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Forum: Ski Racing 19-12-2022, 09:10 AM
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Posted By Sir Paul
Sorry. Misread what you said.

Sorry. Misread what you said.
Forum: Ski Racing 18-12-2022, 08:07 PM
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Posted By Sir Paul
1989 was not the last Giro. At least one more in...

1989 was not the last Giro. At least one more in 1990.
Forum: Ski Racing 18-12-2022, 08:05 PM
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Posted By Sir Paul
If we are looking for similar names which might...

If we are looking for similar names which might tie in, there was a lady Italian skier at the Workd champs I did in Barcelona in 1985. Miriam Grignani. Boat no 167. Mostes with 2xMercs. Sounds very...
Forum: Ski Racing 14-12-2022, 03:56 PM
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Posted By Sir Paul
Thanks for that. Cant say I recall her or the...

Thanks for that. Cant say I recall her or the boat. There were two or three twin outboard powered Mostes on the ski race circuit. One in particular I recall with Stefano Gregorio skiing in the mid...
Forum: Ski Racing 13-12-2022, 08:14 PM
Replies: 138
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Posted By Sir Paul
Nice. If the race number 197 has not been changed...

Nice. If the race number 197 has not been changed that boat probably belonged to Pinuccio Todeschini from Garlate, Lecco, Como as you can see in some of the earlier pictures. There are a few other...
Forum: Ski Racing 09-12-2022, 04:12 PM
Replies: 138
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Posted By Sir Paul
[QUOTE=brumbrum;275093]Unfortunately my father no...

[QUOTE=brumbrum;275093]Unfortunately my father no longer remembers, but I was able to trace the date: 8 August 1976 - 5th round of the European Speed Water Ski Championship, Garlate (Lecco), a race...
Forum: Ski Racing 09-12-2022, 04:08 PM
Replies: 138
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Posted By Sir Paul
I don’t have the poster for that one but I do...

I don’t have the poster for that one but I do have this…..
Forum: Ski Racing 09-12-2022, 03:29 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 56,046
Posted By Sir Paul
Yes they were!!👏👏

Yes they were!!👏👏
Forum: Ski Racing 07-12-2022, 04:20 PM
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Views: 56,046
Posted By Sir Paul
Leonardo Freyrie is available on the web,...

Leonardo Freyrie is available on the web, including Facebook. I have communicated with him once or twice and sent a few old photos.

https://www.facebook.com/people/Leonardo-Freyrie/100015313834472...
Forum: Ski Racing 07-12-2022, 04:12 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 56,046
Posted By Sir Paul
It does look a bit like a Seastar I must say. I...

It does look a bit like a Seastar I must say. I had a friend who lived in Venice had a yellow Seastar with outboard engine.
Forum: Ski Racing 07-12-2022, 04:02 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 56,046
Posted By Sir Paul
It is not a Daytona. In fact I think it was an...

It is not a Daytona. In fact I think it was an experimental ski. I had an identical one with the same steps and strakes on the underneath surface with shamfered esdges too. I dont think Freyrie made...
Forum: Ski Racing 07-12-2022, 03:20 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 56,046
Posted By Sir Paul
I think this last posts exhaust my Italian Skier...

I think this last posts exhaust my Italian Skier and Italian Ski Race Boat pictures that I have to date. It includes a picture of Bruno Cassa in the foreground) and me at the start of the Briish GP...
Forum: Ski Racing 07-12-2022, 06:18 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 56,046
Posted By Sir Paul
I think though, that year, we parked our RV...

I think though, that year, we parked our RV Camper outside the Cantiere Colombo boatyard in Menaggio?
Forum: Ski Racing 07-12-2022, 05:31 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 56,046
Posted By Sir Paul
Sorry, the race was at Cernobbio that year.!

Sorry, the race was at Cernobbio that year.!
Forum: Ski Racing 07-12-2022, 05:27 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 56,046
Posted By Sir Paul
Sorry to hear you lost your mother so early. Very...

Sorry to hear you lost your mother so early. Very sad. As was Caimi’s unfortunate accident.
Forum: Ski Racing 07-12-2022, 05:25 AM
Replies: 138
Views: 56,046
Posted By Sir Paul
I remember visiting the Tulio Abbate shipyard in...

I remember visiting the Tulio Abbate shipyard in about 1975 when our race was at Tremezzo (with prizegiving at Villa d’Este). The main thing I remember (strangely enough) was a black De Tomaso...
Forum: Ski Racing 06-12-2022, 09:14 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 56,046
Posted By Sir Paul
I have more pictures

I have more pictures
Forum: Ski Racing 06-12-2022, 09:07 PM
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Views: 56,046
Posted By Sir Paul
Other Italian skiers I remember competing...

Other Italian skiers I remember competing against: Donato Trezzi, Stefano Gregorio, Guido Cassin, Pierantonio Cassin, Massimo Mascharoni.
Forum: Ski Racing 06-12-2022, 08:54 PM
Replies: 138
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Posted By Sir Paul
It surely depended on the water conditions....

It surely depended on the water conditions. Mostes and Abbate during my time were all BPM Vulcano motore with V or direct drives. Fletchers were either outboard or stern drive which were more...
Forum: Ski Racing 06-12-2022, 08:50 PM
Replies: 138
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Posted By Sir Paul
You must have known other Italian skiers I raced...

You must have known other Italian skiers I raced against who were probably similar age to you? Alberto Todeschini, Antonello Roncoroni, Toto Caimi?
Forum: Ski Racing 06-12-2022, 08:32 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 56,046
Posted By Sir Paul
I knew Bruno Cassa and raced against him in 1973...

I knew Bruno Cassa and raced against him in 1973 and 1974 and then later raced against his son Carlo in the 1985 world championships in Spain.
When racing on lake Como, we would often during...
Forum: Ski Racing 06-12-2022, 03:39 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 56,046
Posted By Sir Paul
Best pictures of my old boats that I raced...

Best pictures of my old boats that I raced with.......
Forum: Ski Racing 06-12-2022, 01:41 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 56,046
Posted By Sir Paul
A couple of other old souvenirs with names you...

A couple of other old souvenirs with names you will recognise......
Forum: Ski Racing 06-12-2022, 01:22 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 56,046
Posted By Sir Paul
Me and my Freyrie Daytona and my old Freyrie...

Me and my Freyrie Daytona and my old Freyrie Daytona and my old me!
1973 to 2022!
Forum: Ski Racing 06-12-2022, 01:14 PM
Replies: 138
Views: 56,046
Posted By Sir Paul
Here are some more pictures of Italian Ski Race...

Here are some more pictures of Italian Ski Race boats. The Mostes of course and some old Abbates. On the websites I gave you there may be some Italian Ilvers too.
In these photos you will see Enrico...
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