Ring 21 'London Bitter'

[Mike Ring]

Does anyone know the whereabouts of this boat ?
Originally fitted with 2 X Merc 200 in 1979 . Boat was moulded in an unusual colour Olive Green. Unusually it had cable and pulley steering , very direct and terrific 'feel' , golden yellow upholstery and black anodised fittings. I only built 3 in this colour I know where the first one is....cos I last saw it drifting with just 2 feet of the nose out of the water, heading towards the Needles...

I was swimming at the time!


O happy Days.


Mike

 

[Captain Chaos]

you must have a pic?

 

[motorvator]

you must have a pic?

I think he was too busy swimming to bother getting the camera out

 

[all steamed up]

Green is a good colour for a Ring 21

 

[Ring Owner]

I am nearly positive that I mate of mine (Slippo) has a photo of one of these boats hanging on his lounge wall.

I'll drop him a line and see if it is and if he has any info on it.

 

[dazza]

Green is a good colour for a Ring 21

Is that me observing in there mate!!!

 

[all steamed up]

Is that me observing in there mate!!!

Yes in all but the R/H pic, that was Colin Coupe IIRC in Penarth in 1998, the L/H and centre pics were from Allhallows in 1998 where we took 1st overall in the support race leading from start to finish and everybody else kept falling off

 

[dazza]

Yes in all but the R/H pic, that was Colin Coupe IIRC in Penarth in 1998, the L/H and centre pics were from Allhallows in 1998 where we took 1st overall in the support race ;eading from start to fiinish and everybody else kept falling off

I will never 4get that race at Allhallows, you skied a blinder mate! 1st over all shocked a lot of people!!!

 

[all steamed up]

I will never 4get that race at Allhallows, you skied a blinder mate! 1st over all shocked a lot of people!!!

U could say that, an observer who didn't do any fitness training beating all those hard core (down the gym) skiers and i probably had a hangover as well

 

[dazza]

U could say that, an observer who didn't do any fitness training beating all those hard core (down the gym) skiers and i probably had a hangover as well

There was noting wrong with our training programe, drink as much as possible the night be4 the race, join a gym but never ever go there as they didnt have a bar!!! then beat every1 in the race, then back on the beer again!

 

[all steamed up]

There was noting wrong with our training programe, drink as much as possible the night be4 the race, join a gym but never ever go there as they didnt have a bar!!! then beat every1 in the race, then back on the beer again!

Just 2 remind u how feckin rough it was m8
Allhallows 98

 

[smithy]

who is it skiig behind the green ring

 

[smithy]

and what catagory was he skiing in

 

[dazza]

and what catagory was he skiing in

Club Class, i was observing

 

[all steamed up]

who is it skiig behind the green ring

It was me

 

[slippo]

London Bitter

[Ho mike
Long time no here yep my mucker was right still have picture of the replacement one on the wall . as you said happy days of pulling young Mr gooding around well not so young now
but still as mental well was last time i saw him two yrs ago
hope all is well with you

Paul
#QUOTE=Mike Ring;121757]Does anyone know the whereabouts of this boat ?
Originally fitted with 2 X Merc 200 in 1979 . Boat was moulded in an unusual colour Olive Green. Unusually it had cable and pulley steering , very direct and terrific 'feel' , golden yellow upholstery and black anodised fittings. I only built 3 in this colour I know where the first one is....cos I last saw it drifting with just 2 feet of the nose out of the water, heading towards the Needles...

I was swimming at the time!


O happy Days.


Mike[/QUOTE]

 

[dazza]

It was me

Looks like a one boat race, as every1 else fell off!!! apart from us that is!

 

[Mike Ring]

[Ho mike
Long time no here yep my mucker was right still have picture of the replacement one on the wall . as you said happy days of pulling young Mr gooding around well not so young now
but still as mental well was last time i saw him two yrs ago
hope all is well with you

Paul

Hi Paul,

Still gotta pulse I think, well there is something twitching !

I suppose it is time that Guy put his kids on the skis just like his dad Jim did all those years ago !

Mike

 

[naflemac]

I have a pic of it in a ski race, got it from Mike many year

you must have a pic?

 

[titanicruss]

I putsome photos on myfb of that boat when my brother tony cox skied on it many mooms ago at the docks