V. Old pics

[Patriot]

Anyone recognise these?

 

[Patriot]

another..

 

[Patriot]

one more..

 

[BluFin]

Yep...Bring em on. I like old pics

 

[phantomc92]

19 and 61 are fletcher arrowshaft 25,excellent boat,very strong

 

[Jon Fuller]

1st pic, background, 185 'Gee' the Honerable Edward Greenall. (later owned by Henry Hector, so could be him)

2nd pic, Ray Macenhill, Fletcher Arrowshaft 25..??

3rd, dunno. F25...??

 

[Jon Fuller]

would like to know what the two larger boats in foreground of 1 pic are.

No9 looks like a Cig, but can't suss the nearer one.

Any idea what years these pics are?

 

[FrenchPhil]

You mean Fletcher had good boats at one time ?

 

[phantomc92]

yeah ,hard to believe now

 

[Patriot]

the first pic is 1977, smaller boat is "nivea lady" also a fletcher, second and third pics are 1978.

 

[BluFin]

would like to know what the two larger boats in foreground of 1 pic are.

No9 looks like a Cig, but can't suss the nearer one.

Any idea what years these pics are?

Think the nearer one might be the back end of ""Hot Omlett" Bobby B Michleson rig. cant really see it on the screen at work coz it's to dim. Will look later. If it is it was a UK home grown thing the escapes me at the moment.
As for the fletcher yep was a good boat but never had the legs to keep up with the other rigs needed a rough day to the point when everybody slowed up

 

[Jon Fuller]

Great old pics! thanks for sharing.

were you a 'racer' at the time, if so, what did you run?

and if it's not a secret, who are you?

 

[Patriot]

Mostly class 3D, occasionly class 2. Needles trophy, cowes torquay etc.... Europeian champs in 1976.

Other boat include "canicometoo", Perlcorder, cossac.

Have you heard of Bonito?

Peter Harris is the name! Raced with my brother Rob, macenhill, and Noel Edmunds!

 

[Jon Fuller]

Mostly class 3D, occasionly class 2. Needles trophy, cowes torquay etc.... Europeian champs in 1976.

Other boat include "canicometoo", Perlcorder, cossac.

Have you heard of Bonito?

Peter Harris is the name! Raced with my brother Rob, macenhill, and Noel Edmunds!

Cool!

So were you on board for the famous collision? (Blobby, Blobby, Blobby)

 

[Jon Fuller]

Other boat include "canicometoo", Perlcorder, cossac.

Have you heard of Bonito?

Yes, of course.

there was a thread about one recently, didn't you see it?

twoz about the one called 'Fly Navy' that was involved in a tragic accident.

 

[Jon Fuller]

Where's that old git Blufin when you need him?

 

[Patriot]

Yes i did hear about that, but thankfully was no where near him when it happened! i only raced a couple of times with him, in Perlcorder. first there was "scroo", then "Twinscroo" then "superscroo". "canicometoo" was a 32' with 4x 175 mercs. didnt go at all really!
I "attempted" the round britain race, but unfortunatly blew up on the start line!
To be honest noel never actually drove the boat, he normally attampted to throttle, and trim. he was crap.

 

[Patriot]

i think this was Cossac.

yes i was a 36 Bonito. they werent that bad!

 

[Captain Chaos]

thems motors are wicked!

the way i see it, I've gotta get a bronze metalflake arrowshaft with cream trim and a set of triple merc towers.

I reckon i'd be deported for being way too superfly

THANKS PATRIOT, GREAT PICS

 

[BluFin]

Where's that old git Blufin when you need him?

Sorry mate was working for my 15 mins of the day.

Canicometoo....was that a Corniche, a splash off the Ivory Coast Express that sank during a cowes-Torquy then got recover ages after. Wasn't Cossack, Pearlcorder one & the same just a sponsor change or was it a different boat. Maybe I'm wrong but they aleways seemed to be a little underpowered. Would loved to have seen a really serious big block inboards in one.

Oh a phone call how exciting better answer it.......