Another race winning boat lost !!!!!!

[cfun]

A couple of links from past posts regarding Jaguar the legend's scraping plus JF mentions a few other boats scraped along the way
http://boatmad.com/forum/showthread....=jaguar+legend

http://boatmad.com/forum/showthread....=jaguar+legend

You've probably been drinking ye beer out of her for the past few years

Jaguar the legend took part in the 84' Cowes race I was talking about and for a few laps had a bit of a dicing with Cinzano then if I recall it broke yet again, those guys must have been pulling their hair out with them their engines, one thing that puzzles me is why stick with engines so dam useless unless Gerv if thats how it's spelt had a super cheapo development deal with the Jag people although it did manage to complete the odd RB 84' leg

[Shelbysteve]

Just like the story of Garmins fate at RB08

[littlenige]

Was this 1984? I'm assuming it was, although my brain power is questionable these days. Note the Cruise Master sticker on the side of the cockpit - I designed it. (the sticker! - quite a claim - huh?!)

[Jon Fuller]

Is that Mr Shead in the cockpit?

BTW Nige, very nice to meet you in Cowes.

[hunton69]

Originally Posted by woottonwillis153

Hello Everyone,
Having been watching from the outside looking in on your Boatshed forum, I felt it was time for me to become a member to congratulate both organisers and participants in their roles in keeping this great race going. I’ve been an enthusiast/spectator of this race for some 30 years now and it still had something about it, for me and my son (11yrs) to enjoy about.
Lets hope from what I have reading here on these forums, the enthusiasm and the energy, that there is amongst you lot, too keep this race weekend alive for the forthcoming years.
I liked the suggested idea of the ‘Festival of Speed’ weekend, which would cover all aspects of offshore powerboat racing, including the finale C-T-C. The only worry is that, like this year, the race between the new P1 boats and the classic powerboat was to me very exciting to watch, so, could this happen again next year? It maybe through gritted teeth that you need to talk to P1 management now too ensure that they keep that weekend free for those British P1 boats that likes the tradition of racing in such event as the C-T-C, for them to enable to enter, before its too late. The same I suppose for any other offshore class organisations, such as Class 1, Honda, and V24 etc.
Anyhow, I’ll stop the yapping and let you lot get on with you are best at and hope to see you all again here on the Island in 2009. If I can help in any way with ideas from a spectators eye watching offshore racing I will be willing to help out.

Steve

Great post i think you are spot on P1 needs the RB8 and CTC boats as much as they need P1

I also watched CTC for 25 years and this year finally managed to compete. Lets make Cowes a festival and then you and your boy can touch, smell and enjoy the atmosphere of offshore racing

[hunton69]

Originally Posted by Jon Fuller

Is that Mr Shead in the cockpit?

BTW Nige, very nice to meet you in Cowes.

And John this is why you site is so great you have so many guys putting brilliant pictures on. the new pictures that we now see will become part of the future history of racing. Keep up the great work

[Jon Fuller]

Originally Posted by hunton69

Keep up the great work

You feelin alright?

[hunton69]

Originally Posted by Jon Fuller

You feelin alright?

I guess so, a couple of bottles of red with the girl friend on the couch watching designer vagina ( channel 4, its abit like scrap heap challenge ) and finally paying the last bill on the R I B [/SIZE]

[woottonwillis153]

Thanks Hunton69 for your response to my first message on this forum, yes the new against the old boats is very mouthwatering idea! We seen it briefly this year, lets hope that the Cowes weekend is a place where all teams will want to be racing next year including those P1 boats.

[BluFin]

Originally Posted by hunton69

on the couch watching designer vagina ( channel 4, its abit like scrap heap challenge )

Bugger missed that, does it have inflatable tubes

[cfun]

Originally Posted by littlenige

Was this 1984? I'm assuming it was, although my brain power is questionable these days. Note the Cruise Master sticker on the side of the cockpit - I designed it. (the sticker! - quite a claim - huh?!)

Tim Mellery Pratt ... is that you Tim from this Forum? if so quick ain't I (not) ... I was under the impression that that Tim worked for rebbecks as a surveyor back then and sunk a few of my des res sales

[Pennpromo]

[QUOTE=Jon Fuller;140361]Is that Mr Shead in the cockpit?

Yes Jon I can confirm that it is indeed Don. Looks like Tim Mellery Pratt in the yellow overalls too ... Just noticed his name on the side !

[Jon Fuller]

Would that not make him TimMP, rather than TimBC?

Mr Brand Crombie will be pissed at being branded a Mellery Pratt!

Originally Posted by cfun

Tim Mellery Pratt ... is that you Tim from this Forum? if so quick ain't I (not) ... I was under the impression that that Tim worked for rebbecks as a surveyor back then and sunk a few of my des res sales

[littlenige]

Indeed, Tim MP and Don on board. Strange isn't it, the great powers in the design world on both sides of the Pond were called Don. Does that make me a good designer if my middle name is Don?!

Those Marathon motors were probably built by Greg Basnett from Cruise Master Marine. I have a great article I will post which featured Cruise Master and their 700hp motors.

[cfun]

Originally Posted by Jon Fuller

Would that not make him TimMP, rather than TimBC?

Mr Brand Crombie will be pissed at being branded a Mellery Pratt!

Yes I realised that after posting, trying to be clever and multitasking by posting and doing orders for the weekend at the same time and I failed miserably, and then a delivery turned up so I could not edit the mistake

Out of interest does Tim from Cinzano still follow racing and go to the odd event or has he left the playing field