*** Cutwater's Romp 2015 Photos ***

[cutwater]

Here are some of my better ones from the 2015 Raindack Romp. Thanks to Pete for perfecting the weather!

* Kindly refrain from posting comments until all the photos are up - about 60 - that way, it's easier to view the photos in a linear progression. Thank you!!!

First set is from Friday. I was trying out a new 150-600mm zoom mounted on a gimbal and tripod. These shots are from the beach just past the launch ramp. Many of the boats were more than half way across the lake from where I was :)

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Here's Russ putting many break in hours on his new motor:

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And our host:

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Meanwhile, back at the beach...

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He not only controls the weather, but he wrenches props too!

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The next batch is from Saturday.

Rocky was kind enough to purchase a pontoon boat for the sole purpose of Romp photography :) Many thanks Rocky for the great shooting platform!

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What's UP, Doc????

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A shot of the very rare flying mudshark :)

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and Bender is still an airBender...though the competition is heating up :)

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And finally, some drone shots...still learning to post process these, so bear with me...

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Cheers, Greg!

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[cutwater]

Whew! Done for now, time for a cocktail...

THANKS to everyone that came out and burned fuel and played for the camera :)

Enjoy!!!

[transomstand]

It's just amazing how much work you can get from a free t-shirt:D

Great job Kent:thumbsup:

[stokernick]

stil one of the best with the camera!! Thanks, Kent, with the drone shot and action shot of Mudshark I better retrieve your chair!

[whipper]

Nice shots of Nice boats!!! Looks like a great time with perfect weather.:cheers:

[albypine]

Hmmmmm no shots of the Virage and new guy :D

[DoktorC]

That looks like a lot of fun....good show (SHO) guys.

[tres]

Great weekend,the people,places,machines,food!
a little (Apple Pie !). And someone got a Yami 4stroke into the
90,s.....

[themdshrk69]

Whew! Done for now, time for a cocktail...

THANKS to everyone that came out and burned fuel and played for the camera :)

Enjoy!!! great time was had even with the problems the boat gave me. Kent - great pictures:thumbsup: Got the boat home, did a compression check and low and behold the Marvel Mystery oil worked. Cylinder pressure was back within 5lbs. of all the other cylinders:D

[allstock]

Wow I need to get to this next year, my kinda event jammed with Checkmates and Yamahas!

[PARKER RABE]

Wing nuts cowl is so bad ass

[DoktorC]

Wow I need to get to this next year, my kinda event jammed with Checkmates and Yamahas!

If you're serious let me know...I'm thinking next year is my year.

[albypine]

Wing nuts cowl is so bad assthat boat looked and sounded so awesome :) very nice resto someone did .

[Rich Owen]

Great shots Kent , awesome new lens !

[rockyone]

I'll post in the morning, thank you guys!

[rockyone]

I need sleep, till then it was great to help kent with the photo shoot :smiletest:

[Jon Scuderi]

Beautiful boats.beautiful weather.what more could you ask for.Thanks rocky and angie for breakfast,thanks John(Mr Good Luck)and Debbie for the boat ride and great partys.Gotta love those twin 300x motors.Awesome food Tim and Don.One of the best romps that I can remember.Will be posting some pictures this week.:cheers: P.S Good job New Guy.:D

[wing nut]

Awesome pictures! I have some gopro video from the dam run this morning that I'll have to go through and post up here.

Paker - Thanks!
Alby - I re did the inside structure (stringers, seat mounts, transom, closed off spalsh well) RONNIE did all the finish work, paint work and rigging. He did a killer job (as usual!)

[Superbender]

Pedro,Kent,stokerNick,Rocky and all others that help out to make this non event happen I thank you.had a blast and had no interaction with the law this time.

[stokernick]

that boat looked and sounded so awesome :) very nice resto someone did .

none other than RONNIE, Big Power Racing, Long Island!!

[stokernick]

Hmmmmm no shots of the Virage and new guy :D

probably going too fast to photo! [lucky there was no camera when you pulled it out at the ramp!!]

