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22-04-2012, 07:46 PM
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Registered User
Country: Guernsey
Occupation: Engineering
Boat make: None, boo!
Engines: Turbines mainly!
Cruising area: The inside of my workshop!
Join Date: Mar 2008
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Racer's Meeting
With the first race now less than a month away it's about time we all had a catch up to bring everyone up to speed on the year and see how you're all getting on!
We'll be meeting at the bottom bar of the De La Rue at 8pm on the 24th April (this tuesday).
All teams really need to come along please, preferably both of you but at least one per team if some can't make it.
If you're thinking of racing, even later in the year, please come along so we can go through training dates etc with you, there's only two.
If you're currently helping us, would like to help or know someone who may, please come along so we can meet you and get an idea of numbers for Guard boats, turn boats and other helpers!
While you're still there (I hope!), we really need timekeepers & note takers! If we can get a few people on board to do this then we'll only need a person to do a race or two! We can't race without them and it'd be a shame to keep bringing people across for these positions from the UK, costing us all money!
See you all on Tuesday!
Larby
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23-04-2012, 08:20 AM
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Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Devon
Occupation: Garage Proprietor
Interests: PowerBoat Racing
Boat name: If Only
Boat make: Bernico F3 OCR, Bernico Prototype Inboard, and some Ribs
Engines: Yamaha Pro V 115
Cruising area: UK, France
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Devon
Posts: 3,094
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Please take this very seriously and be sure you are ready !! If you can, try and run as a mock race to avoid the shambles we had at our first event. Possibly the most embarrassing i have seen.
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National Outboard Immersed Propeller Mono Record 103mph
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23-04-2012, 08:36 AM
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Registered User
Country: uk
Location: kent
Occupation: director
Interests: ski racing
Boat name: hotshot
Boat make: cyclone 21
Engines: mercury 280
Cruising area: global
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: kent
Posts: 419
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Long drive home
Hi Bob, it might hasve been a long drive home but you're up and about and on Boatmad early !!!
Nice to see you at AYC.
Barry
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23-04-2012, 09:29 AM
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Registered User
Country: Guernsey
Occupation: Postie
Interests: Heavy Heavy Metal
Boat name: Slayer II, Slayer, Pen15
Boat make: Phantom 19G-R, Bernico F2 Extreme, Ring 15
Engines: Evinrude 115HO, Yam 90
Cruising area: Channel Islands
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 1,460
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What happened?
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23-04-2012, 09:47 AM
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Registered User
Country: Job Centre
Location: In a box
Occupation: Chaos's gofer
Interests: Skiving
Boat make: Spectre 30
Engines: 2 x Promax 225
Cruising area: In the bath
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: In a box
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Dunno, but I'm told part of the safety kit for scrutineering now includes a pair of boxing gloves and a gum shield!
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23-04-2012, 10:22 AM
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Registered User
Country: Guernsey
Occupation: Postie
Interests: Heavy Heavy Metal
Boat name: Slayer II, Slayer, Pen15
Boat make: Phantom 19G-R, Bernico F2 Extreme, Ring 15
Engines: Evinrude 115HO, Yam 90
Cruising area: Channel Islands
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 1,460
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Sounds interesting!
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23-04-2012, 10:28 AM
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topgun
Country: Guernsey
Location: Guernsey
Occupation: Civil Servant/ Senior driving examiner
Interests: Boats/bikes/Black label
Boat name: Flash Back/Avenger/Anchor Management
Boat make: Sunseeker San Remo/mini cougar/Cougar cat 25/Avenger 21
Engines: San Remo 2x Volvo 5.7 v8/mini cougar Yamaha 25/Cougar 2x twin spark Yam V6/Avenger has volvo 300v8
Cruising area: C.I.Waters
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Guernsey
Posts: 500
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Originally Posted by Paul E
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Any video footage taken - of the boats not the punch up
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23-04-2012, 12:49 PM
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Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Devon
Occupation: Garage Proprietor
Interests: PowerBoat Racing
Boat name: If Only
Boat make: Bernico F3 OCR, Bernico Prototype Inboard, and some Ribs
Engines: Yamaha Pro V 115
Cruising area: UK, France
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Devon
Posts: 3,094
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bazza
Hi Bob, it might hasve been a long drive home but you're up and about and on Boatmad early !!!
Nice to see you at AYC.
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Yes was home by midnight Thanks to all you guys at AYC very good event as usual !!
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If Only
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23-04-2012, 12:51 PM
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Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Devon
Occupation: Garage Proprietor
Interests: PowerBoat Racing
Boat name: If Only
Boat make: Bernico F3 OCR, Bernico Prototype Inboard, and some Ribs
Engines: Yamaha Pro V 115
Cruising area: UK, France
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Devon
Posts: 3,094
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul E
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Admin !! Everyone had different Hymn sheets.
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23-04-2012, 09:10 PM
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green army
Country: uk
Location: southampton
Interests: cars/boats/pub
Boat name: 1-52
Boat make: formula,no more tint sh?t
Engines: mercruiser v8
Cruising area: solent/iow
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: southampton
Posts: 355
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony Davis
Dunno, but I'm told part of the safety kit for scrutineering now includes a pair of boxing gloves and a gum shield!
