Don shead

[topcat]

Hi all, i am looking to contact the owner of miss enfield 2, a 1970 don shead race boat.
It was owned by my late father and a friend in 1986/87 and raced in the c-t-c classic as LPW.
Any info greatly recieved.
Edward

 

[Adam]

The last time I saw the boat it was on a trailer and without engines - sat in a farm type yard near Bashley in Hampshire. I guess that must be about three years ago though! Prior to that it had been at berthon boatyard in Lymington.

 

[Andree]

Talking about this boat?
http://easternyachts.com/missisle/

 

[topcat]

No sadly, that is a similar boat built by Don Shead.
Thank you all for the replies.

 

[GRIFFON]

Where about in Bashley Adam i live down the road and could have a look this eve.

 

[Adam]

Cannot remember the road name so...

heading down through Bashley, over cattle grids, Rising Sun on Right hand side. Road bears round to the left. About 500 yards on right hand side there is a turning into houses in the forest. Go down there and just as the road turns to the left there is a yard on the right hand side - and thats where it was!

Adam

 

[GRIFFON]

OK WILL HAVE A LOOK THIS MORNING AND LET YOU KNOW. HOPE THE FARMER HAS'NT GOT A GUN!

 

[bogib]

Griffon wrote:

OK WILL HAVE A LOOK THIS MORNING AND LET YOU KNOW. HOPE THE FARMER HAS'NT GOT A GUN!

According to SKY news this morning it seems easy sourcing lethal fire arms in UK these days (just a joke)

Hope you have luck finding this boat

 

[GRIFFON]

Very very late for work oops!
Ok i found the farm yard up a rough track. Ive not been up a track like that for years, last time was with a girlfriend and i was'nt looking for boats......
The farm is owned by Wooton Heath Estate and the yard was rented out to a company who worked on boats. The estate has just been sold to a Mark Adams. I managed to find a couple of builders who were working on the road and they said that the boats were removed from the yard over the last couple of days!!!

Just one thing Adam...... What were you doing up there?

Sorry i didnt find it, missed by a day or two i think.

 

[topcat]

Guys thank you so much for the help in tracing the boat. Shame it was missed by a couple of days. nevermind, the search continues.
Thankyou once again.
TC

 

[topcat]

now i had an email form some one who i shalln't name at the moment about the boat, they knew where she was and were very helpful. I have lost their email address and would like to contact them again. If you are that person please email me or leave a message. I would like to talk about the boat again.
Thank you, Edward.

 

[Jon Fuller]

Was it definitely a person on this forum?

 

[topcat]

pretty sure yes.

 

[Jon Fuller]

If you remember their name, pm me, or them, and we're sorted!

 

[topcat]

His name is John Walker. I think the company was Waynefleet or something along those lines.
I do hope i can get to see the boat again. It was fantastic.

 

[phantomc92]

not john walker from the bprc,who single handedly nearly killed the cowes classic, 02380 713366 /01794 368997 :*******:

 

[topcat]

tell me more................

 

[phantomc92]

it was 2003 event when john walker was organizing it,his words to me were,there is no basic race this year because we have not got the room for you,and there would be to many boats at the start and it would be dangerous,im sure there wernt any 2ltr boats either. i went to the event as a spectator and it was the quietest i can remember in the 25yrs or so previous years of going,there wasnt even a beer tent that had any beer. i dont know what happened behind closed doors but it was said that the bprc wanted the event for them selves a bit of a gentlemans club for the elite,if you can stump up 10 grand as joining fee, your welcome to it,but for once the rya did get involed and he stood down,there is prob alot more details than i have written but thats the basic to it

 

[Cookee]

In 2003 the 2 Litre boats (4 of us) were at the World Champs in Norway - trust the UIM and the RYA not to talk to each other!

 

[phantomc92]

any news top cat