[joneill]

Great weekend, thanks to all

[stokernick]

Pedro,Kent,stokerNick,Rocky and all others that help out to make this non event happen I thank you.had a blast and had no interaction with the law this time.

makes a difference when your better half is there to guide you!

[JohnR]

Thanks for the awesome pics Kent and for supplying the platform to take some of them from Rocky and Angie.

[JohnR]

probably going too fast to photo! [lucky there was no camera when you pulled it out at the ramp!!]

Uh oh. I was there when it got pulled out but I was busy putting in. I guess I missed something.

[stokernick]

unruly bunk pad wanted to impale the hull!

[JohnR]

We certainly can't have that.

[HydroStreamAE202]

Great pictures thank you Kent it was nice to meet you

[Superbender]

Cookies were fantastic

[3rd Gen]

:thumbsup:Great pictures!!! Thanks for sharing!!

[tux974]

Kent, great stuff!

[JWTjr.]

Great photos as usual Kent!

Wingnut--how did Big Mike like seeing his old MOD-VP Laser restored so nicely?

John T.

[dnelson964]

Awesome Pictures Kent ! Thanks for taking the time to capture such a great time !...... Great group of freindly people this past weekend. :cheers:

[CharlieN]

stokernick has the best cookies thanks buddy:D
And you had the best shots, not that they can be printed, Thank you Greg.
Kent your shots are great too, they last a bit longer in one's mind.

[stokernick]

Great photos as usual Kent!

Wingnut--how did Big Mike like seeing his old MOD-VP Laser restored so nicely?

John T.

[B]John, wish you were here while Mike held court with many, many stories of joys past! He was running a Scout center steer with a Yammie and I threatened to blow his doors off with the Stoker and post a pic that I beat Mike Quindazzi but my camera batteries were dead. He came out with Wingnut and me and took some pics before heading North! Wingnut offered him a ride but he declined! Never get tired of all the stories/history. You missed a good time! Hope all is well!B]

[cutwater]

Thanks everyone, glad you enjoyed the photos!

[stokernick]

So the real question here is , ''Did anyone get pics of Cutwater and his boat when he was running?'' Seems like it's a fair request to honor the premier photographer!

[cutwater]

So the real question here is , ''Did anyone get pics of Cutwater and his boat when he was running?'' Seems like it's a fair request to honor the premier photographer!

Yeah, that's why I have a "Shadow", it never makes it on film...errr...digital media :) Hopefully Greg and some others have some video.....

[RussF]

thanks for the great pictures .......Kent

[Don Geiger]

Thanks Kent best pics of my boat hands down I had ablast next year cookout at the launch if its not raning absouletly a great bunch of guys and nobody got arrested

[Scream And Fly]

Incredible photos! I miss the Romp, I hope I can make it there next year. Those photos are just incredible, thank you for posting them!
I'm going to link this off our Facebook page too! Please keep them coming!

Greg

[dnelson964]

Yeah, that's why I have a "Shadow", it never makes it on film...errr...digital media :) Hopefully Greg and some others have some video.....

Hold on to your panties just a few more days ! .........your 5 sec of fame just might happen ! :D

[Scream And Fly]

Do you want me to create a gallery section so you can upload your images to?
I made sure to post this up on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/screamandfly

Incredible work, Kent!

Greg

[BigJohnson]

[B]John, wish you were here while Mike held court with many, many stories of joys past! He was running a Scout center steer with a Yammie and I threatened to blow his doors off with the Stoker and post a pic that I beat Mike Quindazzi but my camera batteries were dead. He came out with Wingnut and me and took some pics before heading North! Wingnut offered him a ride but he declined! Never get tired of all the stories/history. You missed a good time! Hope all is well!B]
I talked to him out on the lake for a long time too. Great guy.

Great pictures Kent! I only saw you for about 10 seconds. Thanks for stopping to say hello. Let me know when you go back up and want to cruise around.

