1982 London-Calais-London

225 · 13-07-2009, 05:04 PM

Browsing the web and came across this, some pictures of the 1982 London-Calais-London powerboat race, pretty good quality as well.

http://dcphotolibrary.co.uk/2/2e238#

Ciao · 13-07-2009, 06:35 PM

Good find!

Duncan Grant etc... I could go on..

Sadly Dad and Penpromo from this forum didn't make the start, so we decided to lunch unwisely in London! I also think that was the day that Italy won the '82 World Cup?

However the following year my dad and Penpromo set things more than right.

BluFin · 13-07-2009, 06:58 PM

Steve Pile in Harvester Bread Pic 1

Looks like its taken from the southern side of the Woolwich ferry from the ferry pier

Ciao · 13-07-2009, 07:02 PM

Just called TP - he thinks he is in the Stuyvesant cat

Ciao · 14-07-2009, 02:24 PM

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=45304

timtap · 14-07-2009, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Ciao

Just called TP - he thinks he is in the Stuyvesant cat

Not Clive Curtiss With A.Baldwin in the spare chair ???????

FLYING FISH · 15-07-2009, 07:10 AM

Your`e certainly digging em up Mr.Ciao.Some useless information on the 1968 Pathe film of the Putney -Calais.There is a shot of Vertigo coming under Putney Bridge at the finish.The same shot is in colour in the Boatmad Library as taken by this ol lag who must have been alongside the Pathe News cameraman at the time.Suck air in at that,cocker!
Are you going public on your other finds in Pathe News,there are some real gems there albeit short clips.1966 Putney-Calais,1969 Wills Int and even all the old circuit races prewar if you type in `Outboard Racing` in `search`,inc 1937 Paris 6hrs.
Those b&w clips of the wills films are taken from the colour version of the full films I am trying to source,and hence your contact Mr.Fuller I keep `e` mailing you for.

FLYING FISH · 15-07-2009, 09:45 AM

Taking a still from from the CT68 film of Seabird Stilletto,this was the boat that eventually sank near Yarmouth,the french owner being so fed up with it ,decided to give it away there and then.I notice it was designed by Harry Schoell who has been credited with designing all Aronow`s boats.Most odd.

FLYING FISH · 15-07-2009, 10:17 AM

Another still from CT68.An OPII 28FT powered by a Sudoimport 77hp.

By todays reckoning would that be class M15 or M32.

Controversal?

THUNDERBOLT · 15-07-2009, 05:49 PM

tried to find out if you could get those old clips on video/cd but you need licence from them did not venture as to the price but it is pretty steep..
Mike

naflemac · 28-04-2017, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by 225

Browsing the web and came across this, some pictures of the 1982 London-Calais-London powerboat race, pretty good quality as well.

1982 - London-Calais-London Powerboat Race :: Dave Cusselle Photo Library Specialising in Motor Sports and Places of Interest

I have enjoyed my London-Calais-London powerboat race 1980 and 1981 videos very much. Videovision made some very fine videos of these marathon races and other races on the british calendar in the early 80s. It is a pity that those videos on the old VHS format is not available on more modern DVD format also saved on that format!