First Phantom 21

[Adam]

I believe this was the first Phantom 21 built - I did one race in it some years later and managed to damage it!

Originally there were two built (the other for Phil Jones) and I seem to remember that this one had a step bottom to it to start with but then was changed back to conventional?

One for Jon to clarify!!

 

[BluFin]

Phil Jones did have one of the 21' s
First outing was the Solent 70 think it was 77 or 78 Blue & yellow. T"ele-Man" went on to win the one heat European at Poole the same year. Broke the transom after that and never re-appered. It was flapping a bit.
Though I did see him around a bit after

Over to you JF

 

[Adam]

Just remembered the boat photographed was originally called Hot Gossip.

It was quite a radical change when it came out as the boat to have at the time was a 18' Stapley Cat.

 

[Captain Chaos]

I'd av one

 

[Ciao]

Phantom 16 Race Deck

This was the second Phantom 16' 'Race deck' to be built

The photographer is now CEO of 118118!

and this is how it ended its short life

 

[BluFin]

Re: Phantom 16 Race Deck

and this is how it ended its short life

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DOE is still looking for you John. Feked if I'd let you cook at a barbie.


Twaz a sad day dude there was f'all you could do but get safe. Hows everybody send a PM

John H

 

[Ciao]

P 21 Trimaran

Adam didnt you race a Phantom 21 Trimaran?

 

[Jon Fuller]

Adams 3 pointer

 

[BluFin]

Wen't it Ex Howard, Ex Mick Afflick's Old Boat

 

[Ciao]

Good work!

Adams 3 pointer

Absolute quality!

 

[Adam]

It was quite an amazing boat - had so much potential - but had a nasty coming together wit hthe Allenbys in a Ring At Torquay one year. We were batling for 3rd place when they hooked in front of me giving me no-where to go. Boat was a write-off.

Yes was built for Howard (raced as Lanson Champagne I think) - then by Mick, who gave the hull to me when he was finishe with it.

I believe it was made from a 18' phanotm hull in the rear - and a 16' hull split in two to make the sponsons.

Quite gives me the urge to design a tri myself!

 

[Adam]

Jon - didn't you race with Howard in the larger Phantom tri that he had built after this one?

Adam

 

[Jon Fuller]

"the Allenbys.....they hooked in front of me"

In a Ring!...surely not!

 

[Adam]

Could have all been very nasty - rather than two broken boats.

Think there might have been a couple of broken rings in the Ring - as we hit the stern of their boat and flew over the transom - having just managed to deviate away from a direct hit on the navigator (David ?)!!

 

[BluFin]

Jon - didn't you race with Howard in the larger Phantom tri that he had built after this one?

Adam

No, Was the 21 Phantom when we teamed up.
The larger one came a cropper at poole in 1980. Replaced it with the formentioned then went on in 81 to a sucessful year, 82 was groovy as well.

 

[Jon Fuller]

just managed to deviate away from a direct hit on the navigator (David ?)!!

Dunno about back then, but as long as I've known them(mebbe 15 years), Chris has always done the naviguessing

 

[Adam]

Dunno about back then, but as long as I've known them(mebbe 15 years), Chris has always done the naviguessing

You are probably correct - always did get their names mixed up!