Scottish ski clubs

[dazza]

I remember Enrico Prentice's Ring 21 with a Jonnyrude V8. He did all the nationals for some years and used to venture away from the very flat racing on the lochs. Scott Murray had a very fast Phantom 20 with a Johnson 225. I'm sure it was the same engine he put on a mod vp style Schiada tunnel hull. A very nice boat but I don't think it ever went faster than the Phantom.

Me and Dad looked at a Phantom 21 years ago down Whitstable! had a V8 on a very very big outrigger! made the boat around 26 foot long!!!

 

[all steamed up]

Our Phantom got written off by some welsh bloke!!!

Dazza, did he look like this?

 

[dazza]

Dazza, did he look like this?

Yeah thats him, where is the tractor WITH NO BRAKES!!!

 

[all steamed up]

Yeah thats him, where is the tractor WITH NO BRAKES!!!

on the beach in penarth??

 

[slippo]

Racing

Way hi me harties

Its not cold up here thats the trouble with u lot south of the border no propper blood if you drank the right stuff ud be fine...
get ur buts up here and race again and stop being so tight and pay for the fuel

 

[slippo]

I think that all Scottish ski-racing died out more than ten years ago. With clubs like Hartlepool/Seaton, Chasewater and Deeside also no longer racing Hunstanton is now probably the furthest north. Scottish racing was once very strong and competitive with enough lochs to race in a different venue every weekend. At one time, there was talk of breaking away from the British Water Ski Federation (as was then) and forming their own ruling body so that they could field a Scottish team in World and European events. Slippo knows plenty of people in Hunstanton (some of which will still talk to him) and has a wealth of experience at all levels so I'm sure he could advise you. The only Scottish ski-racers I've spoken to recently have been at the Diamond race in Belgium.

Now Gary whats going on

 

[Ring Owner]

Now then Mate,

Wonder where you had been hiding - whats the weather like back home, hot as f**k out here.

By the way, the wee one says yes for a ski when I get back home - If he is going to keep doing this I must get my drysuit repaired......

 

[gazza]

Ye, have not been up to Loch Earn this year(too busy), usually put boat in at Burntisland and have a blast up to the Bridges and back , but weather has been fairly crap this year.

Prior to having "Vanishing Point", had Ring 16/ 140hp Yam called "Local Hero".

Alan

I remember Local Hero when it was for sale at the Bayliner boat place that used to be along Kirkcaldy prom about 15 years ago maybe longer?

 

[den]

The welsh know how to take the competition out!

 

[all steamed up]

The welsh know how to take the competition out!

Certainly do, but with the welsh being the welsh, it was after the race

 

[Hendo]

I remember Local Hero when it was for sale at the Bayliner boat place that used to be along Kirkcaldy prom about 15 years ago maybe longer?

Hi Gazza,

Thats right it was me mates that had "Sports Aquatique" on the prom at Kirkcaldy,(many years ago........)Are you local to Kdy?

Alan

 

[gazza]

Hi Hendo
I'm just 5 mins from you at in Windygates, near the Cameron Hospital, at the Orchard.

 

[dazza]

Certainly do, but with the welsh being the welsh, it was after the race

They are all still skiing in Bambino's as well!!!

 

[cleehill]

Magic

As far as i know Magic is still owned by D Dingwall and i lying about gathering dust somewhere near south queensferry. Scott Murray still lives in the kirkliston area. And does anyone remember the Barrry Larsson boats as they were presented well and ran with the best when they ran lol. Enrico Prentice also bought steven moores old twin rig waterbird

Fastest f2 i can femember from scotland was Yampower boat of billy millan. F3 most entertaing team was that of albert rinaldi, and the battles between the artful dodger and mossend railhead in f4. Oh and enrico with fhe only f1 in scotland

I remember it all lkie it was last week but time flys when you getting older, Surly someone can put a request it to get racing back at dunoon as was always fun ROUGH ROUGH ROUGH lol

 

[gazza]

Prentice brothers, did they get sponsored from an Italian restaurant in Edinburgh? if so i remember they used to keep the boats down a ferry marine, Paul there used to do the work on their boats,
Correct me if i'm wrong.
Geeezz that was a long time ago.
Was Magic a phantom?, if so there what looks like a ex race one in South Queensferry at top of the new estate to the west of the bridge.
I was dropping a guy off there and noticed it sitting there.

gaZ

 

[cleehill]

gazza. are you not thinking of scott murrays old phantom that had Biancos on it. biancos was a pub and resturant in the west end of edinburgh.

 

[Rebel Skier]

Was Magic a phantom?

yea it was a white phantom with multi-coloured name which ran down most of the side.....i think it was no. 1 aswell

 

[gazza]

Fastest f2 i can femember from scotland was Yampower boat of billy millan.

I must have got mixed up the with the sponsor i remember def had an Italian a big he was too. many years ago

Did yampower build race engines, just coz i;ve got an old Yam 220 in the back of the workshop and it has yampower racing on the side of the power head.
I've only ever ran the engine on the muffs on the stand, sounds like it could be a little more than std though??


gaZ

 

[cleehill]

gazza. Why dont you give phil a phone at yampower in galsgow and he might be able to tell you all about it as he keeps detailed files on most of his work his number is 0141 778 5384 he is still the number one when it comes to tunning yams big and small.

Does anyone know what happened to david Mcmillan as i thought he was one of the most tallented guys in scotland he was just unlucky with injurys but boy could he and karen patterson drink lol

 

[gazza]

Thanks for that, I'll get the S/Number and have a chat with him

gaZ