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dam it ,i have the old rules
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23-04-2012, 09:34 PM
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Registered User
Country: Guernsey
Occupation: Engineering
Boat make: None, boo!
Engines: Turbines mainly!
Cruising area: The inside of my workshop!
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,646
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OCRDA
Please take this very seriously and be sure you are ready !! If you can, try and run as a mock race to avoid the shambles we had at our first event. Possibly the most embarrassing i have seen.
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With the new handicap system being introduced, the first race is a qualifier which will also give everyone a chance to get used to the different start style (though it is incredibly simple!)
Those who feel they'll really struggle to understand it (and so probably shouldn't be out in public), are welcome to come along to the training day the day before the event and join us for the training starts.
The second race of the day on the sunday will be the first to count towards the championship.
With the whole series being privately filmed, a BBC presenter commentating and the BBC also apparently now wanting to film too, I'll be making sure there's no farces going on!! We're all mates here, so no need for punchups!!
Larby
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23-04-2012, 09:37 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: london
Occupation: Powerboat Skipper
Interests: Boats , bikes!
Boat name: Renegade
Boat make: GPV-RENEGADE
Engines: 150 HO etec
Cruising area: Thames, south coast, anywhere!
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: london
Posts: 2,327
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How many runners and riders do you have for this season?
Good luck!
Paul
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24-04-2012, 12:21 PM
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Registered User
Country: Guernsey
Occupation: Engineering
Boat make: None, boo!
Engines: Turbines mainly!
Cruising area: The inside of my workshop!
Join Date: Mar 2008
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We're looking at starting the season with about 12-15 boats and ending up with 15-20 all being well. That's being conservative too, if they're not basically ready to go they don't count.
Should be good though, great to see the sport back to the same strength as in the 90's again, especially given the current climate. I'm really trying to step it all up a level and get us back in the public eye, I've got lots of plans such as kiddie's classes/training in the model yacht pond to look to develop the sport and ensure a constant supply of new racers!
Here's to a great year!
James
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24-04-2012, 01:43 PM
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Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Devon
Occupation: Garage Proprietor
Interests: PowerBoat Racing
Boat name: If Only
Boat make: Bernico F3 OCR, Bernico Prototype Inboard, and some Ribs
Engines: Yamaha Pro V 115
Cruising area: UK, France
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Devon
Posts: 3,094
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Well done and keep up the good work. Did you ever get anywhere with cheap ferries ??
Bob
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24-04-2012, 01:55 PM
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Registered User
Occupation: Champion Pie Eater
Boat name: On The Rocks
Boat make: Ring 21 marshan 17 four winns horizon, hydro 3 pointer, f2 cat, backdraft 22
Cruising area: Way up norf and Sarf coast areas
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,619
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Larby we need more guys like you Bob and a few others, well done
There seems to be too many here being negative not doing the sport any good.
GaZ
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25-04-2012, 06:57 AM
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Registered User
Country: Guernsey
Occupation: Engineering
Boat make: None, boo!
Engines: Turbines mainly!
Cruising area: The inside of my workshop!
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,646
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Thanks for the kind words guys, it's a strain when you're 27 and skint but I love it really!
No less than 15 teams came along to the meet tonight, what an awesome turnout!!
Big parade for liberation day on may 9th, 12 boats all done up with bunting etc with 10,000 expected in town for the day, what a great chance for promotion of the sport!!
Bob, Len had promised me ages ago that he'd call you, evidently he hasn't. I'll chase him for you today. Still keen on coming over?
Just goes to show the sport still has it if the organisers put in the effort! Maybe if the handicap system works as well as expected over here it could bring back the UK basic scene too?
James
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25-04-2012, 09:36 AM
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Registered User
Country: uk
Location: bournemouth
Occupation: flooring
Interests: boats, bikes, diving , snowboarding
Boat name: 88
Boat make: p18
Engines: merc 200
Cruising area: south coast
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: bournemouth
Posts: 208
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I would defently come over and race if the ferry price was right !
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25-04-2012, 08:25 PM
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green army
Country: uk
Location: southampton
Interests: cars/boats/pub
Boat name: 1-52
Boat make: formula,no more tint sh?t
Engines: mercruiser v8
Cruising area: solent/iow
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: southampton
Posts: 355
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me to,soulds fun over there
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25-04-2012, 08:36 PM
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Registered User
Country: Ireland
Location: Dublin
Occupation: Boatbuilder
Boat make: Hydrostream V-king, 650SS OCR ,Ring 21, Ring 18, Phantom 18.
Engines: 300Hp Mercury 2.4, 130 Yamaha, Bridgeport EFI, XR6, Merc 200.
Cruising area: Malahide, Dublin
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Dublin
Posts: 1,802
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Quote:
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I would defently come over and race if the ferry price was right !
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I'll second that, bit of a hike for us though but certainly sounds like it would be worth it!
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25-04-2012, 10:28 PM
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Registered User
Country: Guernsey
Occupation: Postie
Interests: Heavy Heavy Metal
Boat name: Slayer II, Slayer, Pen15
Boat make: Phantom 19G-R, Bernico F2 Extreme, Ring 15
Engines: Evinrude 115HO, Yam 90
Cruising area: Channel Islands
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 1,460
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You'd get to experience Les Follies D'Amour on a Sunday night, there's nothing quite like it...
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