Auteon Entertainments?

[scottyboy]

Does anyone recognise or know anything about this boat? ive Been sanding down my phantom 21 tandem deck all day and can now make out a name on the side? AUTEON ENTERTAINMENTS

 

[Gav]

more than likely a sponsor...

 

[scottyboy]

YEAH THATS WOT I THOUGHT! SOMEONE MUST HAVE SOME INFO ON ME BOAT !

 

[Ciao]

Easy - goto Adams post http://www.boatmadforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2495 Worlds look down entry to boat no 79, if I remember boat was sprayed white with very 80's graphics, let me know what colour it is below

 

[scottyboy]

It looks like it was painted with union flag at the back aureon written in 80's style italic joined writing and entertainment underneath n bold writing! After that it looks like the white square for the number and then blue and white stripes goin along the rest of the length of the boat! im restoring it at the moment! its in very good condition but im having it completely stripped back and painted this weekend coming! Any info on this boat would appreciated!

 

[Ciao]

I think it started life as John Yeomans first raceboat Hooper and Ashby. He raced a p21 in 1984 then got the cat for 85. BluFin, Adam, Johnson help!

Another thought e-maill kimleachman@1kpl.com I think he navigated inyour boat in '84

 

[Ciao]

Found this

Pic of your boat taken 1985

 

[scottyboy]

Yeap thats the boat for sure! Its still on the same trailer! Do you know if it won anything or how well it done at all? Im gonna be using it for racing again soon! should be done in a few weeks!

 

[Ciao]

I have to be careful here!
There are many Phantom fans on the board!
1985 was to be a very competitive year, the new Campbell, Donahue and Cougar cats were coming into their own, whilst the older Stapley’s were still quick and capable of podiums!
The P21’ by then was already an 8 year + design and hadn’t won a race in 3C since 1st race in 84.
Drivers who preferred to race monohulls turned to the boats of Scandinavian Mikael Frode and later Richard Lucas’ Forge craft aluminium hulls became class beaters!
Then of course much later the Mannerfelt Bat Boats stole the show.
The Phantom was / is a wonderful boat, but newer design thinking sidelined it to Ski Racing and pleasure use.

 

[Jon Fuller]

I agree with all of the above, except maybe the bit about the Frode's, I think they only really excelled in the hands of Michael himself, and the main reason for them being popular late 80's/early 90's was the fact that they were fkkn cheap, as Paul hicks was 'knockin em art' as a cheap n cheerful race boats at that time.

I certainly remember seeing a few get that shovel nose burried good n deep when driven without the 'complete commitment' that Michael "I'll be back" Frode demonstrated.

Also remember Michaels answer to me when I asked him how Simon Woodpower was after a pretty high speed trip n stuff in Guernsey '93ish when I saw a load of clarret all over the deck of his 4 litre boat (simon was navigating for michael).........in that full on Swedish accent he said "He wasn't holding on!"

 

[hutchy]

cracking stuff,frode was 40ft to right of rob mills and myself in papa kilo,3rd heat 92 worlds,25 4 litre boats on start line.
try and dig out pictures.

 

[Ciao]

Simon not holding on!!!

To follow on Dave Trotter was was competitve in the new (1985) P20 but had a lot of trouble keeping it up the right way whilst trying to keep up with cats.

 

[Ciao]

cracking stuff,frode was 40ft to right of rob mills and myself in papa kilo,3rd heat 92 worlds,25 4 litre boats on start line.
try and dig out pictures.

Were you boys sober enough to remember!?!!

 

[Jon Fuller]

cracking stuff,frode was 40ft to right of rob mills and myself in papa kilo,3rd heat 92 worlds,25 4 litre boats on start line.
try and dig out pictures.

Thats the one.

Some pics would be cool!

spoke to Rob a couple of weeks back, he was just off to spain or summat with 12 of his family

(How luuuuuvly is that daughter of his )

I think it was also the event where we first saw the 4 litre Hydrolift, what a tool that looked! (till you whatch one run in a big beam sea)

 

[hutchy]

now that guy could drive a phantom,and break them,ran out of co drivers ,remember p.dredge not lasting to long with him.

 

[Adam]

I agree with all of the above, except maybe the bit about the Frode's, I think they only really excelled in the hands of Michael himself, and the main reason for them being popular late 80's/early 90's was the fact that they were fkkn cheap, as Paul hicks was 'knockin em art' as a cheap n cheerful race boats at that time.

Remember (not sure which year) that Simon WP had a great year with the side by side deck Frode and won the National Champs. That led to the batch of Frodes that were built in this country - although they were not so succesful. Certainly had some wins - but were another boat that struggled in following seas.

Trying to remeber who had the boats: John Miller, Rob Stewart, another three?

 

[hutchy]

Remember (not sure which year) that Simon WP had a great year with the side by side deck Frode and won the National Champs. That led to the batch of Frodes that were built in this country - although they were not so succesful. Certainly had some wins - but were another boat that struggled in following seas.

Trying to remeber who had the boats: John Miller, Rob Stewart, another three?

adrian jardine

 

[Jon Fuller]

Jardine/Miller,..same team wanit?

Rob Stewart ows me 50 quid for a stator unit he had off me back in Hull......90.....2/3ish

 

[Adam]

Jardine/Miller,..same team wanit?

Not to start with - John Millers boat was white with greenish stripes (Turning Point) - Adrian Jardines was yellow. Think his boat was damaged, not sure if on water or towing or both - then they joined up racing together?

 

[scottyboy]

Can anyone try and dig out some more photos or info of the "aureon entertainments" boat?