[berzerko]

great pics kent…. not sure how I missed being in any of them, theres always next year

I ran with the shadow down to the south end of the lake so i can verify it runs, absolutely beautiful boat. I think keith got us all running down there together so video is coming

[cutwater]

Hold on to your panties just a few more days ! .........your 5 sec of fame just might happen ! :D

Do I have to cover your next bar tab for that? :)

[cutwater]

Incredible photos! I miss the Romp, I hope I can make it there next year. Those photos are just incredible, thank you for posting them!
I'm going to link this off our Facebook page too! Please keep them coming!

Greg

Thank you, Greg! Come on up, bring you boat, I'd love to shoot that running :) If not, I'm sure you would score many many rides.

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Do you want me to create a gallery section so you can upload your images to?
I made sure to post this up on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/screamandfly

Incredible work, Kent!

Greg
Thanks again!! If you want to set up a gallery, I'll certainly upload and there are probably many other folks that have pics to add to it.

[FMP]

HI,
The red and white steam with the windshield, what model and year. Good looking boat...... they're all good looking boats, great pics.

[cutwater]

@ BigJohnson, maybe we should try doing a weekly or every other week evening get together like we tried years ago...Thursday Night Gatherings??

@berzerko, we'll shoot you this summer or fall on the Island for sure.

[JamesGang]

Forget about Kent'sboat. Did anyone see Pete arguing with this dog about all the rain he always brings with him!!
321026I think they finally agreed to disagree

[transomstand]

So the real question here is , ''Did anyone get pics of Cutwater and his boat when he was running?'' Seems like it's a fair request to honor the premier photographer!

I only have a pic from last year with the old motor

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I only have a pic from last year with the old motor

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The likeness is uncanny!

[JamesGang]

Nice work Pete. Next question. Do we have to invite that dog every year to get a sunburn?

[transomstand]

Nice work Pete. Next question. Do we have to invite that dog every year to get a sunburn?

Slinky can come anytime

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A couple more from the drone....one a shameless shot of the Shadow :) I see Pete already appropriated a photo for his signature...

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[transomstand]

Can't wait to see the results when you get more practice with that thing.

[Rich Owen]

Kent , the pics on your website are outstanding !
Even that thar Apricot Flake boat .
http://www.kaosimagery.com

[cutwater]

Thank you, Rich!

[stokernick]

A couple more from the drone....one a shameless shot of the Shadow :) I see Pete already appropriated a photo for his signature...

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That Drone is a hoot,, it even caught the Stoker hiding from the Checkmates!

[rockyone]

Yes i spent $27000 just for you kent:smiletest: really, it was worth it just to spend some time with the best camera guy out there,kent has gotten the best shots of my boats over the years and the girls loved being front row for the shoot, thanks kent:smiletest:

[cutwater]

Yes i spent $27000 just for you kent:smiletest: really, it was worth it just to spend some time with the best camera guy out there,kent has gotten the best shots of my boats over the years and the girls loved being front row for the shoot, thanks kent:smiletest:

You're too kind, Rocky! THANK YOU for the great shooting platform. Not sure if it has enough cup holders, though :) We'll have to get together this season and put them to good use!

[rockyone]

I need to move some cup holders to the cat, toon 15 - cat 0, how about a day at sand island just hanging out :smiletest:

[cutwater]

I need to move some cup holders to the cat, toon 15 - cat 0, how about a day at sand island just hanging out :smiletest:

Perfect, we can shoot the pontoon doing fly bys :)

[allstock]

If you're serious let me know...I'm thinking next year is my year.
That is a good idea. Looks Like a hoot!

[22VelocityProMax300]

Cutwater, I have a question , the white boat with purple and yellow lightning stripes on the sides with a 300 yammi.Is that boat an intimidator? It looks familiar,was it for sale a few years ago. I love the look of that boat.Frank

[stokernick]

Yammy 250, runs like a 300!!

[cutwater]

2006 22 progression went up for sale in 2008

Thanks for answering, Greg! :)

[joneill]

Great pics as always Kent!! Any others?

[cutwater]

Great pics as always Kent!! Any others?

Thanks, Jamie. Those were the best of the best...haven't had much time to work on "seconds" yet. Also have some drone footage - overhead at the beach by the ramp - that needs to be processed...

[joneill]

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SuperBender is the King!!

[joneill]

A week away and the countdown is on,