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18-06-2008, 12:16 PM
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#1361
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Location: Bournemouth
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Bournemouth
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Originally Posted by verytricky
The Friends Of The Earth are complete and total idiots.
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Ever considered a job in P.R. Marc 
As Matt said they could have approached Mike Lloyd a while back to work things out whereas they are trying to maximise the publicity just before the event starts.
Suspect that all the race boats will do less damage, to wild life and pollution, than a trawler on a single trip.
Cheers
Mark
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18-06-2008, 01:03 PM
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#1362
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Bucks
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Bucks
Posts: 586
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guys, new url for marine track veiwer
http://www.marinetrack.com/eventviewer_2/?event=1005
I will update rb site tonight, am currently in a wi fi free hotspot in macdonalds on the way to Portsmouth!
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18-06-2008, 02:05 PM
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#1363
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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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I assume that 'FRIENDS OF THE EARTH CYMRU' have got the hump because Friends of the Earth worldwide didn't want to have anything to do with this protest?
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www.bananasharkracing.com
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18-06-2008, 08:40 PM
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#1364
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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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Hmm…loads of new pics of the goldfish 36 on the goldfish web site ( www.goldfishboat.com)….the rigging looks exceptionally nice and expensive….lets just hope they have spent as much time making sure the boats perform… 
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19-06-2008, 02:19 AM
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#1365
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Bucks
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Bucks
Posts: 586
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I expect that guy used my laptop to post when I was getting some drinks in.
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19-06-2008, 08:14 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 20
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Best of Luck to you all
Just wanted to add my two penneth and wish you all a Safe and Successful Voyage.
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19-06-2008, 06:25 PM
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#1367
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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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Came home today to find my “2008 Round Britain Souvenir Programme”….well done that Cowes Organizing Committee!
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19-06-2008, 07:29 PM
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#1368
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Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Reading
Occupation: Being a mummy
Interests: Cruising
Boat name: Blue Ice
Boat make: Scorpion 7.5m RIB
Engines: Yamaha 200 hpdi
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Reading
Posts: 563
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Have a safe race everyone and good luck! 
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19-06-2008, 07:41 PM
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#1369
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Registered User
Country: Gibraltar
Location: Gibraltar
Occupation: None for the moment, living the Dream
Interests: powerboating,smoking and sleeping
Boat name: used to be The Rock
Boat make: used to be Phantom 19
Engines: Used to be Yamaha 130
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Gibraltar
Posts: 33
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Good luck to all
The Gringo's would like to wish all the RB 08 participants, the best of luck and wish you all a safe race.
GOOD LUCK ALL
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19-06-2008, 08:56 PM
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sit down shut up hold on
Country: wales
Occupation: anything
Interests: boats,cars anything with a motor
Boat make: just sold it
Engines: none
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 239
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enjoy
Good luck to all in the RB08 have a good time
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19-06-2008, 09:43 PM
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#1371
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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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19-06-2008, 10:33 PM
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#1372
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Executive Member
Country: U.K
Location: Poole
Interests: Boats
Boat name: Indecent Proposal
Boat make: Phantom 18
Engines: Mariner V6
Cruising area: southwest/southeast
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Poole
Posts: 137
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Rb 08
Hope all Have a great race,be safe and good luck. 
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19-06-2008, 10:38 PM
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#1373
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Pevensey Bay
Occupation: Teacher
Interests: photography
Cruising area: Pevensey Bay / Solent
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Pevensey Bay
Posts: 261
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just got in from looking round port solent and gunwharf, amazing machines and really inspiring to see such a different mixture of craft.
was great to see a buzzi hull up close, or rather four of them. adams rib looks very impressive, mercury's really suit the transom. garmin racing looked great in the water, can't believe that was the birds nest at the back of the factory a few months ago.
anyway, good luck to all, i hope you all get around safe and remind this community of what powerboat racing is all about
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20-06-2008, 01:33 AM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Bucks
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Bucks
Posts: 586
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all looking good! fingers crossed! great to see so many big boats back here!
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20-06-2008, 06:52 AM
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#1375
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Moderator
Country: England
Location: Cornwall.
Occupation: Retired.
Interests: Golf & liquid lunches with friends.
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Cornwall.
Posts: 2,303
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The RB08 Report.
Had the main briefing last night. Room full to capacity and standing room only. 47 teams now and all very excited (we have lost the jet boat).
Still a few horror stories (Gee is the main one, went in the water and the props didn't work!) Found Tom & Charlie (Williams Hawkes) changing the trim tabs for stronger ones!). The Jersey boys seemed to be busy doing something in the cockpit and I saw my old boat (The Flying Flipper with Hutchy) going into the water, that was emotional but it looks great with the twin 300hp Optimax's on the back, That looks a great runner but we will see. Jeff Hunton said that Garmin is starting to come together and showing good speed. Not too impressed with the "Lean Manufacturing" Sunseeker, will have to wait until tomorrow afternoon to see how that one goes, had a chat with Neil and he told me that it won't be a front runner until later on - maybe. I have to say that the Scorpions look impressive, You should never discount Neil McGrigor, Mike Deacon, Chris Stricland and John Puddifoot, all higly experienced long distance racers. They should have a great race against each other. Haven't seen Jon and Nick's Phantom 31 yet. Looking forward to that. The new one with the two girls is quite superb. Well it should be for £200,000! Sat in the cockpit and everything was in the right place and just felt right.
Some of the Cruisers are looking VERY good.
More info Sunday morning.
ML.
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20-06-2008, 10:38 AM
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#1376
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 1
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Good Luck James May
JUST WANTED TO WISH TEAM GARMIN ALL THE BEST FOR ROUND BRITAIN POWERBOAT RACE 2008
HAVE A SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL VOYAGE.
WE'RE SUPPORTING YOU ALL THE WAY.
BEST WISHES
LORRAINE JMB
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20-06-2008, 12:42 PM
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#1377
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Bucks
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Bucks
Posts: 586
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Bbc
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20-06-2008, 01:15 PM
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#1378
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by ciao!
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That should be something to see 
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20-06-2008, 06:21 PM
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#1379
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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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some pics from Gunwharf
some pics from Gunwharf today@ 15:00
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20-06-2008, 06:25 PM
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#1380
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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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and some more...no sign of Warlord II when I there though...
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