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17-10-2012, 06:29 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Cowes,Isle of Wight.
Boat name: B-52
Cruising area: The Solent
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Cowes,Isle of Wight.
Posts: 99
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Isle of Wight members
Just out of interest , i was wondering how many Boatmad members there are on the Isle of Wight.
Actual residents i mean , not people who visit from the north Island at weekends.
I personally only know two , but there must be more ?
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17-10-2012, 07:09 PM
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#2
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Cowes
Occupation: Marine engineer
Interests: Anthing that goes fast
Boat name: Offshore Monkey Business
Boat make: Buzzi 32
Engines: Grimes 1050
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Cowes
Posts: 116
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Im based in Cowes
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17-10-2012, 07:49 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Isle of Wight
Occupation: Garage proprietor
Interests: Anything fast :)
Boat name: Katie
Boat make: Stingher 10m
Engines: 350 verado x 2
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Isle of Wight
Posts: 46
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Me also, just outside Yarmouth, ran three phantoms over the years , no real hard boats at the moment, but a 8m stingher running a 300 verado and a rxp-x 260 ski ( very quick )
Lee
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17-10-2012, 09:57 PM
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#4
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Registered User
Country: Isle of Wight
Interests: Boats /
Boat name: REEF
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 29
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Caulk Heads
Yep And Proud Of It
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17-10-2012, 10:31 PM
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#5
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Cowes, Isle of Wight
Occupation: Project manager / Boatbuilder / Carpenter
Interests: Classic boats and cars
Boat make: Canav Settimo Velo
Engines: 2 x Mercruiser 4.3
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Cowes, Isle of Wight
Posts: 4
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I used to visit from the North Island but moved here - to Cowes - about 10 years ago.
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17-10-2012, 10:52 PM
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#6
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 6
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I am another Caulkhead, I live at Newport, work in Cowes
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17-10-2012, 10:52 PM
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Steve
Country: UK
Location: Wootton Bridge, IOW
Occupation: Quality Assurance Auditor
Interests: Powerboat Enthusiast
Boat name: Orashi
Boat make: Shetland 21
Engines: 55
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Wootton Bridge, IOW
Posts: 150
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Wootton Bridge member.
Met Boatmad member 'Brindledog' the other week also from the IOW.
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Not missed a C-T-C in 35 years (1977 -2012)
36 races
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18-10-2012, 12:01 AM
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#8
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 137
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iow
me to i live in yaverland.........
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18-10-2012, 07:47 AM
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#9
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Isle of Wight
Occupation: Aircraft fitter
Interests: photography, powerboat racing, motogp, anything that goes fast!
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Isle of Wight
Posts: 164
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me to
I live in Shanklin,watched my first Cowes Torquay Race as a young boy in 1964 ,my Grandfather was on a Bertram 31 boat number 69.
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18-10-2012, 01:40 PM
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#10
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Shoreham Sussex
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Shoreham Sussex
Posts: 293
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Quote:
Originally Posted by snapper66
I live in Shanklin,watched my first Cowes Torquay Race as a young boy in 1964 ,my Grandfather was on a Bertram 31 boat number 69.
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Chasseur ?
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18-10-2012, 03:43 PM
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#11
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Registered User
Country: isle of wight
Location: on a rock
Interests: boats,boats and boats
Boat make: Cougar 21
Engines: Merc 2.5 promax 150
Cruising area: solent
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: on a rock
Posts: 712
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Ooo ahh nipper, lived here all my life
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18-10-2012, 04:18 PM
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#12
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Registered User
Country: UK
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,237
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It seems that there are a few members on the Island then!
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18-10-2012, 09:02 PM
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#13
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 57
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Vectis- land of powerboating legends
Historically The Isle of Wight has to be one of THE most important Powerboating locations,
The first modern offshore race in Europe - Cowes 1961 -and still going strong
Start venue for the 2013 venture Cup (and the first race in the whole series)
Influential ex Cowes residents including Sir Max Aitken and Renato Levi
IOW built boats including,
Ghost Rider - world champion 1966
Surfury
Delta 28
Gypsy Girl
Gee
Telstar
Miss Enfield 2
Marlboro
Unowot
etc etc etc
I grew up in Cowes and saw every race from 1961 to 1976(my father entered the 1962 race in Bali Ha'i powered by Bermuda outboards-the only ever all British outboard entry)
I finally moved in 1980 to that "other" great powerboating island that also punches above its weight in this sport- Guernsey
I returned to the IOW for work twice in the 1990s and drove the start boat for the 1991 Cowes Torquay Cowes (The Cowes Express Surface effect ship Wight King) and my last visit was in 1996 when I finally departed on the Hovercraft to Southsea - yet another IOW invention.
Offshore Powerboats- Flying Boats- Hovercraft- Space Launch vehicles and not for getting our rag and stick friends the odd sailing event (Americas Cup , admirals Cup, fastnet race etec) - Must be something in the water there(or was it the Burts Beer?)
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18-10-2012, 09:16 PM
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#14
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: London
Occupation: Land Rover Specialist.
Interests: Boats military vehicles
Boat name: HORATIA
Boat make: Nelson 40
Engines: Cats 800 hp
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: London
Posts: 342
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Dont forget Horatia and all the nelsons built at bembridge.
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18-10-2012, 10:29 PM
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#15
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Registered User
Country: Isle of Wight
Interests: Boats /
Boat name: REEF
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 29
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Caulk Heads
Chasseur thats a name from the past was She white
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19-10-2012, 10:23 AM
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#16
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Isle of Wight
Occupation: Aircraft fitter
Interests: photography, powerboat racing, motogp, anything that goes fast!
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Isle of Wight
Posts: 164
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Chasseur
Your are right about the name of the boat.
He skippered it for a guy called Barry Heath who at the time was MD for GKN who also lived in the Prospect,there is another flat on top and I spent many a happy hour up there being introduced the delights of drinking whisky .
When I ended up working at GKN, I worked with someone who actually used to own 'Chasseur' ,this was not that long ago,he seems to think the boat is still about.
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19-10-2012, 10:59 AM
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#17
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Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Hampshire
Interests: Powerboats,Commentating, Bikes
Boat make: None at the moment
Cruising area: Wherever I can get a ride !
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 690
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Quote:
Originally Posted by snapper66
Your are right about the name of the boat.
He skippered it for a guy called Barry Heath who at the time was MD for GKN who also lived in the Prospect,there is another flat on top and I spent many a happy hour up there being introduced the delights of drinking whisky .
When I ended up working at GKN, I worked with someone who actually used to own 'Chasseur' ,this was not that long ago,he seems to think the boat is still about.
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In that case Dave, can you possibly find out if Chasseur is still around, & where please ?
She would be another to add to our register that COPC is building up, of old race boats.
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19-10-2012, 02:54 PM
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#18
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Shoreham Sussex
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Shoreham Sussex
Posts: 293
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Quote:
Originally Posted by solenter
Chasseur thats a name from the past was She white
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Hi solenter, yes, she was white according to the 1964 Cowes-Torquay programme. As per the entry list.........Number 69 CHASSEUR owner/driver B.Heath Colour White 27' Twin Chrysler Total BHP 560
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19-10-2012, 08:20 PM
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#19
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Registered User
Country: Isle of Wight
Interests: Boats /
Boat name: REEF
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 29
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Yes i seem to remember she was riged for shark fishing of which her owner liked at the time her skipper was Jake Cruise
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