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Forum: Cowes Monte-Carlo 22-11-2012, 08:24 AM
Replies: 707
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Posted By Jim Brooker
Aiden, Thanks very much for putting the stories...

Aiden, Thanks very much for putting the stories on the Venture Cup Site.
Forum: Cowes Monte-Carlo 26-10-2012, 03:21 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 161,230
Posted By Jim Brooker
Thanks Laurence, I do remember you well as young...

Thanks Laurence, I do remember you well as young lad, there was always a lot of woodwork going on with the boat, bits of wood would just fall off.
Jimmy
Forum: Cowes Monte-Carlo 26-10-2012, 03:13 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 161,230
Posted By Jim Brooker
Thanks Jon so the photos on the Venture Site is...

Thanks Jon so the photos on the Venture Site is wrong then.???

Do you know how to put the my 2 stories from here on to the Venture Site I have tried transfer them but no joy.
Forum: Cowes Monte-Carlo 26-10-2012, 07:47 AM
Replies: 707
Views: 161,230
Posted By Jim Brooker
I have to apologise to you Richard after asking...

I have to apologise to you Richard after asking about your boat, I thought you had the old 46' Outsider and you were Richard Carr, and I now realize that R Carr is definitely not 6'8" I am so sorry...
Forum: Cowes Monte-Carlo 25-10-2012, 07:57 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 161,230
Posted By Jim Brooker
That rec'ky looks very professional your not...

That rec'ky looks very professional your not looking to win this race are you,?? don't think the Med's always calm, I live on the Med and you can see the sea come up very quickly, all the races I...
Forum: Cowes Monte-Carlo 25-10-2012, 02:50 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 161,230
Posted By Jim Brooker
Well Richard just a few memories, the two lowest...

Well Richard just a few memories, the two lowest points for me was coming up from Santander to La Coruna with huge Atlantic sea coming into the Bay of Biscay it took forever, a very long wet 9 hours...
Forum: Cowes Monte-Carlo 24-10-2012, 06:06 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 161,230
Posted By Jim Brooker
I am not on Facebook, can it just be put on...

I am not on Facebook, can it just be put on Venture Cup site. ???
Forum: Cowes Monte-Carlo 24-10-2012, 05:42 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 161,230
Posted By Jim Brooker
My initiation into Power Boat racing. Well...

My initiation into Power Boat racing.

Well just a couple of paragraphs as a little back ground, it all started back in 1967 when I was employed by Hilton Transport Services as a unit repair...
Forum: Cowes Monte-Carlo 23-10-2012, 01:10 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 161,230
Posted By Jim Brooker
Great Blog Mike that's what it was like for me...

Great Blog Mike that's what it was like for me and a little more on top, I think I should do a blog my self on how I came to be on the winning boat with Eddie & Mike and which started me on 30 years...
Forum: Cowes Monte-Carlo 17-12-2010, 04:46 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 161,230
Posted By Jim Brooker
These Powerboat article's brings back floods of...

These Powerboat article's brings back floods of memories.
It just goes to show what you can be achieved with a slow old diesel wooden boat, !!!! I do wish everyone who enters this very long race the...
Forum: Cowes Monte-Carlo 01-12-2010, 02:07 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 161,230
Posted By Jim Brooker
Yes Mike it was a wonderful day and Princess...

Yes Mike it was a wonderful day and Princess Grace was such a beautiful lady, as you can see you couldn't wipe the smile of my face, she ask for help with the Gold Cup because it was very heavy.
...
Forum: Cowes Monte-Carlo 11-11-2010, 10:54 AM
Replies: 707
Views: 161,230
Posted By Jim Brooker
Of coarse you can use them, I had a couple of the...

Of coarse you can use them, I had a couple of the trophies Mike Bellamy must have some and Eddie Chater, but a lot got stolen from R Hilton's house.
We all were young I was 27 and had hair,!!!!! I...
Forum: Cowes Monte-Carlo 11-11-2010, 09:30 AM
Replies: 707
Views: 161,230
Posted By Jim Brooker
Well Mike I think it's wonderful that all you...

Well Mike I think it's wonderful that all you great racers are going to rerun the race to Monte Carlo it's was long way in the old HTS and most of it was very rough. !!!!
I have posted a photo of...
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